# K. 1247. Stela of Tuol Prasat, 6th-7th century Śaka

Kunthea Chhom and Dominique Soutif

Authors of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom, Dominique Soutif

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK01247

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK01247.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 seventh century CE. There is a
carving of blossoming lotus at the top of the stela. The last three
lines of the Sanskrit portion of Face A (ll. 10-12) seem to be erased.

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## Edition

### Part A

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A1⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [so]mānvaya-nabhaś-candraḥ
⟨Column b⟩ kāntyā somyo pi tejasā
⟨A2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ dv[i](ṣ)annārī-mukhe dainye
⟨Column b⟩ pratāpaṁ yaḫ prakāśayat·

2. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śrīmato rāja-rājasya
⟨Column b⟩ rājñaś śrībhavavarmmaṇa[ḥ]
⟨A4⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ tasyākṣobhyo valāddhyakṣa⟨Column b⟩ś
⟨Column b⟩ ciraṅ-ghoṣa-patiẖ kr̥taḥ

3. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A5⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ Ananya-lapdhāṁ mahatīṁ
⟨Column b⟩ śvetachatrādi-saṁpada(m·)
⟨A6⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ gajāśva-yodha-saṁvāḍhāṁ
⟨Column b⟩ lapdhavān svā[m]i[bha](k)titaḥ

4. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A7⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śyāmo ghr̥ṇī lamva-vāhu⟨Column b⟩r
vvapuṣmān anahaṅkr̥[tiḥ]
⟨A8⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ nivr̥ttaḫ prāṇi-(h)iṅsāyā
⟨Column b⟩ muktvā samara-saṅkaṭaṁ

5. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A9⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ka(tha)ṁ me syād gatir iti
⟨Column b⟩ para-loke śubhodayā
⟨A10⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [8×]
⟨Column b⟩ [8×]

6. Anuṣṭubh

⟨A11⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑––⏓]
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑–⏑⏓]
⟨A12⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑––⏓]
⟨Column b⟩ [⏓⏓⏓⏓⏑–⏑⏓]

⟨A13⟩ kñuṁ kmer· ghoṭa 20 10 III kantai 40 6 der· si II ⟨A14⟩ der· tai 8
lāṅ· si 9 lāṅ· tai 9 pau si 10 I ⟨A15⟩ pau tai 10 Akarmmasīla 9 ge 100
20 10 7 , ⟨A16⟩ kñuṁ maleṅ· ghoda 10 8 kantai 20 10 der· si I de⟨A17⟩r·
tai 8 lāṅ· sī IIII lāṅ· tai 8 pau si II ⟨A18⟩ pau tai IIII Akarmmaśīla
II ge 60 10 7 , ⟨A19⟩ sar(v)vapiṇda savālavr̥ddha ge 200 10 IIII (⭘)
krapi ⟨A20⟩ 20 10 , tmur· 40 ⭘ slā teṁ slik· I 200 toṅ· teṁ ⟨A21⟩ 100 6
, sre (g)[.]ol· (d/n)amī sare IIII mās· III ⟨A22⟩ sre thalāpuraṁ vnāk·
sruk· sare 7 (m)[ās·?] ⟨A23⟩ sre kraye sare 8 [I] mās(·) I piṇda sre
sa⟨A24⟩re 20 I

### Part B

1. Anuṣṭubh

⟨B1⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ kalpāsa(ṁ)khyeya-sa(ṁm)bhāra-
⟨Column b⟩ -puṇya-jñāna-vivarddhitaḥ ∥
⟨B2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ vijetā māra-sainyānāṁ
⟨Column b⟩ jayati śrīghano naghaḥ ∥

