# K. 876. Inscription from Vat Phu, 7th century śaka

Kunthea Chhom and Dominic Goodall

Authors of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom, Dominic Goodall

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK00876

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK00876.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Khmer]

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

The akṣaras are characteristic of the seventh-eighth centuries CE.

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## Edition

1. Sragdharā

⟨1⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
⟨Column b⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
⟨2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [––––⏑––⏑⏑]davirataprītibhaṅga[⏑]śatro⟨Column b⟩r
yyan ma[––⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]

2. Sragdharā

⟨3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ rūpan tejoni(d)[ā]naṁ sura-ripu-bhaya-daṁ (vā?)(ma)nīyan
(d)a(dh)āno
⟨Column b⟩ daityendro la[⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]
⟨4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ trailoky(aṁ/ā/a)(krā?)(nta)[–][.]yastribhir anupamitair
vvikramair vviśva-mūrtti⟨Column b⟩r
vviṣvaksenas sa [––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––]

3. Upajāti

⟨5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ brahmeti vipraḥ kila kaścid āsī⟨Column b⟩t
(pa/su)rā[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨6⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ brahme(va) yo veda-mahārṇ(ṇ)avasya
⟨Column b⟩ (dh/v/g)anta[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

4. Upajāti

⟨7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ (bha?)[–](ṅga?)[––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨Column b⟩ vasi(ṣ)[.]a[––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑] saṁ[–]
⟨Column b⟩ sa(v)i[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

5. Upajāti

⟨9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓–⏑–][.]y[.] sa[⏑⏑]tas sahiṣ(ṇu)
⟨Column b⟩ (dda?)[–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓–] ryyade(śe?)ṣu sa (ja)nma(lāja)
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

6. Upajāti

⟨11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓](d/n)(v/dh)a [.]ya tasyāṁ tanayā(ṁ) (da)dau sa
⟨Column b⟩ vipra[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ tasyāpi tasyām abhavat ta(nūjā)
⟨Column b⟩ dvija[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

7. Upajāti

⟨13⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ kanyā(m)upāyaṁsta śi(v/t)asya tasya
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓](dā)[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨14⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ta(dī)ye(ṣu ś)rī(ḍ)r̥ḍha-saṁjñakasya
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

8. Upajāti

⟨15⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓–⏑]ta[–⏑](bh/s)avacchatāyu(ḥ?)
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]
⟨16⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Ala(ṅ)kr̥(taṁ) ye(na ku)la-samastaḥ
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––]

## Apparatus

⟨3⟩ rūpan tejoni(d)[ā]naṁ ⬦ [⏓–]nte[–]nidhānaṁ GC. — ⟨3⟩ (vā?)(ma)nīyan
⬦ vācanīyan GC. — ⟨3⟩ (d)a(dh)āno ⬦ dadhāna GC. — ⟨3⟩ daityendro ⬦
daivyendraṁ GC. — ⟨3⟩ la[⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––] ⬦ lo[⏑––⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑⏑––⏑––⏑––] GC.

⟨4⟩ trailoky(aṁ/ā/a)(krā?)(nta)[–][.]yastribhir ⬦ trailokyā[–⏑––]stibhir
GC.

⟨5⟩ (pa/su)rā[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ purā[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨6⟩ brahme(va) ⬦ brahmeva GC. — ⟨6⟩ (dh/v/g)anta[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦
bhantā[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨7⟩ (bha?)[–](ṅga?)[––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ [⏓–]rmma pa[–]dayitā [⏑––] GC. — ⟨7⟩
vasi(ṣ)[.]a[––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ vasi[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨8⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑] saṁ[–] ⬦ ke[–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑–]saṁ GC. — ⟨8⟩ sa(v)i[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦
savi[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨9⟩ [⏓–⏑–][.]y[.] sa[⏑⏑]tas ⬦ [⏓–⏑––]sahitas GC. — ⟨9⟩
(dda?)[–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ dde[–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨10⟩ [⏓–] ryyade(śe?)ṣu ⬦ [⏓–] ryyadeśeṣu GC. — ⟨10⟩ (ja)nma(lāja) ⬦
janmalāja GC. — ⟨10⟩ [⏓–⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ suda[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨11⟩ [⏓](d/n)(v/dh)a [.]ya tasyāṁ ⬦ [⏓–]tasyāṁ GC. — ⟨11⟩ tanayā(ṁ) ⬦
tanayā GC. — ⟨11⟩ (da)dau ⬦ dadau GC.

⟨12⟩ ta(nūjā) ⬦ tanujā GC.

⟨13⟩ kanyā(m)upāyaṁsta śi(v/t)asya ⬦ kanyā mudhāyastaśivasya GC. — ⟨13⟩
[⏓](dā)[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] ⬦ tāpa[⏑––⏑⏑–⏑––] GC.

⟨14⟩ ta(dī)ye(ṣu ś)rī(ḍ)r̥ḍha-saṁjñakasya ⬦ tadīyaputrī dr̥ḍhasaṁjñakasya
GC.

⟨15⟩ [⏓–⏑]ta[–⏑](bh/s)avacchatāyu(ḥ?) ⬦ tasmāc ca tasyā bhavaca[–]tāyu
GC.

⟨16⟩ Ala(ṅ)kr̥(taṁ) ⬦ Alaṅkr̥taṁ GC. — ⟨16⟩ ye(na ku)la-samastaḥ ⬦
ye[–]kulaṁ samasta GC.

## Commentary

The space which separates the pādas of the first two sragdharā stanzas
is smaller than that of the upajāti stanzas.

## Bibliography

First edited by George Cœdès (1937–1966, vol. 5, pp. 10–11) without
translation; re-edited here by Dominic Goodall and Kunthea Chhomfrom the
estampage EFEO n. 1136 and photographs of the stone K417_01.jpg and
K417_02.jpg by Salomé Pichon and Adeline Levivier.

### 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 5, pages 10–11.