History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s1.8
History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c32.s1.8
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In western India, the Kṣatrapa rulers continued the tradition of constructing tanks. In the second century A.D. the ’Sudarsana’ lake suffered a breach (420 cubits long and 75 cubits deep) owing to heavy flood and on-rush of rivers Swarnarekha, Palasini, etc., and became ’durdarśana’ (*IA*, VII, 1878, pp. 259-61). It was restored and made more beautiful than ever (Sudarsānatara) during the reign of Rudradāman I under whose orders this work was carried out by the provisional governor, Suvisakha.