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 or syllable is entirely broken away. (SI)