No. 1. Junаgaдh rock inscription of mahаkшatrapa Rudradаman. Sanskrit.
1838 Prinsep, JBAS VII, p. 338 ff., and Plates XV and XIX; 1842 Lassen, Zeitschr. fuфr Kunde des Morgenl. Vol. IV. p. 146 ff.; 1842 Jacob-Westergaard, JBBRAS I, p. 148, Plate; 1858 Prinsep-Wilson, Essays on Indian Antiquities, Vol. II. p. 55 ff.; 1865 Bhau Daji, JBBRAS VII, p. 113 f.; 118 ff.; 125 ff., and Plate; 1876 Eggeling, ASWI II, p. 128 ff., and Plate XIV; 1878 Bh. Indraji-Buфhler, IA VII, p. 257 ff.; 1890 Buфhler, Sitzungsber. Wien. Ak. wiss. Vol. CXXII, No. XI, p. 45 ff.; 86 ff.; 1895 PSIK, p. 18 f., No. 2, and Plate XVI; 1905 Kielhorn, EI VIII, p. 36 ff., and Plate; 1908 note by Rapson, CCAD p. LIX ff., No. 38; Luders list No 965; SI. No. 67; | ||
Lu: - Fragment. Records the restoration of the lake Sudarщana
situated at some distance from Girinagara. The lake, originally constructed by the Vaiщya
Puшyagupta, the provincial governor (rаштriya) of the Maurya king (rаjan)
Chaмdragupta, and subsequently adorned with conduits by the Yavana king (rаjan)
Tuшаspha for Aщоka the Maurya, had been destroyed during a storm at the date given
above by the waters of the Suvarнasikatа, Palащinи and other streams of mount
Уrjayat. The work was executed by the minister (amаtya) Suviщаkha, the son of Kulaipa,
a Pahlava, who had been appointed by the king to rule the whole of Аnartta and
Surаштra. The inscription records besides that the king (rаjan) mahаkшatrapa
Rudradаman, the son's son of the king (rаjan) mahаkшatrapa svаmi-Chaштana, was the
lord of the whole of eastern and western Аkarаvantи, the Anuфpanиvрit, Аnartta,
Surаштra, Щvabhra, Maru, Kachchha, Sindhu-Sauvиra, Kukura, Aparамta, Niшаda,
etc.; that he destroyed the Yaudhеyas; that he twice defeated Sаtakarнi, the lord
(pati) of Dakшiнаpatha, but on account of the nearness of their connection did not
destroy him; and that he himself acquired the title of mahаkшatrapa. - rаjго mahаkшatrapasya sugрihиta-nаmnaх svаmi-Chaштanasya pautra . . . . . х putrasya rаjго mahаkшatrapasya gurubhir abhyasta-nаmnо Rudra-dаmnо varше dvisaptatitam[е] 70 2 Mаrggaщиrшa-bahula-prat[i]. . |
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1 Siddhaм [||*] Idaм taдаkaм Sudarщanaм Gir[i]nagarаd-ap[i] [d][у?]ram=a[n?]t[a]
. . . . . . . . . . . .
[tt]ik-оpala-vistаr-аyаm-оchchhraya-niхsandhi-baddha-dрдha-sarvva-pалиkatvаt=parvvata-pа-
2 da-ppratisparddhi-suщliш[т]a-[ba][ndha?]м . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [va]jаtеn=аkрtrimенa sеtubandhеn=оpapannaм
supprativihita-ppranали-parи[v]аha-
3 mидhavidhаnaм cha tri-skan[dha?] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n-аdibhir=anugrahair=mahaty=upachayе
varttatе [|*] Tad=idaм rаjго mahаkшatrapasya sugрhи-
4 ta-nаmnaх Svаmi-Chaштanasya pautra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . х putrasya rаjго mahаkшatrapasya gurubhir=abhyasta-nаmnо Rudradаmnо
varше dvisaptatitam[е] 70 2
5 Mаrggaщиrшa-bahula-prat[i] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . х sрштa-vрштinа parjjanyеna еkаrнava-bhуtаyam=iva
