Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)I have heard ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Rājagaha at the Bamboo Forest in the Squirrels’ Sanctuary.

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā samiddhi araññakuṭikāyaṁ viharati.
āyasmā → āyasamā (pts) | araññakuṭikāyaṁ → araññakuṭikāya (pts)And on that occasion Ven. Samiddhi was staying in a wilderness hut. Atha kho potaliputto paribbājako jaṅghāvihāraṁ anucaṅkamamāno anuvicaramāno yenāyasmā samiddhi tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā samiddhinā saddhiṁ sammodi.
yenāyasmā → yen āyasmā (pts) | tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā → ten upasaṁkami upasaṁkamitvā (pts)Then Potaliputta the wanderer, while walking & wandering around to exercise his legs, went to Ven. Samiddhi and exchanged courteous greetings with him. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho potaliputto paribbājako āyasmantaṁ samiddhiṁ etadavoca:
sāraṇīyaṁ → sārāṇīyaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)After an exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one side. As he was sitting there, he said to Ven. Samiddhi,

“sammukhā metaṁ, āvuso samiddhi, samaṇassa gotamassa sutaṁ, sammukhā paṭiggahitaṁ:
paṭiggahitaṁ → paṭiggahītaṁ (pts) | metaṁ → me taṁ (pts)“Face to face with Gotama the contemplative have I heard this, face to face have I learned this: ‘moghaṁ kāyakammaṁ moghaṁ vacīkammaṁ, manokammameva saccan’ti.
manokammameva saccanti → manokammam eva saccan ti (pts)‘Bodily action is barren, verbal action is barren, only mental action is true. Atthi ca sā samāpatti yaṁ samāpattiṁ samāpanno na kiñci vediyatī”ti?
Atthi ca sā → atthi cesā (mr) | sā → atthi cesā (cck: sī. ka.)And there is an attainment in which, on being attained, nothing is felt.’”

“Mā hevaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, avaca; mā hevaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, avaca; mā bhagavantaṁ abbhācikkhi. Na hi sādhu bhagavato abbhakkhānaṁ. Na hi bhagavā evaṁ vadeyya:
mā hevaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, avaca → idaṁ vākyaṁ sya-all, km potthakesu | hevaṁ → evaṁ (bj, pts) | abbhācikkhi → abbhācikkha (sya-all) | avaca → ( ) syā. kaṁ. potthakesu natthi (cck note) | avaca → Si omits this repetition. (pts note) | abbhakkhānaṁ → abhakkhānaṁ (pts)“Don’t say that, friend. Don’t slander the Blessed One. For it’s not good to slander the Blessed One; the Blessed One would not say that: ‘moghaṁ kāyakammaṁ moghaṁ vacīkammaṁ, manokammameva saccan’ti.
manokammameva saccanti → manokammam eva saccan ti (pts)‘Bodily action is barren, verbal action is barren, only mental action is true.’ ‘Atthi ca kho sā, āvuso, samāpatti yaṁ samāpattiṁ samāpanno na kiñci vediyatī’”ti.
Atthi ca kho → atthi ceva kho (mr) | kho → atthi ceva kho (cck: sī. ka.)But there is, friend, an attainment in which, on being attained, nothing is felt.”

“Kīvaciraṁ pabbajitosi, āvuso samiddhī”ti?
kīvaciraṁ → kīva cīraṁ (bj) | pabbajitosi → pabbajito si (pts)“How long has it been, friend Samiddhi, since you went forth (into homelessness)?”

“Na ciraṁ, āvuso, tīṇi vassānī”ti.
ciraṁ → cīraṁ (bj)“Not long, friend. Three years.”

“Ettha dāni mayaṁ there bhikkhū kiṁ vakkhāma, yatra hi nāma evaṁnavo bhikkhu satthāraṁ parirakkhitabbaṁ maññissati.
nāma evaṁnavo bhikkhu → nāmevaṁ navo bhikkhu (bj); navakena bhikkhunā (mr) | nāma evaṁnavo → nāmevaṁ navo (bj); nām evaṁ navo (pts) | bhikkhu → navakena bhikkhunā (cck: ka.) | ettha dāni → etthadāni (bjt, th)“Then what now should I say about the elder monks, when a junior monk would suppose that his Teacher is to be defended in this way? Sañcetanikaṁ, āvuso samiddhi, kammaṁ katvā kāyena vācāya manasā kiṁ so vediyatī”ti?Having intentionally done an action with body, with speech, or with mind, what does one experience?”

“Sañcetanikaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, kammaṁ katvā kāyena vācāya manasā dukkhaṁ so vediyatī”ti.“Having intentionally done an action with body, with speech, or with mind, one experiences stress.” Atha kho potaliputto paribbājako āyasmato samiddhissa bhāsitaṁ neva abhinandi nappaṭikkosi;
nappaṭikkosi → na paṭikkosi (bjt, pts) | neva → n eva (pts)Then Potaliputta the wanderer neither delighted in nor scorned Ven. Samiddhi’s words. anabhinanditvā appaṭikkositvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmi.
uṭṭhāyāsanā → uṭṭhāy āsanā (pts)Neither delighting nor scorning, he got up from his seat and left.

Atha kho āyasmā samiddhi acirapakkante potaliputte paribbājake yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṁ sammodi.
yenāyasmā → yen āyasmā (pts) | tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā → ten upasaṁkami upasaṁkamitvā (pts)Then, not long after Potaliputta the wanderer had left, Ven. Samiddhi went to Ven. Ānanda and, on arrival, exchanged courteous greetings with him. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.
sāraṇīyaṁ → sārāṇīyaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)After an exchange of friendly greetings & courtesies, he sat to one side. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā samiddhi yāvatako ahosi potaliputtena paribbājakena saddhiṁ kathāsallāpo taṁ sabbaṁ āyasmato ānandassa ārocesi.
ānandassa → ānandattherassa (sya-all)As he was sitting there, he reported to Ven. Ānanda the Elder2 the entirety of his discussion with Potaliputta the wanderer.

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā ānando āyasmantaṁ samiddhiṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When this was said, Ven. Ānanda said to him, “atthi kho idaṁ, āvuso samiddhi, kathāpābhataṁ bhagavantaṁ dassanāya.
idaṁ → imaṁ (pts)“Friend Samiddhi, there is warrant here for seeing the Blessed One. Āyāmāvuso samiddhi, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṁ bhagavato ārocessāma.
tenupasaṅkamissāma → tenupasaṅkameyyāma (bj, sya-all, pts) | ārocessāma → āroceyyāma (bj, sya-all, pts) | āyāmāvuso → āyām āvuso (pts) | tenupasaṅkamissāma upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṁ → ten upasaṁkameyyāma upasaṁkamitvā etam atthaṁ (pts)Let’s go to the Blessed One and, on arrival, report this matter to him. Yathā no bhagavā byākarissati tathā naṁ dhāressāmā”ti.
dhāressāmāti → dhāreyyāmāti (bj, sya-all) | dhāressāmāti evamāvusoti → dhāreyyāmāti evam āvuso ti (pts) | byākarissati → vyākarissati (bjt)However he explains it to us, that’s how we should bear it in mind.”

“Evamāvuso”ti kho āyasmā samiddhi āyasmato ānandassa paccassosi.
evamāvusoti → evam āvuso ti (pts)“As you say, friend, Ven. Samiddhi responded to Ven. Ānanda.

Atha kho āyasmā ca ānando āyasmā ca samiddhi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu.
ānando → samiddhi (th) | samiddhi → ānando (th) | tenupasaṅkamiṁsu upasaṅkamitvā → ten upasaṁkamiṁsu upasaṁkamitvā (pts)So Ven. Samiddhi and Ven. Ānanda went to the Blessed One and, on arrival, having bowed down to him, sat to one side. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando yāvatako ahosi āyasmato samiddhissa potaliputtena paribbājakena saddhiṁ kathāsallāpo taṁ sabbaṁ bhagavato ārocesi.
kathāsallāpo → kathā sallāpo (bjt)As they were sitting there, Ven. Ānanda reported to the Blessed One the entirety of the discussion between Ven. Samiddhi and Potaliputta the wanderer.

