Stone Pillar in Parts near the Kubyaukkyi Temple and in the Myazedi Pagoda

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Part Old Burmese

⟨1⟩ || śra || namo buddhā /// rhā skhaṅa sāsanā taC thoṄ khroK ryā

⟨2⟩ n(h)aC chāy[·] he /// N līY brī rakā || ĪY ArimaddanapuR ma

⟨3⟩ /// vanādityadhammarāj· mañÑ su maṄ phlaC E

⟨4⟩ /// (y)ā taC yoK su kā trilokavaṭaṁ

⟨5⟩ /// thuiV paY mayā sā kā rājakumā

⟨6⟩ /// k[y]oN suṁ rvoh· paY mayā Ā

⟨7⟩ /// (rakā) || paY mayā (ta)

⟨8⟩ /// su nhaṅ’· pa[Y] /// (A) [s]ā rājakumā

⟨9⟩ /// tu[ṁ] E A || thuiV maṄ AnhaC nhaC chāY

⟨10⟩ /// EA· || sīY kha mū nā su rhoV nhiK Ce

⟨11⟩ /// R mañÑ su paY mayāA· sā ◊ mi mī

⟨12⟩ /// kla ññjo OK mi rakā || r[h](u)[y]· A

⟨13⟩ /// [ṅ](·) [p]lu ru /// EA· nhaP līY su rhoV ///

⟨14⟩ /// ya /// na ◊ [E A] || IY rhuY purhā k[ā]

