South Indian Inscriptions

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Index
Introduction
Contents
List of Plates
Additions and Corrections
Images
Authors
Contents
D. R. Bhat
P. B. Desai
Krishna Deva
G. S. Gai
B R. Gopal & Shrinivas Ritti
V. B. Kolte
D. G. Koparkar
K. G. Krishnan
H. K. Narasimhaswami & K. G. Krishana
K. A. Nilakanta Sastri & T. N. Subramaniam
Sadhu Ram
S. Sankaranarayanan
P. Seshadri Sastri
M. Somasekhara Sarma
D. C. Sircar
D. C. Sircar & K. G. Krishnan
D. C. Sircar & P. Seshadri Sastri
K. D. Swaminathan
N. Venkataramanayya & M. Somasekhara Sarma
Index
Other South-Indian Inscriptions
Volume 1	Volume 2
Volume 3	Vol. 4 - 8
Volume 9	Volume 10
Volume 11	Volume 12
Volume 13	Volume 14
Volume 15	Volume 16
Volume 17	Volume 18
Volume 19	Volume 20
Volume 22 Part 1	Volume 22 Part 2
Volume 23	Volume 24
Volume 26	Volume 27
Tiruvarur	Darasuram
Konerirajapuram	Tanjavur
Annual Reports 1935-1944	Annual Reports 1945- 1947
Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume 2, Part 2	Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume 7, Part 3
Kalachuri-Chedi Era Part 1	Kalachuri-Chedi Era Part 2
Epigraphica Indica	Epigraphia Indica Volume 3
Epigraphia Indica Volume 4	Epigraphia Indica Volume 6
Epigraphia Indica Volume 7	Epigraphia Indica Volume 8
Epigraphia Indica Volume 27	Epigraphia Indica Volume 29
Epigraphia Indica Volume 30	Epigraphia Indica Volume 31
Epigraphia Indica Volume 32	Paramaras Volume 7, Part 2
Śilāhāras Volume 6, Part 2	Vākāṭakas Volume 5
Early Gupta Inscriptions
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Archaeological-Survey of India
Pudukkottai

EPIGRAPHIA INDICA

(III) And all (the items of the series) have not been put together in all places. (IV) For (my) dominions are wide, and much has been written, and I shall certainly cause still a lot (more) to be written. (V) There are (some topics which) have been repeated over and over again owing to their sweetness, so that people may act accordingly. (VI) Thus there may be some (topics which) have been written incompletely either as the (particular) place (of a record) was considered (unsuitable for them) or as a (special) reason for abridgment was believed (to exist), and also owing to a fault of the scribe.

ROCK EDICTS XI, V AND VII

[BOULDER A-1 (i.e. NORTHERN FACE OF BOULDER A) ]

Rock Edict XI

(at the left end)

1 (I) Devāna[ṁ]piye hevaṁ āhā [|*] (II) nathi edise dāne ādise dhaṁma-dāne dhaṁma- sa[ṁ]thave
2 dhaṁma-savibhāge dhaṁma-saṁbadhe [|*] (III) ta[si]^[1] esa dāsa-bha[ṭaka]si sa[ṁ]mā- paṭipati māta-pitu^[2]-susūsa
3 mita-saṁ[thu]ta-nātikānaṁ samana-baṁbhanāna[ṁ] dā[ne]^[3] pānāṁ anālaṁbhe [|*] (IV) esa vataviye pitinā pi
4 [pu]tena pi bhā[ti]nā pi suvāmike[na*] pi mita-saṁthutena pi ā-paṭivesiyenā [pi*] iyaṁ sādhu iyaṁ kataviye [|*]
5 (V) se tatha kalaṁtu hida-loke cha kaṁ āla[dhe ho]ti p[ā]lata^[4] cha anaṁtaṁ [pu]naṁ pasavati tena dha[ṁma]-dā-
6 nenā [|*]

TRANSLATION

(I) Thus saith the Beloved of the Gods.
(II) There is no such gift as the gift of Dharma, (no such acquaintance as) acquaintance through Dharma, (no such act of dividing as) the separation of Dharma (from what is not Dharma), (and no such kinship as) kinship through Dharma.
(III) The following (are comprised) in them, (viz.) proper courtesy to slaves and servants, obedience to mother and father, liberality to friends, acquaintances and relatives (as well as) to the Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas, (and) abstention from the slaughter of living beings.
(IV) (In respect of this), (whether one is a person’s) father, or son, or brother, or master or friend, or acquaintance, or (even) a (mere) neighbour, one ought to say (to him) : “ This is meritorious. This ought to be done ”.
(V) Thus, if he acts in this manner, (happiness in) this world is attained (by him) and endless merit is produced (for him) in the next world by the said gift of Dharms.

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^[1] Chakravarti : tasa.
^[2] Chakravarti says that the letter looks like tuṁ on the rock.
^[3] According to Chakravarti, the letter looks like neṁ on the rock.
^[4] Chakravarti : palata.

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