Banavasi Nagastone Inscription1.jpg
From Warlike
Original file (3,036 × 4,048 pixels, file size: 6.32 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Summary
| Banavasi 2nd Century Nagasiriʼs Naga Stone Inscription (Original Stone) | |
|---|---|
| Author |
Bengaluru Inscriptions Digital Conservation Team |
| Title |
Banavasi 2nd Century Nagasiriʼs Naga Stone Inscription (Original Stone) |
| Description |
English: High-resolution digital image of an inscription attributed to the Satavahana dynasty.
This image was generated by 3D scanning the original stone inscription as part of a documentation effort by the "The Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Team. The digitisation was carried out on the occasion of the seminar "Early Kadambas and Their Times", held at the Mythic Society, Bengaluru, from March 22–24, 2025. The inscription is located At Banavasi on a Naga stone in the Madhukesvara temple. It is engraved on a Naga stone and written in Satavahana Brahmi script. The inscription is dated to the Satavahana, 2nd Century, In the twelfth year, during the Hemanta season, on the first day of the seventh fortnight, in the reign of Hartiputra Viṇhu Kula Chutukulananda Satakarni, on this day, while serving as the (Yuvaraja), Sivakhada Nagasiri gave the gift of this Naga stone, a tank, and a Vihara. The person who made this image was Nataka, an achari of Banavasi (Sanjayataka), a disciple of Damoraka Additional ResourcesCharacter-by-character images of this inscription have also been documented and made available through the Akshara Bhandara platform — a tool for viewing and studying individual letterforms from stone inscriptions. Access Akshara Bhandara here: https://mythicsociety.github.io/AksharaBhandara/#/ LicensingThis image is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0). You are free to share and adapt the material with appropriate credit. More details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Additional ResourcesCharacter-by-character images of this inscription have also been documented and made available through the Akshara Bhandara platform — a tool for viewing and studying individual letterforms from stone inscriptions. Access Akshara Bhandara here: https://mythicsociety.github.io/AksharaBhandara/#/ |
| Date | 1 March 2025 |
| Medium | Naga stone |
| Dimensions |
Approx. 4.5 ft tall x2.8 ft width Average character size: Aprrox 1.7 cm tall and 1.6 cm wide |
| Collection | The Mythic Society, Bengaluru |
| Current location |
At Banavasi on a Naga stone in the Madhukesvara temple |
| Source/Photographer | Scanned using an Artec Space Spider 3D scanner. The images were processed and rendered using MeshLab software. 3D scanned by The Mythic Society Bengaluru Inscriptions 3D Digital Conservation Team; Seminar: 'Early Kadambas and Their Times', Mythic Society, March 22–24, 2025 |
| Other versions | File: Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription2.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription3.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription4.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription5.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription6.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription7.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription8.png, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription9.jpg, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription10.jpg, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription11.jpg, Banavasi_Nagastone_Inscription12.jpg |
| Camera location |   | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  |
|---|
Inscription summary: In the twelfth year, during the Hemanta season, on the first day of the seventh fortnight, in the reign of Hartiputra Viṇhu Kula Chutukulananda Satakarni, on this day, while serving as the (Yuvaraja), Sivakhada Nagasiri gave the gift of this Naga stone, a tank, and a Vihara. The person who made this image was Nataka, an achari of Banavasi (Sanjayataka), a disciple of Damoraka
Transliteration:
sidhaṃ raño hāriti putasa viṇhu kaḍa cuṭukulānaṃda sātakaṃṇisa vasasatāya savacharaṃ 10 2 hĕmaṃtānapakhŏ 7 divasa 1 mahābhuviya mahārāja bālikāya jīvaputāya [bhāja] yuvarāja . . . . . [siva] khaḍa nāgasiriya dĕyadhaṃma nāgŏ taḍāgaṃ vihārŏ ca dhatha kamatikŏ amacŏ khaḍasāti sajayatakasa acariyasa dāmŏrakasa sīsĕna ṇaṭakena nāgŏ katŏ
Translation: In the twelfth year, during the Hemanta season, on the first day of the seventh fortnight, in the reign of Hartiputra Viṇhu Kula Chutukulananda Satakarni, on this day, while serving as the (Yuvaraja), Sivakhada Nagasiri gave the gift of this Naga stone, a tank, and a Vihara. The person who made this image was Nataka, an achari of Banavasi (Sanjayataka), a disciple of Damoraka
Reference: Excavation at Banavasi, Directorate of Archaeology & Museums, Mysore, 1997
Licensing
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible licence as the original.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 00:24, 31 March 2025 | | 3,036 × 4,048 (6.32 MB) | wikimediacommons>Pluday inscriptions | Uploading 134 photos and images of early Kadamba inscriptions (details) |
File usage
There are no pages that use this file.
