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-ràj-îchhåttuõ pðthiv]y[àm=apratiratha]-
2 [sya chatur-udadhi-sali]l-àsvàdita-ya[ùasî Dha]-
3 [nada-Varuí-Åndr-Àntaka-sa]masya Kðtànta-[paraùîõ]
4 [nyày-àgat-ànåka-gî]-hiraíya-kîòi-prada[sya chir-î]-
5 [tsann-àùvamådh-àharttur=mma]hàràja-ùrè-Gupta-prapau[t]r[asya]
6 [mahàràja-ùrè-Ghaòîtka]cha-pautrasya mahàràjàdhir[àja]-
7 [ùrè-Chandragupta-pu]trasya Lichchhavi-dauhitrasya mahà[då]-
8 [vyàì Kumàra]d[å]vyàm=utpannasya mahàràjàdhirà-
9 [ja-ùrè-Sa]mudraguptasya putråía tat-parigð-
10 [hè]t[å]na mahàdåv[y]àì Dat[t]adåv[y]àm=ut[p]an[n]å-
11 [n paramabhàgavatåna mahàràjàdhiràja-ùrè]-
12 [Chandraguptåna]..........................................
(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 Allahàbàd posthumous pillar inscription of Samudragupta, No. 1, lines
24, 26, 28, and 29, page 8 above, and from lines 1 to 4 of the Bhitarè 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)