History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t6.12
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t6.12
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¹⁶¹⁸ Nasik Cave Inscription No 20 is नासिककनं धंभिकगामम दानं (gift of Dhambhika village by the inhabitants of Nasik). Vide Bom. G. vol. XVI p. 590, E. I. vol. VIII at p. 72. Inscription No 22 is सादवाहनकुले कन्हे राजिनि नासिककेन समणेन महामातेण लेण कारितं 'this cave was caused to be constructed by the great minister who is (now) a śramaṇa, an inhabitant of Nasik, in the reign of king Kṛṣṇa of the Sātavāhana family.' Vide Bom. G. vol. 16 p. 592. These two are the oldest inscriptions in the Pāṇḍuleṇa caves dating from at least 100 B C. राज्ञ क्षहरातस्य क्षत्रपस्य नहपानस्य जामात्रा दीनीकपुत्रेण उषवदातेन ... भरुकच्छे दशपुरे गोवर्धने शोर्पारगे च चतुःशालावसधप्रतिश्रय-प्रदेन...पीण्डीतकावडे गोवर्धने सुवर्णमुखे शोर्पारगे च चरकपर्यद्भ्यः.. द्वात्रिंशन्नालिगेरमूल-सहस्रप्रदेन गोवर्धने त्रिरश्मिषु पर्वतेषु धर्मात्मना इदं लेणं कारितम् (Ins. No 10 in Bom G. vol. 16 pp. 569-70 and E. I. vol. VIII at p. 78. गोवर्धन is at present a village near Nasik. Vide Bom. G. vol 16 p 636 for a note on गोवर्धन.