Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s18: No. 20. My-son Stelae Inscription of Vikrāntavarman II, dated 63 x
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No. 20. My-son Stelae Inscription of Vikrāntavarman II, dated 63 x
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The inscription was edited by M. Finot (B. E. F., Vol. IV, p. 928, No. VI and vol. XV, No.2 p. 190 ) ( For localities cf. No.4). It is engraved on three faces of a stelae, containing, besides the invocation, 40 lines of writing. The language is Sanskrit, and the inscription is written throughout in prose. It is mostly illegible, and contains a date, 63 x, the unit figure being effaced.
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TEXT.
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(a).
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ओम् नमशिवाय . . . . . (१२) चम्पा.......... राज्यलक्ष्मी राज . . . . .
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(b).
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(१).........चम्पा-पुर-परमेश्वर . . . . . राजाधिराज...... (२).........श्री प्रकाशधम्मेण कृतप्रतिष्ठ . . . . . (३)......... श्री प्रकाशधम्म . . . . . (६).........श्री प्रकाशधम्म........(७) . . . . . श्री गङ्गेश्वरवंशजः . . . . . (१०) श्री विक्रान्तवर्म— महाराजाधि(११) राज . . . . . विका (१२)न्तवर्मनुपश्री योगेश्वर—राजसूनु—शशिनो नप्त्रे . . . . . (१३) मकुटकोश . . . . . आलङ्कृतम्..........(१४) शकपति—समये..........रामरसैस् . . . . . फाल्गुनशुक्ल . . . . .
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(c).
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(१) नमश्श्रीशानेश्वर—श्रीभद्रे श्व(२)र—श्री प्रभासेश्वर —श्रीवा (३)(म)भूतेश्वरेभ्यो (४) हेमरजत . . . . . (६) श्रीभद्रवर्म—श्रीरुद्रवर्म . . . . . (१०) सह पुनः प्रादादिति (११) तानि ये नाशयन्ति वा पाल(१२)यन्ति वा तेषाम् फलञ्च श्रीशा(१३)नेशादय ईश्वरा जानन्ति ॥
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Reverence to Śiva………………(12) Champā…………… Goddess of sovereignty………king.
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(b).
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(1) Lord of the city of Champā………King of kings……
(2) installed by Śrī Prakāśadharma…………… (3) Śrī Prakāśadharma………(6) Śrī Prakāśadharma. (7) Belonging to the family of Gaṅgeśvara (Lord of Gaṅgā?) (10-11) Śrī Vikrāntavarmā, the great king of kings, (11-12)………king Vikrāntavarmā………………to the grandson of king Yogeśvara’s son, a moon…………(13) Crown and Kośa………decorated. (14) In the year 63…………………of the Śaka king, bright fortnight of Phālguna.
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(c).
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(1) Reverence to Śrī Īśāneśvara, Śrī Bhadreśvara, (2) Śrī Prabhāśeśvara (3) and Śrī Vāmabhūteśvara………(4) gold and silver..(9) Śrī Bhadravarmā and Rudravarmā (10) together again gave………(11) He who destroys or maintains them—the consequence (of their action) is known to Śrī Īśāna and other gods.