Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v1.c9.s83: No. 95. Myson Pillar Inscription of Jaya Indravarman V
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No. 95. Myson Pillar Inscription of Jaya Indravarman V
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The inscription was edited by M. Finot (B. E. F., Vol. IV, p. 966, No. XXII B). For localities (cf. No. 4). It is engraved on a pillar and contains 10 lines of writing. The language is Sanskrit and the inscription is written throughout in verse. There are altogether 10 stanzas but the last five are almost illegible. The metres used are vv. 1, 3, 5, Indravajrā; v. 2, Upajāti; v. 4, is mutilated and is either Indravajrā or Upajāti.
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The inscription refers itself to the king Śrī Jaya Indravarman (V), son of Śrī Harivarmadeva, younger brother of Śrī Parameśvara and the grandson of Śrī Harivarmadeva.
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TEXT.
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I. तीक्ष्णाङ्सममतोधिमप्रमेयं खद्योतसूक्ष्मोपि कलां प्रकाश्य । संक्रीडते शक्तिभिरात्मशक्तौ नैष्कल्यमृग्यस्त्वसि शिवो व — — ॥
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II. आसीत्पशश्री हरिवर्मदेव- पौत्रोधिकस्थी जयन्द्रवर्मा । रराज च श्री हरिवर्मदेवा- त्मजोनुजश्री परमेश्वरस्य ॥ III. विश्व — — — भूतपूर्व्व भुमिभोिषयन्त्ययमिन्त्यवेवस्य । बाल्ये गुरुस्सर्वचलाचला — — — — — ज्ञयते स्वयं यम् ॥ IV. सौन्दर्यरूपो परलोप्च पूर्व्वान् — — आमन्यत योधवीरान् । — — — — — अपा— य दत्त शौर्यादिव पुष्प — — ॥ V. पञ्चल्यरूपापि पतिं विनाह — — — — महिषी जहाति । बाल्यन्तु लक्ष्मीस्समवाप्य कान्तं यं यत् पुराणं विजहाति बाल्यम् ॥ VI. — — — — विलासिनी कामजनेषु कामात् ॥ VII. एतावता स — — — झम् अनल्पपुरायैः ॥ VIII. सदाहताथ्रीः कु — — — — स्य समाजहार ॥ IX. करदीकृतक्षितीशो जल — — — — X. दोर्म्मन्दराद्रि मन्थितासमितसमुद्रो नरो — — — —
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TRANSLATION.
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1. Adoration to Śiva, who sports in the limitless Mānasa lake with his own śaktis (wives) by means of his own prowess, thereby displaying his form, although he is resident of heaven, his body is imperceptible,¹ and he can be meditated upon as without any form.
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¹ The meaning of the first line is a little obscure. The metre is also faulty.
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2. There was the king Śrī Jaya Indravarmā, grandson of Śrī Harivarmmadeva, son of Śrī Harivarmmadeva and the younger brother of Śrī Parameśvara.
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3-8. (Too mutilated to yield a satisfactory meaning; they apparently contain eulogy of the king).
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9 . . . . . who has made other kings tributary.
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10. Who churned the ocean, which was the battle, by means of the Mandara mountain, which was his arm.