10 Site-1_Ayaka pillar B 5 year 6
J.Ph. Vogel - EI, XX, p 19, Āyaka-pillar B 5.
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 83 (No 8)
This inscription is engraved on an Ayaka pillar found on the south side of the
Mahachetiya at Nagarjunakonda.
TEXT (Vogel)
(l. 1) Sidhaė namo bhagavato devarāja-sakatasa supabudha-bodhino savaėãuno
sava-sat-[ānu-*]
(l. 2) kaėpakasa jita-rāga-dosa-moha-vipamutasa mahāgaíi-vasabha-gaėdha-hadhisa
(l. 3) saėma-saėbudhasa dhātuvara-parigahitasa mahāchetiye Ujanikā mahārabalikā
(l. 4) mahādevi Rudradharabhaō[ā]rikā imaė sela-khaėbhaė apano
hita-sukha-nivāíadhanāya patiōh[ā]pitaė
(l. 5) mahātalavarihi cha Pākiyānaė Chāėtisiriíikāhi imasa mahāvihārasa
mahāchetčyaė
(l. 6) samuthapiyamāne mahātalavarča ubhayitā dināri-māsakā satari-sataė 100
[+*] 70 khaėbho cha
(l. 7) raėão Siri-Virapurisadatasa saėva 6 vā pa 6 diva 10
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L. 2. Read : hathisa.
L. 3. Read : Ujenikā; mahārāja-bālikā.
L. 4. Read : nivāíāthanāya
L. 5. Read : mahāchetiye
L. 6. The meaning probably is that the Queen Rudradharabhaōārikā, besides
dedicating a pillar, contributed a sum of 170 dināri-māsakas towards the
expenses incurred by Chāėtisiri for the building of the stópa.
TEXT (Raghunath)
1. Sidham namo bhagavato devarāja-sakatasa supabudha-bodhino savaėãuno savasat-(ānu)
2. kaėpakasa jita-rāga-dosa-moha-vipamutasa mahāgaíi-vasabha-gaėdha-hadhisa
3. samma-sambudhasa dhātuvara-parigahitasa mahāchetiye Ujanikā mahārabalikā
4. Mahāadevi Rudradharabhat(a)rikā imam sela-khaėbhaė apano
hita-sukha-nivāíadhanāya patitõ(a)pitaė
5. Mahātalavarihi cha pókiyānaė Chāėtisiriíikāhi imasa mahāvihārasa mahāchetčyaė
6. samuthapiyamāne mahātalavariya ubhayita dināri-māsaka satāri-sataė 100 (+) 70
khaėbho cha
7. Ramã Siri-Virapurisadatasa saėva 6 vāpa 6 diva 10
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L 2. Read Hathisa
L 3. Read Ujenika, Mahāprājabālika. (Mahārājabālika ? DL)
L 4. Mahādevi (DL), Read invap-thanaya (nivāíthanāya DL ?)
L 5. Read mahachetiye
L 6. The meaning probably is that the queen Rudradharabhatarika besides
dedicating a pillar contributed a sum of 170 dinari masakas towards the expenses
incurred by Chamtisiri for the building of the Stupa
L 7. Ramãa (DL)