Priyadasi
Priyadasi, also Piyadasi or Priyadarshi (Brahmi: π§πΊπ¬π€π²πΊ piyadasi, Imperial Aramaic: π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘π‘, romanized: PrydrΕ‘), was the imperial title used by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka Maurya (3rd century BCE); literally an honorific epithet which means "He who regards others with kindness", "Humane", "He who glances amiably". The title "Priyadasi" appears repeatedly in the ancient inscriptions of Ashoka known as the Major Rock Edicts or the Major Pillar Edicts, where it is generally used in conjunction with the title "Devanampriya" ("Beloved of the Gods") in the formula "Devanampriya Priyadasi".