Nagajari-Khanikargaon rock inscription
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The Nagajari-Khanikargaon rock inscription is a 5th-century land grant discovered in the Nagajari area of the Golaghat district.[1] The artifact is fragmentary, with inscriptions in Sanskrit written in the eastern variety of the Brahmi script.[2] In style, language, and script, the inscription is very similar to the Umachal and Barganga rock inscriptions. Additionally, since it betrays no influence of a local Prakrit, this inscription is often placed earlier than the Umachal rock inscription. It also indicates that Indo-Aryan culture had spread to the Golaghat region by the 5th century.[3] It is also speculated that it might belong to a different dynasty unrelated to the Varmans of Kamarupa.[4] It's a wonderful Rock which is now kept in Sarupathar College, Golaghat.
The text is fragmentary, with no complete sentence available, though it is believed it was written in the sloka meter.[5] Since the text is fragmentary, no English translation is available. Nevertheless, it is ascertained that the inscription is related to a grant of land, with the area bounded by "Dibrumukkhada" (a water body) in the east and a Banyan tree in the west.