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jantu : hini». . . lo chetam. . rha (?) Dwadasa vasabhisitena 

 j antu. . hint cha ma alo chayi (tun). . Duwddasa vasdbhisitasa 

 devanampiyasa Piyadasina rano idam lekhapitam. 

 devanampiyasa Piyadasine rajine (e) sa likhite. 



Fifth Tablet. 



Devanarapiya Piyadasi raja evam aha. — Kalaya dakaraya a. . .la 



Devdnampiya Piyadasi laja hevam aha: — Kaydne dukale 



kalaiie pape dukara karoti : tarn maya bahu kalana kata : ta mama 

 hay and aase dukalam kaleti : se. . me,, bahuke kaydnd kate : tarn ye me 

 puta cha pota cha pare cha tanaya me .... ava pava^a kapa.. . . 



pu. . . va na cha tanaye opatiye me dva kapam tathd 



anuvatasare : tatha so sakatam kasati : yo tu ete desam pihapeyati 

 anuvatisanti : se.. .. sakatam kachhati : ehe ta desam pihdpayisati, 



so dukatam kasati pakaramhi pape. Atikatam antaram na 



se dukatam kachhati pape ha. su puddlayesu. Atikantam antalam no 

 bhuta puvam, dhammamahamata, nama : meya to dasavasabhisi(tena).. 

 htitd puluvd, dhammamahamata nama : se to dasavasdbhisi tena me 

 dhammamahamata kata ; te. . sava pasandesu vyapata 



dhammamahamata ndma kata : te sate sava pasandesu viyapaftdj 



dhammamajunaya dhammasutasa 



dhammddhithdnaye dhamma vadhiye hita sukhdye cha dhammasuta . . 

 chayena ; Kam (bocha, gan)dhara, naristlka peteiiikanaye vapi ana 

 sanyana, Kambocha gandhdle, suJdthika pitenike, sa It, vapi anne 

 aparata bhatamayesu ; va (hita su) khi (ya. . . . va yutanam aparago- 



dpalanta bhati bdbhana bhisdsu, anathesu 



mahalokesu cha hitasukhaye, dhammayutaye apalibo- 



dhaya vyapata ; tebandhana badhaya patividhanaya ja kata: 



dhdya viyapatd ; se bandhana badhasa ya apalibo- 



dhdye mokhdye cha iyam anubandha pajdti (ka) td ; 



Bhikaresu va thairesuhi va vyapata ; to Patilipute cha bahiresu cha 

 bhikalesi vd mahdlakensi va viyapatd ; se hida cha bdhilesu cha, 

 nagalesu savesu olodhanesu evahi bhdtdnam va bhagininam 



vapi ane natika savata viyapata, te yo iyam dha .... pennasito 

 unnesu sd. . ti savata tata viyapata cha,, iyam dhamma 



nisitativam dhammddhithdne, tdva ddnasayute va sava 



tava mahamata : 



pathaviyam : dhammdyutasi viyapatd ime dhamma mahdmdtd : 

 etaya athaya ayam dhamma lipi likhita. 



imdye athdye iyam dhamma lipi likhita; kapd tasa cha me paja 

 anuvetatu ! 



