Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription of Candra
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⟨1⟩ yasyodvarttayataḥ pratīpam urasā śattrūn sametyāgatān vaṅgeṣv āhava-varttino bhilikhitā khaḍgena kīrttir bhuje
⟨2⟩ tīrtvā sapta mukhāni yena samare sindhor jjitā vāhlikā yasyādyāpy adhivāsyate jalanidhir vvīryy-ānilair ddakṣiṇaḥ
⟨3⟩ khinnasyeva visr̥jya gāṁ narapater ggām āśritasyetarāṁ mūrtyā karmma-jitāvaniṁ gatavataḥ kīrtyā sthitasya kṣitau
⟨4⟩ śāntasyeva mahā-vane hutabhujo yasya pratāpo mahān nādyāpy utsr̥jati praṇāśita-ripor yyatnasya śeṣaḥ kṣiti(M)
⟨5⟩ prāptena sva-bhujārjjitañ ca sucirañ caikādhirājyaṁ kṣitau candrāhvena samagra-candra-sadr̥śīṁ vaktra-śriyaṁ bibhratā
⟨6⟩ tenāyaṁ praṇidhāya bhūmipatinā dhāvena viṣṇ¿o? matiṁ prā¿n?śur vviṣṇupade girau bhagavato viṣṇor dhvajaḥ sthāpitaḥ
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<l n="b">vaṅgeṣv āhava-varttino bhilikhitā khaḍgena kīrttir bhuje</l>
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<l n="d">yasyādyāpy adhivāsyate jalanidhir vvīryy-ānilair ddakṣiṇaḥ</l>
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<l n="a"><lb n="3"/>khinnasyeva visr̥jya gāṁ narapater ggām āśritasyetarāṁ</l>
<l n="b">mūrtyā karmma-jitāvaniṁ gatavataḥ kīrtyā sthitasya kṣitau<!--
mūrtyā and kīrtyā with single t (I guess they decided that punching a triple ligature would be too complicated; compare also viṣṇor dhvajaḥ in l6). Bhandarkar supplies asterisked doubling - but perhaps there's no need to standardise the text to this extent.
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<l n="c"><lb n="4"/>śāntasyeva mahā-vane hutabhujo yasya pratāpo mahān</l>
<l n="d">nādyāpy utsr̥jati praṇāśita-ripor yyatnasya śeṣaḥ kṣiti<unclear>M</unclear></l>
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<l n="a"><lb n="5"/>prāptena sva-bhujārjjitañ ca sucirañ caikādhirājyaṁ kṣitau</l>
<l n="b">candrāhvena samagra-candra-sadr̥śīṁ vaktra-śriyaṁ bibhratā</l>
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Nobody seems to mention that there is en extra character (or half of one?) after dhā of praṇidhāya. Looks a bit like a malformed rā. Obviously a mistake, but should be mentioned.
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