Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t6.4
Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t6.4
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The outstanding historical and literary record of the Gupta period is the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta (SI I.262–8), recording the king's exploits and conquests in elaborate mixed verse and prose. Another important record of the *praśasti* type is the Junāgaḍh rock inscription of Skandagupta (SI I.307–16), inscribed on the same stone as Aśoka's Girnār rock edicts and the Rudradāman inscription, documenting the reconstruction of Lake Sudarśana.