# K. 538. Fragmentary pillars from Angkor Thom, 900 Śaka

Kunthea Chhom

Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00538

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00538.xml

Languages: Old Khmer [Khmer], Sanskrit [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-14 14:32 (f68ac07), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
(2c24a58)

## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the tenth century CE.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Edition

### Fragment A

1. Vasantilakā

⟨A1⟩ (⫽ ✤) ⫽ vākyāmr̥tena pariṣiktaja[–⏑––][_]
[––⏑–] ⟨A2⟩ ndravitataikasitātapatrā
prādurbhave[⏑⏑⏑–⏑⏑–⏑–⏓]
[––⏑–⏑⏑⏑–⏑⏑–⏑–⏓]

[pūrṇa]⟨A3⟩mī vaiśākha candragrāsa nu mān· vraḥ śāsana [dhūli vraḥ pāda
dhūli jeṅ· vraḥ kamrateṅ· Añ· śrī jaya]⟨A4⟩varmmadeva ta steṅ· Añ· vraḥ
guru pre Oy· sru[k·] […] ⟨A5⟩ Añ· divākarabhaṭṭa • vraḥ kamrateṅ· Añ·
ni[k·]edana […] ⟨A6⟩ jā vraḥ jaṁnnat(·) vraḥ dvijendravidyāśrama pa[…]
[divā]- ⟨A7⟩ karabhaṭṭa • vraḥ śāsana dhūli vraḥ pāda dhūli je[ṅ· vraḥ
kamrateṅ· Añ· śrī jayavarmmadeva] […] [ro]⟨A8⟩h(·) nivedana vraḥ
kamrateṅ· Añt(·) ta qnauḥ […] [mratāñ· khlo]⟨A9⟩ñ· glāṅ· • mratāñ·
khloñ· śrī kṣitīndravarmma […] ⟨A10⟩ (phdaṁ) mratāñ· khloñ· śrī
vīrendrādhipati va[…] [mra]⟨A11⟩tāñ· śrī kavīndrapaṇ¡d!⟨ḍ⟩ita steṅ· Añ·
Āy· taṁ[…] [mr̥]- ⟨A12⟩ takadhana vāp· vai khloñ· bhūtāśa • nā mān· […]
[mra]⟨A13⟩tāñ· śrī dharaṇīndropakalpa steṅ· te[…] ⟨A14⟩ thlem· gho
śreṣṭha gho kantā gho saṁAp· [gho] […] ⟨A15⟩ gho kaṁvit· gho kansāt· gho
thgāp· gho kr̥[…] ⟨A16⟩ gho kaṁvrau gho kaṁvrau sot· gho pan·[…] [gho]
⟨A17⟩ kanleṅ· gho krau gho chpoṅ· (gh)o ka[…] [gho] ⟨A18⟩ hr̥daya gho
kañjā gho saṁAp· sot· (gho) […] ⟨A19⟩ rtha gho thqyak· gho sa(ra)c· gho
ka(ṁ)vrau (gho) […] ⟨A20⟩ gho nārāyaṇa gho kaṁpur· gho […] [gho] ⟨A21⟩
kaṁpañ· tai khmau tai kaṁvrāṁ tai (pa)naṅ· tai ka[.]re[…] ⟨A22⟩ tai
khñuṁ tai panheṁ sot· kvan· I tai th(ṅ)e kvan· […] ⟨A23⟩ kvan· II tai
kantr̥p· kvan· I tai kandeṅ· tai (gandha) […] ⟨A24⟩ tai thleṁ tai chpoṅ·
t(ai) kaṁ(v?)ai sot· kvan· II […] ⟨A25⟩ sot· kvan· II tai kandeṅ· sot·
tai [.][.][.]t(·) […] ⟨A26⟩ dra sot· kvan· II tai kañ(ja)ṅ· […] ⟨A27⟩
(vr)[.](ṅ)· slik· I sre travāṅ· vāp· [1+] (praṁpī) […] ⟨A28⟩ chpār·
dakṣ(i)ṇa prasap· chmāṁ vra(ḥ) […] ⟨A29⟩ ta Oy· pāñjīya (nu) rikta […]
⟨A30⟩ (pa?) p(ī)t· vā(p)· gandha (ta) sra(s)ir· vā(p· A)mr̥ta […] ⟨A31⟩
(Añ·) vraḥ (pandva)l· vraḥ (śāsana) ta vraḥ […] ⟨A32⟩ […] (Apa)vāda
(man· neḥ) […] ⟨A33⟩ […] sre neḥ […] ⟨A34⟩ […] ⟨A35⟩ […] ⟨A36⟩ […]