⟨15⟩ ApheiA· AteiA(·) /// y /// pl[o]A· su teh· | ///

⟨16⟩ N suṁ rvoh· AthuiA· kyon(·) ṅa skhaṄ piY su sañÑ kā ///

⟨17⟩ rhuY pu rhā Ā A ◊ tuiA· kyon(·) /// Y yeA· || thiV rhoV

⟨18⟩ ◊ h· maṄ nhaC kluiA· rakā koṄ lh(e)ṅ’·teh· koṄ ///

⟨19⟩ teh· min’· ru ◊ y’· EA· || sa (ṅg)r(ī) mahātheR || sa ṅgrī ///

⟨20⟩ liputtatissattheR || sa ṅgrī sume /// paṇḍiT || sa ṅgrī brahma ///

⟨21⟩ L || sa ṅgrī brahmadiV || sa ṅgri so /// || sa ṅgrī saṅghasena varapaṇḍi-

⟨22⟩ T || thuiV skhaṄ ◊ tuiA· Am(ho) /// ha maṄ riY soN EA· ||

⟨23⟩ thuiV brī rakā thuiV rājak /// Y mayāA· A sā thuiV rhuY

⟨24⟩ purhā thāpanā /// [EA·] /// hu /// s[o] kū ploA· ◊ EA·

⟨25⟩ ploA· brī ra(k) /// (I)Y kū pu ◊ rhā lho(T) /// · ///

⟨26⟩ 26 sakmunaloN [t](ac)· rvoh· || rapāY (t) /// || heN buiV ta-

⟨27⟩ C rvoh· || IY [ky]oN [p/s]lī rvoh(·) yo ruy’· EA· || thiV

⟨28⟩ rājaku(mā)[r]· (maññ)· su paY mayāA· sā IY kū purhā Ā riY

⟨29⟩ son ruy’ · EA· Iy’· seīA· min’· EA· || IY ṅā AmhoA·

⟨30⟩ kā sarvvaññutaññāṇ· praññjā ra Ap’· sū AkroṄ phlaC ◊ ciy’·

⟨31⟩ teh· || noṄ Ā ṅa sā lañÑ goṄ || ṅa mliY lañÑ goṅa

⟨32⟩ || ṅa AchuY lañÑ goṄ || sū taC thū lañÑ goṄ || IY purhā Ā ṅā

⟨33⟩ lhū kha su kyoN AnhiPAcaK teh· mū mu kā || Arimittiryā pu-

⟨34⟩ rhā skhaṄ A phū ra ◊ ciy || 0 ||

Part Pali

⟨1⟩ || śrī || (I) buddhādikaṁ vatthuvaraṁ nametvā puññaṁ kataṁ yaṁ jina ///

⟨2⟩ kaṁ rājakumāranāmadhayyena vakkhāmi suṇ /// || 0 ||

⟨3⟩ (II) nibbānā lokanāthassa Aṭṭhavīsā ◊ dhike gaCe /// sse pana

⟨4⟩ vassānaṁ chasate cāpare tathā || 0 || (III) Arimadda /// smi pure Āsi

⟨5⟩ mahabbalo rājā tibhuvanādicco Udiccā /// va ◊ ṅsajo

⟨6⟩ (IV) tassāsekā piyā devi sā tilokava /// kā hitesī

⟨7⟩ kusalā sabbakiccesu pana rā[j]i[n]o || /// || (V) (t) /// sāseko su

⟨8⟩ to rāja ◊ ku ◊ māro nāma nāmato Amacco rājakiccesu

⟨9⟩ byāvato satimā vidū || 0 || (VI) Adā gāmattayaṁ tassā de

⟨10⟩ ◊ viyā so mahīpati pasanno savvadā [dā]saparibhogena

⟨11⟩ bhuñjituṁ || 0 || (VII) Aniccatāvasaṁ tassā ga(t)āya pana deviyā

⟨12⟩ rāja rājakumārassa Adā gāmattayaṁ puna || 0 || (VIII) Aṭṭhavīsati

⟨13⟩ vassāni rajjaṁ dhammena kāriya mā ◊ rananti(k)arogassa vasaṁ pa

⟨14⟩ tte narādhipe || 0 || (IX) saranto dhammarājassa (ma)hantaṁ guṇasañca

⟨15⟩ yaṁ kāretvā satthuno bi ◊ mba sabbasova[ṇṇa]yaṁ subhaṁ || 0 || (X) ga

⟨16⟩ hetvā taṁ ◊ mahantena sakkārena sumānas[o] Upasaṅkamma

⟨17⟩ rājānaṁ Āha cintitam attano || 0 || (XI) bhāgaṁ katvānidaṁ satthu

⟨18⟩ bimbaṁ sovaṇṇayaṁ su ◊ bhaṁ Akāsiṁ vo varaṁ puññaṁ sā ◊ mi

⟨19⟩ tumhe numodatha || (XII) gāmattayaṁ pi vo sāmi pubbe dinna

⟨20⟩ n tu me Ahaṁ Imasseva munindassa demi taññ cānumodatha || 0

⟨21⟩ || ◊ (XIII) Evaṁ vutte mahīpālo rogenāturamānaso sādhu sā

⟨22⟩ ti vatvāna tu ◊ ṭṭhahattho pamodito || 0 || (XIV) dayāparo pa

⟨23⟩ hāthero thero ◊ muggaliputtako sumedhattā su

⟨24⟩ medho ti laddhanāmo ca ◊ paṇḍito || 0 || (XV) brahmapā

⟨25⟩ lo tathā brahmadevo sampannasīlavā sono bahu

⟨26⟩ ssuto saṅghasennavho varapaṇḍito || 0 || (XVI) Etesaṁ

⟨27⟩ pana bhikkhūnaṁ saṁmukhā so sumānaso (ja)laṁ pātesi katvā

⟨28⟩ na sakkhin tu vasudhātalaṁ || 0 || (XVII) tat(o) so taṁ mahāmacco

⟨29⟩ bim /// sovaṇ(ṇ)ayaṁ subhaṁ pati /// i /// (kāresi gu)

