(A) 22 atikaṃtaṃ a[ṃ]talaṃ Devānaṃpiyā [vihāla-yātaṃ nāma] nikhamisu
(B) hidā migaviyā aṃnāni cā heḍisānā abhilāmān[i] husu
(C) Devānaṃpiye Piyadasi lājā das[a]-vasābhisite saṃtaṃ nikhamithā Sambodhi
(D) 23 tenatā dhaṃma-yātā
(E) [h]etā iyaṃ hoti samana-baṃbhanānaṃ dasane cā dāne cā vudh[ā]naṃ dasa[n]e c[a] hilaṃna-paṭi[v]idhāne cā [jā]napadasā [ja]n[a]sā das[a]ne dhaṃmanusathi cā dhama-palipuchā cā tatopa[yā]
(F) [e]se bh[u]ye lāti hoti Devānaṃpiyasā Piyadas[i]sā lājine bh[ā]g[e] aṃne
(A) In times past the Devānaṁpriyas used to set out on so-called pleasure-tours.
(B) On these (tours) hunting and other such pleasures were (enjoyed).
(C) When king Devānāṁpriya Priyadarśin had been anointed ten years, he went out to Saṁbodhi.
(D) Therefore tours of morality (were undertaken) here.
(E) On these (tours) the following takes place, (viz.) visiting Śramaṇas and Brāhmaṇas 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.
