# K. 537. Stela from Hospital East of Ta Keo Temple (inscription of hospital of King Jayavarman VII), 1108 Śaka Kunthea Chhom Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00537 Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy) File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00537.xml Language: Sanskrit [Khmer] Commit: 2026-11-04 14:13 (9350a79), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54 (2c24a58) ## Palaeographic description The akṣaras are of square form which is characteristic of the script belonging to the reign of Jayavarman VII. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ## Edition 1. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A1⟩ ⟨Face A⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⫽ ⦿ namo vuddhāya nirmmāṇa- ⟨Column b⟩ -dharmma-sāmbhoga-mūrttaye ⟨A2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ bhāvābhāva-dvayātīto ⟨Column b⟩ dvayātmā yo nirātmakaḥ 2. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ bhaiṣajyaguru-vaidūryya- ⟨Column b⟩ -prabharāja-jinan name ⟨A4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ kṣemārogyāṇi janyante ⟨Column b⟩ yena nāmāpi śr̥ṇvatām· 3. Upajāti ⟨A5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ śrīsūryyavairocanacaṇ¡dd!⟨ḍ⟩arociḥ ⟨Column b⟩ śrīcandravairocanarohiṇīśaḥ ⟨A6⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ rujāndhakārāpaharau prajānā(ṁ) ⟨Column b⟩ mun(ī)ndra-meror (ja)yatām upānte 4. Upajāti ⟨A7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Āsīn nr̥paś śrīdharaṇīndravarmma- ⟨Column b⟩ -devātmajaś śrījayava(rm)madevaḥ ⟨A8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ jāto jayāditya-(pureśva)rāyāṁ ⟨Column b⟩ vedāmvaraikendubhir āpta(rā)jya(ḥ) 5. Upajāti ⟨A9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ niśśeṣarājanya-śirovataṁsa- ⟨Column b⟩ -pādāmvujas saṁyati saṁhr̥tāriḥ ⟨A10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ paryyagrahīt sad-guṇa-ratna-bhūṣāṁ ⟨Column b⟩ yat-kīrtti-hā(rā)ṁ vasudhāṅganāṁ yaḥ 6. Upajāti ⟨A11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ sadāmudā varddhita-dāna-vāri⟨Column b⟩s sadāna-va(r)ddh(i)-priya-saṁpadāḍhyaḥ ⟨A12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Iṣṭyāhavaiḥ kliṣṭa-surārikānto ⟨Column b⟩ yaḥ kr̥ṣṇa-kalpo ’py avadātavarṇaḥ 7. Upajāti ⟨A13⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ yaṁ vīkṣya kāntyā vijitañ ca kāmam· ⟨Column b⟩ vuddhveva dhāmnā vijite ’pi nāme ⟨A14⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śucan tyajantyo nijanāma (sā)rthaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ vandhīkr̥tāripramadāḥ pracakruḥ 8. Upajāti ⟨A15⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ puṇyāyu(ṣa)ḥ kṣīṇatayā yuge ’ntye ⟨Column b⟩ kṣayaṅ gatāyāṁ kṣayavat prajāy(ā)m· ⟨A16⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ prajāpatiḥ prāgyu(ga)vad vitene ⟨Column b⟩ yo ’bhyutthitiṁ pūrṇavr̥ṣāṁ samr̥ddhām· 9. Upajāti ⟨A17⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ R̥ddhyā svarggīkr̥tāṁ pr̥thvīṁ ⟨Column b⟩ matvā maraṇadūṣitām· ⟨A18⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ martyānām amaratvāya ⟨Column b⟩ yo ’diśad bhe(ṣa)jāmr̥tam· 10. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A19⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿puṣyaṅ kr̥tī kr̥tīkr̥tya ⟨Column b⟩ pūrṇāṅgaṁ yo ’karod vr̥ṣam· ⟨A20⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ rāja-v(ai)dyā-(c)ikitsyāṅghri- ⟨Column b⟩ -bhaṅgan tri-yuga-doṣataḥ 11. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A21⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ jitvānya-go-pativr̥ṣaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ svairan tri-bhuvanāṅgane ⟨A22⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ jr̥mbhate ninadan dhīraṁ ⟨Column b⟩ vr̥ṣo yat-puṣkalīkr̥taḥ 12. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A23⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿dehi(nā)n deha-rogo ya⟨Column b⟩n mano-rogo rujattarām(·) ⟨A24⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ rāṣṭradu(ḥkhaṁ) hi bhartr̥̄ṇā⟨Column b⟩n duḥkhan duḥkhan tu nātmanaḥ 13. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A25⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Āyu(rvved)āstra-vedeṣu ⟨Column b⟩ (v)aidya-vīrair vviśāradaiḥ ⟨A26⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ yo ’(gh)ātayad rāṣṭra-rujo ⟨Column b⟩ rujārīn bheṣajāyudhaiḥ 14. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A27⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿sa(r)vv(e)ṣā(m apa)rādhān ya⟨Column b⟩s sa(r)vvataḥ pa(r)iśodhayan· ⟨A28⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ y(u)gāparādhe na rujā⟨Column b⟩m aparādhān vyaśodhayat· 15. Anuṣṭubh ⟨A29⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿sārogyaś(ā)laṁ parito ⟨Column b⟩ bhaiṣajya-sugataṁ vyadhāt· ⟨A30⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ sārd(dha)ñ jinaurasābhyāṁ ya⟨Column b⟩s sadā-śāntyai prajā-rujām· 16. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B1⟩ ⟨Face B⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ sa vyadhād idam ārogya- ⟨Column b⟩ -śālaṁ sa-sugatālayam· ⟨B2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ bhaiṣajya-sugatañ ceha ⟨Column b⟩ (d)ehāmvara-hr̥d-indunā 17. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ so ’tiṣṭhipad imau cātra ⟨Column b⟩ rogiṇāṁ roga-ghātinau ⟨B4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śrīmantau sūryya-candrādi- ⟨Column b⟩ -vairocana-jinātmajau 18. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ cikitsyā Atra catvāro ⟨Column b⟩ varṇā dvau rāja-vaidyakau ⟨B6⟩ nar¡a!⟨ā⟩ṣ ṣoddaśa nāryyo dvā- ⟨Column b⟩ -daśāpy auṣadha-dāyinaḥ> 19. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ vāri-tāpauṣadhotpeṣa- ⟨Column b⟩ -pāka-lepakaraḥ punaḥ ⟨B8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Ekaśaḥ parisaṁkhyātā⟨Column b⟩s strī-puṁsā-viṁśatir janāḥ 20. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Idan nr̥pa-nidher grāhya⟨Column b⟩n tri-velaṁ prati-vatsaram· ⟨B10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ praty-ekañ caitra-pūrṇamyāṁ ⟨Column b⟩ śrāddhe cāpy uttarāyaṇe 21. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ gobhikṣā(ḥ ka)lpitās tisro ⟨Column b⟩ ’py ekaśo ’rddha-tri-vimvikāḥ ⟨B12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ māṣas tv ekormmikā rakta- ⟨Column b⟩ -pārśva-citrāmvara-dvayam· 22. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B13⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ dhautāmvaraṁ pañca-yugaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ takkan daśapalair mmitam· ⟨B14⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ sikthan tu ṣoddaśa pala⟨Column b⟩ñ candanan tu catuṣpalam· 23. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B15⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ ṣaṭ-prasthā madhunaḥ proktā⟨Column b⟩ṣ ṣaṭ-prasthāni tilāni ca ⟨B16⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ghr̥tan dvi-prasthakan triṁśa⟨Column b⟩t- palā kr̥ṣṇāpy athauṣadham· 24. