Major Rock Edict

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Major Rock Edict XIII (Mansehra Version)

Major Rock Edict XIII (Mansehra Version)

Location
Ashokan site
Date
c. 260–250 BCE
Script
Kharosthi
Language
Prakrit
Type
Major Rock Edict
Coordinates
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Overview

Major Rock Edict XIII (Mansehra Version)

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Original Text

1 (A) [aṭha]-vaṣabhisita[sa] De[va]na [priyasa] Priyadraśine rajine [Ka]liga [v]i[jita] (B) [di]ya[ḍha]-mat[r]e praṇa-[śata-sa].........
2 [ma]ṭe (C) [tato] paca adhuna la[dhe]ṣu Kaligeṣu ti[vr]e  dhrama[va]ye………..[dhra]manu[śa]sti [ca De]vana[pri]......(D).........
3 [maraṇe va apavahe va janasa] se [baḍhaṁ] vedaniya-mate guru-mate [ca Devanapriyasa] (F) [i]yaṁ [pi] cu tato………..
4 [ye]su [vihi]ta eṣa [a]grabhu[ṭi]-suśruṣa mata-pi[tu]ṣ[u] su[śru]ṣa guru-suśruṣa mit[r]a-sa[ṁ]stu...........
5 [va]dh[e] va abh[iratanaṁ] va vini[k]ramaṇi (H) yeṣa[ṁ] va pi s[u]vih[itanaṁ] si[ne]he avipahin[e e] ta[naṁ] mitra-[saṁ]............
6 (I) …………[eṣa] savra-manuśanaṁ guru-mate ca Devanaṁpriyasa (J) nasti ca se janapade yatra nasti ime ni[ka]ya a[ña]tra Yoneṣu [bramaṇe ca] śra[maṇe]……….. pi [janapada]si ya[t]ra............
7 na nama prasade (K) se yavatake jane tada Kaligeṣ[u] hate ca……… apavuḍhe ca ta[to] śata-bhage va sahasra-bhage va aja guru-ma[te va] Devanapriya [sa] (L)………pa[ka]………[mi]tavi………..
8 (M) …[pi ca] aṭavi Devanapriyasa vijitasi hoti [ta] pi a[nuna]ya[ti a]nu[nijha]paya[ti] (N) [anu]tape pi ca prabhave Devanapriyasa vucati [te]ṣa [ki]……….(O)……..cha……. vanapri[y.]...........
9 (P)...... [mukha]-mute v[i]jaye D[e]vanapriyasa ye dhrama-vijaye (Q) se ca [puna] la[dh]e [Deva]napri[ya]sa hida ca sa[vr]eṣu ca aṁteṣu a ṣaṣu pi y[o]ja[na-śa]t[e]ṣu...... tiyo[ge nama Yo]na-[raja]………..
10 Aṁt[e].... [nama Ma]ka na[ma] Alikasudare nama nica Coḍa-Paṁḍiya a Taṁbapa[ṁ]ṇiya (R) evameva [hida] raja-viṣva [si] Y[o]na-Kaṁ [bojeṣu] Nabhaka-[Na]bhapa[ṁ]tiṣu [Bh]o[ja-Pi]tini [ke]ṣu Adha-[Pa].........
11 (S) [yatra pi du]ta [De]vanapriyasa na yaṁti te pi śrutu Devanapriyasa dhrama-vuta vidhana[ṁ] dhramanuśasti dhra[ṁ]ma[ṁ] anuvidhiyaṁti [a]nuvidhiy[iśaṁti ca] (T) [ye se] ladhe e[ta]ke[na ho]ti savra[tra] vi[jaye].........۰۰
12 (W) paratrikameva maha-phala [ma]ņati De[va]napri[ye] (X) e[ta]ye ca [a]thray[e] iyaṁ dhraṁma-dipi li[khi]ta kiti putra prap[o]tra me a[su] nava [ṁ] v[i]……. [tavi]yaṁ maṇ[iṣu saya]..........
13 (Y).. hidaloke paralokike (Z) sava ca [ka] nirati hotu ya dhrama-rati (AA) sa hi [i]aloki[ka] paraloki[ka]
Translation
(A) When king De[va]na [priyasa] Priyadraśine had been anointed eight years, (the country of) the Kalingas was conquered by (him).
(B)  One [hundreds] and (thousands) of living being…………………..died.