Stela from Tham Prasat or Tham Phu Manai (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 508), 6th century Śaka

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Current Version:  draft, 2023-11-08Z

Editors:   Erik Seidenfaden, Gerdi Gerschheimer and Kunthea Chhom.

DHARMA Identifier: INSCIK00508

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Edition

I. Anuṣṭubh
1na(p)tā 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 into French by Seidenfaden 1922

I.
Petit-fils de Śrī Sārvabhauma, fils de Śrī Vīravarman, et, bien que le plus jeune frère de Śrī Bhavavarman, nullement inférieur en puissance [à ce dernier].

II.
Lui, qui était réputé autrefois sous le nom de Śrī Citrasena, a pris le nom de Śrī Mahendravarman lors de son sacre.

III.
Après avoir conquis toute la contrée, il a, sur ce mont, établi ce liṅga de Giriśa comme le signe de sa victoire.

Translation into French by Gerdi Gerschheimer

III.
Après avoir conquis/vaincu cette contrée toute entière, il installa ici, sur le mont, un liṅga Giriśa, tel un signe de sa conquête/victoire.

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. 497, 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 Erik Seidenfaden (1922: page 58) ; re-edited here by Gerdi Gerschheimer and Kunthea Chhom based on the estampages EFEO n. 373, EFEO n. 1338 and the photographs by Michel Lorrillard, viz. DSC_0157_2.jpg, DSC_0158_2.jpg and DSC_0159_2.jpg.

Primary

Seidenfaden, Erik. 1922. “Complément à l’Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge pour les quatre provinces du Siam Oriental.” BEFEO 22: 55–99. [DOI: 10.3406/befeo.1922.2912].
Page 58. [siglum ES]