*शौनक उवाच अथ निष्क्रम्य राजासौ तस्मिन्काले यदृच्छया । अशोकवनिकाभ्याशे शर्मिष्ठां प्राप्य विस्मितः
*śaunaka uvāca atha niṣkramya rājāsau tasminkāle yadṛcchayā / aśokavanikābhyāśe śarmiṣṭhāṃ prāpya vismitaḥ
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.