अथ राजा अशोकः कृतकरपुटः पञ्चभिरमात्यशतैः परिवृतो ऽनेकैश्च पौरजनपदसहस्रैः परिवृतः पुरस्कृत आयुष्मन्तं वीतशोकमनुव्रजितुमारब्धः।
atha rājā aśokaḥ kṛtakarapuṭaḥ pañcabhiramātyaśataiḥ parivṛto 'nekaiśca paurajanapadasahasraiḥ parivṛtaḥ puraskṛta āyuṣmantaṃ vītaśokamanuvrajitumārabdhaḥ/
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.