Manipuri to English:
ꯍꯛꯇꯨꯅ ꯃꯤꯇꯝ ꯁꯦꯝꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯐꯥꯎꯕ ꯅꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯨꯗꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯄꯥꯛ ꯁꯟꯅ ꯅꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯣꯀꯥꯅ ꯍꯧꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤꯕꯅꯤ, ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯕꯤꯗꯗꯤ ꯎ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯈꯣꯝ ꯁꯤꯖꯟꯅꯔꯝꯃꯤ꯫
Ashoka started making extensive use of stone for sculptures and great monuments, whereas the previous tradition consisted of working with wood and clay.