No. 26. Kanheri Buddhist cave inscription. Prakrit.
| The inscription is on the right hand side-wall, outside the verandah of Cave No. 80. It is deeply cut. The upper three lines and a part of the next two lines have been peeled off. It measures 82 cm x 1.12 m. Letters 4 cm. x 4 cm. Characters: Brāhmč 200 AD. Language: Prakrit. Orthography: the letters 'ta' and 'na' have the same form. In line No. 1, West has copied the word 'Saghasa' but at present these letters are not in existence. (ShG) |
| 1847 Bird, Hist. Res. Plate XLV, 17; 1861 West, JBBRAS VI, p. 8, No. 27, and Plate; Luders list 1009; ShG No 44; |
| Lu: - Not read. |
TEXT.
1. Sa . . . .
2. pāla Nāvinakeía vasa . . . .
3. tenāttanā cha vi . . . su. .maha. . .
4. aōanasa saghārtha cha negama Navinakeía . . .saha
5. cha mātuya Pavachātikāya Dāmāyāya yeva akha
6. nivi cha leíaė datāni savasatāíaė hitasu
7. ghartha akhayanivi cha dinā