4. Allahabad Stone Pillar Inscr. of Samudragupta (Fl. No. 1; Bh. No.1538)

Buhler, Die indischen Inscriften und das Alter der indischen Kunstpoesie, pp. 39 ff. and 88 ff.; K.P. Javaswal, JBORS. Vol. XVIII (1932), pp. 207-11; V. Lakshminarayan, JAHRS. Vol. XIII (1941-42), pp. 141-44; D. C. Sircar, SI. Bk. III, No.2, pp. 254-60 and Pls.; S. V. Sohoni, ABORI. Vol. XXXIX (1958), pp. 34-46; B. Upadhyaya, SAII. pt. II, pp. 47-49 and Pl.; IE.AR. 1952-53, p. 71, No. 437, App. B; R. B. Pandey, HLI. (1962), pp. 72-76. Regarded as posthumous.

1. ...... kulyaiх(?)....................svai ................аtasa...........................................
2. [yasya?]......................................... (||*)[1*]
3. . muм (?)va...............................................................................................
4. [sphu]radvaм (?).................kшaх sphuтoddha[м]sita ..............pravitata.......(||*)[2*]
5. yasya pra[jгаnu]шaкg-ochita-sukha-manasaх щаstra-ta[ttv]-аrttha-bharttuх Я Я stabdh-o я Я Я я ni я я я я Я n-occhр Я Я я Я Я (|*)
6. [sa*]tkаvya-щrи-virodhаn-budha-guнita-guн-аjг-аhatаn=eva kрtvа [vi]dval-loke(ё*)vi-[nа][щi*]sphuтa-bahu-kavitа-kиrtti-rаjyaм bhunakti (||*)[3]
7. [А*]ryyo hиty=upaguhya bhаva-piщunair-utkarннitai romabhiх sabhyeшуcchvasiteшu tulya-kulaja-mlаn-аnan-odvиkшi[ta]х (|*)
8. [sne]ha-vyаluлitena bашpa-guruна tattv-ekшiна cakшuша yaх pitrаbhihito ni[rиkшya] nikhi[lам*] [pаhyeva*][murvи]miti (||*)[4*]
9. [dр*]штvа karmанy-anekаny-amanuja-sadрщаny-a[dbhu]t-odbhinna-harша bh[а*]vair-аsvаdaya[ntaх*]я я Я я я Я Я Я Я Я Я я [ke*]cit(|*)
10. vиry-ottaptащ-ca kecich-chharaнam=upagatа yasya vрtte(ё*)praнаme(ё*)py=a[rtti?]-[grasteшu*] Я Я я я я я я я Я Я я Я Я я Я Я (||*)[5*]
11. saмgrаmeшu sva-bhuja-vijitа nityam=ucch-аpakаrах щvaх-щvaх mаna-pra я я я я Я Я я Я Я я Я Я(|*)
12. toш-ottuкgaiх sphuтa-bahu-rasa-sneha-phullair-mmanobhiх paщcаttаpaм va я я я я Я Я я ma[?]sy[а]d=vasanta[m?](||*)[6*]
13. udvel-odita-bаhu-vиryya-rabhasаd=ekena yena kшaнаd-unmуly-аcyuta-nаgasena-ga- я Я Я Я я Я Я я Я (|*)
14. daндair=grаhayat=aivaKota-kula-jaм puшp-аhvaye krидatа sуryye(?)nitya(?) я Я Я taтa я Я Я Я я Я Я Я Я (||*)[7*]
15. Dharmma-prаcиra-bandhaх щaщi-kara-щuchayaх kиrttayaх sa pratаnаvaiduшya tattva-bhedи praщama я я я uku Я pa я mu(su?)Я я tаrttham(?)(|*)
16. [addheyayaх] sуkta-mаrggaх kavi-mati-vibhav-otsаraнam ch=аpi kаvyaм ko nu syаd-yo ё*sya na syаd-guнa-mаti-[vi]duшам dhyаna-pаtraм-ya ekaх (||*)[8*]
17. tasya vividha-samara щat-аvataraнa-dakшasya sva-bhuja-bala-parаkkram-aikabandhoх parаkkram-акkasya paraщu-щara-щaкku-щakti-prаs-asi-tomara
18. bhindipаla-n[а]rаca-vaitаstik-аdy-aneka-prahаraнa-virудh-аkula-vraнa-щat-акka-щobhа-samuday-opacita-kаntatara-varшmaнaх
19. kausalaka-mahendra-mаh[а*]kаntаraka-vyаghrarаja-kaurаlaka-maнтarаja-paiштapuraka-mahendragiri-kauттуraka-svаmidatt-airaндapallaka-damana-kaгceyaka-viшнugop-аvamuktaka-
20. nиlarаja-vaiкgeyaka-hastivarmma-pаlakkak-ograsena-daivarаштraka-kubera-kausthalapuraka-danaгjaya-prabhрti-sarvva-dakшiнаpatha-rаja-grahaнa-mokш-аnugraha-janita-pratаp-onmiщra-mаhаbhаgyasya
21. rudradeva-matila-nаgadatta-candravarmma-ganapatinаga-nаgasenаcyuta-nandi-balavarmm-аdy-anek-аryyаvartta-rаja-prasabh-oddharaн-odvрtta-prabhаva-mahataх paricаrakи kрta-sarvv-атavika-rаjasya
