In which language is the Hathigumpha Inscription engraved?​

Correct option is C

• Hathi Gumpha Inscription It is on the Udayagiri-Khandagiri hills located in the Khordha district of Odisha.
• The language of this inscription is Prakrit and the script is Brahmi.
• This is an undated inscription. It contains a systematic description of the 13-year rule of Kharavela after he became king.
• This inscription was discovered by Bishop Stalling in 1825.
• The Hathi Gumpha inscription reveals the following achievements of Kharavela- It is mentioned that Kharavela's army reached the Karnavena river in the south.
• It mentions a Jain named Vidyadhar. Kharavela who was a follower of Jainism used to reside here.
• The first mention of village donation to Jain monks is found in this. Mahapadmananda, the ruler of Magadha has been mentioned in this. Mahapadmanand had taken away the idol of Adi Jinn from here. Mahapadmananda built canals in Tansuli of Kalinga.
• It is important that this is the oldest inscription to mention canals, Nand (Mahapadmananda), and idol worship in Jainism.
• He penetrated the Tamil Sangha (Chola, Chera, Pandya) in the south. It attacked the Pandya kingdom through water and land routes.
• This is the oldest record from which it is known that ships were used in war.
• In this, the ruler of Magadha, Bahshatimitra (Vrihaspatimitra) is mentioned. After defeating this, the idol of Kharvel Adi Jinn was brought back to Kalinga.