Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c11.s2.1

c11.s2.1

The state of epigraphic studies at the beginning of the 1860s is reflected in such papers as Bhau Daji's edition of the Junāgaḍh inscription of Rudradāman published in the JBBRAS in 1863.¹⁰⁷ Although this important record had already been published several times before,¹⁰⁸ Bhau Daji's edition and translation show definite improvements and can be said to be the first version which comes close to an authoritative edition. While not quite correct in all respects, it provides a substantially accurate text and translation that were to be improved upon in later editions such as that of Kielhorn in EI 8 (1905–6) for the most part only in matters of detail.¹⁰⁹