# Châu Sa stela (C. 61), 825 Śaka

Arlo Griffiths and Salomé Pichon

Authors of digital edition: Arlo Griffiths, Salomé Pichon

Contributor: Salomé Pichon

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIC00061

Repository: Campā (tfc-campa-epigraphy)

File path: xml/DHARMA_INSCIC00061.xml

Languages: Old Cham [Cam], Sanskrit [Cam]

Commit: 2026-09-19 07:34 (e13d61a), last modified 2026-09-19 07:34
(e13d61a)

## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the tenth century CE.

Some vowels marker -ā, also used in -au have an unusual form that
descends below the akṣara line.

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## Edition

⟨Face A⟩ ⟨A01⟩ ⦾ (∥) Oṁ namaś śivāya

1. Vaṁśastha

⟨A1⟩ X yata str(ī) XX(ṇda) C(u)mā(h)uC(ca)
XXXXX Cya XXCyaX ⟨A2⟩ yaḥ •
vara-pradāya smaratāṁ ma(hā)tmane
śivāya tasmai pra(na)me ma[–⏑]bhiḥ ∥

2. Indravajrā

⟨A3⟩ [śrī]-[kṣ]mā-patiś śrī jaya-(I)ndravarmma-
devo ja(ga)d-gī(ta)-guṇa-prabhāvaḥ •
nyāyena santarppita-(sādhu-)[va]⟨A4⟩[rgga](s)
(tr)ivargga-sevī pr̥thivīṁ bubhoja ✤

tasyāmātya-jani(mā) kṣamāpa-kāryye kr̥ta-prayatno ⟨’⟩bhū(t)· ⟨A5⟩ XXX yaḥ
kūñ pimilis(t)ara nāma punar ddanāy· pināṅ nāma ✤ (rū)pena (yaḥ)
bahucapunaḥ ⟨A6⟩ (v)i(ś)r(u)ti-sthāyy acov· pināṅ nāma rājño
(mahā)-kr̥(pa)yā Avā(pa śo)ryyani(dh)i-sannā(ma) ✤ ⟨A7⟩ (t)ena
sthāpita{ṁ} Īśaś śrī-(ca)ndradev(o)-Cāhvāyaḥ (śaraika)-mūrttibhir yyukte
śakabde śraddhayā (n)i ⟨A8⟩ XX jā (puṇya)XXXX śrī-candradeveśvare śive
striyā X nā sipauṅsaṁjñā yāX ⟨A9⟩ (t)ākhilam· (✤)

3. Anuṣṭubh

sarvve(ṣu) (sā)py agotre(ṣu)
puṇye ⟨’⟩smiṁ (tu) pradīyate
muktir bbhūpati⟨A10⟩[nā datt]ā
karādānān tu sarvvataḥ ✤

śrī-[2×](bhakt)i-vīraś śrī-jayavarmmendravarmmadevākhyaḥ (•) ⟨A11⟩
(sa)rvvāṁ mahīṁ pr̥thu-śrī(r aṣṭa/-sapta)-śauryyeṇa [4×] ✤ tadāpi yasya
pu(ṇ)[y](e)X ⟨A12⟩ (śrī)-candradeveśvarāhvaye vara-kīrttyāhvayasyāpi
bhikṣoḥ kṣetrāṇy atiXX ⟨A13⟩ X Api ca ✤

4. Indravajrā

kṣoṇī-patiś śrī-jayasiṅhavarmma-
devas samācchādya diśo (ya)⟨A14⟩[śo]bhiḥ
rāja-śriyaṁ rāja-guṇodayena
sthira-sthira-śrī-nicayām arakṣīt· ✤

⟨A15⟩ [2+] tadāpi nr̥pājñā-supratipatti-prayatna-sevātaḥ
dhīrāgra-dhīra-cauXX ⟨A16⟩ [1+] nāmāpy abhigacchati sma punaḥ ✤

5. Indravajrā

pañca-dvi-kāyopagate śakābde
[–] ⟨A17⟩ [–⏑]dhānena bhuvi svakīrttyai •
yena pratiṣṭhāpita Īśvaro ⟨’⟩yaṁ
śrī-śaṅkare[śā]⟨A18⟩hvaya eva bhūyaḥ ✤

6. Anuṣṭubh

śrī-jayasiṅhavarmmā śrī-
-śaṅkareśe narādhipaḥ
[⏓] ⟨A19⟩ [⏓⏓]triñ ca śaṅkhañ cā-
dād raupya-kalaśan tathā✤