Evaṁ vutte, bhagavā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When this was said, the Blessed One said, “dassanampi kho ahaṁ, ānanda, potaliputtassa paribbājakassa nābhijānāmi, kuto panevarūpaṁ kathāsallāpaṁ?
panevarūpaṁ kathāsallāpaṁ → pan evarūpaṁ kathāsallapaṁ (pts) | dassanampi → dassanam pi (pts)“I do not recall even having seen Potaliputta the wanderer, much less having that sort of discussion. Iminā ca, ānanda, samiddhinā moghapurisena potaliputtassa paribbājakassa vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo pañho ekaṁsena byākato”ti.
iminā ca → imināva (sya-all) | ca → va (pts) | vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo → vibhajja vyākaraṇīyo (bjt) | byākatoti → vyākatoti (bjt) | vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo → vibhajabyākaraṇīyo (th) | vibhajjabyākaraṇīyo → vibhajja byākaraṇīyo (pts) | byākatoti → byākato ti (pts)And his question, which deserved an analytical answer, has been given a categorical answer by this worthless man, Samiddhi.”

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā udāyī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
udāyī → udāyi (sya-all, pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When this was said, Ven. Udāyin said to the Blessed One, “sace pana, bhante, āyasmatā samiddhinā idaṁ sandhāya bhāsitaṁ—
sace pana → kiṁ pana (mr) | pana → kiṁ pana (cck: ka.)“But what if Ven. Samiddhi was speaking in reference to this: yaṁ kiñci vedayitaṁ taṁ dukkhasmin”ti.
yaṁ kiñci → yaṅkiñci (th) | dukkhasminti → dukkhasmin ti (pts)‘Whatever is felt comes under stress’?”

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ āmantesi:
Atha kho → evaṁ vutte (sya-all, km) | atha kho → evaṁ vutte (sya-all) | kho → evaṁ vutte (bj: syā) | kho → evaṁ vutte (cck: syā. kaṁ.)When this was said, the Blessed One said to Ven. Ānanda, “passasi no tvaṁ, ānanda, imassa udāyissa moghapurisassa ummaṅgaṁ?
ummaṅgaṁ → ummaggaṁ (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed); umaṅgaṁ (mr) | passasi no → passa kho (bj, sya-all, pts) | ummaṅgaṁ → ummaggaṁ (pts) | ummaggaṁ → ummaṅgaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | ummaṅgaṁ → ummaggaṁ (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.); umaṅgaṁ (cck: ka.)“Look, Ānanda, at how this worthless Udāyin interrupts. Aññāsiṁ kho ahaṁ, ānanda:I knew just now that ‘idānevāyaṁ udāyī moghapuriso ummujjamāno ayoniso ummujjissatī’ti.
udāyī → udāyi (sya-all) | ummujjissatīti → ummujjissati (sya-all) | idānevāyaṁ udāyī → idān evāyaṁ udāyi (pts) | ummujjissatīti ādiṁyeva → ummujjissati ādiso va (pts)he would interrupt in an inappropriate way. Ādiṁyeva, ānanda, potaliputtena paribbājakena tisso vedanā pucchitā.
Ādiṁyeva → ādisova (pts1ed); ādiyeva (mr) | Ādiṁyeva → ādisova (cck: sī. pī.); ādiyeva (cck: ka.) | va → So Sk Bu (ādimhi yeva); Si ādiṁ yeva. (pts note)From the very beginning, Potaliputta the wanderer was asking about the three kinds of feeling. Sacāyaṁ, ānanda, samiddhi moghapuriso potaliputtassa paribbājakassa evaṁ puṭṭho evaṁ byākareyya:
sacāyaṁ → sacayaṁ (pts) | Sacayaṁ → So Si; Sk yvāyaṁ. (pts note) | byākareyya → vyākareyya (bjt, pts)When this worthless Samiddhi was asked by him in this way, he should have answered, ‘sañcetanikaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, kammaṁ katvā kāyena vācāya manasā sukhavedanīyaṁ sukhaṁ so vedayati;
vedayati → vediyati (bj, sya-all, pts) | vediyati → vedayati (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu)‘Having intentionally done—with body, with speech, or with mind—an action that is to be felt as pleasure, one experiences pleasure. sañcetanikaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, kammaṁ katvā kāyena vācāya manasā dukkhavedanīyaṁ dukkhaṁ so vedayati;
vedayati → vediyati (bj, sya-all, pts) | vediyati → vedayati (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu)Having intentionally done—with body, with speech, or with mind—an action that is to be felt as pain, one experiences pain. sañcetanikaṁ, āvuso potaliputta, kammaṁ katvā kāyena vācāya manasā adukkhamasukhavedanīyaṁ adukkhamasukhaṁ so vedayatī’ti.
vedayatīti → vediyatīti (bj, sya-all, pts)Having intentionally done—with body, with speech, or with mind—an action that is to be felt as neither-pleasure-nor-pain, one experiences neither-pleasure-nor-pain.’ Evaṁ byākaramāno kho, ānanda, samiddhi moghapuriso potaliputtassa paribbājakassa sammā byākaramāno byākareyya.
byākaramāno → idaṁ padaṁ bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed potthakesu | byākaramāno → (sya-all) | byākaramāno byākareyya → vyākareyya (pts) | byākaramāno → ( ) natthi (sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) (cck note) | byākaramāno → vyākaramāno (bjt, pts)Answering this way, this worthless Samiddhi would have rightly answered Potaliputta the wanderer.

