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

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; No. 39, PLATE XXV. 181
of whose strength was manifested by clapping (his) hands on the temples of the rutting ele-
phants of (his) foes; who had the collection of the rays of the nails of (his) feet inter-
spersed with the lustre of the jewels in the locks of hair on the tops of the heads of (his)
enemies who were made to bow down by his prowess; whose title of ‘king’ was obvious and
suitable, because he pleased the hearts of (his) subjects by preserving the proper rites
of the path prescribed by all the traditionary laws; who in beauty, lustre, stability, pro-
fundity, wisdom, and wealth, surpassed (respectively) (the god) Smara, the moon, (Himâ-
laya) the king of mountains, the ocean, (Bṛihaspati) the preceptor of the gods, and (the
god) Dhanêśa; who, through being intent upon giving freedom from fear to those who
came for protection, was indifferent to all the (other) results of his vigour, as if they were
(of as little value as) straw; who delighted the hearts of learned people and (his) friends
and favourites, by giving (them) wealth greater (even) than their requests; (and) who was,
as it were, the personified happiness of the circumference of the whole earth.
(Line 7.)—His son, whose sins were all washed away by the torrent of the waters of
(the river) Jâhnavî spread out by the diffusio .. [of the rays*] of the nails of his feet, (was)
the most devout worshipper of (the god) Mahêśvara, the illustrious Dharasêna (II.),—
whose riches were the sustenance of a hundred thousand favourites; who was with
eagerness, as if from a desire for (his) beauty, resorted to by (all) the virtuous qualities of
an inviting kind; who astonished all archers by the speciality of (his) innate strength and
(skill acquired by) practice; who was the preserver of religious grants bestowed by
former kings; who averted calamities that would have afflicted (his) subjects; who was
the exponent of (the condition of being) the one (joint) habitation of wealth and learning;
whose prowess was skilful in enjoying¹ the goddess of the fortunes of the compact ranks of
(his) enemies; (and) who possessed a spotless princely glory, acquired by (his) prowess.
(L. 10.)—His son, who meditated on his feet, (was) the most devout worshipper of
(the god) Mahêśvara, the illustrious Śîlâditya (I.), who acquired the second name of
Dharmâditya by the pursuit of wealth, happiness, and riches, illumined by conformity
with religion,—who pervaded all the regions with the excess of (his) wonderful good
qualities that gladdened all mankind; who supported the great burden of weighty desires
on a cushion that was (his) shoulder, radiant with the lustre of (his) scimetar that was
possessed of the brilliance of victory in a hundred battles; who, though (his) intellect was
pure through mastering the endmost divisions of the limits of all the sciences, was easily
to be gratified with even a small amount of good conversation; who, though (his) heart
possessed a profundity that could be fathomed by no people, yet had a most agreeable
disposition that was displayed by the excess of (his) good actions; (and) who acquired an
eminent reputation by clearing out the blocked-up path (of the good behaviour) of the
kings of the Kṛita age.
(L. 14.)—His younger brother,² who meditated on his feet, (was) the most devout
worshipper of (the god) Mahêśvara, the illustrious Kharagraha (I.),—who possessed a
wealth [of vigour*] that was not worn out, either with fatigue or with pleasurable enjoyment,
when, bearing the yoke as if he were a most choice bullock, he was carrying on (his)
shoulders, with the sole object of fulfilling his commands,³ the goddess of sovereignty, even
while she was still an object to be longed for by (his) elder (brother) who, excessively full
¹See page 169 above, note 3. ² See page 177 above, note 1.
³ i.e. the commands of Śîlâditya I.