“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, mahiṁso pavanacārako;
mahiṁso → mahiso (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1) | mahiṁso pavanacārako → mahiso pavanacāriko (bj); mahiso pavanacāraṇo (sya-all) | mahiso → mahiṁsā (bj: machasaṁ) | pavanacāriko → cārako (bj: __siṁ__) | mahiso → R,B,N mahiṁso- (pts note) | pavanacārako → C1 -cāriko; T -cāraṇo; N vanacārako (pts note)“Then again when I was a buffalo who roamed the forest, Pavaḍḍhakāyo balavā, mahanto bhīmadassano.large in body and strong, big and scary to see.

Pabbhāre giridugge ca, rukkhamūle dakāsaye;
giridugge → vanadugge (bj) | giridugge → vanadugge (cck: sī.) | giridugge → C1 vanadugge (pts note)In a cave, a craggy hillside, at a tree root or a waterhole, Hotettha ṭhānaṁ mahiṁsānaṁ, koci koci tahiṁ tahiṁ.
mahiṁsānaṁ → mahisānaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | mahisānaṁ → mahiṁsānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | mahisānam → cf.2 (pts note)there’d be somewhere for buffalos, in one place or another.

Vicaranto brahāraññe, ṭhānaṁ addasa bhaddakaṁ;Wandering the mighty forest, I saw a fine spot. Taṁ ṭhānaṁ upagantvāna, tiṭṭhāmi ca sayāmi ca.Having gone there, I stood and lay to rest.

Athettha kapimāgantvā, pāpo anariyo lahu;Then a monkey came along, wicked, ignoble, and nimble. Khandhe nalāṭe bhamuke, mutteti ohadeti taṁ.
nalāṭe → nalāte (sya-all) | khandhe → R khande (pts note) ohadeti → ohaneti (pts-vp-pli1-2, csp1ed) | ohadeti taṁ → ohaṇeti maṁ (bj); ohanetitaṁ (cck) | ohadeti → ohaneti (sya-all)On my shoulder, forehead, and eyebrows, he peed and pooed.

Sakimpi divasaṁ dutiyaṁ, tatiyaṁ catutthampi ca;Not just that day, but a second, a third, and a fourth; Dūseti maṁ sabbakālaṁ, tena homi upadduto.he soiled me all the time, he was harrying me.

Mamaṁ upaddutaṁ disvā, yakkho maṁ idamabravi;
idam-abravi → C1,2 abruvi (pts note)Seeing me being harried, a spirit said to me: ‘Nāsehetaṁ chavaṁ pāpaṁ, siṅgehi ca khurehi ca’.
nāsehetaṁ → nāsahetaṁ (bj: sīmu) | etaṁ → C1 nāsah'etaṁ (pts note)‘Kill that vile, wicked thing with your horns and hooves.’

Evaṁ vutte, tadā yakkhe, ahaṁ taṁ idamabraviṁ;
idam-abraviṁ → cf.7 (pts note)When he spoke, I said this to that spirit: ‘Kiṁ tvaṁ makkhesi kuṇapena, pāpena anariyena maṁ.
maṁ → anariyena (bj: machasaṁ)‘Why would you smear me with a wicked, ignoble carcass?

Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ, tato hīnataro bhave;
pakuppeyyaṁ → kuppeyyaṁ (bj) | pakuppeyyaṁ → R kuppeyyaṁ (pts note)If I were upset with him I would degrade myself, Sīlañca me pabhijjeyya, viññū ca garaheyyu maṁ.
pabhijjeyya → C1 pabhijjeyyaṁ (pts note) garaheyyu → R garaheyyuṁ; B garaheyyū (pts note)violating my ethics, and being criticized by sensible people.

Hīḷitā jīvitā vāpi, parisuddhena mataṁ varaṁ;
vāpi → cāpi (bj) | hīḷitā → hiḷitā (sya-all)Better to die from purity than live in shame. Kyāhaṁ jīvitahetūpi, kāhāmi paraheṭhanaṁ’.
jīvitahetūpi → jīvitahetupi (bj) kāhāmi → kāhāmiṁ (cck)How could I, for the sake of life, harm another?’

Mamevāyaṁ maññamāno, aññepevaṁ karissati;
mamevāyaṁ → mame vāya (bj) | vāya → maṁ-evāyaṁ (bj: PTS)Thinking of me, this one will do the same to others, Teva tassa vadhissanti, sā me mutti bhavissati.
tassa → tattha (bj) | teva tassa → te va tattha (pts) | tattha → B,N tassa &2 (pts note)and for that they will kill him. then I shall be free.

Hīnamajjhimaukkaṭṭhe, sahanto avamānitaṁ;Forgiving disrespect from the low, middle and high, Evaṁ labhati sappañño, manasā yathāpatthitan”ti.
yathāpatthitanti mahiṁsarājacariyaṁ → yathā patthitanti mahisarāja cariyaṁ (sya-all, pts)the wise one gains their heart’s desire.”

Mahiṁsarājacariyaṁ pañcamaṁ.
Mahiṁsarājacariyaṁ → mahisarājacariyaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2) | mahiṁsarājacariyaṁ → mahisa rājacariyaṁ (bj) | mahisa → mahiṁsa (bj: machasaṁ)