1. Idha, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
1. Here, monastics, the Realised One

ṭhānañ-ca ṭhānato, aṭṭhānañ-ca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti.
knows as it really is the possible as possible, and the impossible as impossible.

Yam-pi, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
Since, monastics, the Realised One

ṭhānañ-ca ṭhānato, aṭṭhānañ-ca aṭṭhānato yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti,
knows as it really is the possible as possible, and the impossible as impossible,

idam-pi, bhikkhave, Tathāgatassa Tathāgatabalaṁ hoti,
this, monastics, is for the Realised One a strength of a Realised One,

yaṁ balaṁ āgamma Tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti,
and the Realised One, having this strength, claims the leader’s place,

parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
he roar’s the lion’s roar, and sets the supreme wheel rolling.

2. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
2. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

atītānāgatapaccuppannānaṁ kammasamādānānaṁ,
regarding deeds undertaken in the past, future or present,

ṭhānaso hetuso vipākaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
knows as it really is the result in terms of possibilities and causes...

3. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
3. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

sabbatthagāminiṁ paṭipadaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
knows as it really is the practice leading to all destinations...

4. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
4. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

anekadhātuṁ nānādhātuṁ lokaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
knows as it really is the world’s manifold elements and various elements...

5. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
5. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

sattānaṁ nānādhimuttikataṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
knows as it really is other beings’ manifold inclinations...

6. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
6. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

parasattānaṁ parapuggalānaṁ indriyaparopariyattaṁ yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
knows as it really is the disposition of other beings’ and other persons’ faculties...

7. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato –
7. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One –

jhānavimokkhasamādhisamāpattīnaṁ,
the absorptions, freedoms, concentrations, attainments,

saṁkilesaṁ vodānaṁ vuṭṭhānaṁ – yathābhūtaṁ pajānāti...
and the rising from and purity in regard to the defilements – knows them as it really is...

8. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
8. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati, seyyathīdaṁ:
recollects various previous existences, such as:

ekam-pi jātiṁ, dve pi jātiyo, tisso pi jātiyo, catasso pi jātiyo, pañca pi jātiyo,
one life, two lives, three lives, four lives, five lives,

dasa pi jātiyo, visam-pi jātiyo, tiṁsam-pi jātiyo, cattārīsam-pi jātiyo,
ten lives, twenty lives, thirty lives, forty lives,

paññāsam-pi jātiyo, jātisatam-pi, jātisahassam-pi, jātisatasahassam-pi,
fifty lives, a hundred lives, a thousand lives, a hundred thousand lives,

aneke pi saṁvaṭṭakappe, aneke pi vivaṭṭakappe, aneke pi saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe:
innumerable aeons of devolution, innumerable aeons of evolution, innumerable aeons of devolution and evolution (thus):

amutrāsiṁ evaṁnāmo, evaṁgotto, evaṁvaṇṇo, evam-āhāro,
in such and such a place I had this name, this family, this class, this food,

evaṁsukhadukkhapaṭisaṁvedī evam-āyupariyanto;
this experience of pleasure and pain, this life term;

so tato cuto amutra udapādiṁ,
passing away from there I arose in another state of existence,

tatrāpāsiṁ evaṁnāmo, evaṁgotto, evaṁvaṇṇo, evam-āhāro,
and in that place I had this name, this family, this class, this food,

evaṁsukhadukkhapaṭisaṁvedī evam-āyupariyanto,
this experience of pleasure and pain, this life term,

so tato cuto idhupapanno ti,
and passing away from there I arose here,

iti sākāraṁ sa-uddesaṁ anekavihitaṁ pubbenivāsaṁ anussarati...
and so with their characteristics and with their details he recollects his various previous existences...

9. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
9. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena
with the divine eye which is purified and surpasses that of (normal) men

satte passāmi cavamāne upapajjamāne,
sees the passing away and arising of beings,

hīne paṇīte, suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate,
inferior, superior, beautiful, ugly, in a good destiny, in a bad destiny,

yathākammūpage satte pajānati:
and he knows beings arise according to their (good and bad) actions:

Ime vata bhonto sattā kāyaduccaritena samannāgatā,
These venerables who are endowed with bad bodily conduct,

vacīduccaritena samannāgatā, manoduccaritena samannāgatā,
endowed with bad verbal conduct, endowed with bad mental conduct,

ariyānaṁ upavādakā, micchādiṭṭhikā micchādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
who blamed the noble ones, were ones of wrong view, and undertook deeds based on wrong view,

te kāyassa bhedā, paraṁ maraṇā,
at the break-up of the body, after death,

apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannā;
arise in the lower world, in an unhappy destiny, in the fall, in the nether region;

ime vā pana bhonto sattā kāyasucaritena samannāgatā,
and these venerables who are endowed with good bodily conduct,

vacīsucaritena samannāgatā, manosucaritena samannāgatā,
endowed with good verbal conduct, endowed with good mental conduct,

ariyānaṁ anupavādakā, sammādiṭṭhikā, sammādiṭṭhikammasamādānā,
who did not blame the noble ones, were ones of right view, and undertook deeds based on right view,

te kāyassa bhedā, paraṁ maraṇā,
at the break-up of the body, after death,

sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannā ti.
arise in a good destiny, a heavenly world.

Iti dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena
Thus with the divine eye which is purified and surpasses that of (normal) men

satte passati cavamāne upapajjamāne,
he sees the passing away and arising of beings,

hīne paṇīte, suvaṇṇe dubbaṇṇe, sugate duggate,
inferior, superior, beautiful, ugly, in a good destiny, in a bad destiny,

yathākammūpage satte pajānāti...
and he knows beings arise according to their (good and bad) actions...

10. Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
10. Furthermore, monastics, the Realised One

āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ
through the destruction of the pollutants, without pollutants, freed in mind, freed through wisdom,

diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.
dwells having known, having directly experienced, and having attained (Nibbāna) himself in this very life.

Yam-pi, bhikkhave, Tathāgato
Since, monastics, the Realised One

āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ
through the destruction of the pollutants, without pollutants, freed in mind, freed through wisdom,

diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati,
dwells having known, having directly experienced, and having attained (Nibbāna) himself in this very life,

idam-pi, bhikkhave, Tathāgatassa Tathāgatabalaṁ hoti,
this, monastics, is for the Realised One a strength of a Realised One,

yaṁ balaṁ āgamma Tathāgato āsabhaṁ ṭhānaṁ paṭijānāti,
and the Realised One, having this strength, claims the leader’s place,

parisāsu sīhanādaṁ nadati, brahmacakkaṁ pavatteti.
he roar’s the lion’s roar, and sets the supreme wheel rolling.