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

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; No. 17, PLATE X. 75
11 [śôbhai]ḥ ||(|) yasy=âri-kâmini -mukhâmburuhair=bbalasya pûrvvaṁ pratâpa-
chakitaiḥ=kriyatê praṇâmaḥ || Ratn-ôdgama-dyuti-
12 [vira]ñjita-kûla-tâlair=uttrasta-nakkra-makara-kshata-ph[ê]na-mâlaiḥ ||(|) chaṇḍ-
ânil-ôddhata-taraṅga-samasta-hastair=yyassy=â-
[rṇṇavai]r=api balâni namahkriyantê || Bhûr=uddhri(ddhṛi)ta-druma-
vikampita-śaila-kîla-vittrasta-vidruta-mṛiga-dvija-śûnya(nya)-gu- ~
14 [lmâ] [|] yassy=ônnata-pravisham[î]kri(kṛi)ta-râjamârggâ ssainya²-prayâṇa-samayê
vinimajjat=îva || Prattyasta-mauli-
15 [ma]ṇi-raśmi-nakha-prabh-ândhair=abbhyudyat-âñjalitayâ śabal-âgragaṇḍaiḥ ||(|)
vidyâdharaiḥ ppriyatamâ-bhuja-pâśa-ba-
16 [ddhair=yya]ssy=âdarâd=divi yaśâ[ṁ]si namahkriyantê || Agrê=pi yâ(yô)
vayasi samparivarttamânaś=śâstr-ânusâra-pari-
17 [varddhita]-śuddha-buddhiḥ ||(|) sad-dharmma-mârggam=iva râjasu darśa-
yishyan=rakshâ-vidhiṁ Bharata-vaj=jagataḥ=karôti || Tasmin=pra-
18 [śâsa]ti mahîṁ=nṛipati-pravîrê svarggaṁ yathâ surapatâv=amita-prabhâvê ||(|)
n=âbhûd=adharmma-niratô vyasan-ânvitô
19 [vâ lôkê] kadâchana janas=sukha-varjjitô vâ || Yâtêshu chatu[r]shu³
kri(kṛi)têshu śatêshu sausyaishvâ(? shṭhâ)śîta-⁴sôttarapadêshv=iha vatsa-
20 [rêshu] ||(|) śuklê trayôdaśa-dinê bhuvi Kârttikasya mâsasya sarvva-jana-
chitta-sukh-âvahasya || Nîl-ôtpala-pra-
21 [sṛita-rê]ṇv-aruṇ-âmbu-kîrṇṇê bandhûka-bâṇa-kusum-ôj[j]vala-kânan-ântê .।(|)*
nidrâ-vyapâya-samayê Madhusûdanasya kâ-
22 [lê prabu]ddha-kumud-âgara-śuddha-târê || Vâpî-taḍâga-surasadmasabh-ôdupâna⁵-
nânâvidh-ôpavana-saṅkrama-dîrghik[â]-
23 [bhiḥ] ||(|) sê(i)shṭâm=iv=âbharaṇa-jâtibhir=aṅganâṁ svâṁ yô Garggarâ-
taṭa-puraṁ sakka(ma)laṅ-chakâra || Râjñas=tritîyam=iva chakshur=udâ-
24 [ra-vṛitti]r=ddêva-dvijâti-guru-b[â]ndhava-sâdhu(?)-bhaktaḥ ||(|) śâstrai[h] stutê*
cha vinay[ê] vyavahâra-hînê yô=pakshapâta-rahitô nidadh[au]*
25 [sva-chint]âm || Sarvvasya jîvitam=a-nityam=a-sâravach=cha dôlâ-chalâm=anu-
vichintya tathâ vibhûtim ||(|) nyây-âga[tê]-
26 [na vi]bhavêna parâñ=cha bhaktim vikkhyâpayann=upaṇ chakkra-gadâ-
dharasya || Pîna⁶-vyâyata-vṛitta-lambi-subhujaḥ=khaḍga-vraṇ[ai]-
27 [r=aṅki]taḥ ||(|) karṇṇ-ânta-pratisarppamâna(na)-nayana[h] gyâ(śyâ)m-âvadâta-*
chchhaviḥ ||(|) darpp-âvishkri(shkṛi)ta-sô(śô)ra-śattru-mathanô dushṭh(shṭ)-
âśva-
28 [--] balî ||(|) bhaktyâ ch=âsuhṛidâñ=cha bândhava-samô dharmm-ârttba-
kâm-ôditah || Prajñâ-śauryya-kul-ôdgatô diśi-
29 [diśi] prakkhyâta-vîryyô vaśî (|) puttrê Vishṇubhatê tathâ Haribhatê
sambaddha-vaṁśa-kriyaḥ ||(|) êta-
¹ The final long î of kâminî is shortened for the sake of the metre.
² Read sainya. ³ See page 73 above, note 1.
⁴ Read saumyêshv=aśîta; which, however, entails another violation of the metre, since aśîta, 'the eightieth,' gives us an amphibrach where an antibacch is required.—We might satisfy the requirements of the metre by reading saumyê=shṭ-âśîta, which would give the 'eighty-eighth (year).' But this would also give us a locative singular, saumyê, where the locative plural, saumyêshu, is required in apposition with śatêshu.
⁵ Read ôdapana, or ôdupâna. ⁶ Metre, Śârdûlavikrîḍita; and in the next verse.
L 2.