Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription of Candra

Editor: Dániel Balogh.

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSiddham00015.

Language: Sanskrit.

Repository: Siddham (siddham).

Version: (ddbe066), last modified (13a5ebf).

Edition

I. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨1⟩ yasyodvarttayataḥ pratīpam urasā śattrūn sametyāgatān

a

vaṅgeṣv āhava-varttino bhilikhitā khaḍgena kīrttir bhuje

b

⟨2⟩ tīrtvā sapta mukhāni yena samare sindhor jjitā vāhlikā

c

yasyādyāpy adhivāsyate jalanidhir vvīryy-ānilair ddakṣiṇaḥ

d
II. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨3⟩ khinnasyeva visr̥jya gāṁ narapater ggām āśritasyetarāṁ

a

mūrtyā karmma-jitāvaniṁ gatavataḥ kīrtyā sthitasya kṣitau

b

⟨4⟩ śāntasyeva mahā-vane hutabhujo yasya pratāpo mahān

c

nādyāpy utsr̥jati praṇāśita-ripor yyatnasya śeṣaḥ kṣiti(M)

d
III. Śārdūlavikrīḍita

⟨5⟩ prāptena sva-bhujārjjitañ ca sucirañ caikādhirājyaṁ kṣitau

a

candrāhvena samagra-candra-sadr̥śīṁ vaktra-śriyaṁ bibhratā

b

⟨6⟩ tenāyaṁ praṇidhāya bhūmipatinā dhāvena viṣṇ¿o?⟨au⟩ matiṁ

c

prā¿n?⟨ṁ⟩śur vviṣṇupade girau bhagavato viṣṇor dhvajaḥ sthāpitaḥ

d

Apparatus

Translation by Doe and Devadatta N.d.

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