Person: Francesco Bianchini

Pauni (पवनी Bhandārā district) Maharashtra. Stūpa site with modern temple.

Pauni (पवनी Bhandārā district) Maharashtra. Donative Inscription.

Pauni (पौनि Bhandārā district) Maharashtra. Stūpa site with modern temple

Pauni (पौनि Bhandārā district) Maharashtra. Donative Inscription of the upāsika Visamitā.

Working edition by Francesco Bianchini (01/2021).

FACE 1 

vasantatilakā 

1) siddham (symbol) _

(śaśv)at sa va[+ḥ] śiśuśaśāṅkamarīcimālā- /

māṇi(kya)(X X X) (2) (tani) X X ǂǂ (m)uṇḍamālā[sic!] //

ya[+ḥ] sambhavasthitivināśanim(i)ttahe(3)tu[+ḥ] /

(su/sra) (gyā) Xlāni kali(kā)la(bha)vāni śarvva(ḥ / | ?) // svasti jaya

4) purā ⃝ paramamāheśvaro mātāpitṛpādā(nu)dhyāto

5) (na)la ⃝ vaṅśasamudbhavaḥ śrīmān vi(rū?)parājadevaḥ

6) kuśalī (Antarnāla?)kaviṣayāntaḥpāti (saba?)X

7) (va.ri?)padrakagrāme brahmaṇā(ṅ p)ūjya itarajanapa-

FACE 2 

8) d(ā)[+n] sa(mā)diśati viditam ast(u) bhavatā[+ṃ] yathāsmābhi

9) r aya([+ṃ]) (grā)mo ācāryavinītarāśer abhya[+r]thita na (bha)

10) (gavataḥ) s tṛbhuvanaguro vinīt[!a!]{=e=}śvarabhaṭṭarakāya kha

11) (ṇḍasphu) ⃝ titasa[+ṃ]skārā(va)licarusatrapravarttanāya mā

12) tāpitror ātmanaś ca pun[sic!]yābhivṛddhaye dattaraXXX

13)Xgamy(e) samucita(bha)ga(bhāga)karahiraṇyapratyā[+yā] (ny a-)

14) smai panayadbhi[+ḥ]  sukha[+ṃ] prativa_sty(?)avyam iti

FACE 3 

anuṣṭubh 

15) va(hu)bh(ir) vasudhā dattā rājabhiḥ sagar(ā)dhibhi(ḥ)

16) yasya yasya yadā bhūmis tasya tasya tadā phala[+ṃ]

anuṣṭubh 

17) __ ⃝ yathā gaur bharat[!a!][=e=] vatsaṃ

kṣīra{ancient correction?}m u(cchri)jya Xri (18) (gau)

(e)vaṃ dattvā sahasrā(n ca?)

(bhū)mir bhārati bhūmi(19)da(ṃ) (//)

anuṣṭubh 

ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi svargge modati bhū(mi)- 20)daḥ [+|]

ācchettā cānumantā ca tāny eva narake vase[+t] /@

FACE 4 

anuṣṭubh 

21) sva(da)ttāṃ __ paradattām vā yo hareta vasundha-

22) rāṃ sa viṣṭhāyāṃ kṛ(mir) bhūtvā pitṛbhi saha pacyate

metre? āryā 

23) iX⃝ kamalada(lāmbub)indulolā śrīyam anu-

24) ci ⃝ ntya manuṣyajīvi X (ca) sakalam idam udāhṛtaṃ

25) (śe)XX na hi puruṣena parakīrttayo [+‘]vilopyā (/)

samva(T)

26) Aśvina (di) 1 pratham(y) AXXcā(smi)XXXXX