⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā Śloka All lines are to be understood as the pathyā form of the Śloka metre, unless otherwise indicated.
manopūrvvaṁgamā -v- is always doubled after -r-, and no assimilation takes place. Pāḷi is unusual amongst the MIA languages in showing the development -vv- to -bb-. dhammā manośreṣṭhā manojavā |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
manasā ca praduṣṭena bhāṣate Notice that Patna retains the three sibilants: manośreṣṭhā, manasā, bhāṣate, whereas in Pāḷi they have all become one: manoseṭṭhā, manasā, bhāsati. vā karoti vā |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tato naṁ dukham This word is sometimes spelt with simple -kh- in Patna owing to metrical considerations, see 75b, 80c, 144d, 145c, 260a; but here and at 273c there is no metrical reason for the spelling. anneti anneti shows regressive assimilation of the conjunct consonant. The Pāḷi form, which retains the complex cluster is more Sanskritic in this case. cakram vā vahato padaṁ ||

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
ma[nopūrvvaṁ]gamā dhammā manośreṣṭhā manojavā |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
manasā ca prasannena bhāṣate vā karoti vā |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tato naṁ sukham anneti cchāyā vā anapāyinī ||

⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 4
iha śocati precca I count pr- as not making position here to give the normal cadence. śocati pāpakam[mo ubhaya]ttha śocati This line has an unusual opening (also found in the Pāḷi), which seems to have been acceptable to the both groups of bhāṇakas. |

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
so śocati so vihaṁnyati vihaṁnyati is the passive of vihanati.   dṣṭā Patna retains the -vowel, whereas the vowel develops to a, i (as here), or u in Pāḷi. kammakileśam I do not count kileś- as having a svarabhakti vowel here as that would produce an irregular opening. āttano The long vowel is retained before a conjunct consonant, something which is usually avoided in Pāḷi, but regressive assimilation of the nasal to the stop (ātma- >> ātta-) still takes place. ||

⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 4
iha Iha is the Sanskrit form of the word, which has developed to idha in Pāḷi. nandati precca nandati katapuṁño Patna normally writes the first consonant as anusvara in these forms. In the Pāḷi manuscripts the same convention normally prevails, but the custom in transcription is to write it as the nasal of the class it belongs to. ubhayattha nandati |

−−⏑⏑¦[−⏑−]⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
so nandati [ ]dati Roth: so nandati s[o pramo]dati; Shukla: so nandati [so pramo]dati. However, the reading cannot be reconstructed here with such certainty.  dṣṭā kammaviśuddhim āttano This verse seems to combine Dhp 16 and 18, or it may be the Pāḷi has differentiated one verse into two. The Udānavarga and Gāndhārī rescensions agree with Patna. ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
ākrośi maṁ avadhi maṁ ajini maṁ ahāsi me The opening of the posterior line allows two shorts in 2nd and 3rd positions, which again seems to have been as acceptable to the bhāṇakas in the Patna tradition as it was to the Pāḷi bhāṇakas. |

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
ye tāni upanahyanti veraṁ tesaṁ na śāmyati ||

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑− navipulā
ākro[śi maṁ] avadhi maṁ ajini maṁ ahāsi me |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
ye tāni nopanahyanti veraṁ tesaṁ upaśāmyati There are 9 syllables in this line, which is avoided in the Pāḷi by dropping niggahīta and subsequent sandhi of the vowels. ||

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
śubhā 'nupaśśiṁ vih^arantaṁ indriyesu asaṁvtaṁ |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
[bhojana]mhi amāttaṁñū kuśīdaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ ||

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ ve prasahate māro vāto rukkham va dubbalaṁ |

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipulā
aśubhānupaśśiṁ vih^arantaṁ indriyeṣu susaṁvtaṁ ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
bhojanamhi ca mā[ttraṁñū sa]ddhaṁ āraddhavīriyaṁ |

−−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ ve na prasahate māro vāto śelaṁ va parvvataṁ ||

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Triṣṭubh x 4
sace labheyā The optative in Patna is an imperative in the Pāḷi, both can carry the same meaning. nipakaṁ sapraṁñaṁ I take -pr- here and in the next verse as not making position to give the normal cadence. sāddhiṁcaraṁ sādhuvihāradhīraṁ |

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−−,−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
adhibhūya sabbāṇi pariśrav[āṇi] careyā Read careya to correct the metre. tenāttamano satīmā ||

−−⏑−,¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Triṣṭubh x 4
no ce labheyā nipakaṁ sapraṁñaṁ sāddhiṁcaraṁ sādhuvihāradhīraṁ |

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−−−−¦−⏑−−
rājā va rāṣṭaṁ vijitaṁ prahāya eko ccare mātaṁgāranne va nāgo This line is irregular, and cannot be taken as the extended form of the metre that sometimes turns up, as there is no caesura after the 5th. ||

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   pathyā x 2
ekassa caritaṁ śreyo nāsti bāle bitīyatā |

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−−−−¦−⏑−− Triṣṭubh x 2
eko ccare na ca pāpāni kayⁱrā appussuko Patna avoids the Vedic opening found in the Pāḷi by simplifying -kk- to -k-. mātaṁgāranne va nāgo The posterior line is very irregular. ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
chandadoṣabhayā mohā yo dhammaṁ ativattati |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
nīhīrate tassa yaśo kālapakkhe va candramā ||

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
chandadoṣabhayā mohā yo dhammaṁ nātivattati |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
āpūrate tassa yaśo śuklapakkhe śukla- here is an occasion where conjunct assimilation has not taken place in Patna, although it has in the Pāḷi text. va candramā ||