⟨30⟩ {[ha]} (ka) /// (XVIII) (kat)[vā na] maṅgalaṁ buddhapa ///

⟨31⟩ timāya gu ◊ hāya ca Akāsevaṁ paṇī ◊ dhānaṁ

⟨32⟩ nibbinno bhavasaṅkate || 0 || (XIX) karontena mayā Etaṁ

⟨33⟩ yaṁ puññaṁ taṁ samācitaṁ hotu sabbaññutaññāṇaṁ

⟨34⟩ pahivedhāya paccay[o] || 0 || (XX) yattakā tu mayā

⟨35⟩ dāsā gāmattayanivāsino dinnā gu ◊ hāya sova

⟨36⟩ /// patimāya mahesino || 0 || (XXI) putto me vā pa

⟨37⟩ /// tt(o) vā Añño vā pana ññātako yo koci

⟨38⟩ pasaṅkappo naro Assaddhamānaso || 0 || (XXII) ka[r]e

⟨39⟩ yyapadduvaṁ tesaṁ dāsānaṁ so narādhamo mittiyyadi

⟨40⟩ pa ◊ dinda ◊ ssa dassanaṁ nādhigacchatū ti || 0 ||

Part Old Mon

⟨1⟩ {[r]}/// u(d)[dh]

⟨2⟩ ddha tirleY kuli A /// moya lṅima ///

⟨3⟩ ḅāR cvas· diññcāM cnāM tuY || ḍe /// ḍu

⟨4⟩ ArimaddanapuR voA· smiṄ śrītribhu ///

⟨5⟩ mmarāj· das· || gna kyeK smiṄ goḥ[h](·) ///

⟨6⟩ lokavaṭaṁsakā de ◊ vi Imo ///

⟨7⟩ kyeK goḥh· rājakumāR Imo ///

⟨8⟩ g(o)ḥh· kiL ḍiK pi tvāñÑ ku gna Ce ///

⟨9⟩ g(o)ḥh· || kāL gna kyeK goḥh· cu(t)

