⏑−⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
janā vadanti ta-y-idaṁ kathaṁ su?

−−⏑−¦−,−⏑¦−⏑−−
Ñāṇūpapannaṁ no muniṁ Thai, ChS read munino, probably a scribal ‘correction’ to avoid the break −−⏑ but this break is tolerated (see the Introduction), though it is strange that we do not find the reading na here. vadanti

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
Udāhu ve jīvitenūpapannaṁ?”

⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
“Na diṭṭhiyā na sutiyā na ñāṇĕna BJT adds Nandā-ti Bhagavā, again ignoring the vocative in the next line.

⏑−⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
munīdha Nanda kusalā vadanti.

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑−¦−⏑−−
Visenikatvā anīghā PTS, Thai, Sn; anighā. nirāsā -

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
caranti ye te munayo ti brūmi.”

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Ye kecime samaṇabrāhmaṇāse, icc-āyasmā Nando,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
diṭṭhassutenāpi BJT, Sn: diṭṭhe sutenāpi, and in 1080, 1081, but the grammar is wrong as diṭṭhe cannot be an instrumental which is what is needed here. PTS: diṭṭha-sutenā pi and in 1080, 1081, but we would expect gemination in the compound, which is also correct metrically. vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
sīlabbatenāpi vadanti suddhiṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
anekarūpena vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−,¦(⏑⏑−)−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
kaccissu BJT: kacci su; Sn: kacciṁ su. te Bhagavā Thai puts Bhagavā in brackets here; Smith (PJ II, p. 639) lists this line as ‘Triṣṭubh rhythm continued’, though it seems to me that Bhagavā must be considered as hypermetrical and should be excluded m.c., it has probably been inserted here by the recitor to clarify the context, cf 1080e below. tattha yatā BJT, Sn: yathā, here and in the next verse, but CNidd in its explanation is reading yatā. carantā

⏑−−−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
atāruṁ BJT, PTS, ChS, Sn: atāru'; see the note to 1045e. jātiñ-ca jarañ-ca mārisa?

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
Pucchāmi taṁ Bhagavā brūhi me taṁ.”

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Ye kecime samaṇabrāhmaṇāse, Nandā ti Bhagavā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
diṭṭhassutenāpi vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
sīlabbatenāpi vadanti suddhiṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
anekarūpena vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
kiñcāpi te tattha yatā caranti

−⏑−⏑,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− irregular opening
nātariṁsu For nātariṁsu cf. the note to 1046e. jātijaran-ti brūmi.”

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Ye kecime samaṇabrāhmaṇāse, icc-āyasmā Nando,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
diṭṭhassutenāpi vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
sīlabbatenāpi vadanti suddhiṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
anekarūpena vadanti suddhiṁ,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
te ce Sn: sace. munī PTS, ChS, Sn: muni. brūsi BJT: brūhi. anoghatiṇṇe,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑,−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− Extended Tuṭṭhubha
atha ko car^ahi See the note to 1047c. devamanussaloke

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
atāri jātiñ-ca jarañ-ca mārisa?

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
Pucchāmi taṁ Bhagavā brūhi me taṁ.”

−−−−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Nāhaṁ sabbe samaṇabrāhmaṇāse, Nandā ti Bhagavā,

−⏑⏑−¦⏑,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
jātijarāya See the discussion in the Introduction for this opening. nivutā ti brūmi:

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
ye sīdha BJT: sūdha, here and in the next verse, which is simply another way of forming the sandhi. diṭṭhaṁ va sutaṁ mutaṁ vā,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
sīlabbataṁ vā pi pahāya sabbaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
anekarūpam-pi pahāya sabbaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
taṇhaṁ pariññāya anāsavāse -

−−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
te ve narā oghatiṇṇā ti brūmi.”

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑− Jagatī
“Etābhinandāmi vaco mahesino, BJT adds in the recitor’s remark.

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
sukittitaṁ Gotamanūpadhīkaṁ!

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Ye sīdha diṭṭhaṁ va sutaṁ mutaṁ vā

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
sīlabbataṁ vā pi pahāya sabbaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
anekarūpam-pi pahāya sabbaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
taṇhaṁ pariññāya anāsavāse -

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
aham-pi te oghatiṇṇā ti brūmī” ti.