5 Site-I_Ayaka pillar C 2 year 6

J.Ph. Vogel - EI, XX, p 19, Àyaka-pillar C 2.
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 74 (No 5)
This inscription is engraved on an Ayaka pillar (in two pieces) found on the west side of
the Mahachaitya at Nagarjunakonda.

TEXT.

(l. 1) Sidhaì namo bhagavato devaràja-sakatasa saìma-saìma-saìbudhasa dhàtuvara-
(l. 2) parigahitasa Mahàchetiye mahàrajasa Virópakhapati-Mahàsena-parigahitasa
(l. 3) Agihot-Àgiòhogiòhoma-Vàjapey-Àsamedha-yàjisa hiraía-koòi-go-sata-
(l. 4) sahasa-hala-satasahasa-padàyisa savathesu apatihata-saìkapasa
(l. 5) Vàsiòhèputasa Ikhàkusa Siri-Chàtamólasa sodaràya bhaginiya Haìma-
(l. 6) siriìíikàya bàlikà raìão Siri-Virapurisadatasa bhayà mahàdevi Bapisiriíikà
(l. 7) apano màtaraì Haìmasiriíikaì parinamatuna atane cha nivàía-saìpati-saìpàdake
(l. 8) imaì sela-thaìbhaì patithapitaì achari[yà]naì Apara-mahàvinaseliyànaì suparigahita[ì*]
(l. 9) imaì Mahàchetiya-navakamaì Paìíagàma-vathavànaì Dègha-Majhima-paìda m[à]tuka-desa[ka-và*][chakànaì]
(l. 10) arayàna[ì] Ayira-haghàna[ì] aìtevàsikena Dègha-Manigaya-dhareía bhadàìt-Ànaìdena
(l. 11) niòhapita[ì] ima[ì] navakama[ì] mahàchetiya[ì] khambhà cha òhàpita ti raìão Siri-Virapurisadatasa
(l. 12) saìva 6 và pa 6 diva 10

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L. 1. saìma- has been written twice by mistake.
L. 2. Perhaps parigaìhitasa. Ragh read stroke: parègatisa Mahàchetiye mahàràjasa Virópàkhapati-Mahàsena-parigahitasa
L. 3. The two aksharas giòho (in Àgiòhogiòhoma) have been written twice by mistake.
L. 5. Ragh read Ikøvàkusa.
L. 6. Ragh read siriìíolàya - obviously mistake.
L. 7. Read : parinàmetóna(ì); atano. Ragh suggest to read parinamatuna as parvametanaì
L. 8 Ragh read: sela-thaìbhaì(sa) patithapitaì(sa)-
L. 9. (For -paìda) read: paìcha (cf. above, C 1, l. 11).
L. 10. (for arayàna[ì]) read: àchariyànaì; read Dègha-Majhima-nikàya-dharena (cf. above, C 1, l. 12).
L. 11. Read : Siri-Vira-