# K. 1313. Doorjamb of the structure BC 45 of Banteay Chhmar temple,
12th century Śaka

Kunthea Chhom

Author of digital edition: Kunthea Chhom

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK01313

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK01313.xml

Languages: Old Khmer [Khmer], 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 of square form which is characteristic of the script
belonging to the reign of Jayavarman VII.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ ⦿ vraḥ vleṅ· svargga

1. Upajāti

⟨2⟩ ⦿ Iman divaś śrīmadhurendrasūri_r
agniṁ patantaṁ samakālam atra
⟨3⟩ śrīvīraśaktyāgamanena so ’ha_m
adrākṣam aṣṭātriśaśāṅkarūpaiḥ ↝

2. Upajāti

⟨4⟩ ⦿ dr̥ṣṭo mayā dīdhitadiṅmukho ’gni_r
divaḥ patan śrījayavarmmarājye
⟨5⟩ Atyadbhutaṁ yatsaphalāni manye _
jātañ ca netre ca kulañ ca me syuḥ ↝

## Apparatus

⟨4⟩ dīdhitadiṅmukho· ⬦ dīpitadiṅmukho TM.

## Translation by Maxwell 2009

⟨1⟩ The Sacred Fire from heaven.

1.

I myself, Śrī-Madhurendrasūri, saw this Fire falling from heaven, here,
at the time of the arrival of Śrī-Vīraśakti in 1138 ⟨Śaka⟩.

2.

I have seen the Fire lighting up the directions of space ⟨and⟩ falling
from heaven into the kingdom of Śrī-Jayavarman - a great wonder, which I
believe will entail good results, ⟨namely⟩ high birth, two ⟨good⟩ eyes,
and eminent family. May these be mine!

## Bibliography

First edited by Thomas Maxwell (2009, p. 155) with an English
translation; reedited by Kunthea Chhom (2020, pp. 35–36) in Khmer
language with a translation.

### Primary

[KC] Chhom, Kunthea. 2020. សិលាចារឹកលើមេទ្វារតាមប្រាសាទក្នុងរាជ្យព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧
[silācarịka loe me dvāra tāma prāsāda knuṅ rājya braḥ pāda jayavarman dī
7 (Inscriptions on doorjambs in the temples belonging to the reign of
King Jayavarman VII)]. Siem Reap: APSARA National Authority. [URL].
Pages 35–36.

[TM] Maxwell, Thomas S. 2009. “A new Khmer and Sanskrit inscription at
Banteay Chmar.” UJKS 10 (4), pp. 135–201. [URL]. Page 155.