⟨10⟩ AUT kiryā gna kyeK goḥ ku ḍiK pi ///

⟨11⟩ goḥh· smiṄ tuN keiL ku koN gna ///

⟨12⟩ ma ImoA· rāja[ku]māR goḥh· || smi ///

⟨13⟩ kmiN ḅār cvas· diññcāM cnāM tuY (k) ///

⟨14⟩ goḥ ’jeY ññaN scuti || koN ///

⟨15⟩ ma ImoA· rāja ◊ kumāR go ///

⟨16⟩ Rnas· guṇ· ma smiṄ IññciM jirk ///

⟨17⟩ kyaK thaR moY ĀR tu(ḅ)oK smi

⟨18⟩ Ṅ munas· roV voA· || kyeK thaR voA· E-

⟨19⟩ Y ḍiK pa raṁpoA· tirla ḍi(K) pi tvāñÑ ma

⟨20⟩ tirla keiL ku EY goḥ /// EY ḍiK

⟨21⟩ kiL ku kyeK voA· tirla Anu-

⟨22⟩ modanā da || kāL goḥ smiṄ (sḍ)iK gap puma-

⟨23⟩ s· thiC Ā thiC Ā smiṄ pa sādhu(k)āR || kāL

⟨24⟩ goḥ tirla ◊ poY mhāthe /// | ticāR

⟨25⟩ muggaliputtatissattheR || ◊ ticā /// [su]medhapa-

⟨26⟩ ṇḍiT || ticār brah///pāL || (ti) /// R brahma-

⟨27⟩ /// [va || ti]cār(·) son(·) || t(i)cā /// (ṅgha)sena-

⟨28⟩ {[var]}paṇḍiT || kinta tir[l]a (t)a goḥ smiṄ

⟨29⟩ cuT ḍeK haN ti || blaḥ (go) /// (ko)N

⟨30⟩ gna kyeK ma ImoA· rājaku /// (go)ḥ

⟨31⟩ keT kyeK thaR goḥh· thāpa?ā ka /// guo-

⟨32⟩ h· cloṄ thaR voA· || kāL busaC

⟨33⟩ kyeK goh· voA· koN gna kyek g(o)ḥ

⟨34⟩ keT saKmunaloN moY tvāñÑ /// pā-

⟨35⟩ Y moY tvāññaḥh· girUY moY

⟨36⟩ tvāñÑ || ’uT ḍiK pi tvāñÑ goḥ cu-

⟨37⟩ T ḍeK ku kyeK thaR ma thāpanā

⟨38⟩ hiN guoḥ voA· rādhanā roV vo-

⟨39⟩ °· || sinraṄ EY voA· OR das· he-

⟨40⟩ T ku gvoA· sarvvaññutaññāṇ· |[|] ko-

⟨41⟩ N EY laḥ || coV EA· laḥ || kulo

⟨42⟩ EY laḥ || ññaḥ c’eṄ laḥ || yaL pa U-

⟨43⟩ padroV ku ḍiK ma EY kiL ku

⟨44⟩ kyeK voA· yaṄ ññiRññāC kye-

⟨45⟩ K treY metteY laḥ OR ḍeh·

⟨46⟩ goA· || 0 ||

Part Pyu

⟨1⟩ 1 siri dathagaṃda ḅa doṃ ḅaṁḥ ḅiṁḥ pduṃ sguṃ daṃḥ ḅa tva 1000 (600)

⟨2⟩ 20 hra(T)ṁ O sni()ḥ ḅiṁḥ tvaṄṃṁḥ tha daṄṃṁ yaṁ tiṁ priṄḥ rimadhaMnarbu O rmiṄ ḅiṁḥ si // sri tribhu

⟨3⟩ vaṃnadiTṃṁtya dhaMmaraja O rmiṄ ḅiṁḥ si // O doṄṃḥ ḍaZ ḅaṁḥ O rvaṄṃḥ ma yaḥ triḍo

⟨4⟩ gavadasaga deṃviṃ ḅiṁḥ si O rmi // pau O saḥ rajaguma biṁḥ

⟨5⟩ si O rmi // O vaṁ traḥ kra hoḥ ḅiṁḥ paṁḥ toḥZ // pau ḅaṁḥ ma yaḥ biṁḥ

⟨6⟩ hi ta daṃṁ // ḅaṁḥ ma yaḥ O tra traḥ kra hoḥ ḅiṁḥ paṁḥ (t)ḅaḥ ḅaṁḥ ma yaḥ

⟨7⟩ (O saḥ rajaguma O vaṁ) // pau _ ḅiṁḥ tdaṃḥ sniḥ rpu hraṁ ḅiṁḥ ta daṃṁ // 0 //

⟨8⟩ ḅiṁḥ sriḥ ḅiṁḥ hniṁḥ hḍiṁḥ hi O mtu duṃ roḥZ // pau ḅaṁḥ ma yaḥ O saḥ

⟨9⟩ rajaguma ḅiṁḥ si O rmi // O diṃṁ ḅiṁḥ mtau ma pau tdaṃḥ to O kḍeḥ troḥ

⟨10⟩ diṃṁ ḅiṁḥ mdauṃ haḥ ḍaḥ daṃṁ // pau ḅaṁḥ ḅudha O chaḥ bo bradima tha (tlu) ḅiṁḥ se

⟨11⟩ kyaḥ // pau ḅaṁḥ budha ḅiṁḥ tuḥ thmuḥ ḍoḥ yaṁ naṁ ḅiṁḥ tdiṃḥ toḥZ // yaṁ

⟨12⟩ ḅudha tha ḅaṁḥ raḥ saḥ biṁḥ se ma ḅuḥ ḅaṁḥ O vaṁ paṁḥ che choḥZ // yaṁ traḥ

⟨13⟩ k(ra) nhoḥ ḅiṁḥ paṁḥ ma ḅuḥ // yaṁ ḅaṁḥ hra tha O vaṁ paṁḥ cheZ // pau ḍoḥ ḅaṁḥ

