and the translation:—
"Success! During the reign of the great king Kanishka, in the ninth
year, 9, in the first month, 1, of ..., on the day 5,—on the above
date [an image of glorious Vardhamâna has been caused to be made] for
the welfare [and happiness] of [all created beings] by Vikatâ, the
house-wife of Bhaṭṭimita (Bhatṭimitra) and [daughter of]
Brâhma ...—(this statue being) the _nirvartana_ of the preacher
Nâganaṁidi, out of the Koṭiya school (_gaṇa_), the
Vâṇiya line (_kula_), (and) the Vairi branch (_śâkhâ_)."
If we now turn to the _Kalpasûtra_, we find that Suṭṭhiya or
Susthita, the eighth successor of Vardhamâna, founded the Kauṭika or
Koḍiya gaṇa, which split up into four śâkhâs and four kulas. The
third of the former was the Vajrî or Vairî, and the third of the latter
was the Vâṇîya or Vâṇijja. It is evident that the names of the
_gaṇa, kula_, and _śâkhâ_ agree with those mentioned in the
two inscriptions, Koṭiya being a somewhat older form of Koḍiya. But
it is interesting to note that the further subdivision of the Vairî
śâkhâ—the Śirikâ bhatti (Srikâ bhakti) which inscription No. 6
mentions, is not known to the _Kalpasûtra_. This is a gap such as may
by be expected to occur in a list handed down by oral tradition.
3. The Koṭika gaṇa is again mentioned in the badly mutilated
inscription No. 19, plate xv. A complete restoration is impossible.