22. samataтa-дavаka-kаmarуpa-nepаla-kartрpur-аdi-pratyanta-nрpatibhir-mmаlav-аrju-nаyana-yaudheya- mаdrak-аbhиra-prаrjуna-sanakаnиka-kаka-kharaparik-аdibhiщ=ca sarvva-kara-dаn-аjга-karaнa-praнаmа-gamana
23. paritoшita-pracaндa-щаsanasya aneka-bhraштa-rаjyotsanna-rаjavaмщa-pratiштhаpan-odbhуta-nikhila-bhu[va]na-[vicaraнa-ща]nta-yaщasaх daivaputra-шаhi-шаhаnuшаhi-щaka-muruндaih saimhaлakаdibhiщca
24. sarvva-dvиpa-vаsibhir-аtmanivedana-kanyopаyanadаna-garutmad-aкka-svaviшaya-bhukti-щаsana-[y]аcan-аdy-upаya-sevа-kрta-bаhu-vиryya-prasara-dharaнi-bandhasya prithivyаm=a-pratirathasya
25. sucarita-щat-аlaкkрt-аneka-guнa-gaн-otsiktibhiщ-caraнa-taлa-pramршт-аnya-narapati-kиrtteх sаddhv-asаdh-уdaya-pralaya-hetu-puruшasy=а-cintyasya bhaktyavanati-mаtra-grаhya-mрdu-hрdayasy=аnukampаvato=(т*)neka-go-щata-sahasra-pradаyina[х]
26. [kрpa]нa-dиn-аnаth-аtura-jan-oddharaнa-santradиkш-аbhyupagata-manasaх samiddhasya vigrahavato lok-аnugrahasya dhanada-varuн-endr-аntaka-samasya sva-bhuja-bala-vijit-аneka-narapati-vibhava-pratyarppaна-nitya-vyаpрt-аyukta-puruшasya
27. niщita-vidagdha-mati-gаndharvva-laлitair-vrидita-tridaщapatiguru-tumburu-nаrad-аder-vvidvaj-jan-opajиvy-аneka-kаvya-kkriyаbhiх pratiштhita-kavirаja-щabdasya sucira-stotavy-аnek-аdbhut-odаra--caritasya
28. loka-samaya-kkriy-аnuvidhаna-mаtra-mаnuшasya loka-dhаmno devasya mahаrаja-щrи-gupta-prapautrasya mahаrаja-щrи-ghaтotkaca-pautrasya mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrи-candragupta-putrasya
29. licchavi-dauhitrasya mahаdevyам kumаradevyам-utpannasya mahаrаjаdhirаja-щrи-samudraguptasya sarvva-pрthivи-vijaya-janit-odaya-vyаpta-nikhil-аvanitalам kirttиm= itas=tridaщapati
30. bhavana-gaman-аvаpta-laлita-sukha-vicaraнаm-аcakшанa iva bhuvo-bаhur-ayam= ucchritaх stambhaх (|*) yasya pradаna-bhujavikkrama-praщama-щаstravаky-odayair= uparyyupari-saгcay-occhritamanekamаrggaм yaщaх(|*)
31. punаti bhuvana-trayaм paщupater=jjaт-аntar-guhа- nirodha-parimokшa-щиghram=iva pандu gакgaм [payaх*](||*)/1* etac=cha kаvyam-eшаm-eva bhaттаrakapаdаnам dаsasya samиpa-parisarppaн-аnugrah-onmиlita-mateх
32. khаdya(kу*)тapаkikasya mahаdaндanаyaka-dhruvabhуti-putrasya sаndhivigrahika-kumаrаmаtya-ma[hаdaндanаya*]ka-hariшeнasya sarvva-bhуta-hita-sukhаyаstu |
33. anuштhitaм ca paramabhaттаraka-pаd-аnudhyаtena mahаdaндanаyaka-tilabhaттakena |

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Commentaries and variants.

(From CII III, (Bh.), SI, 262-268. Fleet, CII, III, pp. 6ff.; Bhandarkar`s List No. 1538).
L.1 first 4 lines, containing two verses are almost wholly destroyed. Fleet: [yaх] before kulyaiх.
L.3 Fleet - pu(?)мv instead muм.
L.4 Fleet - sphа(?)ra-dva(?). L.7 CII.III (Bh) - [e*][heva] instead [А*]ryyo.
L.9 CII.III (Bh) - [ko] instead [ke].
L.13 ga may be supposed to be the first akshara of the name gaнapati (cf. line 21 below). The lacuna then may be conjecturally filled up by gaнapatyаdinnрpаn saкgare (SI).
L.24 read pрthivyа- (SI).
L.25 Properly sаdhvasаdhу- instead sаddhv-asаdh- (SI).
L.26 Read mantra (SI) or sattra. But uddharaнa-mantra is better.(CII,III,Bh.). Fleet: dиkшаdyupa- instead dиkш-аbhyupagata-.
L.29 read -utpanna- (SI).