Pillar from Khan Thevada (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 497), 6th century Śaka EpiDoc Encoding Kunthea Chhom intellectual authorship of edition Cha-em Kaeokhlai Gerdi Gerschheimer DHARMA Siem Reap DHARMA_INSCIK00497

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 Adding paleographical description, modifications to edition and English translation of stanzas 3 Initial encoding of the inscription
naptā śrī-sārvvabhaumasya sūnuś śrī-vīravarmmaṇaḥ śaktyānūnaẖ kaniṣṭho 'pi bhrātā śrī-bhavavarmmaṇaḥ śrī-citrasenanāmā yaḫ pūrvvam āhata-lakṣaṇaḥ sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti nāma bheje 'bhiṣekajam· jitveman ṭdeśam akhilaṅ giriśasyeha bhū-bhr̥ti liṅgan niveśayām āsa jaya-cihnam ivātmanaḥ

Grandson of Śrī Sārvabhauma and son of Śrī Vīravarman, in spite of being the youngest brother of Śrī Bhavavarman he was not inferior in power.

He whose mark was well known āhatalakṣaṇaḥ previously by name Śrī Citrasena received Śrī Mahendravarman as a name created at the time of his enthronement.

Having conquered this entire country, he installed on the mountain here a liṅga of Giriśa as his insignia of victory.

Having conquered this entire area, he planted a liṅga of Śiva here on this mountain, a Mark of Victory for himself, as it were.

The three stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of five inscriptions, viz. K. 363, K. 496, K. 508, K. 1106 and K. 1190.

The first two stanzas of this inscription are identical to those of five inscriptions, viz. K. 509, K. 1102, K. 1174, K. 1339 and K. 1340.

The first stanza of this inscription is identical to that of inscriptions K. 1173 and K. 1341.

Edited by Cha-em Kaeokhlai (161-164); re-edited partly by Dominic Goodall (28) with English translation; re-edited here by Gerdi Gerschheimer based on the estampages EFEO n. 372 and EFEO n. 1340.

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