### Fragment B

1. Sragdharā

⫽ ✤ ⫽ [kā]lindī yatra punyā pravaha(ti)[⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
[––––] sa ⟨B2⟩ hasrādhikanavatikr̥tā yatra sā [–⏑––]
[kr̥ṣṇaḥ kr̥ṣṇāhimarddī ditijakula] ⟨B3⟩ haraḥ krīḍito vālarūpas
tatraivābhū[t sa devo divasakāra Itikhyātabhaṭṭaḥ sukīr̥ttiḥ ⫽]

⟨B4⟩ 900 śaka vyar· roc· mārggaśira vudhavāra […] ⟨B5⟩ vraḥ pāda dhūli
jeṅ· vraḥ kamrateṅ· Añ· [śrī jayavarmmadeva] […] ⟨B6⟩ riyt(·) sruk·
vnur· Aṁpe(ṅ)· caddas· pramān· […] ⟨B7⟩ Añ· (ta) stāc· dau śivaloka Oy·
vra[ḥ] […] ⟨B8⟩ svamt(·) noḥ sruk· noḥ leṅ· jā vraḥ (da)kṣi[ṇā] ⟨B9⟩
vraḥ kamrateṅ· Añ· śrī jayavarmmadeva […] ⟨B10⟩ Añ· […] vraḥ śāsana
dhūlī [jeṅ·] […] ⟨B11⟩ vraḥ guru[…] nivedana vraḥ kamra[teṅ· Añ·] […]
⟨B12⟩ […] sre vrai chdiṅ· […] ⟨B13⟩ […] pragalbha (ta) mrateṅ(·) […]
ācāryyakula […] ⟨B14⟩ […] nā mān· vraḥ śāsana khloñ· glāṅ· mratāñ·
(khlo)[ñ·] […] ⟨B15⟩ […] vraḥ kralā phdaṁ mratāñ⟨·⟩ khloñ⟨·⟩ śrī
vīrendrādhi[pati] […] ⟨B16⟩ (pāñji) mratāñ śrī jayendravikhyāta vā(p·)
[…] ⟨B17⟩ steñt(·) harivarmmaḥ ta thve pāñji vāp· vai[…] ⟨B18⟩ devi vāp·
pit· vāp· gandhaḥ sruk· vnur· Aṁpe[ṅ·] […] ⟨B19⟩ kan·Ī gho khnan· gho
thqyak· gho kaṁpañ· (gho) […] ⟨B20⟩ kanso(ṁ) gho śrī gho śrī sot· gho
(ph)o[…] ⟨B21⟩ gho kaṁpañ· gho rudraśiva gho kaṁpañ· gho kaṁ[…] ⟨B22⟩
gho kandep· gho thge gho śrāddha gho kaṁ[…] ⟨B23⟩ gho (ś)re(ṣṭha) gho
krov· gho kansat· gho […] ⟨B24⟩ gho y(o)[1+] gho kaṁpit· gho thqyak· gho
[…] ⟨B25⟩ (t·) gho [3+] (gho chnañ·) gho paṁnaṅ· [gho] […] ⟨B26⟩ (gho)
[…] [gho] (kansyat)· (gho) […] ⟨B27⟩ […] ⟨B28⟩ […] ⟨B29⟩ tai […] ⟨B30⟩
tai […] ⟨B31⟩ vai […]

