Kanheri Cave 81 Right Wall Inscription

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Edition

⟨1⟩ [***************][15+]sa sethisa

⟨2⟩ (ra)[***********][11+](p)usamitasa

⟨3⟩ (hu)[************][12+] [*][1×] nekamasa ga-

⟨4⟩ hapati[sa] [**********][10+] sa leṇaṁ pā-

⟨5⟩ (ṇiya)[poḍhi ca][*******************][19+][*][1×] deyadhama

⟨6⟩ (tu)[dise bhikhusaṁghe patiṭhāpita mātā]pitaro Udi-

⟨7⟩ sa (ma) [**][2×] [********][8+] mato sasu

⟨8⟩ (la ta s)[.][.][**][2×] ta t(e)su [****][4+](pa)[*][1×](ce) dāto

Apparatus

⟨1⟩ [***************][15+]sa sethisa ⬦ [*****][5+]sa sethisa G.

⟨2⟩ (ra)[***********][11+]mi[*****][5+] G.

⟨3⟩ (hu)[************][12+] [*][1×] nekamasa ga ⬦ [*****][5+][*][1×] nekamasa ga G. — ⟨3⟩ ga⟨4⟩hapati[sa] [**********][10+]sa leṇaṁ ⬦ gahapati [*****][5+] leṇaṁ G.

⟨4⟩⟨5⟩(ṇiya)[poḍhi ca][*******************][19+][*][1×] deyadhama ⬦ po[ḍhi][******][6+] deyadhama G.

⟨6⟩(tu)[dise bhikhusaṁghe patiṭhāpita mātā]pitaro Udi ⬦ [******][6+][mātā]pitaro Udisa G.

⟨7⟩ sa (ma)[**][2×][********][8+] mato sasu ⬦ [******][6+]ta[******][6+]sasa G.

⟨8⟩ (la ta s)[.][.][**][2×] ta t(e)su [****][4+](pa)[*][1×](ce) dāto ⬦ [****][4+] rata[****][4+]po[ḍhi] ca dinā G.

Bibliography

Primary

[G] Gokhale, Shobhana. 1991. Kanheri inscriptions. Pune: Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute. Page 52, item 6.

Secondary

Strauch, Ingo. 2021. “Money for rituals: and related inscriptions from Āndhradeśa.” In: Power, presence and space: South Asian rituals in archaeological context. Edited by Henry Albery, Jens-Uwe Hartmann and Himanshu Prabha Ray. Archaeology and Religion in South Asia. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 193–214. Page 206.