Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c11.28

Language: English

c11.28

Colebrooke's second major epigraphic contribution was his paper "On Ancient Monuments, Containing Sanscrit Inscriptions" in AR 9 (1807), 398–444. Here he published nine Sanskrit inscriptions, mostly copper plate grants, with texts in Devanāgarī and English translations. But the most important contribution of this paper is found in Colebrooke's introductory remarks concerning the importance of inscriptions in general:

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