Fragment of Pedestal from Surin (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 1341), 6th century Śaka

Editors: Kunthea Chhom, Dominic Goodall.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSCIK01341.

Language: Sanskrit.

Repository: Khmer (tfc-khmer-epigraphy).

Version: (e502a7a), last modified (25c6f3e).

Edition

I. Anuṣṭubh

⟨1⟩ ⟨Column a⟩[naptā śrī-sārvvabhaumasya]

a

⟨Column b⟩[putraś śrī-vīravarmmaṇaḥ]

b

⟨Column c⟩[śaktyānūnaẖ kaniṣṭho ’pi]

c

⟨Column d⟩[bhrātā ś](r)[ī-bhavavarm]ma[ṇaḥ]

d
II. Anuṣṭubh

⟨2⟩ ⟨Column a⟩[yaś citrasenanāmābhū]⟨Column b⟩t

a

[kr̥ta-rājyābhiṣecanaḥ]

b

⟨Column c⟩[sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti]

c

⟨Column d⟩paścān nāmāntaraṅ gataḥ

d
III. Anuṣṭubh

⟨3⟩ ⟨Column a⟩[vijitya nikhilān deśā⟨Column b⟩n]

a

[asmin deśe śilāmayaṁ]

b

⟨Column c⟩[vr̥ṣabhaṁ sthāpayām āsa]

c

⟨Column d⟩sthi(ta)[bha](kti)r (vvr̥)ṣadhvaje

d

Translation by Kunthea Chhom

I
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.
II
He, namely Citrasena, whose royal enthronement was conducted has received another name, viz. Śrī Mahendravarman.
III
Having defeated all the countries, [he], whose firm devotion was in the god with a bull banner [Śiva], installed in this country a stone bull.

Commentary

The restitution of the three stanzas is based on the inscription K. 1280. The photographs of the inscription K. 1341 do not suggest a fourth stanza like that of K. 1280.

Bibliography

Edited preliminarily by Dominic Goodall and Kunthea Chhom from the photographs DSC_0002.jpg, DSC_0003 2.jpg, DSC_0004.jpg and DSC_0005.jpg.