56 Site 126 Pillar inscription (333 AD ?)

D. C. Sircar - EI, V. XXXV No. 1. p 6_7
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 154 (No 38)
This inscription is engraved on lime-stone pillar found at the burning ghat at
Nagarjunakonda.

TEXT(D.S.)

Sidhaì |
1 namo bhagavate(to) sava-loka-mahitasa [Noäagè ?]sarasàmisa [|*] [mahà]ràjasa [asamedha-yàjisa aneka-hiraía-koòi-padàyisa siri-Chatamulasa putasa] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 siri-Virapurisadatasa putasa raìão Vasiòhiputasa [Ikhà]kuna siri-Ehavala-Chatamulasa savachharaì Vija . . . [mha]-pa [2] diva 1 [raão] veja[yi]ka ayu-vadhani[ka] cha apana
3 saha-mati[ía] seyatha atepura-mahatarikàya Bhagava[tàya] seòhi-bàlikàya Ra[tava]saya viäaya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 bhagavato [Noäagè ?]sarasàmisa devakula thala [cha kàri]tà akhaya-nèvi cha katàía masanumasikasa vadhisa . . . . . . . . . dhika-seniya [dinàri] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [dinàri] dasa 10
5 panika-seniye dinàri dasa 10 puvika-seniye dinàri dasa 10 [|*] eva[ì] senisu chatusu . . . . . . . . dinari-sa[ta] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sara chhaya . . . . . . paraputa . . . . . . . ni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vakàye sadha
7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thika . . . . . . . tarapa [Pa]raäika Bhagaphula Saòhapa [|*] apanà cha chitanaì katavaì [|*] eva cha akaraìta seòhi-pamakha nigam[o] karayaìti ||
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From impressions. The word Sidhaì is engraved in the left margin near the beginning of line 2.
L. 1. The words raão and Màäharèputasa may have been engraved here.(D.S.)
L. 2. (For Vija . . . ) the two damaged aksharas here are no doubt -yaì gi-.(D.S.)
L. 4. (For . . dhika-seniya [dinàri]) the context suggests that 70 dinàris were deposited in the ùråíi in question; (for . . [dinàri] dasa) - the name of the guild here cannot be deciphered.(D.S.)
L. 7. The word (karayaìti) is used in the sense of Sanskrit kàrayeyuõ; the punctuation seems to be indicated by a few vertical strokes.(D.S.)

TEXT (Raghunath)

1. Siddham:
namo bhagavate(to) (sava-loka-mahètasa) (Noäagè ?) sàra-sàmisa (!) (mahà)ràjasa
(asamedha yàajisa aneka-hiraía-koòi-padàyisa-ùrè Chàmtamólasa putasa).........
2. Siri-Virapurisadatasa putasa raìão vàsiòhiputasa (Ikhà)kuna Siri Ehavasa-Chamtamulasa savachharam Vija... (ìha)-pa(2) diva 1 (raìão) veja(yi)ka ayuvadhani(ka) cha apana-
3. saha mati(ía) sayathaatepura-mahàtàrikàya Ehagava(tàya) sethi-bàlikàya Ra(tava)saya viäaya.........
4. Ehagavato (Noäagi) sara-sàmisa devakula thala (chakàri) tà akhayanèvè cha katàía màsikasa vadhisa.........dhika seniya (dinàri) .................. (dinàri) dasa 10
5. paíika-seíiye dinàri dasa 10 puvika-seniye dinàri dasa 10 (!) eva(ì) senisu
chàtusu.....dinàri sa(ta)..............................
6. ..................sara chhaya...........paraputa................ni................vakàye sadha
7. .......................thika..............tàràpa (pa)raäika Bhagaphula sathapa (!) apanà cha chitànaì katavaì (!) eva cha akàràìta sethi pamakha nigam (0) kàrauaìti !!
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L 1. The word Siddham is engraved in the left margin near the beginning of line 2. The word 'rano' and Madhariputasa' may have been engraved here.
L 2. The two damaged aksharasa here are no doubt 'yamghi'
L 4. The context suggets that 70 dinaris were deposited in the 'sreni' in question. The name of the guild here cannot be deciphened.