⟨14⟩ tdaṃḥ ḅiṁḥ kiṁ pa daṃṁ ḅiṁḥ ṅa ha pra choḥ ha choḥ ḅiṁḥ si // pau O

⟨15⟩ doṃḥ traḥ ḅaṁḥ mhaṭhe / traḥ ḅaṁḥ mugaṃtubudiṁsaṭhe / traḥ ḅaṁḥ

⟨16⟩ saumedhaḅadiṃṁ / traḥ ḅaṁḥ vrahmaba / traḥ ḅaṁḥ vrahmadaṃyoḥ / traḥ ḅaṁḥ

⟨17⟩ su / traḥ ḅaṁḥ sagaṃsirvaṃrabadiṃṁ / pau traḥ baṁḥ sagha tvo O hṅa

⟨18⟩ diṁ duṃ tdaṃḥ tu ḅaṁḥ ḅiṁḥ cha toḥ tduṃ // pau ḅiṁḥ ta daṃṁ ma yaḥ O saḥ

⟨19⟩ rajaguma ḅiṁḥ si O rmi maZ // ḅiṁḥ staḅana ḅudha tha ḅiṁḥ se goṃ

⟨20⟩ O stau tha ḅiṁḥ ta daṃṁ // pau goṃ O hḍī ḅiṁḥ saṁḥ ma roḥ // samana

⟨21⟩ rḍoḥ kra taṁ // ra bai kra taṁ / jiṁ vuḥ kra taṁ / yaṁ traḥ kra hoḥ diṃṁ ḅiṁḥ

⟨22⟩ diṃṁ daṃṁ // yaṁ ḅaṁḥ ma yaḥ O saḥ rajaguma yaṁ goṃ ḅaṁḥ ḅudha

⟨23⟩ O vaṁ tduṃ ḅiṁḥ chai ta daṃṁ // yaṁ na ḅiṁḥ diṃṁ cho // yaṁ ma gaṁḥ pra ḅuḥ

⟨24⟩ saveñudeña b[r]e(ña) []i[ṁḥ ḅ]i[ṁḥ paṁḥ] ch[e] naḥ (t)[i]ṁ pḍa[](pa) [//]

⟨25⟩ ya[] (t)r(a)[*][*******](sa)ḥ ḍa / gi pḍi ḍa / gi [s]ruḥ

⟨26⟩ ḍa / mra ja (h)ṅa (ḍa /) ya[] ḅudha O vaṁ gaṁḥ hḍiṁḥ toḥ

⟨27⟩ ma diṃṁ / ga hñiṁ ci ga bro pdaṃ ma taḥ ṅuḥ ḅuḥ // yaṁ baṁḥ

⟨28⟩ ḅudha Arimedeyaṃ daṃṁ ḅaḥ kdiṃ kchiṁḥ tiṁ tmu ma paṁḥ

⟨29⟩ che choḥZ _ @

Apparatus

⟨14⟩ kiṁriṁ Blg"B appears to have <riṁ>, which is probably the right reading in A also, though the latter may have <riḥ>." (Blagden)⟨14⟩ nuBlg<nu> is a typographical error for <ṅu> which is correctly written in Blagden 1911. Should this be read <ṅu>?

⟨16⟩ vrahmadaṃyoḥvrahmadeṃyoḥ BlgBlagden doubts the <e>.

⟨17⟩ saghasegha Krech"Face B appears to possibly exhibit <s(e)gha>." (Krech)

⟨19⟩ sesegha Krech"Face B seems to show <so>." (Krech)

⟨3⟩ triḍotriḷo Blg.

⟨4⟩ gavadasagagavadasaga Blg.

⟨15⟩ mugaṃtubudiṁsaṭhemūgaṃḷubūdiṁsaṭhe Blg; mavgaṃtubavdiṃṁsa Krech.

⟨16⟩ vrahmadaṃyoḥvrahmadeṃyoḥ Blg; vrahmad[ai]yoḥ Krech.

⟨17⟩ saghas(e)gha Krech.

⟨19⟩ seso Krech.

⟨21⟩ rḍoḥḷōḥ Blg. — ⟨21⟩ jiṁ vuḥjiṁ vūḥ Blg.

Translation

Duplicate of PYU 7.

Commentary

1. <siri>: Observe the same shape of <ri> in PYU 34.

1. <sguṃ>: <sgu> A.

2. <hraTṁ>: <hraṁ> A.

2. <sni[ṅ]·ḥ>: <sniḥ> A.

2. <tvaṄṃṁḥ>: <tvaṃṁḥ> A.

2. <daṄṃṁ>: <daṃṁ> A.

2. <yaṁ>: <// yaṁ> A.

2. <priṄḥ>: <priḥ> A.

2. <rimadhaMnarbu>: <rimadhanarbu> A.

2. <rmiṄ>: <rmi> A.

