Inscription number: 92.
Mathura Jain Image Inscription of the Time of Huvishka Saka Year 44 (AD 122)
Provenance: Kankali Tila, Mathura U P
Script: Brahmi
Language: Prakrit influenced by Sanskrit
References: Buhler Ep.Ind, I, p.387, Number 9, P II,
pp-212, n 37, R-D. Banerji, EP.Ind, X, p114, Number 7, D.C Sircar Sel.Inss, I, pp155-56.
Text of the inscription
1. स्थ नम ( अ ) र तम महरजस्य हुवक्षस्य सवसरे 40+ 4 पन गृ (त्य) मस 3
दिविस ए ( त )
2. (य पूर्वय) गने अर्यचेटियिग कुले हरितमाल कढ़ि (यक शखय) वा चकस्य हमनदिस्य शिसोग (न )( सु ) भागसेणस
नि व्रतना
संस्कृत छाया
सिद्धम् ।। नम: अर्हत्तमाय ।। महाराजस्य हुविष्कस्य संवत्सरे चतुश्चत्वारिंश) ४४ पुन:( = विशेषण) ग्रीष्म-माते ( तृतीये) ३ ( = पूर्णिमान्त ज्येष्ठे ) दिवसे (द्वितीये ) २ एतस्या पूर्वाया’ ( तिथौ) – – – (वारण! गणे आर्य चेटीयककुले हरितमा लगढीयक-शाखायां वाचकस्य भगनन्दिनः
(तत्य) सुभागहेनस्य निवतेना ।।
शिष्य : गण तस्य सुभागसेनस्य निवर्तना
1. From the facsimile in Ep.Ind, I, facing p369, Number 5, and Ep.Ind, X,. Pl.I (facing p107, Number VII.)
2. Contraction for सिद्धम्
Such contractions gradually
developed into the variants of the auspicious symbol used
in Kushana and other inscriptions.
3. Bühler and Banerji read शर सतम = शूर सत्तम
and Sircar reads (अर) र ( ह ) तव
4. Buhler: 40+4 हन Banerji: अष्टपन = 58
Pali pannasa for fifty) also read as 70+8
5.Buhler: चेटिये कुले
6. Buhler: कडियाशाख Banerji कडियतो शा
7 Buhler : हगिनंदीअ शिसोग नागतेनस्य नि
Baner ji: Hag (i) n(a) dis (y) a si(so)gana
No 7 gaseno (7) Sircar शिस गन तगसेण दन
English Translation of the inscription
Success Salutations to the Arhats. In the year 44 of the great king Huraksha, and again in the 3rd month af summer,
on he 2nd day. On that (date specified as) above, the presentation of Bhaganandin, a preacher out of the (Varana). Gana, the Arya-Chetiya
(Arya-Chetika) kula (and the Haritamalagadhi ša kha.
Reference
http://sasnagar.co.in/aman/ancientindia/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FILE-VOLUME-I-1.pdf