Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman, Sanskrit rock inscription at Girnar mountain, India
The rock inscription spans 5.5 feet high and 11 feet wide, containing twenty lines of text carved into the stone surface.
Dating to 150 CE, the inscription details water management systems and irrigation works at Sudarshana Lake during Chandragupta Maurya's reign.
The text represents the first extensive Sanskrit prose inscription preserved in India, demonstrating advanced literary development in the second century.
Visitors can access the inscription site near the base of Girnar mountain, east of Junagadh town in Gujarat state.
Natural erosion and intentional damage have affected approximately 15 percent of the inscription text, particularly in the first sixteen lines.
GPS coordinates: 21.52500,70.47944
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:09
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