−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Lābho alābho ayaso yaso ChS, Thai: ca yasāyaso; same meaning.⁰¹ ca,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Nindā pasaṁsā ca sukhañ-ca dukkhaṁ: ChS, Thai: sukhaṁ dukhañ-ca. ⁰²

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Ete aniccā manujesu dhammā,

⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Asassatā vipariṇāmadhammā. Text, BJT, ChS: -pp-; but gemination is not expected here, nor is it needed by the metre. ⁰³ [254]

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Porāṇam-etaṁ, Atula, netaṁ ajjatanām-iva:

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Nindanti tuṇhim-āsīnaṁ, nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Mitabhāṇim-pi nindanti, natthi loke anindito. [255]

 

⏑−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   Anuṭṭhubha
Na cāhu na ca We can either understand na ca as resolved syllables; or better exclude na m.c., as it is not needed grammatically. ⁰⁴ bhavissati, na cetarahi vijjati

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Ekantaṁ nindito poso, ekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito. [256]

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Selo yathā ekaghano vātena na samīrati,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Evaṁ nindāpasaṁsāsu na samiñjanti Thai: sammiñjanti; both spellings are found. ⁰⁵ Paṇḍitā. [257]

−⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   Vetālīya
Yassa jito kāmakaṇṭako,

−−−⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑−−   Opacchandasaka (x 3)
Akkoso ca vadho ca bandhanañ-ca,

−⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−−
Pabbato va Text, BJT: Pabbato viya. ⁰⁶ so ṭhito anejo,

⏑⏑−−⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑−−
Sukhadukkhesu na vedhatī Text, BJT both read: vedhati, which spoils the cadence. ⁰⁷ sa bhikkhu. [258]

⏑−⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Na socanāya paridevanāya, Thai: na paridevanāya; in which case we would have to understand it as being the extended metre, pausing and restarting at the 5th. ⁰⁸

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Atthodha laddhā Text, BJT: Attho ca labbho; Thai: Attho idha labbhati; against the metre. ⁰⁹ api appako pi.

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Socantam-enaṁ dukhitaṁ Text: Dukkhitaṁ, but normally a heavy syllable at the 6th in the break is avoided. ¹⁰ viditvā,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Paccatthikā attamanā bhavanti. [259]

 

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Yato ca kho Paṇḍito āpadāsu,

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Na vedhatī Again text writes vedhati, against the metre; as does Thai. ¹¹ atthavinicchayaññū,

−−⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Paccatthikāssa dukhitā Thai: dukkhitā; giving a heavy 6th syllable, which is normally avoided. ¹² bhavanti,

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
Disvā mukhaṁ avikāraṁ purāṇaṁ. [260]

 

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Jappena mantena subhāsitena,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Anuppadānena paveṇiyā vā,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Yathā yathā yattha labhetha atthaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Tathā tathā tattha parakkameyya. [261]

 

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Sace pajāneyya: alabbhaneyyo

⏑−−−¦−⏑,−¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Mayā vā Text, BJT, ChS: va; to give the normal opening, but the Vedic opening is accetable. ¹³ aññena vā esa attho.

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Asocamāno adhivāsayeyya,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Kammaṁ daḷhaṁ -ḷh- does not make position here. ¹⁴ kinti karomi dāni. [262]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Pubbeva maccaṁ vijahanti bhogā,

−−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Vedic opening
Macco vā te pubbataraṁ jahāti.

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Asassatā bhogino, Kāmakāmi, BJT: Kāmakāmī; alternative spelling for the vocative. ¹⁵

−−⏑−¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Tasmā na socām' ahaṁ sokakāle. [263]

 

⏑−⏑,−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Udeti āpūrati veti cando, Thai: Udeti pūreti khīyati cando; the word is different but the meaning is the same. ¹⁶

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Jagatī
Atthaṁ tapetvāna Thai: Atthaṅgametvāna. ¹⁷ paleti sūriyo.

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Viditā Thai: Vijitā. ¹⁸ mayā sattuka lokadhammā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Tasmā na socām' ahaṁ sokakāle. [264]

−⏑−−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Yaṁ na sakkā naṁ pāletuṁ Text, BJT: Yaṁ na sakkā pāletuṁ; which is short on syllables and meaning; ChS: nipāletuṁ; this corrects the metre, but I do not find nipāleti listed, so it probably a scribal correction. ¹⁹ posena lapataṁ bahuṁ, BJT: lapatā bahu. ²⁰

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Sa kissa Viññū medhāvī attānam-upatāpaye? [265]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Daharā ca hi ye vuddhā, ChS: hi vuddhā ca; Thai: vuḍḍhā. ²¹ ye bālā ye ca Paṇḍitā.

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Aḍḍhā Thai: Addhā; showing the d/ḍ alternation in the texts. ²² ceva daḷiddā ChS, Thai: daliddā; showing the l/ḷ alternation in the texts. ²³ ca - sabbe maccuparāyaṇā. Thai: -parāyanā; showing the n/ṇ alternation in the texts. ²⁴ [266]

 

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Phalānam-iva pakkānaṁ niccaṁ papatatā ChS: papanato? Thai: patanato; same meaning. ²⁵ bhayaṁ,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Evaṁ jātāna' maccānaṁ niccaṁ ChS: nicca? giving short syllables in 2nd and 3rd positions, which is normally avoided. I think this is perhaps a transcription error. ²⁶ maraṇato bhayaṁ. [267]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sāyam-eke na dissanti pāto diṭṭhā bahujjanā, Text: bahujjanaṁ; Thai: bahū janā; splitting the compound. ²⁷

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Pāto eke na dissanti sāyaṁ diṭṭhā bahujjanā. [268]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Paridevayamāno ce, kiñcid-atthaṁ Text: kiñci atthaṁ; without the sandhi consonant. ²⁸ udabbahe

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sammūḷho hiṁsam-attānaṁ, kayⁱrā cetaṁ ChS, Thai: kayirā taṁ; no doubt a scribal correction, not understanding the sarabhatti vowel. ²⁹ Vicakkhaṇo. [269]

 

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Kiso Thai: Kīso? Perhaps a transcription error. ³⁰ vivaṇṇo bhavati hiṁsam-attānam-attano, Text: hiṁsām-. ³¹

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Na tena petā pālenti, niratthā paridevanā. [270]

 

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Yathā saraṇam-ādittaṁ vārinā parinibbaye, Thai: vārinā va nibbāpaye; same meaning. ³²

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Evam-pi dhīro sutavā medhāvī Paṇḍito naro

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Khippam-uppatitaṁ sokaṁ, vāto tūlaṁ va dhaṁsaye. [271]

 

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Eko va macco ChS: Macco eko va. ³³ acceti, eko va jāyate kule,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Saṁyogaparamā tveva sambhogā sabbapāṇinaṁ. [272]

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Tasmā hi dhīrassa bahussutassa,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Sampassato lokam-imaṁ parañ-ca,

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Aññāya Dhammaṁ hadayaṁ manañ-ca,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Sokā mahantā pi na tāpayanti. [273]