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

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; No. 14. PLATE VIII. 61
20 Graishmasya mâsasya tu pûrva-pa[kshê] [‿ ‒ ‒ ‒ pra]thamê=hni
samyak । mâsa-dvayên=âdaravân=sa bhûtvâ dhanasya kṛitvâ
vyayam=a-pramêyam ।(||) Âyamatô hasta-śataṁ samagraṁ vistârataḥ
shashṭir=ath=âpi ch=âshṭau ।
21 utsêdhatô=nyat purushâṇi sa(?)pta(?) [‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ha]sta-śata-dvayasya ।(||
Babandha yatnân=mahatâ nṛidêvân=[abhyarchya(?)] samyag-ghaṭit-
ôpalêna । a-jâti-dushṭam=prathitaṁ taṭâkaṁ Sudarśanaṁ
śâśvata-kalpa-kâlam ।(||)
22 Api¹ cha sudṛiḍha-sêtu-prânta(?)-vinyasta-śôbha-rathacharaṇa-samâhva-krauñcha-
haṁs-âsa-dhûtaṁ । vimala-salila[‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒] bhuvi ta-
[‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‒]da[‒ a]rkaḥ śaśî cha ।(||)
23 Nagaram=api cha bhûyâd=vṛiddhimat=paura-jushṭaṁ dvija-bahu-śata-gîta-
brahma-nirnashṭa-pâpaṁ । śatam=api cha samânâm=îti-durbhiksha[‒ ‒
‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒] [॥] [Iti Suda]rśana-taṭâka-
saṁskâra-grantha-rachanâ : [sa]mâptâ ॥
Second Part.
24 Dṛipt²-âri-darpa-praṇudaḥ pṛithu-śriyaḥ sva-vaṁśa-kêtôḥ sakal-âvani-patêḥ ।
râjâdhirâjy-âdbhuta-puṇya-[karmaṇaḥ] [‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‿] [॥]
[‒ ‒ ‿³ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‒] [।] dvîpasya
gôptâ mahatâṁ cha nêtâ daṇḍa-dvi(?)[‒]nâṁ
25 dvishatâṁ damâya ।(||) Tasy=âtmajên=âtma-guṇ-ânvitêna Gôvinda-pâd-ârpita-
jîvitêna । [‒ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒] [॥]
[‒ ‒ ‿⁴ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒]gdhaṁ Vishṇôś=cha pâda-kamalê
samavâpya tatra । artha-vyayêna
26 mahatâ mahatâ cha kâlên=âtma-prabhâva-nata-paurajanêna têna ।(||)
Chakraṁ bibharti ripu[‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒
‿ ‿ ‒] [।] [‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‒] tasya sva-taṁtra-vidhi-
kâraṇa-mânushashya ।(||)
27 Kâritam⁵=avakra-matinâ Chakrabhṛitaḥ Chakrapâlitêna gṛihaṁ । varsha-
śatê=shṭâ-triṁśê Guptânâṁ kâla . . . . . . . [॥] [‒ ‒ ‿⁶ ‒ ‿ ‿
â]rtham=utthitam=iv=Ôrjayatô=chalasya
28 kurvat=prabhutvam=iva bhâti purasya mûrdhni ॥ Anyach=cha mûrddhani
su [‒ ‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‿]
29 ruddha-vihaṁga-mârgaṁ vibhrâjatê [‿ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‿ ‿ ‒ ‒] [॥]
TRANSLATION.
First Part.
Perfection has been attained! Victorious is he, (the god) Vishṇu,—the perpetual
abode of the (goddess) Lakshmî, whose dwelling is the waterlily ; the conqueror of distress ;
¹ Metre, Mâlinî ; and in the next verse.
² Metre, Vaṁśastha.—The metre is faulty in the first akshara of the first and third pâdas, which should be short, not long.
³ Metre, Indravajrâ ; and in the next verse. ⁴ Metre, Vasantatilaka ; and in the next verse.
⁵ Metre, Âryâ ; or of this class. ⁶ Metre, Vasantatilaka : and in the following verse.