Cidanghiang inscription
Cidanghiang inscription, also called Lebak inscription, is an inscription from the Tarumanagara kingdom, estimated to be from the 4th century CE.[1][2] The inscription was found in 1947 on the bank of Cidanghiang River in Lebak village, Munjul district, in Pandeglang Regency, Banten, Indonesia.[1][3][4] The inscription is written in the Pallava script and composed in the Sanskrit language.[1]
Text[edit]
This inscription mentions a king named Purnawarman, who used the title vikrānta, which indicates that he was a worshiper of Lord Vishnu.[1][3] It consists only of two lines, transliterated as follows:[1][4]
- vikranta ‘yam vanipateh prabhuh satyaparā(k)ra(mah)
- narendrasya bhūtena śrīmatah pūrnnavarmmanah
Translation[edit]
The translation of this inscription according to philologist Poerbatjaraka (1952) is as follows:[1]
- This is the conqueror of the three worlds (with his three steps),
- his majesty King Pūrnavarman, the great king, the hero (and) to be the banner of all kings in the worlds
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References[edit]
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- ^ a b Zahorka, Herwig (2007). The Sunda Kingdoms of West Java: From Tarumanagara to Pakuan Pajajaran with the Royal Center of Bogor : Over 1000 Years of Prosperity and Glory. Yayasan Cipta Loka Caraka.