अथ राजा अशोको नगरशोभां मार्गशोभां च कृत्वा जीर्णातुरकृपणानाथांश्च मार्गादपनीय एकरथे ऽभिरुह्य कुमारेण सह पाटलिपुत्रान्निर्गतः।
atha rājā aśoko nagaraśobhāṃ mārgaśobhāṃ ca kṛtvā jīrṇāturakṛpaṇānāthāṃśca mārgādapanīya ekarathe 'bhiruhya kumāreṇa saha pāṭaliputrānnirgataḥ/
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.