Pillar from Khan Thevada (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 497), 6th century Śaka

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Current Version:  draft, 2023-11-08Z

Editors:   Cha-em Kaeokhlai and Gerdi Gerschheimer.

DHARMA Identifier: INSCIK00497

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Edition

I. Anuṣṭubh
1naptā śrī-sārvvabhaumasya _
sūnuś śrī-vīravarmmaṇaḥ
2śaktyānūnaẖ kaniṣṭho ’pi _
bhrātā śrī-bhavavarmmaṇaḥ

II. Anuṣṭubh
3śrī-citrasenanāmā ya_ḫ
pūrvvam āhata-lakṣaṇaḥ
4sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti _
nāma bheje ’bhiṣekajam·

III. Anuṣṭubh
5jitveman ¡ṭ!⟨d⟩eśam akhila_ṅ
giriśasyeha bhū-bhr̥ti
6liṅgan niveśayām āsa _
jaya-cihnam ivātmanaḥ

Translation by Kunthea Chhom

I.
Grandson of Śrī Sārvabhauma [and] son of Śrī Vīravarman, in spite of being the youngest brother of Śrī Bhavavarman [he was] not inferior in power.

II.
He whose mark was well known (āhatalakṣaṇaḥ) previously by name Śrī Citrasena received Śrī Mahendravarman as a name created [at the time of his] enthronement.

III.
Having conquered this entire country, [he] installed on the mountain here a liṅga of Giriśa as his insignia of victory.

Commentary

The three stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of five inscriptions, viz. K. 363, K. 496, K. 508, K. 1106 and K. 1190.

The first two stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of five inscriptions, viz. K. 509, K. 1102, K. 1174, K. 1339 and K. 1340.

The first stanza of this inscription is identical to that of inscriptions K. 1173 and K. 1341.

Bibliography

Edited by Cha-em Kaeokhlai (1986: pages 161–164); re-edited here by Gerdi Gerschheimer based on the estampages EFEO n. 372 and EFEO n.1340.

Primary

Kaeokhlai, Cha-em. 1986. “cārịk pak nam mun 2 [Inscription of Pak Nam Mun 2].” Charuek Nai Prathet Thai 1: 161–64.
Pages 161–164. [siglum CK]