Upper part of a sculpture base from Ban Don Xe (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 1340), 6th century Śaka

Metadata

Current Version:  draft, 2023-11-08Z

Editor:   Dominic Goodall.

DHARMA Identifier: INSCIK01340

Hand Description:

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Edition

I. Anuṣṭubh
1naptā śrī-sārvvabhaumasya _
sūnuś śrī-vīravarmmaṇaḥ _
śaktyānūnaẖ (ka)niṣṭho ’pi _
bhrātā śrī-bhavavarmmaṇaḥ

II. Anuṣṭubh
2śrī-citrasenanāmā ya_ḫ
pūrvvam āhata-lakṣaṇaḥ _
sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti _
nāma bheje ’bhiṣekajam·

III. Anuṣṭubh
3vijitya nikhilān deśā_n
asmin deśe śilāmayam· _
(vr̥ṣa)bhaṁ sthāpayām āsa _
jaya-stambham 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 defeated all the countries, [he] installed in this country a stone bull as his pillar of victory.

Commentary

The three stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of three inscriptions, viz. K. 509, K. 1102 and K. 1339.

The first two stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of seven inscriptions, viz. K. 363, K. 496, K. 497, K. 508, K. 1106, K. 1174, K. 1190.

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

Bibliography

Edited preliminarily by Dominic Goodall from the photographs DSC_0012.jpg, DSC_0035.jpg, DSC_0051.jpg and DSC02791.jpg.

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