48 Site-9 Stupa 9 Broken pillar inscription year 8

A. R. Ep., 1958-69, No. B 84; D. C. Sircar - EI, V. XXXV No. 2. B, p 9.
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 138 (No 31)
This inscription is engraved on a broken pillar found in the mandapa in site No. 9, at
Nagarjunakonda.

TEXT (D.S.)

1 Sidha | mahàràjasa asamedha-yàji-
2 sa a[ne]ka-hiraía-ko[ò]i-padàyisa siri-Chaì[taJmu-
3 lasa p[u]tasa mahàràjasa siri-[Vè]ra[pu]-
4 risadattasa putasa raão Vàseòhè-putasa Ikhà-
5 [ku]na siri-[E]havu[la]-Chantamólasa sava[chha]ra aòhama gi-
6 mha-pakha chavuthà divasa padarasa Siripavate
7 Vijayapure Aparamahàvinas[e]liyànaì ma[ha]-
8 [vina]seliyànaì mahà-nigàye Seòhivara-vaähamàne
9 . . . . . . . . kasa Ariya-saghasa sela-[maäava]-
10 [vathavana] therana sàlà nivaíaya [na]òha[.]ti [Budha]-Dhama . . . .
11 . . . . magala-nagaravara-girivara-naigama[vara]-bahu-deya . . . . .
12 . . . karako upàsako Chadasirè cha Nàgasiri . . . . . .
13 . . . ko raão àyu-vadhanika kata . . .
14 . . . a[pano] màtà-pituno pójà . . . . . .
15 . . . [na]puta bhariyako ni[mi]tta sa . . . . . .
16 . . . . . . ma-bhàgaì puraì dàtà apa . . . . . . .
17 . . . . . . . . . neva . . . . . . gama[ne] sukh-athanaya . . . . . .
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L. 5. The letter [la] is written slightly above the line.
L. 8. The aksharas ma[ha]vinaseliyànaì are redundant.
L. 10. The intended word (for [na]òha[.]ti) seems to be niòhaveti, 'completes'.
L. 11. The word lost at the end of line 10 and the beginning of line 11 is Sagha (Saêgha) as suggested by A.
L. 12. The word lost between deya and karako is dhaìma as suggested by A.
L. 13. The expression partially lost at the end of line 12 and the beginning of line 13 is piya-bhàtuko as suggested by A.
L. 16. It is difficult to say whether the intended expression is paòhama-bhàgaì.

TEXT (Raghunath)

1. sidhaì: mahàràjasa asamedhayàji-
2. sa a(ne)ka-hirana-ko(ò)èpadàyisa Siri Chàì(ta)mó-
3. lasa p(u)tasa mahàràjasa Siri (Vi)ra(pu)-
4. risadatasa putasa raão Vaseòhiputasa Ikhà-
5. (ku)na Siti-(E)havu(la) Chaìtamólasa sava(chha)ra aòhama gi-
6. maha-pakha chavuthàdivasa padàrasa siripavate-
7. vijayapure aparamahàvinas(e)liyànam ma(hà)-
8. (vina)saliyànaì maha-nigàye Sethivara-Vadhamàne
9. .....kasa ariya sagasa sàla (maäava)
10. (vathavana) therana sàla nivàíaya (na)tha()ti (Eudha)-Dhama.......
11. ...... magala-nagaravara-girivara-nainma(vara)-bahudeyà.....
12. .....karako upàsako chadasiri cha nàga sri.............
13. .......ko raão àyu-vadhanika data........
14. .........a(pano) màtà-pituno puja...........
15. ...........(na) puta bhariyako ni(mi)ttasa......
16. ...........ma-bhàgaì puraì dàtà apa.........
17. ............neva..............game (ne)sudhàthanaya..........
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L 5. The letter is written slightly above the line.
L 8. The aksharas 'ma (ha) vinaseliyanam' are redundant.
L 10. The intendent word seems to be nithaveti* completes.
L 11. The word lost at the end of the line 10 and the beginning of the line 11 is 'sagha (samgha) as suggested by.
L 12. The word lost between 'deya' and 'Karako' is 'dhamma' .
L 13. The expression partialiy lost at the end of line 12 and the beginning of line 13 is 'piya-bhatuko
L 16. It is difficult to say whether the intended expression is 'pathama-bhagam'.