अथ राजा अशोकः कथंचिदुत्थाय चतुर्दिशमवलोक्य संघाय अञ्जलिं कृत्वोवाच--एष इदानीं महत्कोशं स्थापयित्वा इमां समुद्रपर्यन्तां महापृथिवीं भगवच्छ्रावकसंघे निर्यातयामि।
atha rājā aśokaḥ kathaṃcidutthāya caturdiśamavalokya saṃghāya añjaliṃ kṛtvovāca--eṣa idānīṃ mahatkośaṃ sthāpayitvā imāṃ samudraparyantāṃ mahāpṛthivīṃ bhagavacchrāvakasaṃghe niryātayāmi/
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.