⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 4
manujassa pramattacāriṇo I count pr- as not making position here to give the normal opening. tahnāvaddhatimālutā iva |

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
sā prāplavate hurāhuraṁ phalameṣī va vanamhi vānnaro The first four verses (with a different last line in the fourth verse) also occur in this sequence in both Dhammapada, and in the Theragāthā, vv. 399 - 402 (Māluṅkaputta’s verses). ||

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yaṁ cesā sahate jaṁmī tahnā loke duraccayā |

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
śokā tassa pravaddhaṁti ovaṭṭhā beruṇā iva ||

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yo cetāṁ sahate jaṁmiṁ tahnāṁ loke duraccayāṁ |

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
śokā tassa vivaṭṭanti The verb in Patna here doesn't seem very appropriate. udabindū va pukkhare ||

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
taṁ vo vademi bhadraṁ vo yāvaṁt-ittha samāgatā |

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
tahnāṁ samūlāṁ khaṇatha uṣīrātthī va beruṇiṁ |

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tahnāya khatamūlāya nāsti śokā kato bhayaṁ ||

−⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipulā
tahnabitiyo The opening has light syllables in 2nd and 3rd positions. Although this is sometimes tolerated, it may be better to read: tahnābitiyo. puruṣo drīgham addhāna Anusvāra has been lost here m.c. to give the normal cadence. saṁsari |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
etthabhāvaṁñathābhāvaṁ tattha tattha punappuno I can find no exact parallel to line d in the Pāḷi texts. ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
etam ādīnavaṁ nyāttā tahnā dukkhassa saṁbhavaṁ |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vītatahno anādāno sato bhikkhū parivraje ||

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−  Triṣṭubh x 4
na taṁ dḍhaṁ bandhanam āhu dhīrā yad āyasaṁ dārujaṁ babbajaṁ vā |

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu putresu dāresu ca yā apekhā ||

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−  Triṣṭubh x 4
etaṁ dḍhaṁ bandhanam āhu dhīrā ohārimaṁ sukhumaṁ dupramuñcaṁ |

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
etappi chettāna vrajanti I count vr- as not making position here, which is necessary to avoid the heavy sixth syllable. santo anapekhino sabbadukhaṁ -kh- is m.c. to avoid a heavy 6th syllable. prahāya ||

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
na kāhāpaṇavāsena ttrettī kāmesu vijjati |

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
appāssādā dukhā -kh- is m.c. to give the pathyā cadence. kāmā iti viṁñāya paṇḍito This line is missing in the printed edition. The missing text has been kindly supplied to me by Prof. K.R. Norman. These verses are very unusual syntactically in the old texts as the subject of the second verse occurs at the end of the first, which is rarely seen. ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
api divvesu kāmesu ratiṁ so nādhigacchati ||

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tahnakkhayarato hoti saṁmasaṁbuddhasāvako Read: sammā, as elsewhere. ||

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
vītatahno anādāno niruttīpadakovido |

−⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
akkharāṇāṁ sannipātena This line has 9 syllables, with no easy way to correct the metre, unless we follow the Pāḷi and write sannipātāṁ. ñāyyā Cone indicates that this word may also be read: ññāyyā pūrvvāparāṇi so |

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sa ve antimaśārīro -ā- is m.c. to give the pathyā cadence. mahāpraṁño ti vuccati The reading here confirms that mahāpuriso in the Pāḷi is an addition to the text. It has probably come in from the commentary on the verse. ||

⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 4
saritāni sinehitāni ca somanassāni This is the variant opening which sometimes appears in the Vaitālīya lines. bhavanti jantuno |

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
ye sātasitā sukheṣiṇo te ve jātijaropagā narā ||

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−  Vaitālīya x 2
tahnāya purekkhaṭā prajā parisappanti śaśo va bādhito |

−−−¦⏑⏑−⏑−−¦¦−⏑⏑−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−−  Aupacchandasaka x 2
te saṁjotanasaṅgasattā Written in the text as saṁjotanasaṅgasaṅgasattā, which is a case of haplography, even though Cone doesn't mark it as such. We need to read: saṁjotā- to correct the metre here, which differs from the Pāḷi in this line. gabbham upenti punappuno ciraṁ pi ||

−⏑⏑−¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−  Vaitālīya x 4
muñca pure muñca pacchato majjhe muñca bhavassa pāragū |

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
sabbattha vimuttamānaso na puno jātijarām upehisi ||

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Aupacchandasaka / Vaitālīya
yo nivvanadho vanā tu mutto vanamutto vanam eva dhāvati |

−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Vaitālīya x 2
taṁ puggalam etha paśśatha mutto bandhanam eva dhāvati ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
ttriṇadoṣāṇi khettrāṇi rāgadoṣā ayaṁ prajā |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tassā hi vītarāgesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ This and the next two verses occur in the same order at the end of the Pāḷi Taṇhāvaggo. ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
ttriṇadoṣāṇi khettrāṇi doṣadoṣā ayaṁ prajā |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tassā hi vītadoṣesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
ttriṇadoṣāṇi khettrāṇi mohadoṣā ayaṁ prajā |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tassā hi vītamohesu dinnaṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ ||

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
ramaṇīyaṁ vatā 'raṇṇaṁ yamhiṁ na ramate jano |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
vītarāgāttha raṁsanti This does not appear to be the correct form for the verb, and we need a reading similar to the Pāḷi to make sense. nāṁñe kāmagaveṣiṇo ||

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī x 4
yathā pi mūle anupadrute dḍhe chinno pi rukkho punar-īva We have to count ī- here as m.c., but it maybe better to read eva with the Pāḷi verse. jāyati |

−−⏑,−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−¦¦−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−
em eva tahnānuśaye anūhate nivvattate dukkham idaṁ punappuno ||