# K. 69. Fragmentary Stela from Basak, 9th century

Kunthea Chhom

Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00069

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00069.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-14 14:32 (f68ac07), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
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## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the ninth century.

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## Edition

### Face

1. Sragdharā

⟨1⟩ […]sonn[…]
n n[i]ghnātmanye [⏑––]nn[⏑⏑⏑⏑]hr̥dayamān[.]v[––⏑––]
⟨2⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑–]sānavadyā
manye tābhis sakhībhis sma hasati nitarāṁ rāja-lakṣmīḥ kr̥terṣyā

2. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨3⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑]r[.]āvandu[–]
bhū-bhr̥n-nātha-mahīyasāṁ stuti-gatas santānakānān dhuri
⟨4⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑]lair
nityan nandiyitā tathāpi kathito yo pārijāto ’rthataḥ

3. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨5⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
vedyan dūragatañ jijīviṣu vaneṣv ālīnām adriṣv api
⟨6⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑–]mantribhir
dhamnāñ ca dvija-rāja-saṅgatir abhūd bhūmnā kakuvvyāpinām

4. Sragdharā

⟨7⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑–]ṣṭau
bhītyā śrīsūryyavarmmābhidhi-nihita-hr̥dāṁ prītaye pri piyoktam
⟨8⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑–]vartma gacche
[––]tan[–⏑–]saṁ smr̥tim apahr̥tavad vidviṣāṁ yasya maṇḍe

5. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨9⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑–]o vinā
[––]rbhā[⏑⏑–]dvijadhvanivaraṁ saṁvibhratī bhrājitā
⟨10⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑⏑–]vārīkr̥tavatā yeneva saṁrakṣitā

6. Sragdharā

⟨11⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑]rociṣpra[–]nor
nītapr[.][–⏑–]ccair mmukharitakuharaṅ-kīrtti-bhr̥ṅgīni-nādaiḥ
⟨12⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––]kṣa[–]yo
manye [––⏑–]mo madhuvidhuticalan nābhipadmaṁ murārim

7. Sragdharā

⟨13⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑–]mārggasa[⏑–]cārvyaḥ
[––––]ṅgamātre kr̥ta-kr̥ta-karuṣā dūrato bhāyayantyaḥ
⟨14⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑]sattyā
[––––⏑]tanvan sakalajanamude leśato yasya līlām

8. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨15⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑⏑]ti kṣamānuvasatiṁ sādhvī kriyā krātavī
⟨16⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑][.]i yatra sādhukathitā saty apy anītiḥ prajā

9. Sragdharā

⟨17⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
[––––⏑]karttā kumuda-vana-vibhādhāyi rociṣpracāraḥ
⟨18⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
[––––]samudyan sma vahati nitarāṁ līlayā rājaśailīm

10. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨19⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑]d[.][–]mmu[–⏑⏑⏑]laḥ kīrttidhvanau ghūrṇṇite
⟨20⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–]t kṣoṇyāṁ sphuṭan tiṣṭhataḥ

11. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨21⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑––]ndro jadimnānvitaḥ
⟨22⟩ [–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––⏑––⏑–]
[–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑––]yān paṭimnā ruceḥ

12. Sragdharā

⟨23⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
[–––⏑⏑–⏑–⏑⏑⏑–––]karo ’py amvudhiḥ
⟨24⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
[…]mya[…]

### Face

⟨1⟩ [9+]vanapa[16+] ⟨2⟩ s[.]rja[8+]jalanidhi[14+] ⟨3⟩ pr̥thvīm
āvan[8+]guṇā[12+] ⟨4⟩ yasyorvvīdha[7+]teḥ kīrtissva[1+]rttikr̥[6+] ⟨5⟩
[6+]yam āhā[4+]vanidharair dvipeṣu saṁsthā[3+] ⟨6⟩
[2+]sahodbhuvāsurabhitāsanan[10+] ⟨7⟩ […] ⟨8⟩ […] ⟨9⟩ […]

## Bibliography

First edited by George Cœdès (1954, pp. 275–277) without translation;
the estampage EFEO 132 is not availbale for re-editing.

### Primary

[GC] Cœdès, George. 1954. Inscriptions du Cambodge, volume VI.
Collection de textes et documents sur l’Indochine 3.6. Hanoi, Paris:
École française d’Extrême-Orient. Pages 275–277.