# K. 1545. Rock inscription from Kbal Spean, Angkorian period

Chloé Chollet

Author of digital edition: Chloé Chollet

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK01545

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy)

File path: texts/xml/DHARMA_INSCIK01545.xml

Language: Sanskrit [Khmer]

Commit: 2026-11-09 14:46 (16691b9), last modified 2026-09-17 01:54
(2c24a58)

## Palaeographic description

Cursive angkorian script, typical of the 11th century CE.

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## Edition

1. Vasantatilakā

⟨1⟩ (śr)¡i!⟨ī⟩-g¡i!⟨ī⟩ti-deva-vila Eva sahottarākhya⟨2⟩s
(tau) tāpinau saha-carau śiva-bhakti⊔-mantau
⟨3⟩ devāśvināv iva mahendra-guho(ttarāyā)ṁ
⟨4⟩ tāñ cāk¡r̥!⟨ra⟩tuḥ sura-guhāṁ stana-kośa-ra(ndhr)aiḥ∥

## Translation into French

1.

Ces deux tāpin associés (saha-carau), dévoués à Śiva, comme les deux
dieux Cavaliers (devāśvinau), ont créé cette grotte divine (sura-guhāṁ)
dans la direction du nord de la grotte de Mahendra, par la date marquée
par seins (2) - kośa (6) - cavités (9).

## Commentary

Suraguhā could also be the name of the cave, as an equivalent of
Devaguhā.

## Bibliography

First edited by Chloé Chollet with translations into English and French
from a photogrammetric model created by Adeline Levivier in May 2022.