तस्य धर्मविवर्धन इति नाम कृतम्। यावत् कुमारो राज्ञो ऽशोकस्योपनामितः। अथ राजा कुमारं निरीक्ष्य प्रीतमनाः कथयति--
tasya dharmavivardhana iti nāma kṛtam/ yāvat kumāro rājño 'śokasyopanāmitaḥ/ atha rājā kumāraṃ nirīkṣya prītamanāḥ kathayati--
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.