तस्मिं काले महाघोरे कुसुमाह्वे नगरे तदा । अशोको नाम विख्यातः पार्थिवो भुवि पालकः । तीव्रकारी सरोषी च निर्घृणो ऽसौ भवेत् तदा
tasmiṃ kāle mahāghore kusumāhve nagare tadā / aśoko nāma vikhyātaḥ pārthivo bhuvi pālakaḥ / tīvrakārī saroṣī ca nirghṛṇo 'sau bhavet tadā
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.