### Fragment C

⟨C1⟩ […] ⟨C2⟩ […] ⟨C3⟩ […] ⟨C4⟩ […] ⟨C5⟩ […] ⟨C6⟩ [1+] (dhūli) vraḥ
(pāda) dhūl(i jeṅ·) vraḥ (ka)mra(teṅ·) […] ⟨C7⟩ (prasāda ta) vraḥ
kamrateṅ· Añ(· divā)karabha(ṭṭa) […] ⟨C8⟩ […] dhūli vraḥ pāda dhūli
(jeṅ·) […] ⟨C9⟩ [1+]ndra[.]i[3+] ta puṇya vraḥ kamrateṅ· […] ⟨C10⟩
(dhūli jeṅ·) vraḥ kamrateṅ· Añ· […] ⟨C11⟩ [2+] (pre) thve (pra)śasta
srasir(·) duk ta rikta sruk· […] ⟨C12⟩ phoṅṅa • sthāpanā ta [2+]
(dvi)jendra(vi)dyāśrama […] ⟨C13⟩ thve roḥha kalpanā vraḥ kamrateṅ [Añ·]
[…] ⟨C14⟩ (śrī)ndravarmma mratāñ· khloñ· śr(ī) vīrendravarmma […] ⟨C15⟩
[1+] (mratāñ·) khloñ· śrī (narapati)vīravarmma chmāṁ vraḥ […]
[gu]⟨C16⟩(ṇadoṣa) mratāñ· śrī (dhara)ṇīndropakalpa […] ⟨C17⟩
[2+]mr̥ta(kadhana?) • pratyayamr̥ta • (kadhana?) […] ⟨C18⟩ gho (sabā)r·
gho nārāyana (gho) kaṁ(vrāṁ gho) […] ⟨C19⟩ gho thgot· sot· gho
vidyāpavitra gho […] ⟨C20⟩ tantri gho vidyāpavitra sot· gho saṁvār· […]
⟨C21⟩ (gho) kaṁvit· gho kaṁpañ· gho kanpoy· […] ⟨C22⟩ varmma gho
Īśvarabhāva gho Īśvarabhāva sot· […] ⟨C23⟩ (gho) s(na)ṁ gho (kanheṁ) gho
thgap· gho hr̥dayaśiva […] ⟨C24⟩ (gho) [2+]t· gho kañjes· gho thle(ṁ) gho
pravā[…] ⟨C25⟩ gho ka[1+] gho kanso gho dharmma gho kansap· […] ⟨C26⟩
[2+]y· tai kandeṅ· tai kaṁvai tai ka(nten·) tai […] ⟨C27⟩ [1+] tai
pandan· kvan· I tai thmās· kvan· I tai [2+] kvan· I ⟨C28⟩ saṁAp· (tai)
[3+] tai kaṁprvāt kvan· I tai krau kvan· I […] ⟨C29⟩ [6+] kvan· I tai
kandeṅ· kvan· I tai […] ⟨C30⟩ [2+]p· tai (kanteṁ) tai kaṁ[1+]s· tai
thqyak· tai kaṁ[…] ⟨C31⟩ [2+] tai [2+] kvan· I (tai thqyak· tai) kaṁvai
kva[n·] […] ⟨C32⟩ [1+][.]· kvan· I [tai] (kan·)As· tai [1+] tai
kan·(In)· […] ⟨C33⟩ […] (20 IIII) (gvā)l· 20 7 phsaṁ […] ⟨C34⟩ […]
(chdiṅ·) […] ⟨C35⟩ […]

## Apparatus

### Fragment A

⟨A7⟩ […] [ro] ⬦ […] Finot 1925.

⟨A8⟩ h(·) nivedana ⬦ nivedana Finot 1925.

⟨A10⟩ (phdaṁ) ⬦ […] Finot 1925. — ⟨A10⟩ va[…] ⬦ ta[…] Finot 1925.

