No. 3. Andhau stone inscription. The record consists of three lines of writing on a single slab of stone. The inscribed surface measures 4' 9" x 1' 1", and the average height of the letters is 1". The object of the inscription is to record the erection of a funeral monument (laøòi) by Madana, son of Sèhila, to the memory of his sister Jeøòavèrà (Jyåøòhavèrà), the daughter of Sèhila of the Opaùati (Aupaùatika) gîtra. (BB)

TEXT. (BB).

1 Ràj[ão] Chaø[ò]anasa Ysàmotika-putrasa ràjno Rudradàmasa Jayadàmaputrasa
2 Va[r]ø[e] d[vi]-pa[ì]ch[àùe 50], 2, Phaguía-bahulasa d[v]itiya va 2 Madanena Sèhila-putrena [bha]giniye Jeøòavèràye
3 [Sè]hi[la-dhi]ta Opaùati-sà-gotràye laøòi uthàpita
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The first six syllables of the first two lines have suffered considerably from corrosion. It is not easy to explain why this part only has been damaged, while the rest has escaped. The remaining portion of the record is quite legible. As has been stated above, the bottoms of the incisions of six letters in the first and second lines are extant, the sides and the surrounding uninscribed surface having disappeared, leaving a smooth polished surface. The lower parts of rà, chà, øòa in l. 1 and the upper parts of røe, dvi, and ùe in l. 2 have also disappeared. This portion of the stone appears to have been used for sharpening tools while the rest was buried underground. (BB).
L. 2. This syllable [bha] has suffered on account of flaking.(BB).
L. 3. In l. 3, Sè and la of Sèhila and dhi of dhita have partly disappeared from the same cause.(BB).