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the second century after Christ. It had taken four centuries from Asoka's time to reach this stage. And though the end was not yet, and inscriptions in
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و بر هر
AD & IS18 IOA ARKIBOLJI IDE,
TADATOK36
FIG. 34.-FRAGMENT OF THE 13TH ROCK EDICT OF ASOKA, DIS
COVERED BY PROFESSOR RHYS-DAVIDS AT GIRNAR.
the vernacular, pedantically contorted, are still met with, from the fifth century onwards the dead language reigns supreme.
The case of the coins is, if possible, even more in
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
www.umaragyanbhandar.com
