स्वामिनमुवाच--आर्यपुत्र, संपन्नो ऽयमस्माकं दीनारः। इमं निर्ग्रन्थं प्रघातयित्वा शिरो राज्ञो ऽशोकस्योपनामयेयमिति।
svāminamuvāca--āryaputra, saṃpanno 'yamasmākaṃ dīnāraḥ/ imaṃ nirgranthaṃ praghātayitvā śiro rājño 'śokasyopanāmayeyamiti/
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.