बिफांनि फारसे बिथांनि अन्नाया बिथांनि मुंखौ अशक बिफां एबा सारक असोकाजों फोनांजाबनायनि जाहोन, आरो बिनि फोरमायथिनाया अशोकवदनाव दं।
His fondness for a tree is the reason for his name being connected to the "Ashoka tree" or Saraca asoca, and this is referenced in the Ashokavadana.