Major Rock Edict

Jaugada

Major Rock Edict VII (Jaugada Version)

(A) King Devānaṁpriya Priyadarśin desires (that) all sects may reside everywhere. (B) For all these desire self-control and purity of mind. (C) And men possess various desires (and) various passions. (D) They will fulfil either the whole or (only) a portion (of their duties). (E)…

Location: Ashokan inscription site — Jaugada., Odisha, India
Date: c. 260–250 BCE
Script: Brahmi
Language: Prakrit
Type: Major Rock Edict
Coordinates: 19.5220° N, 84.8300° E

Overview

Jaugada carries Major Rock Edicts comparable to Dhauli, marking Ashokan administration in ancient Kalinga.

Location

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The Inscription

Original Text

1 (A) . . . . . . . . . da[sī] lājā savata ichati sava-p[ā]saṅḍa va[s]e . . [t]i (B) [sav]e hi te sa[yama]ṁ bhāva-[su]dhī ca ichaṁti (C) munisā ca uchāvucha-chhaṃdā uchāvuch[a]-lāgā
2 (D) . . . . . . . . [sa]ṁ va kachaṁti (E) [v]i[pul]e [p]i cā  [d]ā[ne] . . . . . . . . [dhī] ca nīce [b]āḍhaṁ

Translation

(A) King Devānaṁpriya Priyadarśin desires (that) all sects may reside everywhere.
(B) For all these desire self-control and purity of mind.
(C) And men possess various desires (and) various passions.
(D) They will fulfil either the whole or (only) a portion (of their duties).
(E) And even one who (practises) great liberality, (but) does not possess self-control and purity of mind, is very mean.