Api ca, ānanda, ke ca aññatitthiyā paribbājakā bālā abyattā ke ca tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅgaṁ jānissanti?
ca → keci (mr) | aññatitthiyā paribbājakā → aññatitthiyaparibbājakā (pts) | ca → keci (cck: ka.) | ca → Si te aññatitthiyap; Sk kheññe titth. corr. to aññe t.; Sy khoññe ti. (pts note) | ca → So all MSS. (pts note) | api ca ānanda → apicānanda (bjt) | abyattā → avyattā (bjt, pts) | api ca ānanda ke ca aññatitthiyā paribbājakā → apicānanda te aññatitthiyaparibbājakā (th)But then who are these wanderers of other sects, foolish & inexperienced? And who would understand the Tathāgata’s greater analysis of action— Sace tumhe, ānanda, suṇeyyātha tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅgaṁ vibhajantassā”ti.if you were to listen, Ānanda, to the Tathāgata analyzing the greater analysis of action?”

“Etassa, bhagavā, kālo, etassa, sugata, kālo“This is the time, O Blessed One. yaṁ bhagavā mahākammavibhaṅgaṁ vibhajeyya. Bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.
sutvā → sutaṁ (pts)This is the time, O One Well-Gone, for the Blessed One to analyze the greater analysis of action. Having heard the Blessed One, the monks will bear it in mind.”

“Tena hānanda, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.
tena hānanda → tenahānanda (th) | manasi karohi → manasikarohi (th, pts) | hānanda → h ānanda (pts)“In that case, Ānanda, listen and pay close attention. I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā ānando bhagavato paccassosi.
evaṁ bhanteti → evambhanteti (th) | evaṁ bhanteti → evam bhante ti (pts)“As you say, lord,” Ven. Ānanda responded to the Blessed One. Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)The Blessed One said,

“Cattārome, ānanda, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.
cattārome → cattāro me (bjt, pts)“Ānanda, there are four kinds of persons to be found in the world. Katame cattāro?Which four? Idhānanda, ekacco puggalo idha pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiṭṭhi hoti.
pisuṇavāco → pisunāvāco (bj); pisuṇāvāco (pts) | micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | pharusavāco → pharusāvāco (pts) | abhijjhālu → abhijjhālū (pts) | byāpannacitto → vyāpannacitto (bjt, pts) | idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts) | kāmesumicchācārī → kāmesu micchācārī (pts)There is the case where a certain person is one who takes life, takes what is not given [steals], engages in illicit sex, lies, speaks divisively, speaks abusively, engages in idle chatter; is covetous, malevolent, & holds wrong view. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts)With the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell.

Idha panānanda, ekacco puggalo idha pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti, pisuṇavāco hoti, pharusavāco hoti, samphappalāpī hoti, abhijjhālu hoti, byāpannacitto hoti, micchādiṭṭhi hoti.
panānanda → pana ānanda (bj) | pisuṇavāco → pisunāvāco (bj) | micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all) | kāmesumicchācārī → kāmesu micchācārī (bjt) | byāpannacitto → vyāpannacitto (bjt)“But there is also the case where a certain person is one who takes life, takes what is not given, engages in illicit sex, lies, speaks divisively, speaks abusively, engages in idle chatter; is covetous, malevolent, & holds wrong view, So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts)(yet) with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world.