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B17⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ yavānī-pippalīreṇu- ⟨Column b⟩ -punnāgā Ekaśaḥ palaṁ ⟨B18⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Ekamāṣan tu karpūraṁ ⟨Column b⟩ ṣaṭ tu jātiphalāny api 25. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B19⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ kottha-jīrṇa-kṣāra-hiṅgu- ⟨Column b⟩ -praty-ekan tac-catuṣṭayam· ⟨B20⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ dvi-pādaṁ śarkkarāyas tu ⟨Column b⟩ proktaṁ pala-catuṣṭayam· 26. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B21⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ jala-sattvā dan(da)ṅsākhyā ⟨Column b⟩ daśākhyātā Athaikaśaḥ ⟨B22⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śrī(v)āsañ candanan dhānyaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ śata-(puṣpaṁ) pala-dvayam· 27. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B23⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Elānāgara-karkola- ⟨Column b⟩ marica(ṁ) prastha Ekaśaḥ ⟨B24⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ dvi-prasthau tv ekaśaḥ proktau ⟨Column b⟩ (dvau) pracīvalasa(r)ṣapau 28. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B25⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ tvak trimuṣṭiraśīt¡ī!⟨i⟩s tu ⟨Column b⟩ pathyā-dar(v)vī-catuś-chidā ⟨B26⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ kandāṅ harlāyjansyaṅ dāru- ⟨Column b⟩ -cchavyan tri-palam ekaśaḥ 29. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B27⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Arddha-tri-palako mittra- ⟨Column b⟩ -devaṣ ṣaṭ-kuduvaṁ madhu ⟨B28⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ tāvān guddo ’tha sauvīra⟨Column b⟩m arddha-tri-prasthakaṁ smr̥tam(·) 30. Anuṣṭubh ⟨B29⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Idan tu deva-pūjāṅśaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ praty-avdaṁ parikalpitam· ⟨B30⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Arddha-tri-vimvaṁ pratyekaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ gobhikṣe dve p(r)akalp[i]tam· 31. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C1⟩ ⟨Face C⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Ekan triṁśat palan tāmra- ⟨Column b⟩ -bhājanan trapu-bhājana(m·) ⟨C2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Ekam arddha-tri-kaṭṭīkaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ śveta-citrā(ṁ)śuka(ṁ) dvaya(m·) 32. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ dvā-viṅśatis tu yugalā- ⟨Column b⟩ -(n)y aṣṭa-(ha)sta(ka)-vāsasā(m·) ⟨C4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ dvā-triṁśat kaṭṭikaṁ saktha⟨Column b⟩n (dv)i(-pā)da(ñ ca) dvi-māṣakam· 33. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ va(ttir) dv(i)kaṭṭī dvi-palā ⟨Column b⟩ tri-(p)ādā ca tri-(mā)ṣikā ⟨C6⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Eka-pādaika-māṣonaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ takka(n) t(v ard)dhāṣṭa-kaṭṭikam· 34. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ sapta-kaṭṭī sapta-palā ⟨Column b⟩ (kr̥ṣṇā-pāda)s (sa)māṣakaḥ ⟨C8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (Aṣṭā-)triṁśat śataṁ khāryya⟨Column b⟩s sa(p)ta prasthāś ca ta¡nd!⟨ṇḍ⟩ulā(ḥ) 35. