# K. 689. Stela of Vat Po Roṅ, 6th-7th century Śaka

Kunthea Chhom

Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00689

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00689.xml

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

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## Palaeographic description

The lettering is characteristic of the seventh-eighth century CE.

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## Edition

⟨Face A⟩

1. Sragdharā

⟨A1⟩ yajñaḥ cāndrāya[ṇa][–⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑–][.](ā/o) s(i/a)⟨A2⟩nāyo
ga[.]y(e) vānāṁ [⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑–]⟨A3⟩vedavānyā
sāhasyā[–⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑]guru[––]⟨A4⟩pito vedavidbhiḥ
senājyo[–⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––]⟨A5⟩śraye nādhirājye∥

⟨A5⟩ neḥ caṁnām· mra[10+]⟨A6⟩y· ta vraḥ kaṁmratāṅ· Añ(·) śivapura raṅko
sru [8+] ⟨A7⟩ rū [1×] IIIIIII kamvala vraḥ kaṁmratāṅ· Añ· śivapura [6+]
⟨A8⟩ ta paṁnos· dakṣiṇāpatti Ukka Aṁraḥ carū kulabhakti I [4+] ⟨A9⟩
labhakti I ra[1×]bhakti I vā kandhan· I vā kaṁvāṅ· I vā [3+] ⟨A10⟩ ddāma
I vā caṁpeṅ· qnak· kantai cer· karmma I ku nāmu [2+] ⟨A11⟩ ku kantāñ· I
ku saṁAp· I ku srac· ta puṇya I qme syuṅ(·) I ⟨A12⟩ ku devaśrīya I ku
tki I śīlabhakti I vāhuśrama I vā khap· ⟨A13⟩ vā suvarṇṇabhakti I ku
kanloñ· I ku vraḥ do I ku Āl· rū I ⟨A14⟩ ku panida I ku smo I ku saṁreṅ·
I ku deviro I ku jvak· I gi daṁ⟨A15⟩nap· sre karom· can· Os· klaḥ ver·
bhay· vīja I sre ⟨A16⟩ rloṅ· snāp· tloṅ· 10 ◦ tmu⟨r·⟩ gvāl 40 • tmur·
paṁcor· [1+] ⟨A17⟩ 6 qnak· ta mratāñ· Añ· guru le tmo I kaṁvala ka E[3+]
⟨A18⟩ [3×] kaṁpit· I vā candramandita I gi tel· ni[4+] ⟨A19⟩ kṣa
kamratāṅ· Añ· guru le tmo noḥ [2+]

⟨Face B⟩

⟨B1⟩ Añ· śivapura [1×] gi pramā ta ge kamratā[ṅ·] Añ· kloñ·

dakṣi⟨B2⟩[6+]de khalv api tathāgnau ka[3+]ṇanyādhiśrityā⟨B3⟩[6+]bhr̥guṇām
an(ta)re sāṁ[2+]rmmasya tapasā ta⟨B4⟩[5+] (A)ntareṇa cāpi mantraṁ [1+]
gni[1+]pāpakarmmā tapa[1+] ⟨B5⟩ [6+]yet· tatra ca ni[1+]maḥ
kr[.][1+]yate Evaṁ kriya⟨B6⟩[5+] dayakārī bhavati

neḥ gi roḥ veda nu ta tām· carū ⟨⟨kṣīra mās· IIII⟩⟩ pa⟨B7⟩[3+] pāda
mās[·] gm[uṁ] pāda mās[·] ṅar·ṅor· pāda mās[·] ◦ ku śrīdeva I ⟨B8⟩ qnāda
I kOl· I slā slik(·) toṅ· 400 • varṣā kloñ· tāla ⟨B9⟩ ta tām· yau I
kārita panlaṅ· vlaḥ I qnak· smaṁ pradāna gi ne[ḥ] ⟨B10⟩ kñuṁ jaṁnon·
(qme) mratāñ[·] dhanañjaya cām[·] raṅko li[ḥ] I ⟨B11⟩ vā kep· I [vā]
ca[ṁ]lau I vā sarac· I ku kandaṁ I vā droṅ· I sre [1+] ⟨B12⟩ [3+]
IIIIIII [2+] vnur· santek· je I qnak· teṅ· knā(l)· ⟨B13⟩ cām· raṅko liḥ
I vā [2×] I vā kañ·yot· I vā vi(ṇa) I [3+] ⟨B14⟩ vā karṇṇada I ku
kaṁpit· I ku kanloñ· I ku Ākāśadeva I [5+] ⟨B15⟩ ku slā(ddr)ol· Uk· ku
[2×] I ku jayadeva I vā damvarasena [4+] ⟨B16⟩ priya I ku se[3×] I vā
vilakka I vā [9+] ⟨B17⟩ les· I [7+] I (ku) vinduśriya I ku ti[6+] ⟨B18⟩
[11+] ta vraḥ mās· [6+] ⟨B19⟩ [12+] ta qnak ta pramā[5+] ⟨B20⟩ [1 lost
line]

## Apparatus

⟨A6⟩ °y· ⬦ ñ· GC.

⟨A7⟩ rū [1×] IIIIIII kamvala ⬦ rū liḥ [1×] kamvala GC.

⟨A16⟩ tmu⟨r·⟩ ⬦ tmu· GC. — ⟨A16⟩ [5+] (A)ntareṇa ⬦ [6+]ntareṇa GC.

⟨B8⟩ 400 ⬦ 100-4 GC.

⟨B12⟩ knā(l)· ⬦ knā[1+] I [1+] GC.

⟨B13⟩ vā vi(ṇa) ⬦ vā vi[1+] GC.

⟨B17⟩ (ku) vinduśriya ⬦ vā vinduśriya GC.

⟨B18⟩ [11+] ta vraḥ mās· [6+] ⬦ [1 lost line] GC.

## Commentary

At the time of its discovery in 1931, the stone was broken into several
fragments. Some of them might have been used for knife sharpening.

## Bibliography

First edited by George Cœdès (1937–1966, vol. 6, pp. 47–48) without
translation; re-edited here by Kunthea Chhom based on the estampage EFEO
n. 848 and the photographs of the stone K689-01 and K689-02.

### Primary

[GC] Cœdès, George. 1937–1966. Inscriptions du Cambodge I-VIII.
Collection de textes et documents sur l’Indochine 3. Hanoi; Paris:
Imprimerie d’Extrême-Orient. Volume 6, pages 47–48.