What it says
Most are in Prakrit in Brahmi script; in the northwest they use Kharoshthi, and at Kandahar Greek and Aramaic. They order care for men and animals, wells and shade trees on roads, and respect for Brahmanas and shramanas alike. Rock Edict XII asks that each sect honour the others, for whoever praises his own sect and condemns another harms his own.
What it proves
They fix the extent of the Maurya empire on the ground and give the first long royal texts in Bharat that survive in the original.