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ dhānā-priyaṅg(ū)-mudgā dvā- ⟨Column b⟩ -(da)śa-prasthā dvi-kauduvāḥ ⟨C10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ praty-ekaṁ (v)rīhayo droṇa- ⟨Column b⟩ -dvaya-yuktaika-khārikāḥ 36. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ sapta-prasthās tri(kudu)vā ⟨Column b⟩ lājā (ma)dh(u)-guddau (punaḥ) ⟨C12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ṣadd(gha)ṭāv ekaśo ’n(yū)no ⟨Column b⟩ tri-(ga)ndū(ṣa-)dv(i)-kauduv(ai)ḥ 37. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C13⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ ghr̥(ta)sya (d)vā-daśa (ghaṭā)⟨Column b⟩s tathā prasthās trayodaśa ⟨C14⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ kud(uvau) dv(au) ca (gandū)ṣā ⟨Column b⟩ dvā-(da)śāpi prakalpitāḥ 38. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C15⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ ta(roḥ) phalānaṁ gaṇitāḥ ⟨Column b⟩ khārikāḥ pañca-viṁśat(i)ḥ ⟨C16⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ku(ṣma)ndā(ni da)śa dvau tu ⟨Column b⟩ (varāh)au parikalpitau 39. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C17⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (⦿ ṣaṭ-sahasrī) punaḥ (pūga)- ⟨Column b⟩ -phalānāṁ sa-catuś-śatī ⟨C18⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (catur-vviṅśati-saṁ)khyātā ⟨Column b⟩ mukha-vāsāḥ prakalpitāḥ 40. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C19⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (⦿ catuś-śatā) s tathaikā ca ⟨Column b⟩ laghu-pattrasya muṣṭayaḥ ⟨C20⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (E)ka(śaḥ pa)ttra-śataka⟨Column b⟩ñ catvāriṁśat t(u) śeṣitāḥ 41. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C21⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ (Aṣṭā-ṣaṣṭi-)śatī (rambhā)- ⟨Column b⟩ -pattrāṇā(ṁ) v(iṁ)śatī Api ⟨C22⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ vana-(pa)ttrāṇi ṣaṭtriṁśa⟨Column b⟩t sahasrāṇi tu saṁkhyayā 42. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C23⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (⦿ syu)ṣ ṣaṭ-triṁ(śac-cha)tā (vaṁśa)- ⟨Column b⟩ -śalākāḥ pañca-kaṭṭikam· ⟨C24⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ vāṇa-pattra(ṁ) pañcadaśa- ⟨Column b⟩ -palañ cāpi dvi-pādakam(·) 43. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C25⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Edhās sapta-sahasrāś (ca) ⟨Column b⟩ (vahner nava)śatā Api ⟨C26⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ viṁ(śa)ti(ś cāg)nirakṣai(dhā)⟨Column b⟩s tri-(śa)tāṣ ṣaṣṭir eva (ca) 44. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C27⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Eka-viṁśati-bhāras tu ⟨Column b⟩ (p)roktā nava-tulā Api ⟨C28⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ pākaidhāḥ pari-saṁkhyātā⟨Column b⟩(s) (ta)thā dvā-daśa kaṭṭikāḥ 45. Anuṣṭubh ⟨C29⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ pañcātra vāsi-gaṇaka- ⟨Column b⟩ -pramukhā dharmma-dhāriṇaḥ ⟨C30⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ niyojanīyāś śrīrāja- ⟨Column b⟩ -vihāra-dhyāpakena te 46. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D1⟩ ⟨Face D⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ tatredaṁ vāsigaṇake ⟨Column b⟩ varṣe varṣe prakalpita(m·) ⟨D2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ saptaviṁśati gobhikṣā ⟨Column b⟩ Ekaśo ’rddhatrivimvikā 47. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ vr̥hadvr̥(ha)tikās tisro ⟨Column b⟩ yugalāni tu vāsasām(·) ⟨D4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ pañcāśad daśa(has)tānaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ sārddhāni parisaṁkhyayā 48. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ praty-ekan ¡vd!⟨dv⟩ā-daśa-pale ⟨Column b⟩ takka-kr̥ṣṇe prakalpite ⟨D6⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ catasraḥ kaṭṭikāḥ pātra- ⟨Column b⟩ -trayasya trāpuṣasya tu 49. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Eka-viṁśati-khāryyas tu ⟨Column b⟩ ta¡nd!⟨ṇḍ⟩ulāḥ parikalpitāḥ ⟨D8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ praty-avdaṁ vāsiṣu catu- ⟨Column b⟩ -rṣv idan dātavyam ekaśaḥ 50. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (⦿) vāsasān daśa(ha)stānaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ yugmāni daśapañca ca ⟨D10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ tisr(o) vr̥hatyas tripale ⟨Column b⟩ takkakr̥ṣṇe tathaikaśaḥ 51. Anuṣṭubh ⟨D11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ Arddha-dv(i)-kaṭṭikaṁ pātra- ⟨Column b⟩ -trittayan trāpuṣaṁ smr̥tam· ⟨D12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Atha dvā-daśa khārīkā⟨Column b⟩s ta¡nd!⟨ṇḍ⟩ulāḥ parikalpitāḥ 52. Upajāti ⟨D13⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ vadanya-vr̥ṇ¡d!⟨ḍ⟩(ā)grasaro ’pi rājā ⟨Column b⟩ pra(j)ārtha-cintā-janitārthi-bhāvaḥ ⟨D14⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ bhūyo ’py asau yācata Ity ajasraṁ ⟨Column b⟩ praditsataḥ (ka)mvuja-rā(ja)siṁhān(·) 53. Upajāti ⟨D15⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ kr̥taṁ mayaitat sukr̥taṁ bhavadbhi⟨Column b⟩s saṁrakṣaṇīyaṁ bhavadīyam etat· ⟨D16⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ puṇyasya kartuḥ phala-bhāk prakr̥ṣṭaṁ ⟨Column b⟩ saṁrakṣitety uktam idaṁ hi vr̥ddhaiḥ 54. Upajāti ⟨D17⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ yo rājadhānyān nihitaḥ prabhutve ⟨Column b⟩ mantrī sa Evāt(ra) niyojanīyaḥ ⟨D18⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ na preṣitavyā Iha karmma-kārāḥ ⟨Column b⟩ karādi-dāneṣu na cānya-kāryye 55. Upajāti ⟨D19⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ praty-agradoṣā Api dehinas te ⟨Column b⟩ na daṇ¡d!⟨ḍ⟩anīyā Iha ye praviṣṭāḥ ⟨D20⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ te daṇ¡d!⟨ḍ⟩anīyās tu na marṣaṇīyā ⟨Column b⟩ ye prāṇi-hiṁsāniratā Ihasthāḥ 56. Upajāti ⟨D21⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ jagad-dhitātyartha-tr̥ṣas sa rājā ⟨Column b⟩ punar vabhāṣe praṇidhānam etat· ⟨D22⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ bhavāvdh(i)-magnāñ janatāṁ samastā⟨Column b⟩m uttārayeyaṁ sukr̥tena tena 57. Upajāti ⟨D23⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⦿ ye kamvujendrāḥ kuśalānuraktā ⟨Column b⟩ Imāṁ pratiṣṭhāṁ mama rakṣitāraḥ ⟨D24⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ te sānvayāntaḥ-pura-mantri-mittrā ⟨Column b⟩ nirāmayaṁ mokṣa-puraṁ labheran· 58. Sragdharā ⟨D25⟩ ⦿ nānā-divyāṅganābhir viracita-ratibhir bhūri-divyopabhogai⟨D26⟩r dīvyeyur divyade(h)ā divi ditidanujāṁs tejasā tejayantaḥ ⟨D27⟩ dārḍhyan nītvā samantād acalitam aniśaṁ rakṣayā svaḥprayāṇe ⟨D28⟩ ye niśrenīkariṣyanty akuśa(ladala)na(ṁ) puṇyam etan madīyam(·) ↝ ## Commentary ⟨A5⟩ There is no space between the pādas a and b. ⟨A19⟩ The term puṣyaṅ can also be read puṣyāṅ. ⟨B2⟩ According to an unpublished manuscript of Claude Jacques, the pāda d should read vedāmvara-hr̥d-indunā instead. ## Bibliography Edited preliminarily by Kunthea Chhom from the estampage EFEO n. 296.