−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
“Pucchāmi taṁ Bhagavā brūhi me taṁ, icc-āyasmā Dhotako,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
vācābhikaṅkhāmi mahesi tuyhaṁ,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tava sutvāna nigghosaṁ ~ sikkhe nibbānam-attano.”

−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦ ravipulā
“Tena hātappaṁ karohi, Dhotakā ti Bhagavā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
ito sutvāna nigghosaṁ, ~ sikkhe nibbānam-attano.”

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Passāmahaṁ devamanussaloke, icc-āyasmā Dhotako, PTS, ChS, Sn omit the recitor’s remark.

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
akiñcanaṁ brāhmaṇam-irⁱyamānaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
taṁ taṁ namassāmi Samantacakkhu,

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
pamuñca maṁ Sakka kathaṅkathāhi.”

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
“Nāhaṁ sahissāmi PTS: samīhāmi; Thai: samissāmi; Sn: gamissāmi. pamocanāya, BJT adds the recitor’s remark here unnecessarily: Dhotako ti Bhagavā, as the vocative occurs in the following line.

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
kathaṅkathiṁ Dhotaka kañci loke,

−−⏑−¦−,−¦−⏑−−
dhammañ-ca seṭṭhaṁ ājānamāno, ChS: abhijānamāno, which looks very much like a scribal ‘correction’, not understanding that there has been replacement of 2 presumed shorts by one long at the 6th.

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
evaṁ tuvaṁ ogham-imaṁ taresi.” CNidd glosses with tareyyāsi, it is not clear whether taresi should be regarded as a regular form, or as having arisen m.c. cf. vajjesi (s.v. vadati, PED); and BHSG § 29.21.

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, icc-āyasmā Dhotako, ChS omits the recitor’s remark.

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
vivekadhammaṁ yam-ahaṁ vijaññaṁ,

⏑−−−−¦−,⏑−−¦−⏑−− irregular opening
yathāhaṁ ākāso va abyāpajjamāno, This line is irregular as it stands; we could read yathahaṁ, which would give resolution of the 1st syllable, with the Vedic opening.

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
idheva santo asito careyyaṁ.”

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦
“Kittiyissāmi te santiṁ, Dhotakā ti Bhagavā, PTS omits the recitor’s remark.

−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
yaṁ viditvā sato caraṁ, ~ tare loke visattikaṁ.”

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
“Tañ-cāhaṁ abhinandāmi BJT again adds in the recitor’s remark here: icc-āyasmā Dhotako, but again quite unnecessarily. ~ mahesi santim-uttamaṁ

−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
yaṁ viditvā sato caraṁ, ~ tare loke visattikaṁ.”

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦
“Yaṁ kiñci sampajānāsi, Dhotakā ti Bhagavā,

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
uddhaṁ adho tiriyañ-cāpi PTS: tiriyaṁ, but cf 1103. majjhe,

−−⏑−¦−,−¦−⏑−−
etaṁ viditvā ‘saṅgo’ ti loke,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑,−¦−⏑−−
bhavābhavāya mākāsi taṇhan”-ti. In these last two lines there has been replacement of two presumed short syllables by one long one at the 6th.