Seven lines of text are extant. The first 2-3 characters of each line is lost. Much of the seventh line is also broken away along with lines 8 and 9, but these were extant and had been copied when the inscription was first noticed by scholars.
Object Reference
Object URI
OB00091
Inscription URI
IN00100
Basic Metadata
Extent
79 cm width x 13 cm height
Decoration
None.
Language
Sanskrit
Script
northern class, similar to %IN00099
Script size
1
Reigning Monarch
Mihirakula
Date (min)
515
Date (max)
540
Date comments
Intrinsic Date: 15 kārttika śukla (era: regnal, Mihirakula). Basis of dating: intrinsic + reign of Mihirakula. No day, and the assumption of the pakṣa is based only on the restored reading gaganapatau nirmmale bhāti (l4-5).
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Bibliography description
First edited (with translation) in #Mitra_1861. Cunningham's ink impression published with #Mitra_1862 (Plate i. No. I, around page 391; my scan lacks the plate). Re-edited in #Fleet_1888. Summarised in #Trivedi_2001:23 (No. 10).
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37
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Concordance Item Number
1869, 2109
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Concordance Item Number
1/III.57
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360-361
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<l>udaya-g<supplied reason="lost">i</supplied><unclear>r</unclear><supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>-<lb n="2" /><seg met=".=="><gap quantity="3" reason="illegible" unit="character" /></seg>-<unclear>gra</unclear>sta-cakro rtti-harttā</l>
<l>bhuvana-bhavana-dīpaḥ śarvvarī-nāśa-hetuḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>tapita-kanaka-varṇṇair aṃśubhif paṃkajān<unclear>ā</unclear>m</l>
<l>abhinava-ramaṇīyaṃ yo <unclear>vi</unclear>dhatte sa vo vyāT|</l>
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<l>śrī-tora<unclear>m</unclear><supplied reason="undefined">āṇa i</supplied>ti yaḥ prathito <lb n="3" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">bhū-ca</supplied><unclear cert="low">kra</unclear>paḥ prabhūta-guṇaḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>satya-pradāna-śauryād yena mahī nyāyata<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> <unclear>śā</unclear>stā</l>
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<l>tasyodita-kula-kīrtteḥ putro tula-vikramaḥ patiḥ pṛthvyāḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>mihirakuleti khyāto bhaṅgo yaḥ paśupati<unclear>m a</unclear> <gap quantity="3" reason="illegible" unit="character" /> </l>
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<l><lb n="4" /><supplied reason="lost">tasmin rā</supplied>jani śāsati pṛthvīṃ pṛthu-vimala-locane rtti-hare</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>abhivarddhamāna-rājye paṃcadaśābde nṛpa-vṛṣasya|</l>
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<l>śaśi-raśmi-hāsa-vikasita-kumudotpala-gandha-śītalāmode</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>kārttika-māse prāpt<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>e</corr></choice> gagana-<lb n="5" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">patau</supplied><supplied reason="lost">ni</supplied>rmmale bhāti|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="7">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>dvija-gaṇa-mukhyair abhisaṃstute ca puṇyāha-nāda-ghoṣeṇa</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>tithi-nakṣatra-muhūrtte saṃprāpte supraśasta-d<unclear>i</unclear>ne|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="8">
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<l>mātṛtulasya tu pautraḥ putraś ca tathaiva mātṛdāsasya</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="9">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>nānā-dhātu-vicitre gopāhvaya-nāmni bhūdhare ramye</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>kāritavān śailamayaṃ bhānoḥ prāsāda-vara-mukhyaM|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="10">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>puṇyābhivṛddhi-hetor mmātāpitros tathātmanaś caiva</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>vasatā ca giri-vare smi<supplied reason="omitted">n</supplied> rājñaḥ <lb n="7" /><gap extent="unknown" reason="lost" /> <unclear cert="low">pā</unclear>dena</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="11">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>ye kārayanti bhānoś candrāṃśu-sama-prabhaṃ gṛha-pravaraṃ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>teṣāṃ vāsaḥ svargge yāvat-kalpa-kṣayo bhavati||</l>
</lg></lg>
<lg met="āryā" n="12">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>bhaktyā raver vviracitaṃ sad-dharmma-khyāpanaṃ sukīrttimayaṃ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>nāmnā ca keśaveti prathitena ca<surplus>|</surplus><lb n="8" /> <gap extent="unknown" reason="lost" /> <unclear cert="low">di</unclear>tyena||</l>
</lg></lg>
<lg met="śārdūlavikrīḍita" n="3">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>yāvac-charvva-jaṭā-kalāpa-gahane vidyotate candramā</l>
<l>divya-strī-caraṇair vvibhūṣita-taṭo yāvac ca merur nagaḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>yāvac corasi nīla-nīrada-nibhe viṣṇur vvibharty uj<supplied reason="omitted">j</supplied>valāṃ</l>
<l>śrīṃ<surplus>s</surplus> tāvad giri-mūrdhni tiṣṭhati<lb n="9" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">śilā-prā</supplied>sāda-mukhyo rame||</l>
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<title>Gwalior Inscription of Mihirakula</title>
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<authority>Siddham - The South Asia Inscriptions Database</authority>
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<repository>Indian Museum, Calcutta</repository>
