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

Vol. III.
CORPUS INSCRIPTIONUM INDICARUM.
Plate xlii

A. — Sanchi Pillar Inscription

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Text (Gupta Brāhmī / Sanskrit):

... svast[i] ... [śrī]-mahārāja ...

Translation / Note:

Fragmentary inscription on a pillar at Sāñchī (Bhopal State / Madhya Pradesh), recording a pious gift during the reign of the Gupta dynasty.

B. — Calcutta Museum Image Inscription

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Text (Gupta Brāhmī / Sanskrit):

... dēyadharmmō = yaṁ śākya-bhikṣ[ōḥ] ...
... yad-atra puṇyaṁ tad-bhavatu sarvva-satvānāṁ ...

Translation:

"This is the religious gift of the Buddhist monk (Śākya-bhikṣu) ... Whatever merit there is in this (act), let it be for the attainment of supreme knowledge by all sentient beings."

C. — Sarnath Inscription

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Text (Gupta Brāhmī / Sanskrit):

dēyadharmmō = yaṁ śākyabhikṣōḥ ... [pratimā kāritā]
yad-atra puṇyaṁ tad-bhavatu mātā-pitrōs-sarvva-satvānāñ-ca anuttara-jñān-āvāptayē [||]

Translation:

"This is the religious gift of the Buddhist monk ... [an image was caused to be made]. Whatsoever religious merit there is in this (pious act), may it be for the attainment of supreme knowledge by his parents and by all sentient beings!"

D. — Bodh-Gaya Image Inscription

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Text (Gupta Brāhmī / Sanskrit):

siddham [||] dēyadharmmō = yaṁ śākya-bhikṣōḥ ... kāritā bhagavatō ... mātā-pitrōḥ puṇy-āvāptayē sarvva-satvānāñ-ca anuttara-pad-āvāptayē [||]

Translation:

"Success! This is the religious gift of the Buddhist monk ... (an image) of the Holy One was caused to be made for the acquisition of religious merit by his parents, and for the attainment of supreme bliss by all sentient beings."

J. F. FLEET, BO. C.S.
W. GRIGGS, PHOTO-LITH.