Châu Sa stela (C. 61), 825 Śaka

Editors: Salomé Pichon, Arlo Griffiths.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIC00061.

Languages: Old Cham, Sanskrit.

Repository: Campa (tfc-campa-epigraphy).

Version: (6ed0106), last modified (6ed0106).

Edition

⟨Face A⟩ ⟨A01⟩ (||) Oṁ namaś śivāya ⟨A1⟩ X yata str(ī) XX(ṇda) C(u)mā(h)uC(ca) XXXXX Cya XXCyaX ⟨A2⟩ yaḥ ° v(ara)pranāṁ yasmātaṁ (mata)tmaX śivāya tasmau (praname XXndra)bhiḥ || ⟨A3⟩ X (nr̥)patiś śrī jaya-(I)ndravarmmade(ve ja)CCiX (guṇa-prabhavaḥ) Xnya yena saXXtaXX ⟨A4⟩ ⟨A5⟩ ⟨A6⟩ ⟨A7⟩ ⟨A8⟩ XX (punyā)XXXX śrī candradeveśvare XX striyā XXXXṅsaṁ jñā yāX ⟨A9⟩ XkhilaX· ()

I. Anuṣṭubh

sarvve X yasyaXtre X

a

XXṇye smitya pradīya

b

te muktirX-(pa)ti ⟨A10⟩ XXkaṁ

c

XXXt(t)u sarvva(t)aḥ

d
śrī XXXXXXś-śrī-jayavarmmendravarmmadevākhyaḥ (°) ⟨A11⟩ XXhi pr̥Cu śrī-daXXXX ryyaṇa XXXX tadāpi yasya pu(ṇe)X ⟨A12⟩ X candradeveśvarāhvaye vara-kīrttyāhvayaXXXkṣe (°) kṣetrāṇyatiXX ⟨A13⟩ X Api ca kṣoṇi-patiś śrī-jayasiṁhavarmmadevas samā(ptāj)yadigo XX ⟨A14⟩ Xbhiḥ rāja(ṁ) śrīyaṁ rāja-gu(ṇona)yena XXX śrī nicayā(m·) rakṣīt(·) ⟨A15⟩ XXkāsi nr̥pā jñā su-pratipatti-prayatna-sevā(k)aḥ dhīrā(ś)radh(ī)racauXX ⟨A16⟩ XXmāsyati gacchati sma punaḥ

II. Indravajrā

pañcadvikāyopagate śakābde

a

⟨A17⟩ [––⏑]dhānena bhuvi svakīrttyai °

b

yena pratiṣṭhāpita Īśvaro yaṁ

c

śrī śankare[śā] ⟨A18⟩ hva sa eva bhūyaḥ

d
III. Anuṣṭubh

śrī jayasiṁhavarmmā śrī

a

śaṅkareśe narādhipaḥ

b

⟨A19⟩ [⏓⏓⏓]triñ ca śaṅkhañ cā-

c

dād raupyaṁ kalaśan tathā

d
IV. Upajāti

yasyānujā śrī jaya[–⏑] ⟨A20⟩ [va]rmmā

a

vanīśa-bhāryyā pariśuddhabhāvā °

b

sādhvī danāy gopure[śvar][–⏓]

c

⟨A21⟩ []ṣṭyeva bhātīha surendradevī

d

⟨Face B⟩[ca. 21 lost lines]

⟨Face C⟩ ⟨C1⟩ [ca. 14+]

  • humā [ca. 2+] ⟨C2⟩ [ca. 2+]k(·) tluv· [ca. 12+]
  • ⟨C3⟩ [ca. 1+][.]uḥ Alauk· 1 k· °
  • humā (ka)yauṅ· tlu[v·] [ca. 2+]
  • [hu]⟨C4⟩mā travaṅun· vuty(en)· [ca. 7+]
  • [hu]⟨C5⟩mā pu[.]āṅ· (vreḥ) 9 Alauk· dvā jāk·
  • [ca. 2+] ⟨C6⟩ pināṅ· (4) Alauk· (1)°
  • humā [3+] [jā]⟨C7⟩°
  • humā nr̥[1+] dvā jāk· °
  • humā [1+]ddhī gra[ca. 2+] ⟨C8⟩ (ṅā)(da)laṁ dalapan· jāk· °
  • humā [ca. 3+] [jā]⟨C9⟩°
  • humā krau(c)· [3+] jāk· °
  • humā ⟨C10⟩ kravāv· sā jāk· °
  • humā [.]iṇda(ṅ)· dvā (j)[āk °]
  • ⟨C11⟩ [hu][1+] kauṅ· (nan· sā) jāk· °
  • humā [ca. 2+] ⟨C12⟩ [ca. 2+]
  • humā (d)luṁ [2+] (sā) pluḥ limā jāk· ṅan· [ca. 2+] ⟨C13⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • (hu)(dh)va(ja) 9 jāk· °
  • humā luvaur(·) dvā jā(k·) [ca. 1+] ⟨C14⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • humā vaṁk· (9) jāk· °
  • humā cumvrai l(imā) [jāk·] ⟨C15⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • humā (k)rauv· dvā· jāk· °
  • humā pulāv· dvā [jāk·] ⟨C16⟩ [ca. 1+] (ṅa)n· canaṅ· likū[2+] saḥ [2+] Andap· [ca. 1+] ⟨C17⟩ [ca. 1+] (5) jāk· °
  • humā yavvāṅ· tluv· jāk· °
  • [ca. 2+] ⟨C18⟩ [ca. 1+]ṅ· dvā jāk· °
  • pagāra °
  • (ran)dav· °
  • humā (ya)[ca. 2+] ⟨C19⟩ [jā]°
  • humā (kan)ī(sov)· sā jāk· °
  • humā [ca. 1+] ⟨C20⟩ [ca. 1+] (sā)ṅ· Urāṅ· Aciṅ· sā jāk· °
  • humā [ca. 1+] ⟨C21⟩ [ca. 1+] dvā jāk· °
  • humā (tuṅ)· dvā jāk· °
  • hu[mā] [ca. 1+] ⟨C22⟩ [ca. 1+]yāṁ dvā jāk· °
  • humā (tumu)[2+][ca. 3+]

