Original Text
1 (A) . . . . . . . . . [ma]jhime[na] ath[i] vithaṭena (B) [no] hi save savata ghaṭite (C) mahaṁte hi vijaye 2 . . . . . . . . [sa] mādhuliyāye kiṁt[i] ca jane tathā paṭipajeyā ti (E) e pi cu heta 3 . . . . . . . . .
Major Rock Edict
Jaugada
Major Rock Edict XIV (Jaugada Version)
(A) These rescripts on morality [have been caused] to be written by king Devānappṁpriya Priyadarśin . . . . . . . . . or of middle (size), or at full length. (B) For the whole was not suitable everywhere. (C) For (my) dominions are wide, and much has been written, [and I] shall c…
Overview
Jaugada carries Major Rock Edicts comparable to Dhauli, marking Ashokan administration in ancient Kalinga.
Location
The Inscription
Translation
(A) These rescripts on morality [have been caused] to be written by king Devānappṁpriya Priyadarśin . . . . . . . . . or of middle (size), or at full length.
(B) For the whole was not suitable everywhere.
(C) For (my) dominions are wide, and much has been written, [and I] shall cause [still] (more) to be written.
(D) . . . . . . . . . has been stated . . . . . . . . . because of the charm of [certain topics], and in order that men should act accordingly.
(E) But whatever of this is written incompletely . . . . . . . . .
(B) For the whole was not suitable everywhere.
(C) For (my) dominions are wide, and much has been written, [and I] shall cause [still] (more) to be written.
(D) . . . . . . . . . has been stated . . . . . . . . . because of the charm of [certain topics], and in order that men should act accordingly.
(E) But whatever of this is written incompletely . . . . . . . . .
Dhauli