“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, brāhmaṇo saṅkhasavhayo;“Then again when I was a brahmin named Saṅkha, Mahāsamuddaṁ taritukāmo, upagacchāmi paṭṭanaṁ.
paṭṭanaṁ → kantāraddhānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ); kantāramaddhānaṁ (bj: syā)wanting to cross the great ocean, I was on my way to the port.

Tatthaddasaṁ paṭipathe, sayambhuṁ aparājitaṁ;
tatthaddasaṁ → tatthaddasāmi (bj, sya-all, pts)There I saw across the way one self-awakened, undefeated, Kantāraddhānaṁ paṭipannaṁ, tattāya kaṭhinabhūmiyā.
Kantāraddhānaṁ paṭipannaṁ → kantāraddhānapaṭipannaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1-2); kantāramaddhānaṁ paṭipannaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed) | kantāraddhānaṁ → kantāramaddhānaṁ (sya-all) | kantāraddhānaṁ paṭipannaṁ → kantāra ddhānapaṭipannaṁ (pts) | kantāraddhāna → kantāraddhānaṁ (bj: machasaṁ); kantāramaddhānaṁ (bj: syā) | paṭipannaṁ → kantāraddhānapaṭipannaṁ (cck: sī. syā.) kaṭhinabhūmiyā → kaṭhinabhūmīyā (bj)walking a desert road whose ground was hot and rough.

Tamahaṁ paṭipathe disvā, imamatthaṁ vicintayiṁ;Seeing him across the way, I thought this: ‘Idaṁ khettaṁ anuppattaṁ, puññakāmassa jantuno.
idaṁ → imaṁ (sya-all) | idaṁ → imaṁ (bj: syā)‘A field has appeared for a personage desiring merit.

Yathā kassako puriso, khettaṁ disvā mahāgamaṁ;
yathā → yathāpi (bj, sya-all, pts) | yathāpi → yathā (bj: machasaṁ) mahāgamaṁ → mahārāmaṁ na (sya-all) | mahāgamaṁ → mahārāmaṁ (bj: syā)Now suppose a farmer seeing a fertile field Tattha bījaṁ na ropeti, na so dhaññena atthiko.
na → (sya-all) | ropeti → T na tattha bījaṁ ropeti (pts note)does not sow seed there, then they are not in need of grain.

Evamevāhaṁ puññakāmo, disvā khettavaruttamaṁ;
khettavaruttamaṁ → khettaṁ varuttamaṁ (sya-all) | khetta → khetataṁ (bj: syā) | uttamaṁ → T khettaṁ var- (pts note)So too, if I, desiring merit, seeing a supreme excellent field, Yadi tattha kāraṁ na karomi, nāhaṁ puññena atthiko.
tattha → (sya-all) | tattha → T (na vijjati idaṁ). (pts note)do not render service there, then I am not in need of merit.

Yathā amacco muddikāmo, rañño antepure jane;
muddikāmo → muddakāmo (sya-all) | muddikāmo → T mudda- (pts note)Or suppose a minister seeking the royal seal of authority over the people of the court, Na deti tesaṁ dhanadhaññaṁ, muddito parihāyati.
dhanadhaññaṁ muddito → dhana dhaññaṁ muddato (sya-all) muddito → T muddato (pts note)does not give them money and grain, their authority dwindles.

Evamevāhaṁ puññakāmo, vipulaṁ disvāna dakkhiṇaṁ;So too, if I, desiring merit, seeing an abundantly worthy recipient, Yadi tassa dānaṁ na dadāmi, parihāyissāmi puññato’.
tassa → tattha (sya-all) | dadāmi → dāmi (sya-all) | tassa → T tattha (pts note) | dadāmi → T dāmi (pts note)do not give gifts to them, I will dwindle in merit.’

Evāhaṁ cintayitvāna, orohitvā upāhanā;
upāhanā → C1 upāhaṇā (pts note)Reflecting in this way, I took off my sandals Tassa pādāni vanditvā, adāsiṁ chattupāhanaṁ.
upāhanaṁ → C1 upāhaṇaṁ (pts note)and bowed to his feet, giving him an umbrella and sandals.

Tenevāhaṁ sataguṇato, sukhumālo sukhedhito;
tenevāhaṁ → tenāhaṁ (sya-all) | evāhaṁ → T tenāhaṁ (pts note) sukhedhito → R sukhe ṭhito (pts note)Though I was a hundred times more delicate and pampered than him, Api ca dānaṁ paripūrento, evaṁ tassa adāsahan”ti.fulfilling my giving, I gave like this to him.”

Saṅkhacariyaṁ dutiyaṁ.
Saṅkhacariyaṁ → saṅkhabrāhmaṇacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed) | saṅkhacariyaṁ → saṅkhabrāhmaṇa cariyaṁ (sya-all)