pрthivyам kрtаyам girеr=Уrjayataх Suvarнasikatа-
6 Palащinи-prabhрtиnам nadиnам atimаtr-оdvрttair=vvеgaiх sеtum=[a?] . . .
. . . . [ya]mан-аnurуpa-pratиkаram=api
giriщikhara-taru-taт-аттаlak-оpatalpa-dvаra-щaraноchchhraya-vidhvaмsinа
yuganidhana-sadр-
7 щa-parama-ghоra-vоgеna vаyunа pramathita-salila-vikшipta-jarjjarиkрt-аva[dи
?] . . . . . . . . . . . . [k]ш[i]pt-ащma-vрkшa-gulma-latаpratаnaм а
nadи-[ta]-lа[d]=ity=udghатitam=аsиt [|*] Chatvаri hasta-щatаni
vишad-uttarанy=аyatеna еtаvaмty=еva vistиrнеna
8 paмcha-saptatiм hastаn=avagадhеna bhеdеna nissрta-sarvva-tоyaм
maru-dhaмnva-kalpam=atibhрщaм durd[d]a . . . . . . . . . . [s]y=[а]rthе Mauryasya
rаjгaх Chaмdrag[u][pta*][s][ya*] [r]аштriyенa [V]aiщyеna Puшyaguptеna
kаritaм Aщоkasya Mauryasya tе Yavanarаjеna Tuш[а]sphеn=аdhiштhаya
9 pranалиbhir=ala[м]kрta[м] [|*] tat-kаritayа cha rаj-аnurуpa-kрta-vidhаnayа
tasmi bhеdе dрштayа pranадyа vis[tр*]ta-sеt[u*] . . . . . . . . . на а
garbhаt=prabhрtty=avihata-samud[i][ta?]-r[а]jalakшmи-dh[аra]на-guнatas=sarvva-varнair=abhigaмmya
rakшaн-аrtha patitvе vрtеna а prан-оchchhvаsаt=puruшavadha-nivрtti-kрta-
10 satyapratijгеna anya[t]ra
saмgrаmeшv=abhimukhаgata-sadрщa-щatru-praharaнa-vitaraнatv-аviguнa-ri[pu ?] . .
. . . . . . . ta-kаruнyеna
svayamabhigata-janapada-praнipati[t?]-а[y][u?]шa-щaraнadеna
dasyu-vyалa-mрga-rоg-аdibhir=anupasрштapуrvva-nagara-nigama-
11 janapadаnам svavиryy-аrjitаnаm=anurakta-sarvva-prakрtиnам
pуrvv-аpar-Аkarаvanty-Anуpanиvрd-Аnartta-Surаштra-Щva[bh*]ra-[Ma]ru-[Kach]chha-[S]i[n]dhu-S[au]v[и]ra-Kukur-Аparамta-Niшаd-аdиnам
samagrанам tat-prabhаvаd=[y]a . . . r[ttha]-kаma-viшayана[м] viшayанам
patinа sarvva-kшatr-аviшkрta-
12 vиra-щabda-jаtоtsеk-аvidhеyаnам Yaudhеyаnам prasahy=оtsаdakеna
Dakшinаpatha-patеs=Sаtakarнеr=dvir=api nиrvyаjam=avajиty-аvajиtya
saмbaмdh-аv[i]dуrayа anutsаdanаt=prаpta-yaщasа mа[d?] . . . . . .
[pta]-vijayеna bhraштa-rаja-pratiштhаpakеna yathаrttha-hastо-
13 chchhray-аrjit-оrjita-dharm-аnurаgеna щabdаrttha-gаndharvva-nyаy-аdyаnам
vidyаnам mahatиnам pаraнa-dhаraнa-vijгаna-prayоgаvаpta-vipula-kиrttinа
turaga-gaja-rathacharyy-аsi-charma-niyuddh-аdyа . . . . . . . . . . .
[ti]-para-bala-lаghava-sauштhava-kriyенa ahar-ahar=ddаna-mаn-аna-
14 vamаna-щиlеna sthуlalakшенa yathаvat=prаptair=bali-щulka-bhаgaiх
kanaka-rajata-vajra-vaiдуrya-ratn-оpachaya-viшyandamаna-kощеna
sphuтa-laghu-madhura-chitra-kаnta-щabdasamayоdаr-аlaмkрta-gadya-padya . . . . . .
. . . na pramанa-mаn-оnmаna-svara-gati-varннa-sаra-satv-аdibhiх
15 parama-lakшaнa-vyaмjanair=upеta-kаnta-mуrttinа
svayamadhigata-mahаkшatrapa-nаmnа
narемdra-kannyа-svayaмvar-аnеka-mаlya-prаpta-dаmn[а] mahаkшatrapенa
Rudradаmnа varшa-sahasrаya gо-brаh[m]a . . . . . . . . . . r[ttha]м
dharmma-kиrtti-vрddhy-arthaм cha apидayit[v]а kara-viштi-
16 praнayakriyаbhiх paura-jаnapadaм janaм svasmаt=kоща mahatа dhan-aughеna
anatimahatа cha kаlеna trig[u]нa-dрдhatara-vistаr-аyаmaм sеtuм vidhа[ya]
[sa?]r[v]va-ta[т?]е . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [s]u-darщanataraм
kаritam=i[t]i [|*] [A?][s]minn=artthе
17 mahаkшatrapa[s]ya
matisachiva-karmasachivair=amаtyaguнa-samudyuktair=apy=atimahatvаd=bhеdasy=аnutsаha-vimukha-matibhi[х]
praty[а]khyаt-аraмbhaм
18 punaх-sеtubandha-nair[а]щyаd=hаhаbhуtаsu prajаsu ih=аdhiштhаnе
paura-jаnapada-jan-аnugrah-аrthaм pаrthivеna kрtsnаnаm=Аnartta-Surаштrаnам
pаlan-аrtthan=niyuktеna
19 Pahlavеna Kulaipa-putrен=аmаtyеna Suviщаkhеna
yathаvad=artha-dharma-vyavahаra-darщanair=anurаgam=abhivarddhayatа щaktеna
dаntеn=аchapalеn=аvismitеn=аryyен=аhаryyенa
20 svadhitiштhatа dharma-kиrtti-yaщамsi bhartur=abhivarddhayat=аnuштhitam=iti
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From Dr. Fleet's impression. An asterisk after a letter or syllable shows that such letter
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