No. 3. Bhaòòiprîlu Buddhist casket inscription. Prakrit.
| 1892 Buôhler, VOJ VI, p. 149, No. 2; 155, No. 2; 1894 Buôhler, EI II, p. 327, No. 2, and Pl.; 1908 Fleet, JRAS 1908, p. 101; Luders list 1331; SI No94c |
| Lu:- Utara (Uttara), the son of Pigaha (Vigraha), was the kàíèòha (?). |
TEXT.
Utaro Pigaha-puto kàíèòho [||]
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"Utara (Uttara), the youngest son of Pigaha (Vigraha ). (Bu)
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1. kàíèòho seems to be meant for kaíiòòho. (Bu)
2. For the change of va to pa, compare words like Pali pajàpati, Sanskrit prajàvati and
the inscriptional bhagapato for bhagavato, pijite for vijite, and the like. Probably
Uttara was the stone-cutter who made the casket. (Bu)