9. Mathura Inscr. of Chandragupta II(now in Lahore Museum)
(Fl. No. 4; Bh. No. 1542) V. S. Agrawala, JUPHS. Vol. XXIV-V (1951-52), pp.
141-43.
TEXT(FLEET).
1 ....... [Sarvva-rаj-оchhеttuх pрthiv]y[аm=apratiratha]-
2 [sya chatur-udadhi-sali]l-аsvаdita-ya[щasо Dha]-
3 [nada-Varuн-Еndr-Аntaka-sa]masya Kрtаnta-[paraщох]
4 [nyаy-аgat-аnеka-gо]-hiraнya-kотi-prada[sya chir-о]-
5 [tsann-ащvamеdh-аharttur=mma]hаrаja-щrи-Gupta-prapau[t]r[asya]
6 [mahаrаja-щrи-Ghaтоtka]cha-pautrasya mahаrаjаdhir[аja]-
7 [щrи-Chandragupta-pu]trasya Lichchhavi-dauhitrasya mahа[dе]-
8 [vyам Kumаra]d[е]vyаm=utpannasya mahаrаjаdhirа-
9 [ja-щrи-Sa]mudraguptasya putrенa tat-parigр-
10 [hи]t[е]na mahаdеv[y]ам Dat[t]adеv[y]аm=ut[p]an[n]е-
11 [n paramabhаgavatеna mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrи]-
12 [Chandraguptеna]..........................................
(The rest of the inscription is entirely broken away and lost.)
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From the original stone. The passages that have been broken away are supplied
from the Allahаbаd posthumous pillar inscription of Samudragupta, No. 1, lines
24, 26, 28, and 29, page 8 above, and from lines 1 to 4 of the Bhitarи pillar
inscription of Skandagupta, No. 13 below, Plate vii.
L. 11. I add these two lines in order to shew the continuation of the
construction of this record.(Fleet)