Visākhāyasahāyikānaṁvatthu
Ko nu hāso kimānando, niccaṁ pajjalite sati;
Ko nu hāso → kinnu hāso (mr) | hāso → kinnu hāso (cck: ka.) | kimānando → kim ānando (pts)What laughter, why joy, when constantly aflame? Andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṁ na gavesatha.
gavessatha → kā nu krīḍā kā nu rati evaṁ prajvalite sadā andhakāre ‘samin prakṣiptā pradīpaṁ na gaveṣata. ko nu harṣo konu ānando evaṁ prajvalite sadā andhakāre, samin prakṣiptā ālokaṁ na prakāśaye (bj: mahāvastu. 3. 376 piṭa)Enveloped in darkness, don’t you look for a lamp?