Mathura Lion Capital - List of Inscriptions

List of Inscriptions

Here is the list of the inscriptions in simplified Gandhari script:

  • A1 mahakshavasa rajulasa
"For the Great satrap Rajuvula"
  • A2 agra-maheshi ayasia
"Chief Queen Ayasia,"
  • A3 kamuia dhida
"The kamuia daughter of"
  • A4 kharaostasa yuvarana
"The heir-apparent Kharahostes,"
  • A5 mada nada-diakasa
  • A6 sadha matra abuhola
  • A7 pitramahi pishpasia bhra
  • A8 tra hayuarana sadha hana dhi
  • A9 aurena horaka-pa
  • A10 rivarena isha pradhravi-prade
  • A11 she nisime sharira pradithavido
"Has offered relics of"
  • A12 bhakhavado shakamunisa budhasa
"The bhagavat Buddha Sakyamuni"
  • A13 muki--raya sashpa bhusavi
  • A14 thuva ca sagharama ca cadu
  • A15 dishasa saghasa sarva
  • A16 stivadana parigrahe


  • E1 kharaosto yuvaraya
"The heir-apparent Kharahostes,"
  • E’ kamuio
"A kamuia"
  • E2 khalamasa kumara
  • E3 maja kanitha
  • E4 saman moda
  • E’’ kha karita


  • B1/B2 mahakshatravasa vajulasa putra
"The son of the Great Satrap Rajuvula:"
  • C1 kalui a
  • C2 varajo
  • C3 sudase kshatrave
"The Satrap Sodasa"


  • D1 nauludo


  • M1 kshatrave sudise
  • M2 imo padhravi
  • M3 pradesho


  • I1 veyaudirna kadhavaro busapa
  • I2 ro kadha
  • I3 varo
  • I4 vi ya u


  • J1 rvaraparena palichina
  • J2 nisimo karita niyadido


  • H'dhamadana
  • H guhavihare


  • KL1 ayariasa
  • KL2 budhadevasa
"The divine Buddha"
  • KL3 udaena ayimi


  • F1 budhilasa nakharaasa
  • F2 bhikhusa sarvastivadasa
"Sarvastivada monk"


  • G1/G2 mahakshatavasa kusulasa patikasa mevaki miyikasa kshatavasa puyae
"The satrap Miyika honours the great satrap Kusulaka Patika"


  • J3 sarvastivadana parigrahe


  • N1 ayariasa budhilasa nakharakhasa bhikhu
  • N2 sa sarvastivadasa pagra
  • N3 na mahasaghiana pra
  • N4 ma navidave khalulasa


  • O1/O2 sarvabudhana puya dhamasa puya saghasa puya
"Revere all the Buddhas, revere the dharma, revere the sangha"


  • P1/P2 sarvasa sakhasta nasa puyae
"In reverence of all the dead Sakas"


  • Q1 khardaasa
"Kharda"
  • Q2 kshatravasa
"the Satrap"


  • R1 takshilasa
"Taxila"
  • R2 kroninasa


  • J'1 khalasamu
  • J'2 so

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