Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t7.63

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In style, the Campā inscriptions generally follow the *praśasti* mode, though they are not as impressive as the Cambodian inscriptions. Some characteristic peculiarities of usage have been noted in them, such as *hi* and *sma* in initial position and the optative with preterite sense (Bergaigne, 189 and 220–1). Typical examples of elaborate Campā inscriptions are the two inscriptions on the faces of a stele from Glai Lamau (C 24 = Majumdar 24 a and b), recording in ornate (but not always classically correct) prose and verse King Indravarman I’s dedication of an image of Śiva (ins. a) and donations to Śaṅkara-Nārāyaṇa (b).