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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
| 13 | Kānāibarshi.—Boulder |
Ahom | Svarganārāyaṇa | Śaka 1589 |
Corrupt Sanskrit, Bengali-Assamese. |
Records the construction of a gaḍha or fort.
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| 14 | Do. |
Do. | Do. | Do. |
Do. |
Contents similar to those of No. 13 above. |
| 15 | Half buried stone in the same place |
.. | .... | Śaka 1127 (turagayugma-ēśa), Madhu māsa (Chaitra) 13. |
Sanskrit, Gauḍīya |
Published in the Kāmarūpaśāsanāvalī, p. 44 and Plate. |
| 16 | Do. |
.. | .... | Śaka 1654 (vēdaviśikha-vēdāṅgaśaśānka). |
Do. |
Fragmentary. Purport not clear. |
| NOWGONG DISTRICT | …. | |||||
| 17 | Bargaṅgā.—Boulder |
Bhauma-Nāraka of Prāgjyōtisha. |
Bhūtivarman | …. |
Sanskrit, Northern Alphabet. |
Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. XXVII, pp. 18 ff ; re-edited, op. cit., Vol. XXX, pp. 62 ff. |
| BENGAL, WEST | ||||||
| 18 | Calcutta.—Miniature stone railing in the Archaeological Section, Indian Museum. |
.. | …. | …. | Mixed Dialect, Brāhmī. |
Records the construction of a vēdikā for the Bhagavat Mahātman by the aśvavārika Kauśikī-putra Bōdhiyaśas. In characters of about the 2nd century A. D. |
| 19 | Do.—Pillar in the same place, right side. |
.. | …. | …. | Northern Alphabet | Seems to red Śrī-Bhīmaḍhāhu (engraved horizontally) and Pra[tva]ra (written vertically to be read upwards). In characters of about the 6th century A.D. |
| 20 | Do.—Same pillar, left side |
.. | …. | …. | …. | Two lines in shell characters. |
| 21 | Do.—Another pillar, front side | .. | …. | …. | …. | Damaged, in shell characters. One section seems to read Śrī …kīrṇṇam. Another record to the left reads …. rasya. In characters of about the 8th century A.D. |
| 22 | Do.—do. right side | .. | …. | …. | …. | Three lines in shell characters. |
| 23 | Do.—Seated image of the Buddha (from Bōdh-Gayā). |
.. | …. | …. | Sanskrit, Brāhmī | Records the construction of a shrine for the muni (i.e. Buddha) by the yati Bōdhishēṇa, resident of Dattagalla. Lüders’List, No. 952. |
| 24 | Do.—A pedestal (from Mathurā) | Kushāṇa | Dēvaputra Huvishka | Year [39], va 3, di 5. | Prākṛit, Brāhm | Records the installation of an image of Bōdhisattva by the bhikshuṇīs Puśahathini and Budhadēvā. Published in Ep.Ind., Vol. XIX, p. 66, Plate. |
| 25 | Do.—do. (from Bōdh-Gayā) | .. | …. | …. | Do. | Lūders’ List, No. 943. |
| 26 | Do.—do. | .. | …. | …. | …. | In shall characters. |
| 27 | Do.—Umbrella staff of a Buddhist image (from Sahēt-Mahēt). |
.. | …. | …. | Prākṛit, Brāhmī | Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. IX, pp. 290-291, Plate. |
| 28 | Do.—A sculpture of Hara-Gaurī (from Kosam). |
.. | …. | Year 139,..2(?) di 7 | Sanskrit, Northern Alphabet. |
Published in Corp. Ins. Ind., Vol. III, p. 266, Plate 39-C. |
| 29 | Do.—Pedestal of a standing image of Bōdhisattva (from Śrāvastī). |
Kushāṇa | Dēvaputra Kanishka(?) | …. | Mixed Dialect, Brāhmī. |
Records the installation of an image of Bōdhisattva by the monk Bala who knew the Tripiṭaka. Published in Ep. Ind., Vol. VIII, pp. 180 ff., Plate. |
| 30 | Do.—Pedestal of an image of the Buddha (from Loriyān Tangai). |
.. | …. | Year 318, Praushṭhapada, di 29. | Prākṛit, Kharōshṭhī | States that the image is the gift of Buddhaghōsha, the companion of Saṁghavarman. Published in Corp. Ins. Ind., Vol. II, Part I, p. 106, Plate 31. |
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