444 Examination of the Inscription [May, 



. — viz. by enviousness, by the practice of destroying life, by tyranny, by 

 cruelty, by idleness, by laziness, by waste of time. That morality is to 

 be desired which is based on my ordinances (?), and in all these the roots 

 (or leading principles) are, — the non-destruction of life, and the non- 

 infliction of cruelty, May the desire of such moral guidance endure 

 unto the end of time ! and may these (principles) continuing to rise (in 

 estimation) ever flourish, and inasmuch as this benefit and love should 

 be ever had in remembrance, my desire is that in this very manner, these 

 (ordinances) shall be pronounced aloud by the person appointed to the 

 stupa ; and adverting to nothing else but precisely according to the 

 commandment of Devanampiya, let him (further) declare and explain 

 them. 



" Much longing after the things of (this life) is a disobedience, I again 

 declare : not less so is the laborious ambition of dominion by a prince,, 

 (who would be) a propitiator of heaven. Confess and believe in God 

 who is the worthy object of obedience !— for equal to this (belief), I 

 declare unto you, ye shall not find such a means of propitiating heaven. 

 Oh strive ye to obtain this inestimable treasure ! 



" s^ ->» 



Niihuliyena, ^W®^ by harsh severity. 



Ttilan&ya, either "iJTWT, by cruelty, or ^^Rl", by expulsion. 



Anbvutiya, ^RrerBT, by non-employment. 



A'lasiyena, ^T^#*T, by idleness. 



K&lamathena, ^TOT^T* by churning time, (or wasting it :) a common expression 

 in Sanskrit 3^ 3TT^i?Ff^ITf% « why do you churn time, in idleness?' 



Se ichhitaviye kiti ete (read ese) perhaps ^T: Tf^PW or (^S^f:) ' this is such a 

 wiseman as is to be desired: — ?Hf^ and •uf?T are feminine, and are so used 

 on the pillars, esb kiti, &c. (p. 588.) But false concords are but too common 

 throughout. t ^ 



Uyaia sanchalita vadhetu, ^H *T ^T^fT ^"l^frj". 



Hita piye etaviye (?) xW^YXQ ^rT^ profit and love are proper to be sought. 



Tuphakatena vatuviye .— ^PTTlilTT — by the person appointed to the shrine 

 according to the pandit, but rather far-fetched. 



Mahe asdye asampatipati — ^T^n^CSj; great possessions — or avariciousness. 



Nahi etannanathi, •if^rf^/ST^f^F, there is not verily such another. 



Sagasa al&dhino Ujaladha dudhalehi—^^i WPtffV^T TT^Tar^TF^rfe, 

 ' so the difficult obtaining of dominion, is (an unworthy act) of one propitiating 

 heaven.' 



Is&nameva mctnyafa mdnam; T^TTT^" T^rf Ttt«T worship ye the lord who 

 is alone worthy of worship. 



Atileke sampatipajamdnecha ye, tarn s ant am aludhayisatha : this requires but little 

 alteration ^f<TT3f: ^Sff^XJ^JHr^f^ ^ ff^cf ^ITTOfasW, who is most worthy 

 of obedience, him the eternal ye shall propitiate by prayer. 



Tamcha apanuniyam ehatha, -jpg ^JT?«f «T"N ^7f &s translated. 





