Kanheri Cave 93 Cistern Inscription EpiDoc Encoding Kelsey Martini intellectual authorship of edition Kelsey Martini Vincent Tournier DHARMA Munich DHARMA_INSKI00080

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bahusuvaṇakasa sivataṇasa bālīko jamādevikasa pavaItikajamaṇasa ṇa pāṇiyapoḍhi deyadhama saha pa ra ma sa ya sa ma pa va ṇa pu

bahusuvaṇakasa sivataṇasa bālīko jamādevikasa suvaṇakasa sivatana saha bālikā jamadevikāsa There are at least two akṣaras before the suvaṇa, these are seen in both the eyecopy and photographs. The most likely reading is bahu-, this can be compared with Skt. bahusuvarṇaka “costing or possessing much gold”; cf. EIAD 53.2-3 agniṣṭoḥmavājaveyāśvamedhabahusuvarṇṇakayājinaḥ pavaItikajamaṇasa ṇa pāṇiyapoḍhi deyadhama pavaItikā jamanasa pāniyapoḍhi deyadhama saha pa ra ma sa saha para ri Ium ya sa ma pa va ṇa pu yasama pavanau

West states that there were likely originally 6 lines. The prepared surface certainly has room for two more lines, however it is unclear if this space was originally filled with writing.

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