Upper part of a sculpture base from Ban Don Xe (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 1340), 6th century Śaka
Version: (fd6f571), last modified (64a9c36).
Edition
⟨1⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ naptā śrī-sārvvabhaumasya ⟨Column b⟩ sūnuś śrī-vīravarmmaṇaḥ ⟨Column c⟩ śaktyānūnaẖ (ka)niṣṭho ’pi ⟨Column d⟩ bhrātā śrī-bhavavarmmaṇaḥ
⟨2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ śrī-citrasenanāmā ya⟨Column b⟩ḫ pūrvvam āhata-lakṣaṇaḥ ⟨Column c⟩ sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti ⟨Column d⟩ nāma bheje ’bhiṣekajam·
⟨3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩ vijitya nikhilān deśā⟨Column b⟩n asmin deśe śilāmayam· ⟨Column c⟩ (vr̥ṣa)bhaṁ sthāpayām āsa ⟨Column d⟩ jaya-stambham ivātmanaḥ
Translation by Goodall 2023
3.
Having conquered all ⟨surrounding⟩ places, he erected a stone bull in this place, a Column of Victory for himself, as it were (iva).
Translation
1.
Grandson of Śrī Sārvabhauma ⟨and⟩ son of Śrī Vīravarman, in spite of being the youngest brother of Śrī Bhavavarman ⟨he was⟩ not inferior in power.
2.
He whose mark was well known (āhatalakṣaṇaḥ) previously by name Śrī Citrasena received Śrī Mahendravarman as a name created ⟨at the time of his⟩ enthronement.
3.
Having defeated all the countries, ⟨he⟩ installed in this country a stone bull as his pillar of victory.
Bibliography
Preliminary edition by Dominic Goodall from the photographs DSC_0012.jpg, DSC_0035.jpg, DSC_0051.jpg and DSC02791.jpg; the last stanza is reedited in Dominic Goodall (2023, p. 28) with English translation.
Primary
[DG] Goodall, Dominic. 2023. Kālidāsa’s Kingship among the Khmers. Gonda Lecture 29. Amsterdam: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. [URL]. Page 28.
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<p>The three stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of three inscriptions, viz. <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK00509.xml">K. 509</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK01102.xml">K. 1102</ref> and <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK01339.xml">K. 1339</ref>.</p>
<p>The first two stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of seven inscriptions, viz. <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK00363.xml">K. 363</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK00496.xml">K. 496</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK00497.xml">K. 497</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK00508.xml">K. 508</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK01106.xml">K. 1106</ref>, <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK01174.xml">K. 1174</ref> and <ref target="DHARMA_INSCIK01190.xml">K. 1190</ref>.</p> <!-- There is another identical inscription Ka 218 but it is not fully identified for the time being. -->
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Commentary
The three stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of three inscriptions, viz. K. 509, K. 1102 and K. 1339.
The first two stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of seven inscriptions, viz. K. 363, K. 496, K. 497, K. 508, K. 1106, K. 1174 and K. 1190.
The first stanza of this inscription is identical to that of inscriptions K. 1173 and K. 1341.