अशकनि अन्थायारि लिरथायफ्राव फोरमायनाय दंदि बियो गावनि 8थि राजसि बोसोरनि समाव कलिंग ओनसोलनि सायाव देरहादोंमोन: दावहानि समाव जानाय जोबस्रांनाया बिखौ हिंसानि थाखाय उनदाहा खालामहोनो नारसिनदोंमोन, आरो उननि बोसोरफोराव, बौद्ध धोरोमनि फारसे बिथाङा गोसो लोरबां जानायसै।
Ashoka's inscriptions mention that he conquered the Kalinga region during his 8th regnal year: the destruction caused during the war made him repent violence, and in the subsequent years, he was drawn towards Buddhism.