वीतशोक उवाच--अस्य कष्टेन तपसा रागो ऽद्यापि न बाध्यते, प्रागेव श्रमणाः शाक्यपुत्रीयाः स्वास्तीर्णासनशयनोपसेविनः।
vītaśoka uvāca--asya kaṣṭena tapasā rāgo 'dyāpi na bādhyate, prāgeva śramaṇāḥ śākyaputrīyāḥ svāstīrṇāsanaśayanopasevinaḥ/
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.