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The Nasik inscription of Ushavadata is an inscription made in the Nasik Caves by Ushavadata, a son-in-law of the Western Satraps ruler Nahapana, in the years circa 120 CE. It is the earliest known instance of the usage of Sanskrit , although a rather hybrid form, in western India.
The word "Yoṇaka", which was the current Greek Hellenistic form, is used in the inscription, instead of "Yavana", which was the Indian word to designate the Indo-Greeks. [ 34 ] The Yavanas are also known for their donations with inscriptions at the Great Chaitya at the Karla Caves , and at the Manmodi Caves in Junnar .
Nasik Cave inscription No.10. of Ushavadata, Cave No.10. Much of the information about Ushavadata comes from his Nashik and Karle inscriptions. The Nashik inscription contains an eulogy of Ushavadata in Sanskrit, and then records the donation of a cave to Buddhists in a Middle Indo-Aryan language. The Karle inscription contains a similar eulogy ...
Karla inscription of Vasishthiputra Pulumavi, left of the main entrance On the lintel to the left of the main entrance to the Great Chaitya at Karla Caves , facing the inscription of Nahapana and posterior to it by a generation, there is also an inscription by Satavahana ruler Sri Pulumayi, that is, Vasishthiputra Pulumavi: [ 17 ]
There is a confusion whether it is pronounced Nasik or Nashik. Before 1982 both the city and district were called by the name Nasik. On November 7, 1982, the population of Nasik City exceeded to 1.2 million, so as per incorporation rules, Nasik City became a Corporation. Since then the city name has changed to Nashik City.
Ishwarsena is the only confirmed ruler of his dynasty.He is mentioned in the Nasik cave inscription dated in his ninth regnal year. In the inscription, he is referred to have made two investments of 1,000 and 500 Karshapanas in trade guilds at Govardhana (Old Nasik), for the purpose of providing medicines for the sick monks living in the monasteries of the Nasik hills.
Nashik is home to Nashik-Trimbakeshwar Simhastha (Kumbh Mela)– a Hindu religious Mela (fair) held every 12 years. It is one of the four fairs traditionally recognized as Kumbha Melas, and is also known as Nashik-Trimbak Kumbha Mela or Nashik Kumbha Mela.
Nashik (/ ˈ n ɑː ʃ ɪ k /; Marathi:; formerly Nasik (listen ⓘ)) [13] is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of the river Godavari . The population of Nashik city is around 2.2 million and is emerging as one of the fastest-growing cities in India.