⟨A11⟩ kavīndrapaṇ¡d!⟨ḍ⟩ita ⬦ kavīndrapaṇḍita Finot 1925. — ⟨A11⟩ […]
[mra] ⬦ […] Finot 1925.

⟨A12⟩ takadhana ⬦ takathana Finot 1925. — ⟨A12⟩ vāp· ⬦ vār Finot 1925.

### Fragment B

⟨B6⟩ vnur· ⬦ vnar Finot 1925. — ⟨B6⟩ Aṁpe(ṅ)· caddas· ⬦ Aṁpen vaddas
Finot 1925. — ⟨B6⟩ pramān· ⬦ tra mān Finot 1925.

⟨B7⟩ Añ· (ta) ⬦ Añ Finot 1925. — ⟨B7⟩ Oy· ⬦ day Finot 1925.

⟨B8⟩ jā vraḥ (da)kṣi[ṇā] ⬦ jā Finot 1925.

⟨B13⟩ (ta) ⬦ […] Finot 1925.

⟨B14⟩ glāṅ· ⬦ grāṅ Finot 1925. — ⟨B14⟩ (khlo)[ñ·] ⬦ […] Finot 1925.

⟨B16⟩ (pāñji) ⬦ […] Finot 1925. — ⟨B16⟩ vā(p·) ⬦ vā Finot 1925.

⟨B18⟩ pit· ⬦ pik Finot 1925. — ⟨B18⟩ vnur· ⬦ vnar Finot 1925.

## Translation into French by Finot 1925

### Fragment A

1.

Baignée de l’ambroisie de la parole […] avec le parasol blanc unique
étendu […] à l’apposition […].

⟨A1–A35⟩ […] le jour de la pleine lune de Vaiśākha, ⟨où eut lieu⟩ une
éclipse de lune, il y eut un ordre de S. M. Jayavarmadeva au Vraḥ Guru
de faire donner le pays de […] au Seigneur Divākarabhaṭṭa. L’ordre de S.
M. fut notifié au mratāñ khloñ Glāṅ, à Kṣitīndravarman, Vīrendrādhipati,
Kavīndrapaṇḍita […] au mratāñ Śrī Dharaṇīndropakalpa […].

### Fragment B

1.

Là où la sainte Kālindī (la Yamunā) roule ⟨ses flots⟩ […] où […] faite
par 1090 […] où Kr̥ṣṇa, vainqueur du serpent noir, destructeur des
Daityas, joua dans son enfance, là naquit ce deva, le glorieux
Divasakarabhaṭṭa.

⟨B1–B31⟩ 900 Śaka, le 2 de la lune décroissante de Mārgaśira, le jeudi,
S. M. Śrī Jayavarmadeva […] le pays de Vnaur Aṁpen […] le roi qui est
allé au Śivaloka […] demander ce pays […] S. M. Śrī Jayavarmadeva […]
l’ordre de S. M. […] au Vraḥ Guru […] notifia au seigneur […] les
rizières de Vrai Chdiṅ […] Et il y eut un ordre du khloñ Grāṅ […] le
mratāñ khloñ Śrī Vīrendrādhipati […] le mratāñ Śrī Jayendravikhyāta, le
vāp […] le steñ Harivarma, qui fit le registre, le vāp Vai, etc.

## Commentary

Louis Finot’s edition stops at line A14 on the face A, at line B18 on
the face B and does not contain the face C.

The restitutions in lines B1-B3 are based on the stanza XXXI of the
stela of Prasat Preah Einkosei K. 263.

## Bibliography

Edited by Louis Finot (1925, pp. 369–372) with a French translation,
re-edited here by Kunthea Chhom from the estampage EFEO n. 371.

### Primary

Finot_01

### Secondary

[RM] Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. 1953. Inscriptions of Kambuja. The
Asiatic Society Monograph Series 8. Calcutta: The Asiatic Society.
[URL]. Pages 297–298.