30. Rewa (Supia, M.P.) Pillar Inscr. of Skandagupta. G. 141 Jyeøòha Ùukla 2
D. C. Sircar, EI. Vol. XXXIII (1959-60), pp. 306-8 & Pl.; IE.AR. 1959-60, p. 71, No. 249, App. B.

TEXT (DS)

1 [Ùrè]-Gha[òî]tkacha[õ |*] tad-vanùå prava . . .
2 [nå] mahàra(rà)ja-ùrè-Samu[dragu]pta[õ |*] ta[t-pu]-
3 [tra][õ*J ùrè-Vikkramà[ditya][õ |*] ta[tputra][õ*] mahàrà[ja]-
4 [ùrè]-Mahå[ndràditya][õ |*] tasya [pu]tra[õ*] Chakkra[va]
5 [rtti]-tu[lyî] [mahà]-bala-vikkra[må]ía R[àma]-
6 [tu]lyî dha[rmma]-pa[ra]tayà Yudhiøòira sa[tyå]-
7 nacharavi[naya] mahàràja-ùrè-Ska[nda]-
8 guptasya ràjya-[samva]tsara-ùatå åka-
9 chatvàri[nùîtta]rakå [|*] [asyàì] divasa-pó-
10 rvvàyàì(yàm) Avaäara-vàstavya-kuòumbi[kaõ*]
11 Kaivartti-ùreøòhi-naptð(ptà) Hari-ùråøòhi-pu[tra][õ*] Ùrèda-
12 [tta][õ |*] tad-bhràtð(tà) Vargga[õ |*] ta[d-bhrà]ta(tà) Chchha(Chha)ndaka . . . [|*]
13 sva-puíy-àpyàyan-àrthaì yaùaõ-kè-
14 [rtti]-pravardha[ya*]màna-gîttra-ùailikà bala-ya-
15 øòhi(øòiõ) pratiøòhàpità Vargga-gràmikåía
16 Jå(Jyå)øòha-màså ùukla-pakøasya dvitè-
17 [yàyàì] ti[thau] [||*]
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From an impression.
L. 1. Read tad-vaìùå. The two lost aksharas may be restored as rttamà or rddhamà.
L. 2. The damaged letter [nå] looks more like nàì.
L. 6. Read Yudhiøòhira-tulyaõ.
L. 7. Read -n=àchàra-vinayaiõ or better saty-àchàra-vinayaiõ.
L. 8. Read -guptaõ | tasya. Read saìvatsara.
L. 9. Read -riìùad-uttarakå.
L. 12. The lost letters may be restored as -ù=ch=åti. back