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ASOKA'S ROCK EDICTS.
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Mansehra.
Kalsi. imasa athrasvadb[c]i ahini cha sadbu) imasi athash vadhi xhini-cb& s&dhu[] Etaye[17] athraye i[math] li[khi]te[:] [ta]sa [a]. Etâye athầye i(ya]mh likhite [: 12 )imaså a[th]asi SA vadhra yujattu hini cha ma anu [lo]chayisg"[.] vadhi yajanta hini-cha ma-alochayisa[.] Davadaśavashabhisitena devana priyena Duvadasa vasabhisitena
devånam-piyena Priyadradina rajina iyan likhapite [.18] Piyadasinan lajina lekhitam [.]
EDICT V. Girnar.
Shahbdagarhi. Devånam priyo Piyadasi raja evam eha [:)] Devana priyo Priyadrakil raya evam aha ti [0] kalånar dukaram(.] yel a ... kalânesa ka[laņam), ukaram(.) Yo a ..[ro] ka[la] pass 80 dukara karoti (1) Ts may& bahu kalânan 80 dukaram karoti[.) So maya bahu kalam katam(.] Ts mama puta oba potricha para kitram [.) Tarn ma [ba] putra cha nataro cha para cha tena ya me aparbam ava samvatakapå cha t. . [yal me apacha [a]chharti avakaanuvatisare tath [2] 80 sakata par tatham ye an.vatisati te sukit[r]ar kåsati(.) Yo tu eta desam pi håpesati so kashamti[.) Yo chu ato . [kam pi hapeśati]* so dakatar kåsati(.] Sukaram hi p&pam(.] [du]katam kashati(.] Papam bi sukaram(.] So Atikatan antaran (8] na bhätsprurvam dhammaatik[ram]tar antararh na [bhu]tapruva dhramamahåmåtâ nama[.] Ta mayê traidasavasábbisit. na mahamatra nama[.]80[tidaśavasha] bhisitena[11] dhammamahâmâta kata(.) Te savapasam- maya dhramamahamatra kit[r]"(.) Te savrap[t]desu vy&pata dhamadhistânåya" (4) .... ashamờesbuvapat[] dbramadhithanaye [cha] . . . . . . . dhammayutasadhramavadhiy[e] hidasukhaye oba dbramayutasa cha Yona-Kambo . Gamdharanam Ristika-Peteņik&- Yoda-Kamboya-Garndharanam Rastikanam Pitini. nam ye vâ pi anño aparata (.) Bbatamayesu va [5] . kanam ye va pi aparata(.) Bbatama[ye)shu .............. [8] khôya bramaạibbeshuanatheshu v[u]dheshuhitasukbaye dharmayutâna aparigodhlya vy&pata te[.] [dhra]may[u]tasa apalib[odhej" vapata [te] [.12] Bardhanabadhasa pațividhåndya [6] .. .. Bardhanabadbasa pati vidhanaye apa [li]bodhaye . ........... (pra)j&kata-mo[chhay]eliyam a[n]uba[dh]arno prajava kitabhikåresu va thairesn vâ vyâpatâ te (.) Påtalipute bhikaro va mahalakava viyapatra [.] IA" babiresha cha bâhiresu cha [7] . . . . . . . . . oba nagaresbu savreshu orodbaneshu bhratunam ............ và pio me añe fâtika cha me spasunam" cha ye va pi amne ñatika sarvata vyapata tol.) Yo ayam dhammanisrito savatra viyaput (s)[:] Y [arh"]yan dhramaniérite ti va [8] . . . . .. .. . . .. ti va dhramadhithan[0]" ti va danas[a]yuto ti ve
. . .e savatra vijite masha] dhramayutasi viyapata te dhammabâ mâta.) Etâya" atbâya ayam dhan- dhramamahamatra[ ] Etaye athaye ay(ar) malipi likhita [9] . . . . . . . . dbramadipi d ipist[@]" 0. chirathitika
. . . . . . . . bhotu tatha oba. praja" anuvatatu [.18]
# Read radhri.
* Read dhanddhistandya. The single ma is to be readas * Read alochayisu.
double. The reading Piyadafind is distinct also on the rubbing. 15 Possibly wadhahu. " The form of the Annsvåra is abnormal.
* The last sign has apparently also an Angsdra. 1 The second ra-stroke of Priyad rafi is abnormal. 17 The na has been added later as a correction.
• Possibly yo to be restored, as there is an abrasion at the # The second sign of mochhaye is not quite distinct. top of the ya
19 The last syllable of an badhan stands lower than the The tails and tops of the lost lotters are visible, and others. it is not difficult to see that the first was di.
10 Possibly mahalako. • Read kalánasa.
11 Possibly hia. * Read kalanarh.
** Regarding the first sign of spasunam, see the note to the • Read tena.
German edition. 7 Read anuvaikarti.
10 Restore ye vid pi. Before a there is only a vertical stroke, Read exarh ; karh and the following bracketed letters not a na are very indistinct.
» The vowel is not certain. Read Whitapirvath or purvak.
* The last vowel is not certain. 10 The first and sound letters are doubtful. The reading * The third vowel in not certain. tirao or toda is possible.
# The ya has been added later. The ra-stroke is doubtful.
* The lower end of the last syllable bus been destroyed. 11 The srcond ra-stroke is doubtful,
» The ra-stroke is abnormal. 1 Possibly wapatra.
