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Allahabad Pillar

A round, monolithic sandstone column. Beside Samudragupta's praśasti, it also bears two inscriptions by Aśoka as well as a number of mediaeval inscriptions, some of which are written between and over the lines of Samudragupta's inscription.

Object URI
OB00001
Extent
1070 cm height x 66-97 cm diameter
History details
The pillar was found, and still remains, in Allahabad fort. It was possibly moved here from Kauśāmbī by Firoz Śāh or another early Delhi Sultan.
Created
Place
Kauśāmbī
place uncertain
Recorded
Place
Allahabad Fort
Stored
Place
Allahabad Fort
Date
1983

Allahabad Prasasti of Samudragupta

Inscription URI
IN00001
Extent
39 cm width x 200 cm height
Decoration
None.
Edition
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<p>A round, monolithic sandstone column. Beside Samudragupta's praśasti, it also bears two inscriptions by Aśoka as well as a number of mediaeval inscriptions, some of which are written between and over the lines of Samudragupta's inscription.</p>
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<supplied cert="low" reason="undefined">sa</supplied><unclear cert="low">t</unclear>-<unclear>kā</unclear>vya-śrī-vir<choice><sic>au</sic><corr>o</corr></choice>dhān budha-guṇita-guṇājñāhatān eva kṛtvā
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sn<unclear>e</unclear>ha-vyāluḷitena bāṣpa-guruṇā tattvekṣiṇā cakṣuṣā</l>
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yaḥ pitrābhihito nirīk<unclear>ṣya</unclear> nikhi<supplied reason="undefined">lāṃ</supplied> <unclear cert="low">pāhy evam</unclear> <supplied reason="undefined">u</supplied>rv<supplied reason="undefined">v</supplied>īm i<unclear>t</unclear>i
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<lb n="10" />vīryyottaptāś ca kecic charaṇam upagatā yasya vṛtte praṇāme</l>
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<lb n="11" />saṃgrāmeṣu sva-bhuja-vijitā nityam uccāpakārāḥ</l>
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<lb n="13" />udvelodita-bāhu-vīryya-rabhasād ekena yena kṣaṇād</l>
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tasya vividha-samara-śatāvataraṇa-dakṣasya sva-bhuja-bala-parākkramaika-bandhoḥ parākkramāṅkasya paraśu-śara-śaṅku-śakti-prās-āsi-tomara-
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nīlarāja-vaiṅgeyaka-hastivarmma-pālakkakograsena-daivarāṣṭraka-kubera-kausthalapuraka-dhanañjaya-prabhṛti-sarvva-dakṣiṇāpatha-rāja-grahaṇa-mokṣānugraha-janita-pratāponmiśra-māhābhāgyasya
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rudradeva-matila-nāgadatta-candravarmma-gaṇapatināga-nāgasen-ācyutanandi-balavarmmādy-anekāryyāvartta-rāja-prasabhoddharaṇodvṛtta-prabhāva-mahataḥ paricārakīkṛta-sarvvāṭavika-rājasya
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sucarita-śatālaṅkṛtāneka-guṇa-gaṇotsiktibhiś caraṇa-taḷa-pramṛṣṭānya-narapati-kīrtteḥ sāddhv-asādhūdaya-pralaya-hetu-puruṣasyācintyasya bhakty-avanati-mātra-grāhya-mṛdu-hṛdayasyānukampāvato <supplied reason="omitted">'</supplied>neka-go-śata-sahasra-pradāyina<unclear>ḥ</unclear>
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l<unclear>au</unclear>ka-samaya-kkriyānuvidhāna-mātra-mānuṣasya loka-dhāmno devasya mahārāja-śrī-gupta-prapautrasya mahārāja-śrī-ghaṭotkaca-pautrasya mahārājādhirāja-śrī-candragupta-putrasya
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licchavi-dauhitrasya mahādevyāṃ kumāradevyām ut<choice><sic>ph</sic><corr>p</corr></choice>annasya mahārājādhirāja-śrī-samudraguptasya sarvva-pṛthivī-vijaya-janitodaya-vyāpta-nikhilāvanitalāṃ kīrttim itas tridaśapati-
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uparyyupari-sañcayocchritam aneka-mārggaṃ yaśaḥ</l>
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nirodha-parimokṣa-śīghram iva pāṇḍu gāṅgaṃ <supplied cert="low" reason="lost">payaḥ</supplied></l>
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etac ca kāvyam eṣām eva bhaṭṭāraka-pādānāṃ dāsasya samīpa-parisarppaṇānugrahonmīlita-mateḥ
<lb n="32" />khādyaṭapākikasya mahā-daṇḍanāyaka-dhruvabhūti-putrasya sāndhivigrahika-kumārāmātya-ma<supplied reason="lost">hā-daṇḍanāya</supplied>ka-hariṣeṇasya sarvva-bhūta-hita-sukhāyāstu||
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<lb n="33" />anuṣṭhitaṃ ca parama-bhaṭṭāraka-pādānudhyātena mahā-daṇḍanāyaka-tilabhaṭṭakena|
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