(A) 1 atikātaṃ aṃtaraṃ rājāno vihāra-yātāṃ ñayāsu
(B) eta magavyā añāni ca etārisāni 2 abhīramakāni ahuṃsu
(C) so Devānaṃpriyo Piyadasi rājā dasa-varsābhisito saṃto ayāya Saṃbodhiṃ
(D) 3 tenesā dhaṃma-yātā
(E) etayaṃ hoti bāmhaṇa-samaṇānaṃ dasaṇe ca dāne ca thairānaṃ dasaṇe c[a] 4 hiraṃṇa-paṭividhāno ca jānapadasa ca janasa daspanaṃ dhaṃmānus[a]sṭi ca dhama-paripuchā ca 5 tadopayā
(F) esā bhuya rati bhavati Devānaṃpiyasa Priyadasino rāño bhā[g]e aṃñe
(A) In times past kings used to set out on pleasure-tours.
(B) On these (tours) hunting and other such pleasures were (enjoyed).
(C) But when king Devānāṁpriya Priyadarśin had been anointed ten years, he went to Saṁbodhi.
(D) Therefore these tours of morality (were undertaken).
(E) On these (tours) the following 3 takes place, (viz.) visiting Brāhmaṇas and Śramaṇas and making gifts (to them), visiting the aged and supporting (them) with gold, visiting the people of the country, instructing (them) in morality, and questioning (them) about morality, as suitable for this (occasion).
(F) This second period (of the reign) of king Devānāṁpriya Priyadarśin becomes a pleasure in a higher degree.