7. Upajāti

yasyānujā śrī-ja[ya][–⏑]⟨A20⟩[va]rmmā-
vanīśa-bhāryyā pariśuddha-bhāvā •
sādhvī danāy-gopura-[–⏑–⏓]
⟨A21⟩ [–]ṣṭyeva bhātīha surendradevī ✤

8. Vasantatilakā

prātiṣṭhipad bhagava[⏑–⏑⏑–⏑–⏓]

⟨Face B⟩ [ca. 21 lost lines]

⟨Face C⟩ ⟨C1⟩ [ca. 14+]

- humā [ca. 2+] ⟨C2⟩ [ca. 2+]k(·) tluv· [ca. 12+]

- ⟨C3⟩ [ca. 1+][.]uḥ Alauk· 1 k· •

- humā (ka)yau(v)· tlu[v·] [ca. 2+]

- [hu]⟨C4⟩mā travaṅun· vuty(en)· [ca. 7+]

- [hu]⟨C5⟩mā pu[.]āṅ· (vreḥ) 9 Alauk· dvā jāk·

- [humā] ⟨C6⟩ pināṅ· (4) Alauk· (1) k· •

- humā [3+] [jā]⟨C7⟩k· •

- humā (nr̥)[1+] dvā jāk· •

- humā [1+]ddhī gra[ca. 2+] ⟨C8⟩ (ṅā)v· (da)laṁ dalapan· jāk· •

- humā [ca. 3+] [jā]⟨C9⟩k· •

- humā krau(c)· [3+] jāk· •

- humā ⟨C10⟩ kravāv· sā jāk· •

- humā [.]iṇda(ṅ)· dvā (j)[āk •]

- ⟨C11⟩ [hu]mā [1+] koṅ· (nan· sā) jāk· •

- humā [ca. 2+] ⟨C12⟩ [ca. 2+]

- humā (d)luṁ (v)u[1+] (sā) pluḥ limā jāk· ṅan· [ca. 2+] ⟨C13⟩ [ca. 1+]

- (hu)mā (dh)va(ja) 9 jāk· •

- humā luvaur(·) dvā jā(k·) [ca. 1+] ⟨C14⟩ [ca. 1+]

- humā vaṁk· (9) jāk· •

- humā cumrai l(imā) [jāk·] ⟨C15⟩ [ca. 1+]

- humā (k)rauv· dvā· jāk· •

- humā pulāv· dvā [jāk·] ⟨C16⟩ [ca. 1+] (ṅa)n· canaṅ· likū[2+] saḥ [2+]
  Andap· [ca. 1+] ⟨C17⟩ [ca. 1+] (5) jāk· •

- humā yavvāṅ· tluv· jāk· •

- [ca. 2+] ⟨C18⟩ [ca. 1+]ṅ· dvā jāk· •

- pagāra •

- (ran)dav· •

- humā (ya)[ca. 2+] ⟨C19⟩ [jā]k· •

- humā (kan)ī(sov)· sā jāk· •

- humā [ca. 1+] ⟨C20⟩ [ca. 1+] (sā)ṅ· Urāṅ· Aciṅ· sā jāk· •

- humā [ca. 1+] ⟨C21⟩ [ca. 1+] dvā jāk· •

- humā (tuṅ)· dvā jāk· •

- hu[mā] [ca. 1+] ⟨C22⟩ [ca. 1+]yāṁ dvā jāk· •

- humā (tumu)[2+]r· [ca. 3+]

⟨Face D⟩ ⟨D1⟩ y· (humā) [yā]ṅ· (pov)· (ku) (śrī) [2+][.]e[va]

- ⟨D2⟩ (hu)mā [2+]t· [3+] (dvā) pluḥ jāk·

- hu[mā] ⟨D3⟩ [ca. 2+] cal· limā jāk· •

- humā tandyāl(·) ⟨D4⟩ [ca. 4+]ṅ· pāk· Alauk· sa pluḥ jāk·

- [ca. 2+] ⟨D5⟩ [ca. 2+] vvat· liṅiv· pā(k)· Alauk· dvā pluḥ (jā)[k·]
  ⟨D6⟩ [ca. 1+]

- humā jalān· rayā tluv· Alauk· sā plu[ḥ] ⟨D7⟩ [jā]k·

(di) nde(v)· rumaṅ· (A)luṅ· (punārā)k· taṁl· [ca. 1+] ⟨D8⟩ [ca. 2+]
(nr̥)ṇeṅ· ṅan· (dan)r̥ṇeṅ· tra •

