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Gandhāra, Kharoṣṭhī ∙ BL 5C
BML edition (version 1, February 2026)
Text based on Baums 2020 (online). Image reconstruction: Melzer.
§ 1
rr1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + .. [ñ]. .. .. .. .. + + .. .. .. .i .. .. [ś].a [sti] t. [a] .[r]. .. + + + + + + + + + + + .r. .. .. [ma]harṣivikurvitaṃ ◦
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§ 2
v. 1
[ajavi] .ṃ .. [ra] marugaṇa ra .. + + (·)
r2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + .. [ga sa ta] ni ga śa g[u]ṃ raṃ ·
agra ho garbhaṃ vi [ya] e [ya] surasu[r]i[na] ◦ⓝUnusual circle as punctuation mark, as it is combined with the following sign for the number 1. Click to pin 1
r2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + .. [ga sa ta] ni ga śa g[u]ṃ raṃ ·
agra ho garbhaṃ vi [ya] e [ya] surasu[r]i[na] ◦ⓝUnusual circle as punctuation mark, as it is combined with the following sign for the number 1. Click to pin 1
v. 1
adyāpi – ⏑ ⏑ marudgaṇa – ⏑ – –
r2 – – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
agraṃ khalu garbham ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ surāsurīṇām ‖ 1 ‖
r2 – – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
agraṃ khalu garbham ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ surāsurīṇām ‖ 1 ‖
v. 1
Even now + + + hosts of gods + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
the best womb indeed + + + + of goddesses or asurīs.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
the best womb indeed + + + + of goddesses or asurīs.
v. 2
aja[vi] j[a]do [nara] .. .. ladavhilaṃbiṃ ·
guta śviśaṃti bhavane bhavasudanasya ·
vadudhudaṣ[y]a .u .o .. .. .. + + + + +
r3 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + [2]
guta śviśaṃti bhavane bhavasudanasya ·
vadudhudaṣ[y]a .u .o .. .. .. + + + + +
r3 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + [2]
v. 2
adyāpi jātaṃ nara – ⏑ latābhilambinaṃ
guptaṃ spṛśanti bhavane bhavasūdanasya |
vātoddhuta ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
r3 – – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 2 ‖
guptaṃ spṛśanti bhavane bhavasūdanasya |
vātoddhuta ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
r3 – – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 2 ‖
v. 2
Even now, the + + man that was born hanging from a creeper,
the one hidden in the palace of the destroyer of existence, touch
+ + + + lifted by the wind + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
the one hidden in the palace of the destroyer of existence, touch
+ + + + lifted by the wind + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
v. 3
ajavi śogani .. .. [n]i mahamunisa ·
thubani svarnamanija[la]talacitani ·
kela[sahasa] dhruasacaya pa[ṃ]ḍarabhaṃ ·
bhrayaṃti meruśikharani va unadani 3
thubani svarnamanija[la]talacitani ·
kela[sahasa] dhruasacaya pa[ṃ]ḍarabhaṃ ·
bhrayaṃti meruśikharani va unadani 3
v. 3
adyāpi śoka ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ mahāmunes
stūpāḥ suvarṇamaṇijālatalācitāḥ |
kelāsahāsadhruvasaṃcayapāṇḍarābhāṃ
bhrājanti meruśikharāṇīva unnatāni ‖ 3 ‖
stūpāḥ suvarṇamaṇijālatalācitāḥ |
kelāsahāsadhruvasaṃcayapāṇḍarābhāṃ
bhrājanti meruśikharāṇīva unnatāni ‖ 3 ‖
v. 3
Even now, the stūpas of the great sage + + grief + +
on whose surfaces are piled nets of gold and jewels,
emit the light brilliance of the whiteness and fixed heap of Kailāsa,
reaching up like the peaks of Meru.
on whose surfaces are piled nets of gold and jewels,
emit the light brilliance of the whiteness and fixed heap of Kailāsa,
reaching up like the peaks of Meru.
v. 4
r4 (ajavi) + + + + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + + + .. .. .. [bhoyana]gaṃ ·
bhre[ḡay]ohodarasaga .. .. .. .[i bharaṃ] ·
tara[y]a .. .. .. .. .. khatala sagaśa 4
+ + + + + + + .. .. .. [bhoyana]gaṃ ·
bhre[ḡay]ohodarasaga .. .. .. .[i bharaṃ] ·
tara[y]a .. .. .. .. .. khatala sagaśa 4
v. 4
adyāpi – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ bhāram
tārā ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – khatalāt sakāśam ‖ 4 ‖
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ bhāram
tārā ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – khatalāt sakāśam ‖ 4 ‖
v. 4
Even now + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + burden + + +
stars + + + + + + from the surface of the sky.
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + burden + + +
stars + + + + + + from the surface of the sky.
v. 5
ajavi [n]asa vimalo vi ya bhaḱarabha ·
.. .. maha[jana] .. .. .. + + + + + (·)
r5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + + + + + + .. .. .. .. [4 1]
.. .. maha[jana] .. .. .. + + + + + (·)
r5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + + + + + + .. .. .. .. [4 1]
v. 5
r4 adyāpi nātho vimalo ⏑ ⏑ bhāskarābhaḥ
– – mahājana ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 5 ‖
– – mahājana ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – |
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 5 ‖
v. 5
Even now, the spotless protector + + shining like the sun
+ many people + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ many people + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
v. 6
[a]javi [pa]li .. + + + + + + + + (·)
+ + + + + + .. [dha]du maya jinasa ·
[ca] du [y]u maḍala ta la [j]a [la sa n]. .. .. (·)
.. .. + + + + + + + + + + + + (4 2)
+ + + + + + .. [dha]du maya jinasa ·
[ca] du [y]u maḍala ta la [j]a [la sa n]. .. .. (·)
.. .. + + + + + + + + + + + + (4 2)
v. 6
adyāpi – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ dhātur mayā jinasya |
r5 – – ⏑ maṇḍala ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 6 ‖
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ dhātur mayā jinasya |
r5 – – ⏑ maṇḍala ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – –
– – ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ ⏑ – ⏑ – – ‖ 6 ‖
v. 6
Even now + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + by me the realm of the conqueror
+ + circle + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + by me the realm of the conqueror
+ + circle + + + + + + + +
+ + + + + + + + + + + + +