Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c10.18

c10.18

On the whole the Sanskrit inscriptions of Kambuja add a brilliant chapter to the history of Sanskrit literature which is mostly unknown in this country. It is interesting to note in this connection the high degree of proficiency in Sanskrit literature attained even by the kings in these Hindu Colonies. Reference has been made above to two such kings of Kambuja named Jaya-varman II and Yaśovarman. Similar instances occur in the inscriptions of Champā. King Bhadravarman is said to have been versed in the four Vedas while Śrī Jaya Indravar-madeva VII was versed in grammar, astrology, the Mahāyāna philosophy and the Dharma-śāstras, notably the Nāradīya and the Bhārgavīya. Special interest attaches to the following verse (Champā, ins. No. 45, v. III), which describes the learning of Indra-varman III.