Early History of the Dekkan down to the Mahomedan Conquest c11.7

c11.7

An inscription³ in a small cave at Nâsik mentions that the cave was scooped out by the lieutenant at Nâsik of King Kṛishna of the S'âtavâhana race In a cave at Nânâghâṭ there is another, which is much mutilated and the purport of which consequently is not quite clear In that same cave figures of persons are carved on the front wall, and the following names are inscribed over them 1, Râyâ Simuka Sâtavâhano, *i e*, king Simuka S'âtavâhana, 2, Devî Nâyanikâyâ rañño cha Siri Sâtakanino, *i e*, of queen Nâyanikâ and king Srî Sâtakarni, 3, Kumâro Bhâyâ, *i e*, prince Bhâyâ, 4, Mahârathiganakayiro, *i e*, the heroic Marâṭhâ leader or the hero of the Marâṭhâ tribe, 5, Kumâro Haku Siri, *i e*, prince Haku Srî, 6, Kumâro Sâtavâhano, *i e*, prince S'âtavâhana Of these the second who has been mentioned along with his queen must have been the reigning prince, the first was an earlier king of the same [16] dynasty, the fourth was a local Marâṭhâ warrior, and the rest were young princes of the Sâtavâhana dynasty