गुप्त अभिलेख संग्रह (जे. एफ. फ्लीट - गुप्त सम्राटों एवं परवर्ती नरेशों के ऐतिहासिक पाषाण व ताम्रलेख)

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; NO. 14, PLATE VIII. 59
2 sa jayati vijit-ārttir=Vvīshṇur=atyanta-jishṇuḥ || Tad=anu jayati śaśvat śrī-
parikshipta-vakshâḥ sva-bhuja-janita-vīryô râjarâjâdhirâjaḥ | narapati-
3 bhujagânâṁ mâna-darpp-ôtphaṇânâṁ pratikṛiti-Garuḍ-âjñā[ṁ] nirvvishī[ṁ]
ch=âvakarttâ || Nṛipati-guṇa-nikêtaḥ Skandaguptaḥ pṛithu-śrīḥ chatur-
udadhi-ja(?)l(?)-ântâṁ sphīta-paryanta-dêśâṁ |
4 avanim=avanat-ârir=yaḥ chakâr=âtma-saṁsthâr. pitari sura-sakhitvaṁ
prāptavaty=âtma-śaktyâ || Âpi¹ cha jitam=[ê]va têna prathayanti
yaśâṁsi yasya ripavô=pi âmūla-bhagna-darpâ niva......²
Mlêchchha-dêśêshu ||
5 Kramêṇa³ buddhyâ nipuṇaṁ pradhârya dhyâtvâ cha kṛitsnân=guṇa-dôsha-
hêtūn | vyapêtya sarvân=manujêndra-putrâṁ=llakshmīḥ svayaṁ yaṁ
varayâṁ-chakâra || Tasmin⁴=nṛipê śâsati n=aiva kaśchid=dharmmâd=
apêtô manujaḥ prajâsu |
6 ârttô daridrô vyasanī kadaryô daṇḍ[yô] na vâ yô bhṛiśa-pīḍitaḥ syât ||*
Êvaṁ sa jitvâ pṛithivīṁ samagrâṁ bhagn-âgra-darpâ[n] dvishataś=cha
kṛitvâ | sarvvêshu dêśêshu vidhâya gôptṛi(ptrī)n saṁchintayâ[m-â]sa
bahu-prakâram || Syât=kô=nurūpô
7 matimân=vini(nī)tô mêdhâ-smṛitibhyâm=anapêta-bhâvaḥ | saty-ârjav-audârya-
nay-ôpapannô mâdhurya-dâkshiṇya-yaśô-nvitaś=cha || Bhaktô=nurakto nṛi-
v[i]ś[ê]sha-yuktaḥ sarvv-ôpadhâbhiś=cha viśuddha-buddhiḥ | ânṛiṇya-
bhâv-ôpagat-ântarâtmâ⁵ sarvvasya lôkasya hitê pravṛittaḥ ||
8 Nyây-ârjanê=rthasya cha kaḥ samarthaḥ syâd=arjitasy=âpy=atha rakshaṇê
cha | gôpâyitasy=âpi [cha] vṛiddhi-hêtau vṛiddhasya pâtra-pratipâdanâya ||
Sarvvêshu bhṛityêshv=api saṁhatêshu yô mê praśishyân=nikhilân=
Surâshṭrân | Âṁ jñâtam=êkaḥ khalu Parṇadattô bhârasya tasy=
ôdvahanê samarthaḥ ||
9 Êvaṁ viniśchitya nṛip-âdhipêna naikân=ahô-râtra-gaṇân=sva-matyâ | yaḥ
saṁniyuktô=rthanayâ kathaṁchit samyak-Surâshṭr-âvani-pâlanâya ||
Niyujya⁶ dêvâ Varuṇaṁ pratīchyâṁ svasthâ yathâ n=ônmanasô
babhūvu[ḥ] [|] pūrvvêtarasyâṁ diśi Parṇadattaṁ niyujya râjâ
dhṛitimâṁs-tath-âbhût |(||)
10 Tasy=âtmajô hy=âtmaja-bhâva-yuktô dvidh=êva ch=âtm=âtma-vaśêna nītaḥ |
sarvvâtman=âtm=êva cha rakshaṇīyô nity-âtmavân=âtmaja-kānta-
rūpaḥ |(||) Rūp-ânurūpair=lalitair=vichitraiḥ nitya-pramôd-ânvita-sarva-
bhâvaḥ | prabuddha-padmâkara-padmavaktrô nṛiṇâṁ śaraṇyaḥ śaraṇ-
âgatânâm |(||)
11 Abhavad⁷=bhuvi Chakrapâlitô=sâv=iti nâmnâ prathitaḥ priyô janasya |
sva-guṇair-an-upaskritair=udâtt[ai]ḥ pitaraṁ yaś=cha viśêshayâṁ-chakâra |(||)
Kshamâ⁸ prabhutvaṁ vinayô nayaś=cha śauryaṁ vinâ śaurya-
mah-[â?]rchchanaṁ cha | vâ(?)kya(?)m damô dānam=adinatâ cha

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Footnotes

¹ Metre, Aryâ.
² ? nirvachand.
³ Metre, Upajâti of Indravajrâ and Upêndravajrâ.
⁴ Metre, Indravajrâ; and in the next six verses.
⁵ Read âtmâ.
⁶ Metre, Upajâti of Indravajrâ and Upêndravajrâ; and in the next two verses.
⁷ Metre, Vaitâlīya-Aupachchhandasika.
⁸ Metre, Upajâti of Indravajrâ and Upêndravajrâ; and in the next three verses.