Kanheri Caves 34 and 35 Path Inscription

Kanheri Caves 34 and 35 Path Inscription EpiDoc Encoding Kelsey Martini intellectual authorship of edition Kelsey Martini Vincent Tournier DHARMA Munich DHARMA_INSKI00029

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kaliyaṇāto nadasa kamā rasa patho de yadhama

A path: the meritorious gift of Nada the kamāra from Kalyan

ASWI V is correct when they say that “This inscription seems to be one of the oldest found at Kaṇheri”.

kamārasa. The meaning of this epithet of the donor is not entirely clear. Both B+B and G translate it as “blacksmith”, presumably equating it with Skt. kaṃsakāra. Although enticing, this interpretation is less than certain as it would leave the ā-mātrā on the -mā- unexplained and require us to supply a -kā- (cf. III Junn 8.3 kāsakāresu seniya).

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