No. 7. In much later characters, Bhàjà Buddhist cistern inscription. Over two rock-cisterns between Caves XIV and XVII. Prakrit.
| 1844 Bird-Westergaard-D'Ochoa, JBBRAS I, p. 442 f., and Plate, No. 4; 1847 Bird-Westergaard, Hist. Res. Plate LIII, 3; 1850 Wilson, JBBRAS III, Part II. p. 52; and Plate; 1854 Stevenson-Brett, JBBRAS V, p. 159 f. No. 1, and Plate; 1881 Bh. Indraji-Burgess, ICTWI, p. 24, No. 2, and Plate; 1883 Buôhler-Burgess, ASWI IV, p. 83, I.7, and Plate XLIV; Luders list No 1079 |
| Lu: - A cistern (pîähè), the gift of the mahàrathi Viíhudata (Viøíudatta), the son of a Kîsikè (Kauùikè). |
TEXT.
Mahàrathisa Kosikèputasa
Viíhudatasa deyadhama podõi [ || ]
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The meritorious gift (or benefaction) of a cistern by Viíhudata the Mahàrathi, son of
the Kosikè (or Kauùika mother). (ASWI)