Udayagiri Cave Inscription of Chandragupta II

        Perfection has been attained! . . . . . . . . . . . . which shines like the sun, radiant with internal light, . . . . . . . upon the earth . . . . . . . . ., pervades . . . . .  . . . . . (and) has the appellation of Chandragupta (II.), (and is) wonderful;-

        (Line 2.)-Bought by the purchase-money of [whose] prowess, [the earth], in which (all other) princes are humiliated by the slavery (imposed on them by him), . . . . . . . gratified by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . religion.

        (L. 3.)-He who holds the position, acquired by hereditary descent, of being a minister of that same saintly sovereign, possessed of inconceivable . . . . . . . . , (and) [has been appointed to] (the office of arranging) peace and war; (viz.)-

        (L. 4.)-He who, belonging to the Kautsa (gôtra) is well-known under the name of Shâba, (but is called) Vîrasêna by (his) family-appellation;-who knows the meanings of words, and logic, and (the ways of) mankind;-who is a poet;-and who belongs to (the city of ) Pâtaliputra,-

        (L. 5.)-He came here, accompanied by the king in person, who was seeking to conquer the whole world; and, through devotion towards the divine (god) Shambhu, he caused this cave to be made.

From: Fleet, John F. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Inscriptions of the Early Guptas. Vol. III. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch, 1888, 35-36.