Pedestal from Don Khum Ngern (inscription of Citrasena-Mahendravarman, K. 1280), 6th century Śaka EpiDoc Encoding Kunthea Chhom intellectual authorship of edition Gerdi Gerschheimer Arlo Griffiths Dominic Goodall DHARMA Siem Reap DHARMA_INSCIK01280

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 Adding paleographical description, modifications to edition and commentary Initial encoding of the inscription
naptā śrīsārvvabhaumasya putraś śrīvīravarmmaṇaḥ śaktyānūnaẖ kaniṣṭho 'pi bhrātā śrībhavavarmmaṇaḥ . yaś citrasenanāmābhūt kr̥tarājyābhiṣecanaḥ sa śrī-mahendravarmmeti paścān nāmāntaraṅ gataḥ . vijitya nikhilān deśān asmin deśe śilāmayaṁ vr̥ṣabhaṁ sthāpayām āsa sthitabhaktir vvr̥ṣadhvaje . kāṣṭhamayīm edhām apanīya purātanīm· vavandhopalavinyāsair ddamakan damano dviṣām· .

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, namely Citrasena, whose royal enthronement was conducted has received another name, viz. Śrī Mahendravarman.

Having defeated all the countries, he, whose firm devotion was in the god with a bull banner Śiva, installed in this country a stone bull.

Having removed this old temple made of wood, he, the tamer of ennemies, constructed an abode with piles of stone.

The first three stanzas of this inscription are probably identical to those of the inscription K. 1341.

The lost syllables in the beginning of the pāda a of the last stanza can be supplied with many terms such as imām, atra, iha.

Edited preliminarily by Gerdi Gerschheimer, Arlo Griffiths and Dominic Goodall from the estampage EFEO n. 1905 and the photographs sent by Kannika Wimonkasem (Silpakorn University, Bangkok).