76 Site 60 Memorial Pillar inscription (58)

D.C. Sircar E. I. Vol. XXXV. p. 17
K. Raghunath I.V. p. 176 (No 58)
The inscription is engraved on a memorial pillar bearing sculptured panels found in site
no. 60 in sector IV, at Nagarjunakonda.

TEXT. (DS).

1 . . . . mahāse[nāpa]tisa mahātala . . . . . . .
2 [Araka-Ma]ha-Koäuvakasa Aya[bhuti]sa
3 chhaya-khabho |
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From impressions. It is A. R. Ep., 1958-59, No. B 83.
L. 1. The damaged word here may be sidhaė; the lost aksharas at the end of stk. are no doubt -varasa.
L. 2. Better read Arakasa separately from the compound.

TEXT (Raghunath)

1. ...... Mahāse(napa)tisa mahātala..........
2. (Araka -Ma)ha-koduvakasa Aya(bhuti)sa
3. Chhāua-khabho !
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L 1. The lost akshara is no doubt 'pa' so that the intended word is patithavitam. The damaged word here may be 'Sidham'.
L 2. The lost letters (aksharas) are no doubt 'varasa'.