⟨B3⟩ Aṁnoy· mratāñ· kamratāṅ· craṅgos· (ta) gui (vihā)r· Āy· yanap· ⟨B4⟩
kñuṁ gho(da) A[ṁ]raḥ so I dnuk· vā kaṁvau I vā vrau I vā tpoñ· I vā
tradai I vā sendhava I ku saṁ⟨B5⟩lāñ· I kon· pau tai I lāṅ· sī I der·
tai II ku sañjī I pau si I der· tai II lāṅ· sī II ⟨B6⟩ ku pit· I ku
kandin· I ku vrai I pau tai I lāṅ· s(ī) I ku vaṅ· I ku Aras· I , Aṁra(ḥ)
⟨B7⟩ saṅkal· I vā [.][.]liya(nū) I vā s[a]hita I vā kaṁhāk· I qnak
kantai ku spok· I p(au) [t]ai I ⟨B8⟩ vā kaṁ(sac)· I ku (ś)raddhā I pau
tai I lāṅ· tai I der· tai I ku saṁseṁ I pau sī I ku sra⟨B9⟩lañ· I ku
taṅ·vaḥ I ku kdoñ· I ku vrau I pau sī I lāṅ· tai I ku taṁnar· I pau sī I
⟨B10⟩ lāṅ· tai I ku karoṁ I pau tai I lāṅ· tai I der· tai I , Aṁraḥ
somavīra I vā kanqoṅ I ⟨B11⟩ qnak kantai ku sañjī I pau tai I ku karoṁ I
pau si I lāṅ· tai I der· si I ku ya (vi) I ⟨B12⟩ ku ckih· I ku Aras· I
ku vrau I vā kaṁpaṅ· I vā saṁtoḥ I ku vnam· I , Aṁraḥ ⟨B13⟩ raṁpañ· I vā
sahāya I vā khala I vā tmāṅ· I vā ka(ñca)ṅ· I qnak· kantai ku ⟨B14⟩
vyāṅ· I pau si I lāṅ· tai I ku cqal· I pau tai I ku paṅket· I vā dradās·
II ⟨B15⟩ ku cĀl· sin· I pau si I der· si I lāṅ· si I lāṅ· tai I vā ta
Et· I ⟨B16⟩ ku kalpit· I lāṅ· si II ku jā ku kaḥ I pau tai I ku vres· I
vā sān· I k[u] vin· I pau (t)ai I ⟨B17⟩ der· tai II ku rok· I pau tai I
lāṅ· si I vā srāṅ· I pa(ñca)mī I vā kand(e/i)n· I A[…](·) I lā⟨B18⟩bha I
ku thep· I ku ke I ku vāṅ· I ku (va)ḥ I ku caṁ I ku Et· I ku Ap· I ku
l(m)oṅ· I pruk· I ⟨B19⟩ vā sliṅ· I vā tvar· I ku te(k)· I vā stoy· I ku
Asāp· I pau si I lāṅ· tai II vā (t)va⟨B20⟩y· I ku jā I pau si I vā
laṅkaḥ I ku (d)[.] I pau si I lāṅ(·) tai I ku Aras· Āy· I ⟨B21⟩ pau sī I
lāṅ· sī I vā tmeṅ· I Akarmmaśīla 9 , kñaṁ maleṅ· vā laḥ kuñ· ⟨B22⟩ vā
pan· kuñ· I vā rai kuñ· I vā ce kuñ· I ku jvik· lāṅ si I vā māṅ· kuñ· I
⟨B23⟩ ñ· I vā lon· kuñ· I vā jaṁnok· I vā keṅ k[uñ] I k[u] (ma) ẖ ki I
vā lāy· ku⟨B24⟩ñ· I vā jan· kuñ· I vā tmāy· I vā ta ceṅ· I vā (ta) s(aṁ)
I vā tmāṅ· I vā tmau I vā ⟨B25⟩ pleṅ· I vā (t)a cey· I ku māṅ· kan· I ku
koy· kan· I pau si I ku ya laḥ I ku ya⟨B26⟩lā I ku Au kan· I lāṅ· tai I
pan· kan· I pau tai I ku roṅ· gan· I ku yāṅ· kyā I ⟨B27⟩ (t)ai II ku ya
laṅ· I ku coṅ· kan· I pau tai I lāṅ· (tai) I ku ce kan· I pau si I ku
pa⟨B28⟩ṅ· kan· I ku kmās· I ku rai kan· I der· tai I ku ya lek· I lāṅ·
tai II der· tai I ⟨B29⟩ ku ya pai I ku ya dhau I pau tai I lāṅ· sī I
der· tai I ku vel· kan· I pau tai I ⟨B30⟩ ku loñ· I lāṅ· tai II pai kan·
I lāṅ· sī II der· tai I ku lāy· gan· I der ⟨B31⟩ tai I ku poñ· kan· I
lāṅ· s(i) I der (t)ai I ku yaṁ gan· I ku caṁ y· ⟨B32⟩ kan· I ku loṅ·
kan· I ku _ cey· kan· I lāṅ· tai ⟨B33⟩ II der· si I ku saṅkihv · _ kan·
I ku y·paḥ I ku ⟨B34⟩ ya mol· I ku reṅ· _ kan[·] [2+] svāṁ I
Aka⟨B35⟩rmmaśīla II ꩜

## Apparatus

⟨A23⟩ mās(·) I ⬦ mās(·) 8 SP.

## Commentary

⟨A24⟩ It is possible to read 20 instead of 20 I.

## Bibliography

The Khmer part is edited by Saveros Pou (2001, p. 200) without
translation; both Khmer and Sanskrit portions are reedited here by
Dominique Soutif based on the photos AMPP 972-975 and AMPP 1359-1360.

### Primary

[SP] Pou, Saveros. 2001. Nouvelles inscriptions du Cambodge, volumes II
et III. Paris: École française d’Extrême-Orient. [URL]. Page 200.