# K. 514. Rock inscription at Tham Pet Thong (inscription of
Citrasena-Mahendravarman), 6th century Śaka

Kunthea Chhom and Gerdi Gerschheimer

Authors of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom, Gerdi Gerschheimer

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00514

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00514.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-09 14:46 (16691b9), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
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## Edition

1. Vasantatilakā

⟨1⟩ (p)r̥thvīśvarasya nr̥pateḫ pr̥thukīrttike[⏓] _
[––⏑](vi)pra[⏑⏑–⏑⏑] citrase(na)[ḥ]
⟨2⟩ [––⏑–⏑](yu/pra)dhano vica[–⏑–⏓] _
[––⏑–⏑⏑⏑–⏑⏑–⏑]nte[⏓]

## Apparatus

⟨1⟩ (p)r̥thvīśvarasya ⬦ pr̥thavi(dha)rasya Cha-em Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม
แก้วคล้าย] [2529 BE] 1986. — ⟨1⟩ nr̥pateḫ ⬦ nr̥pateḥ Cha-em Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม
แก้วคล้าย] [2529 BE] 1986. — ⟨1⟩ [––⏑](vi)pra[⏑⏑–⏑⏑] citrase(na)[ḥ] ⬦
[4+]sau [6+]pra[2+]tadhāri sa citrasena Cha-em Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม แก้วคล้าย]
[2529 BE] 1986.

⟨2⟩ [––⏑–⏑](yu/pra)dhano vica[–⏑–⏓] _ ⬦ [11+]pr̥thanodhicaran· Cha-em
Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม แก้วคล้าย] [2529 BE] 1986. — ⟨2⟩ [––⏑–⏑⏑⏑–⏑⏑–⏑]nte[⏓] ⬦
[6+]nte sau [14+]ppa[15+] Cha-em Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม แก้วคล้าย] [2529 BE]
1986.

## Translation into French

1.

Du roi seigneur de la terre, à la vaste gloire […] Citrasena […].

## Translation by Cha-em Kaeokhlai [ชะเอม แก้วคล้าย] [2529 BE] 1986[1]

1.

His Royal Highness Citrasena […] vaste glory of the king, the lord of
the earth. […] spreading […].

## Commentary

Another inventory number of the inscription provided by Thai institution
is B.R.4.

According to Cha-em Kaeokhlai, K. 153 (= B.R.3) is located inside Tham
Pet Thong "Cave of Golden Ducks" where as K. 154 (= B.R.4) is located
outside the cave. Besides these two inscriptions, there is another
inscription on a wall of the cave bearing the inventory number B.R.5. It
has two lines which are similar to the text of K. 514.

## Bibliography

First edited by Cha-em Kaeokhlai ([2529 BE] 1986, pp. 151–152) with a
Thai translation; re-edited here by Gerdi Gerschheimer, making use of
the photo EFEOB_est.n1463.jpg.

[1] The original translation is in Thai language; translated into
English by Kunthea Chhom.