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<p>A stone slab with the left edge damaged. Part of its bottom side has also been cut away and lost after it was found but before it was delivered to the Calcutta museum, possibly to adjust its size for fixing in some other building. Dimensions above are for the extant fragment.</p>
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<p>Seven lines of text are extant. The first 2-3 characters of each line is lost. Much of the seventh line is also broken away along with lines 8 and 9, but these were extant and had been copied when the inscription was first noticed by scholars.</p>
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<origPlace>Gwalior</origPlace>
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<p>Discovered built into the wall in the porch of a Sun temple in the Gwalior fort. Subsequently delivered to the Imperial Museum at Calcutta.</p>
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<l><supplied reason="lost">ja</supplied><unclear>ya</unclear>ti jalada-vāla-dhvāntam utsārayan svaiḥ</l>
<l>kiraṇa-nivaha-jālair vyoma vidyotayadbhiḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>u<supplied reason="lost">daya-gi</supplied><unclear>r</unclear><supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>-taṭāgra<supplied reason="lost">ṃ</supplied> maṇḍaya<add place="below">n</add> yas tura<unclear>ṃ</unclear>gaiḥ</l>
<l>cakita-gamana-kheda-bhrānta-caṃcat-saṭāntaiḥ|</l>
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<l>udaya-g<supplied reason="lost">i</supplied><unclear>r</unclear><supplied reason="lost">i</supplied>-<lb n="2" /><seg met=".=="><gap quantity="3" reason="illegible" unit="character" /></seg>-<unclear>gra</unclear>sta-cakro rtti-harttā</l>
<l>bhuvana-bhavana-dīpaḥ śarvvarī-nāśa-hetuḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>tapita-kanaka-varṇṇair aṃśubhif paṃkajān<unclear>ā</unclear>m</l>
<l>abhinava-ramaṇīyaṃ yo <unclear>vi</unclear>dhatte sa vo vyāT|</l>
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<l>śrī-tora<unclear>m</unclear><supplied reason="undefined">āṇa i</supplied>ti yaḥ prathito <lb n="3" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">bhū-ca</supplied><unclear cert="low">kra</unclear>paḥ prabhūta-guṇaḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>satya-pradāna-śauryād yena mahī nyāyata<supplied reason="omitted">ḥ</supplied> <unclear>śā</unclear>stā</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="4">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>tasyodita-kula-kīrtteḥ putro tula-vikramaḥ patiḥ pṛthvyāḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>mihirakuleti khyāto bhaṅgo yaḥ paśupati<unclear>m a</unclear> <gap quantity="3" reason="illegible" unit="character" /> </l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="5">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l><lb n="4" /><supplied reason="lost">tasmin rā</supplied>jani śāsati pṛthvīṃ pṛthu-vimala-locane rtti-hare</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>abhivarddhamāna-rājye paṃcadaśābde nṛpa-vṛṣasya|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="6">
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<l>śaśi-raśmi-hāsa-vikasita-kumudotpala-gandha-śītalāmode</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>kārttika-māse prāpt<choice><sic>a</sic><corr>e</corr></choice> gagana-<lb n="5" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">patau</supplied><supplied reason="lost">ni</supplied>rmmale bhāti|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="7">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>dvija-gaṇa-mukhyair abhisaṃstute ca puṇyāha-nāda-ghoṣeṇa</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>tithi-nakṣatra-muhūrtte saṃprāpte supraśasta-d<unclear>i</unclear>ne|</l>
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<lg met="āryā" n="8">
<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>mātṛtulasya tu pautraḥ putraś ca tathaiva mātṛdāsasya</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>nāmnā ca mātṛcetaḥ parvva<lb break="no" n="6" /><supplied reason="lost">ta</supplied> <seg met="=."><gap quantity="2" reason="illegible" unit="character" /></seg> <supplied cert="low" reason="lost">pu</supplied><unclear>ra</unclear>-vās<unclear>t</unclear>av<unclear>y</unclear>aḥ</l>
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<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>nānā-dhātu-vicitre gopāhvaya-nāmni bhūdhare ramye</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>kāritavān śailamayaṃ bhānoḥ prāsāda-vara-mukhyaM|</l>
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<lg n="ab" type="halfverse">
<l>puṇyābhivṛddhi-hetor mmātāpitros tathātmanaś caiva</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>vasatā ca giri-vare smi<supplied reason="omitted">n</supplied> rājñaḥ <lb n="7" /><gap extent="unknown" reason="lost" /> <unclear cert="low">pā</unclear>dena</l>
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<l>ye kārayanti bhānoś candrāṃśu-sama-prabhaṃ gṛha-pravaraṃ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>teṣāṃ vāsaḥ svargge yāvat-kalpa-kṣayo bhavati||</l>
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<l>bhaktyā raver vviracitaṃ sad-dharmma-khyāpanaṃ sukīrttimayaṃ</l>
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<l>yāvac-charvva-jaṭā-kalāpa-gahane vidyotate candramā</l>
<l>divya-strī-caraṇair vvibhūṣita-taṭo yāvac ca merur nagaḥ</l>
</lg><lg n="cd" type="halfverse"><l>yāvac corasi nīla-nīrada-nibhe viṣṇur vvibharty uj<supplied reason="omitted">j</supplied>valāṃ</l>
<l>śrīṃ<surplus>s</surplus> tāvad giri-mūrdhni tiṣṭhati<lb n="9" /><supplied cert="low" reason="lost">śilā-prā</supplied>sāda-mukhyo rame||</l>
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