−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Atthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāyā,

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Tuṭṭhī sukhā yā itarītarena,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Puññaṁ sukhaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Sabbassa dukkhassa sukhaṁ pahāṇaṁ. [63]

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sukhā matteyyatā loke, atho petteyyatā sukhā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sukhā sāmaññatā loke, atho brahmaññatā sukhā. [64]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sukhaṁ yāva jarā sīlaṁ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā,

⏑−−−¦⏑⏑⏑−−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṁ akaraṇaṁ Text: pāpassākaraṇaṁ; singular form in sandhi.⁰¹ sukhaṁ. [65]

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sukho Buddhānam Thai: Buddhānaṁ; in which case we have mavipulā. ⁰²-uppādo, sukhā Saddhammadesanā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sukhā Saṅghassa sāmaggī, samaggānaṁ tapo sukho. [66]

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Mattāsukhapariccāgā, passe ce vipulaṁ sukhaṁ,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Caje mattāsukhaṁ Dhīro, sampassaṁ vipulaṁ sukhaṁ. [67]

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Ārogyaparamā lābhā, santuṭṭhi Thai: santuṭṭhī; I can't see the reason for the lenghtening. ⁰³ paramaṁ dhanaṁ,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Vissāsā ChS, Thai: Vissāsa-. ⁰⁴ paramā ñāti, Nibbānaṁ paramaṁ sukhaṁ. [68]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Dhammo suciṇṇo sukham-āvahāti, ChS: sukham-āvahati; the long vowel in the text is m.c. to perfect the cadence. ⁰⁶

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,

−−−−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Paññājīviṁ Thai: Paññājīvī. ⁰⁷ jīvitam-āhu seṭṭhaṁ [69]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Kiccho manussapaṭilābho, kicchaṁ maccāna' jīvitaṁ,

−−−−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−−−   navipulā
Kicchaṁ Saddhammasavanaṁ, Thai: -ss-; giving bhavipulā. ⁰⁸ kiccho Buddhānam-uppādo. The cadence in the posterior line is faulty. Maybe we should read: -uppădo, or perhaps understand it as a prior line in posterior position. ⁰⁹ [70]

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Sīlaṁ yāva jarā sādhu, saddhā sādhu patiṭṭhitā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Paññā narānaṁ ratanaṁ, puññaṁ corehi dūharaṁ. [71]

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ, asādhuṁ sādhunā jine,

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Jine kadarⁱyaṁ dānena, saccenālikavādinaṁ. Text: saccena alikavādinaṁ; the form in the text arises from sandhi. ¹⁰ [72]

−⏑−−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−   irregular
Sabbadānaṁ We should read sabbaṁ dānaṁ, which would give the Vedic opening. ¹¹ Dhammadānaṁ jināti,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Sabbaṁ rasaṁ ChS: Sabbarasaṁ; against the metre in the opening. ¹² Dhammaraso jināti,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Sabbaṁ ratiṁ ChS: Sabbaratiṁ; against the metre in the opening. ¹³ Dhammaratiṁ BJT, Thai: Dhammaratī. ¹⁴ jināti,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Taṇhakkhayo sabbadukkhaṁ jināti. [73]

⏑−−−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Na so Rājā yo ajeyyaṁ jināti,

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Na so sakhā yo sakhāraṁ jināti,

⏑−−−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Na sā bharⁱyā yā patino vibheti, ChS, Thai: patino na vibheti; (cf. the following line for the use of the double negative); the reading is against the metre. ¹⁵

⏑−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Na te puttā ye na bharanti jiṇṇaṁ. [74]

 

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Na sā sabhā yattha na santi santo,

−−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Na te santo BJT: Santo na te; probably a scribal correction to avoid the Vedic opening. ¹⁶ ye na bhaṇanti Text, BJT: bhananti; similarly below, showing the n/ṇ alternation in the texts. ¹⁷ Dhammaṁ;

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Rāgañ-ca dosañ-ca pahāya mohaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Dhammaṁ bhaṇanto ChS, Thai: bhaṇantā. ¹⁸ va bhavanti santo. [75]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Natthi rāgasamo aggi, natthi dosasamo gaho,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Natthi mohasamaṁ jālaṁ, natthi taṇhāsamā nadī. [76]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Lobho doso ca moho ca, purisaṁ pāpacetasaṁ,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Hiṁsanti attasambhūtā, tacasāraṁ va samphalaṁ. Thai: sapphalaṁ. ¹⁹ [77]

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṁ santassa yojanaṁ,

−−−−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Dīgho bālānaṁ Thai: bālāna'; to give pathyā, when mavipulā is common. ²⁰ saṁsāro Saddhammaṁ avijānataṁ. [78]

⏑⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−   ravipulā
Acaritvā brahmacarⁱyaṁ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Jiṇṇakoñcā ca ChS, Thai: va. ²¹ jhāyanti khīṇamacche va pallale. [79]