“nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā nikkhami.
“pavisa samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā pāvisi.

 

“nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā nikkhami.
“pavisa samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā pāvisi.

 

“nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā nikkhami.
“pavisa samaṇā!” ti,
“sādhāvuso” ti bhagavā pāvisi.

 

“nikkhama samaṇā!” ti,
“na khvāhaṁ āvuso CBhp: nakkhvāhaṁtaṁāvuso. nikkhamissāmi,
yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ taṁ karohī” ti.

 

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“kiṁ sūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ?

−⏑⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
kiṁ su suciṇṇo sukham-āvahāti?

−⏑⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
kiṁ su have sādutaraṁ PPV, PPV2: sādhutaraṁ, also in next verse. rasānaṁ?

⏑−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Vedic opening
kathaṁ jīviṁ jīvitam-āhu seṭṭhan?” ti CBhp: omit ti, also in next verse. [1]

 

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ.

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
dhammo suciṇṇo sukham-āvahāti.

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ.

−−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Vedic opening
paññājīviṁ jīvitam-āhu seṭṭhan”-ti. [2]

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
“kathaṁ su taratī oghaṁ? ~ kathaṁ su tarati CBhp: arati. aṇṇavaṁ? Metre: all lines from here on are to be understood as the pathyā form of Siloka unless otherwise indicated.

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
kathaṁ su dukkhaṁ acceti? ~ kathaṁ su parisujjhati?” [3]

 

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
“saddhāya taratī CBhp: tarati. oghaṁ. ~ appamādena aṇṇavaṁ.

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
virⁱyena dukkhaṁ acceti. ~ paññāya parisujjhati.” [4]

 

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
“kathaṁ su labhate paññaṁ? ~ kathaṁ su vindate dhanaṁ?

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
kathaṁ su kittiṁ pappoti? ~ kathaṁ mittāni ganthati?

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ ~ kathaṁ pecca na socati?” [5]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− navipula
“saddahāno arahataṁ ~ dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sussūsā labhate paññaṁ, ~ appamatto vicakkhaṇo. [6]

 

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
patirūpakārī dhuravā, ~ uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ.

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
saccena kittiṁ pappoti. ~ dadaṁ mittāni ganthati. [7]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassete caturo dhammā ~ saddhassa gharamesino:

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
saccaṁ, dhammo, dhitī, CBhp: dhiti. cāgo, ~ sa ve pecca na socati,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ ~ evaṁ pecca na socati. MPP: omits this line; PPV2: savepecca. [8]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
iṅgha aññe pi pucchassu, ~ puthū MPP, PPV2: puthu, and in the reply below samaṇabrāhmaṇe,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yadi saccā damā cāgā ~ khantyā bhiyyo na vijjati.” PPV: bhīyyonavijjatī; PPV2: bhīyyonavijjati. [9]

 

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“kathan nu dāni puccheyyaṁ, ~ puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sohaṁ ajja pajānāmi ~ yo attho CBhp, PPV: yocattho. samparāyiko? [10]

 

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
atthāya vata me buddho ~ vāsāy' ālavim-āgamī. CBhp, PPV: ālavim-āgami.

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
sohaṁ ajja pajānāmi ~ yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ. [11]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
so ahaṁ vicarissāmi ~ gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦ ⏑−⏑− mavipula
namassamāno sambuddhaṁ ~ dhammassa ca sudhammatan”-ti. [12]