श्रीलंका आरो सा-भारत बे मोननैनि गोदोनि नेम-खान्थिया फोरमायोदि अशोकआ बौद्ध धर्मनि सिगां सासे हिंसागोनां मानसिमोन।
Both Sri Lankan and North Indian traditions assert that Ashoka was a violent person before Buddhism.