The Hindu-Arabic Numerals c6.58

c6.58

The cave was made as a resting-place for travelers ascending the hill, which lies on the road from Kalyāna to Junar. It seems to have been cut out by a descendant of King Śātavāhana,¹ for inside the wall opposite the entrance are representations of the members of his family, much defaced, but with the names still legible. It would seem that the excavation was made by order of a king named Vedisiri, and “the inscription contains a list of gifts made on the occasion of the performance of several *yagnas* or religious sacrifices,” and numerals are to be seen in no less than thirty places.²