North Face of Pillar.
(A) 10 Devānaṃpiye Piyadasi lājā 11 hevaṃ āha
(B) dhamme sādhū kiyaṃ cu dhaṃme ti
(C) apāsinave bahu kayāne 12 dayā dāne sace socaye
(D) cakhu-dāne pi me bahuvidhe diṃne
(E) dupada13catupadesu pakhi-vālicalesu vividhe me anugahe kaṭe ā pāna14dākhināye
(F) aṃnāni pi ca me bahūni kayānāni kaṭāni
(G) etāye me 15 aṭhāye iyaṃ dhaṃma-lipi likhāpitā hevaṃ anupaṭipajaṃtu cilaṃ-16thitikā ca hotū tī ti
(H) ye ca hevaṃ saṃpaṭipajīsati se sukaṭaṃ kachatī ti
(A) King Devānāṃpriya Priyadarśin speaks thus.
(B) (To practise) morality is meritorious; but what does morality include?
(C) (It includes) few sins, many virtuous deeds, compassion, liberality, truthfulness, (and) purity.
(D) The gift of spiritual insight also has been bestowed by me in many ways.
(E) On bipeds and quadrupeds, on birds and aquatic animals various benefits have been conferred by me, (even) to the boon of life.
(F) And many other virtuous deeds also have been performed by me.
(G) For the following purpose was this rescript on morality caused to be written by me, (viz.) in order that (men) might conform to it, and that it might be of long duration.
(H) And he who will act thus will perform good deeds.
(A) 1 Devānaṃpiye Piyadasi lāja hevaṃ āha
(B) dhaṃme sādhu kiya cu dhaṃme ti
(C) apāsinave bahu kayāne 2 daya dāne sace soceye ti
(D) cakhu-dāne pi me bahuvidhe diṃne
(E) dupadacatupadesu pakhi-3vālicalesu vividhe me anugahe kaṭe ā pāna-dakhināye
(F) aṃnāni pi ca me bahūni kayānāni 4 kaṭāni
(G) etāye me aṭhāye iyaṃ dhaṃma-lipi likhāpita hevaṃ anupaṭipajaṃtu cilam-thitīka ca hotū ti 5
(H) ye ca hevaṃ saṃpaṭipajisati se sukataṃ kachati
(A) 1 Devānaṃpiye Piyadasi lāja hevaṃ āha
(B) dhaṃme sādhu kiyaṃ cu dhaṃme ti
(C) apāsinave bahu kayāne daya dāne sace soceye ti
(D) cakhu-dāne pi me 2 bahuvidhe diṃne
(E) dupada-catupadesu pakhi-vālicalesu vividhe me anugahe kaṭe ā pāna-dakhināye
(F) aṃnāni pi ca me bahūni kayānāni kaṭāni
(G) 3 etāye me aṭhāye iyaṃ dhaṃma-lipi likhāpita hevaṃ anupaṭipajaṃtu cilaṃ-thitīka ca hotū ti
(H) ye ca hevaṃ saṃpaṭipajisati se sukaṭaṃ kachatī ti
