North Indian Inscriptions

THE GUPTA INSCRIPTIONS

4 ny=apāsya | jāt-ādarā Daśapuraṁ prathamaṁ manōbhir=anvāgatās=sa-suta- bandhu-janās=samētya || [5*] Mattēbha-gaṇḍa-taṭa-vichyuta-dāna-bindu-sikt-ōpal- āchala-sahasra-vibhūshaṇāyāḥ [|*] pushp-āvanamra-taru-shaṇḍa¹-vataṁsakāyā bhū- mēh=puran²=tilaka-bhūtam=idaṁ kramēṇa || [6*] Taṭ-ōttha-vṛiksha-chyuta-
5 naika-pushpa-vichitra-tīr-ānta-jalāni bhānti | praphulla-padm-ābharaṇāni yatra sarāṁsi kāraṇḍava-saṁkulāni || [7*] Vilōla-vīchī-chalitāravinda-patad-rajaḥ-pinjaritaiś=cha hamsaiḥ | sva-kēsar-ōdāra-bhar-āvabhugnaiḥ kvachit=sarāṁsy=amburuhaiś=cha bhānti | [|8*] Sva-pushpa-bhār-āvanatair=nnagēndrair=mada-
6 pragalbh-āli-kula-svanaiś=cha | ajasra-gābhiś=cha pur-ānganābhir=vvanāni yasmin= samalaṁkṛitāni || [9*] Chalat-patākāny=abalā-sanāthāny=atyarttha-śuklāny=adhik- ōnnatāni | taḍil-latā-chitra-sit-ābbhra-kūṭa-tuly-ōpamānāni gṛihāṇi yatra || [10*] Kaulāsa³-tuṅga-śikhara-pratimāni ch=ānyāny=ābhānti dīrggha-valabhī-
7 ni sa-vēdikāni | gāndharvva-śabda-mukharāni⁴ nivishṭa-chitra-karmmāṇi lōla-kadalī- vana-śōbhitāni || [11*] Prāshāda⁵-mālābhir=alaṁkṛitāni dharāṁ vidāryy=[ē]va samutthitāni | vimāna-mālā-sadṛiśāni yattra gṛihāṇi pūrṇṇ-ēndu-kar-āmalāni || [12*] Yad=bhāty=abhiramya-sarid[d*]vayēna chapal-ōrmmiṇā samupagūḍhaṁ (ḍham)[|*]
8 rahasi kucha-śālinībhyāṁ Prīti-Ratibhyāṁ Smar-āṅgam=iva || [13*] Satya-kahamā-dama- śama-vrata-śaucha-dhai[r]yya-svāddhyāya-vṛitta- [vi] naya-sthiti-buddhy-upētaiḥ | vidyā-tapō-nidhibhir=asmayitaiś=cha viprair=yya[d] =bhrājatē graha-gaṇaih= kham=iva pradīptaiḥ ||[14*] Atha sam[ēt]ya nirantara=saṅgatair=aharahaḥ pravijṛi- mbhita-
9 sauhṛidāḥ [|*] nṛipatibhis=suta-vat=pratim[ā*]nitāḥ pramuditā nyavasanta sukhaṁ purē || [15*] Śravaṇa-[su]bhagē gāndharvvē=nyē⁶ dṛiḍhaṁ parinishṭhitāḥ sucharita- śat-āsangāh=kēchid=vichittra-kathāvidaḥ [|*] vinaya-nibhṛitās=samyag-dharmma- prasaṅga-parāyaṇāh=priyam=aparushaṁ patthyaṁ ch=ānyē kshamā bahu bhāshi- tuṁ(tum) || [16*]
10 Kēchit=sva-karmmaṇy=adhikās=tath-ānyair=vvijñāyatē jyōtisham=ātmavadbhiḥ [|*] adyāpi ch=ānyē samara-pragalbhāh=kurvvanty=arīṇām=ahitaṁ prasahya || [17*] Prājñā manōjña-vadhushaḥ⁷ prathit-ōru-vaṁśā vaṁś-ānurūpa-charit-ābha- raṇās=tath=ānyē | satya-vratāḥ praṇayinām=upakāra-dakshā visrambha-
11 [pūrvva*]m=aparē dṛiḍha-sauhṛidāś=cha || [18*] Vijita-vishaya-saṅgair=ddharmma- śīlais=tath=ānyair=m[ṛi*]dubhir=adhika-sat[t*]vair=llōkayātr-āparaiś⁸=cha [|*] sva-kula-tilaka-bhūtair=mukta-rāgair=udārair=adhikam=abhivbhāti śrēṇir=ēvaṁ prakāraiḥ ||[19*] Tāruṇya-kānty-upachitō=pi suvarṇṇahāra-tāmbūla-pushpa-vidhina sama-

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¹Fleet reads – taru-maṇḍa-. R. G. Bhandarkar and Pandit Durgaprasad corrtct it into –taru-khaṇḍa. But the original has –taru-shaṇḍa, as is clear from the impressions and as was first pointed out by Bühler.
² Fleet and Bühler both read param=. But it is clearly puran=.
³ Read Kailāsa-.
⁴ Read -mukharāṇi.
⁵ Read Prāsāda-.
⁶ Fleet reads Śravaṇa-subhagaṁ dhānurvvaidyaṁ but the original has Śravaṇa-subhagē gāndharvvē=nyē, as is clear from the impressions and as was first pointed out by R. G. Bhandarkar.
⁷ Read -vapushaḥ. Fleet read -vadhavaḥ which is not warranted by the impressions, and is, besides, ungramma- tical, as was first pointed out by R. G. Bhandarkar. The latter proposes - vapushaḥ or vibhavāḥ. Pandit Durgaprasad reads -vapushaḥ. The impressions however have-vadhushaḥ which is obviously a mistake for-vapushaḥ.
⁸ Fleet reads lōka-yātr-āmaraiś=cha. Bühler adopts this reading but pandit Durgaprasad corrects it into lōka- yātrā-paraiś=cha. The impressions, however, give this reading.