3. <vaṃnadiTṃṁtya>: <vaṃnadiṃṁtya> A.

3. <dhaMmaraja>: <dhamaraja> A.

3. <rmiṄ>: <rmi> A.

3. <doṄṃḥ>: <doṃḥ> A.

3. <rvaṄṃḥ>: <rvaṃḥ> A.

4. <-gavadasaga>: <-gavaṃdasaga> A.

4. <biṁḥ>: <ḅiṁḥ> A.

5. <biṁḥ>: <ḅiṁḥ> A.

6. <daṃṁ // ƀaṁḥ ma yaḥ>: <daṃṁ ma[ya]ḥ> A.

6. <tra>: <dra> A.

7. <ḅiṁḥ>: <ḅaṁḥ> A.

7. <// 0 // >: <//> A.

8. <roḥZ>: <roḥ> A.

11. <budha>: <ḅudha> A.

11. <ḅiṁḥ tuḥ>: <biṁḥ tuḥ> A.

11. <naṁ>: <na> A.

12. <ḅudha tha ḅaṁḥ>: <ḅaṁḥ ḅudha tha ḅaṁḥ> A.

12. <che>: <ce> A.

13. <yaṁ ḅaṁḥ>: <yaṁ baṁḥ> A.

13. <ḍoḥ ḅaṁḥ>: <ḍoḥ baṁḥ> A.

14. <pa>: <pha> A.

14. <ha choḥ ḅiṁḥ si //>: <ha pra choḥ ḅiṁḥ si //> A.

15. <mhaṭhe>: <mahaṭhe> A.

15. <mugaṃtuḅudiṁsaṭhe>: <mugaṃḍubudadisaṭhe> A.

16. <somedhaḅadiṃṁ >: <⟪su⟫medhabadiṃṁ> A.

16. <vrahmadaṃyoḥ>: <vradaṃyoḥ> A.

16. <tra>: <tra[ḥ]> A.

17. </ pau>: <// pau> A.

19. <maZ //>: <ma [//]> A.

19. <staḅana>: <stabana> A.

19. <ḅudha>: <[b]udha> A.

20. <hḍī>: The mystery <ī> has a different shape in A. In B, the tall component comes out of the left side of <h> (unlike the similarly shaped tall component of the <au> in the preceding <pau>) and the shorter component is higher than its counterpart in A.

20. <saṁḥ ma roḥ>: <saṁḥ roḥ> A.

20. <samana->: <[sa]mana-> A.

21. <-rḍoṁḥ>: <-rḍo(ḥ)> A.

21. <taṁ // rabai>: <taṁ / rabai> A.

21. <jiṁvuḥ>: <[j]i[ṁ]vuḥ> A.

21. </ yaṁ>: <// yaṁ> A.

22. <O saḥ>: <illegible in> A.

22. <ḅaṁḥ ḅudha>: <ḅu[dha]> A, omitting ḅaṁḥ.

24. <[pa] (//)>: <paZ //> A.

25. <gi pḍi ḍa / gi>: A is missing the punctuation mark.

26. <ḍa / >: <ḍaZ>: A, omitting the punctuation mark but inserting <Z>:.

26. <ja [h]ṅa>: or read <ju [h]ṅu>?

26. <ḍa / mra>: A omits the punctuation mark.

26. <ḍa / yaṁ>: A omits the punctuation mark.

26. <ḅudha>: A is illegible.

27. <ci>: <chi> A.

28. <Arimedeyaṃ>: or read <Ārimedeyaṃ?>

Bibliography

Both Blagden 1913_–_1914, p. (B) and Krech2012 note the B-readings (008) where they diverge from those on pillar A. (Krech, in his transliteration, however, substitutes B-readings for A when more likely.) Tha Myat [sā mrat] 1963, pp. 63–71 gives a separate Burmese script transliteration for the B-pillar. Re-edited here from published photographs and our team’s RTIs.

Primary

Griffiths, Arlo, Marc Miyake and Julian K. Wheatley. 2018–03–26. “Corpus of Pyu inscriptions.” Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1207290. [URL]. Item DHARMA_INSPYU00008.

Secondary

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