- humā [ca. 2+] ⟨D9⟩ [ca. 2+]· dalapan· Alauk· dvā pluḥ jāk· |

- hu[mā] [ca. 1+] ⟨D10⟩ [ca. 4+] yāṅ· (6) k· • ṅan· (danauv)· yāṅ· tra

[ca. 3+] ⟨D11⟩ [ca. 3+] rumaṅ· tuṁ tvaṁ [.]uṅ· taṁl· tupen· li[ca. 2+]
⟨D12⟩ (k·) •

- humā vunok· tluv· Alauk· sa plu[ḥ] jāk·

- ⟨D13⟩ humā (cau)ṅ· (1)k· •

- humā (kasi)[ca. 4+] ⟨D14⟩ [A]lauk· dalapan· jāk· •

- humā (tī)lin· (tl)[uv·] ⟨D15⟩ [A]lauk· sā pluḥ jāk· •

- humā (ra)ṅaul· [ca. 3+] ⟨D16⟩ [ca. 1+]

- [hu]mā bhavauṅ· naṁ Alauk· 9 k· •

- hu[mā] [ca. 2+]

- ⟨D17⟩ [ca. 2+] (nrī)ñ· dandāṅ· tluv· pluḥ Alauk· [ca. 5+]

- ⟨D18⟩ [ca. 2+] k·

- humā ye[2+] 9 k· •

- hu[mā] [ca. 5+] ⟨D19⟩ [ca. 2+]

- humā daṇduṅ· dalapan· A(lauk·) [ca. 3+] ⟨D20⟩ [ca. 1+]

- [hu]mā crumvāṁ 6 k· ṅan· dandauv· [ca. 5+]

- ⟨D21⟩ [ca. 2+] dandauv· tlu[2+] 9 Alauk· 6 k·

- ⟨D22⟩ [ca. 2+] tijuḥ jāk· •

- humā (ṅ)riy(·) [ca. 2+]

## Apparatus

⟨A7⟩ yyukte ⬦ yukte H.

⟨A17⟩ -śaṅkare[śā] ⟨A18⟩ hvaya ⬦ śankareśāhva sa H • The syllable śā
transcribed by Huber is lost and needs to be supplied; it remains
uncertain whether it stood at the end of line 17 or the beginning of the
next line.

⟨A19⟩ raupya-kalaśan ⬦ raupyaṁ kalaśan H. — ⟨A19⟩ śrī-ja[ya][–⏑] ⟨A20⟩
[va]rmmāvanīśa- ⬦ śrī-jaya[–⏑] ⟨A20⟩ [varmmā][–]vanīśa- H • Huber’s
tentative edition is hypermetrical for pāda a.

⟨A20⟩ [va]rmmā ⬦ [varmmā][–] H. — ⟨A20⟩ -gopura[śvar][–⏓] ⬦
gopureśvar[…] H • The last syllable śvar transcribed by Huber cannot be
read on the stela nor the estampages.

⟨C11⟩ (nan· sā) • This reading is highly hypothetical.

## Translation

2.

Le roi Śrī Jaya Indravarmadeva, seigneur de la glorieuse Terre, dont la
puissance des qualités de la gloire est universelle, séparateur des
hommes de bien satisfaits grâce à la loi, qui honore les trois mondes,
posséda la Terre.

3.

La libération donnée par le roi grâce à l’exemption de toutes les taxes,
elle est aussi accordée dans ce mérite de tous les agotra.

## Commentary

Previously mentionned by Édouard Huber, with edition of l. 7, l. 13 and
l. 16-21 of face A. Edited by Arlo Griffiths and Salomé Pichon from the
EFEO estampages n. 149 and from photogrammetric documentation in 2024.

### Primary

[H] Huber, Edouard. 1911. “Études indochinoises VIII-XII.” BEFEO 11
(3-4), pp. 259–311. DOI: 10.3406/befeo.1911.2693. [URL]. Pages 282–283.

### Secondary

Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. 1927. Ancient Indian colonies in the Far East,
Vol. I: Champa. Punjab Oriental (Sanskrit) Series 16. Lahore: The Punjab
Sanskrit Book Depot. [URL]. Part 3, pages 109–111, item 38.

Golzio, Karl-Heinz. 2004. Inscriptions of Campā: Based on the editions
and translations of Abel Bergaigne, Étienne Aymonier, Louis Finot,
Édouard Huber and other French scholars and of the work of R. C.
Majumdar; newly presented, with minor corrections of texts and
translations, together with calculations of given dates. Aachen: Shaker
Verlag. Pages 92–93.