यदा राज्ञा अशोकेन अर्धामलकदानेन भगवच्छासने श्रद्धा प्रतिलब्धा, स भिक्षूनुवाच--केन भगवच्छासने प्रभूतं दानं दत्तम्? भिक्षव ऊचुह्--अनाथपिण्डदेन गृहपतिना।
yadā rājñā aśokena ardhāmalakadānena bhagavacchāsane śraddhā pratilabdhā, sa bhikṣūnuvāca--kena bhagavacchāsane prabhūtaṃ dānaṃ dattam? bhikṣava ūcuh--anāthapiṇḍadena gṛhapatinā/
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.