⟨Face D⟩ ⟨D1⟩(humā) [yā]ṅ· (pov)· (ku) (śrī) [2+][.]e[va]

  • ⟨D2⟩ (hu)[2+][3+] (dvā) pluḥ jāk·
  • hu[mā] ⟨D3⟩ [ca. 2+] cal· limā jāk· °
  • humā tandyāl(·) ⟨D4⟩ [ca. 4+]ṅ· pāk· Alauk· sa pluḥ jāk·
  • [ca. 2+] ⟨D5⟩ [ca. 2+] vvat· liṅiv· pā(k)· Alauk· dvā pluḥ (jā)[k·] ⟨D6⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • humā jalān· rayā tluv· Alauk· sā plu[ḥ] ⟨D7⟩ [jā]
(di) nde(v)· rumaṅ· (A)luṅ· (punārā)k· taṁl· [ca. 1+] ⟨D8⟩ [ca. 2+] (nr̥)ṇeṅ· ṅan· (dan)r̥ṇeṅ· tra °
  • humā [ca. 2+] ⟨D9⟩ [ca. 2+]· dalapan· Alauk· dvā pluḥ jāk· |
  • hu[mā] [ca. 1+] ⟨D10⟩ [ca. 4+] yāṅ· (6)° ṅan· (danauv)· yāṅ· tra
[ca. 3+] ⟨D11⟩ [ca. 3+] rumaṅ· tuṁ tvaṁ [.]uṅ· taṁl· tupen· li[ca. 2+] ⟨D12⟩ (k·) °
  • humā vunauk· tluv· Alauk· sa plu[ḥ] jāk·
  • ⟨D13⟩ humā (sau)ṅ· (1)°
  • humā (kasi)[ca. 4+] ⟨D14⟩ [A]lauk· dalapan· jāk· °
  • humā (tī)lin· (tl)[uv·] ⟨D15⟩ [A]lauk· sā pluḥ jāk· °
  • humā (ra)ṅaul· [ca. 3+] ⟨D16⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • [hu]mā bhavauṅ· naṁ Alauk· 9 k· °
  • hu[mā] [ca. 2+]
  • ⟨D17⟩ [ca. 2+] (nrī)ñ· dandāṅ· tluv· pluḥ Alauk· [ca. 5+]
  • ⟨D18⟩ [ca. 2+]
  • humā ye[2+] 9 k· °
  • hu[mā] [ca. 5+] ⟨D19⟩ [ca. 2+]
  • humā daṇduṅ· dalapan· A(lauk·) [ca. 3+] ⟨D20⟩ [ca. 1+]
  • [hu]mā crumvāṁ 6 k· ṅan· dandauv· [ca. 5+]
  • ⟨D21⟩ [ca. 2+] dandauv· tlu[2+] 9 Alauk· 6 k·
  • ⟨D22⟩ [ca. 2+] tijuḥ jāk· °
  • humā driy(·) [ca. 2+]

Apparatus

⟨A17⟩ śankare[śā]hva ⬦ śankareśāhva siglum • The syllable śā transcribed by Huber cannot be read on the stela nor the estampages.

⟨A20⟩ [va]rmmā ⬦ [varmmā][] siglum. — ⟨A20⟩ gopure[śvar][–⏓]gopureśvar[…] siglum • The last syllable śvar transcribed by Huber cannot be read on the stela nor the estampages.

⟨C11⟩ (nan· sā) • This reading is highly hypothetical.

Translation

Commentary

Previously mentionned by Édouard Huber, with edition of l. 7, l. 13 and l. 16-21 of face A. Edited by Arlo Griffiths and Salomé Pichon from the EFEO estampages n. 149 and from photogrammetric documentation in 2024.

Primary

[siglum] Huber, Edouard. 1911. “Études indochinoises VIII-XII.” BEFEO 11 (3-4), pp. 259–311. Pages 282–283.

Secondary

Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra. 1927. Ancient Indian colonies in the Far East, Vol. I: Champa. Punjab Oriental (Sanskrit) Series 16. Lahore: The Punjab Sanskrit Book Depot. [URL]. Part 3, pages 109–111, item 38.

Golzio, Karl-Heinz. 2004. Inscriptions of Campā: Based on the editions and translations of Abel Bergaigne, Étienne Aymonier, Louis Finot, Édouard Huber and other French scholars and of the work of R. C. Majumdar; newly presented, with minor corrections of texts and translations, together with calculations of given dates. Aachen: Shaker Verlag. Pages 92–93.