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

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS; No. 56, PLATE XXXV. 247
31 kâli(lî)yaḥ putra-pautr-ânugâmî [|] bhujyamânô na kênachid-
vyâghâtayi-
32 tavyaḥ sarvva-kriyâbhiḥ saṁrakshitavyaḥ parivarddhayitavyâ(vya)ś=
cha [|] yaś=ch=âsma-
33 ch-chhâsanam=a-gaṇayamânaḥ svalpâm=api paribâdhâ(ṅ)=k[u]ryyât=
kârayitâ¹ vâ |²
Fourth Plate; Second Side.
34 tasya brâhmaṇair=âvêditasya [|] sadaṇḍa-nigrahaṁ kuryyâma
kârayêma v=êti [||]
35 Sênâpatau Bâppadêvê likhitaṁ âchâryyêṇa [||] Asmi[ṁ]ś=cha
dharmm-âdhikâra-
36 ṇê |³ ati(tî)t-ânêka-râja-dattâs⁴-saṁchintana-paripâlana[ṁ*] kṛita-
pu-
37 ṇy-ânukîrttayâmaḥ⁵ [|*] êshyantatkâla-prabhavishṇûnaṁ⁶ gauravâd=
bhavishyân=vi-
38 jñâpayâmaḥ [||] Vyâsa-gîtau ch=âtra ślôkau pramâṇi(ṇî)-
karttavyau [||(l)]
Fifth Plate.
39 Shashṭi⁷-varsha-sahasrâṇi svarggê môdati bhûmi-daḥ achchhêttâ
ch=ânumattâ(ntâ)
40 cha tâny=êva narakê vasêta(t) [||] Sva-dattâṁ=paradattâv(m)=
vâ yô harê-
41 ta vasundharâma(m) gavâṁ śata-sahasrasya hantur=harati
dushkṛitam=iti [||]
TRANSLATION.
The Seal.
A charter of king Pravarasêna, the
ornament of the Vâkâṭakas, who has
attained royal dignity by inheritance, (is) a
charter for (the observance of even his)
enemies!
The Plates.
Sight has been attained! Perfection has been attained!—(Line 17.)—At the command
of the Mahârâja, the illustrious Pravarasêna (II.), who follows the path of imitating
the behaviour of previous kings; who has extirpated all enemies by (his) excellent policy
and strength and prowess; who was begotten on Prabhâvatiguptâ, the daughter of the
Mahârâjâdhirâja, the glorious Dêvagupta; who, through possessing the favour of (the

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¹ Read kârayitâ, as in line 33 of No. 55 above, page 238; or kârayêta.
² This mark of punctuation is unnecessary; also that in the next line.
³ This mark of punctuation is unnecessary.
⁴ Read datta.
⁵ Read kṛita-puṇy-ânukîrttana-parihâr-ârtthaṁ na kîrttayâmaḥ, as in line 35 of the preceding inscription, page 238 above.
⁶ Read êshyatkâla-prabhavishṇûnâm.
⁷ Metre, Ślôka (Anushṭubh); and in the following verse.