Idhānanda, ekacco puggalo idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti.
pisuṇāya vācāya → pisunā vācā (bj) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all) | vācā → pisunāya vācāya (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | vācā → pharusāya vācāya (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | kāmesumicchācārā → kāmesu micchācārā (bjt, pts) | pharusāya vācāya → pharusā vācā (bjt) | abyāpannacitto → avyāpannacitto (bjt, pts) | idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts) | pisuṇāya vācāya → pisuṇāvācā (pts) | pharusāya vācāya → pharusāvācā (pts) | anabhijjhālu → anabhijjhālū (pts)“And there is the case where a certain person is one who abstains from taking life, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from illicit sex, abstains from lying, abstains from speaking divisively, abstains from speaking abusively, abstains from idle chatter, is not covetous, not malevolent, & holds right view. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts)With the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world.

Idha panānanda, ekacco puggalo idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti, pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, samphappalāpā paṭivirato hoti, anabhijjhālu hoti, abyāpannacitto hoti, sammādiṭṭhi hoti.
paṭivirato → pavirato (bj) | pisuṇāya vācāya → pisunā vācā (bj) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all) | kāmesumicchācārā → kāmesu micchācārā (bjt) | pharusāya vācāya → pharusā vācā (bjt) | abyāpannacitto → avyāpannacitto (bjt)“But there is also the case where a certain person is one who abstains from taking life, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from illicit sex, abstains from lying, abstains from speaking divisively, abstains from speaking abusively, abstains from idle chatter, is not covetous, not malevolent, & holds right view, So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
upapajjati idhānanda → uppajjati idh ānanda (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts)(yet) with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell.

Idhānanda, ekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ātappamanvāya padhānamanvāya anuyogamanvāya appamādamanvāya sammāmanasikāramanvāya tathārūpaṁ cetosamādhiṁ phusati yathāsamāhite citte dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena amuṁ puggalaṁ passati—
sammāmanasikāramanvāya → sammā manasikāramanvāya (bjt) | yathāsamāhite → yathā samāhite (bjt, pts) | idhānanda → idh ānanda (pts) | ātappamanvāya padhānamanvāya anuyogamanvāya appamādamanvāya sammāmanasikāramanvāya → ātappam anvāya padhānam anvāya anuyogam anvāya appamādam anvāya sammāmanasikāram anvāya (pts)“There is the case, Ānanda, where a certain contemplative or brahman—through ardency, exertion, commitment, heedfulness, & right attention—touches the sort of concentration of awareness that, when his mind is thus concentrated, he sees with the divine eye, pure and surpassing the human, that person— idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ kāmesumicchācāriṁ musāvādiṁ pisuṇavācaṁ pharusavācaṁ samphappalāpiṁ abhijjhāluṁ byāpannacittaṁ micchādiṭṭhiṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passati apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannaṁ.
pisuṇavācaṁ pharusavācaṁ → pisunā vācaṁ pharusā vācaṁ (bj); pisuṇavāciṁ pharusavāciṁ (sya-all); pisuṇāvāciṁ pharusāvāciṁ (pts) | parāmassa → pharāmāsā (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | kāmesumicchācāriṁ → kāmesu micchācāriṁ (pts) | byāpannacittaṁ → vyāpannacittaṁ (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)the case where one who takes life, takes what is not given, engages in illicit sex, lies, speaks divisively, speaks abusively, engages in idle chatter, is covetous, malevolent, & holds wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)“He says, ‘atthi kira, bho, pāpakāni kammāni, atthi duccaritassa vipāko.
atthi → natthi (bjt)‘So there really are evil actions, there really is the result of misconduct. Amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ …pe… micchādiṭṭhiṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannan’ti.
Amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj, pts1ed, mr) | amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj, pts) | adinnādāyiṁ → adinnādāyiṁ kāmesumicchācāriṁ (sya-all); adinnādāyiṁ pisuṇāvāciṁ (pts) | nirayaṁ upapannanti → nirayanti (sya-all) | Amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (sī. pī. ka.) amuṁ + ahaṁ = amāhaṁ-iti padavibhāgo (cck note) | amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (sya-all: sī.) | apāhaṁ → Si amāhaṁ, with note that the Sinhalese reading is apāham (which Sky read infra); Sky here apāyaṁ. (pts note) | upapannan → Si omits. (pts note) | paraṁ maraṇā passāmi apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannanti → pammaraṇā (bjt) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapannanti → upapannan ti (pts)For I saw the case where a person who took life… & held wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell.’ So evamāha:
So → Sky add kira. (pts note) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)He says, ‘Anyone who takes life… ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | sabbo → So all MSS. here. (pts note) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | paraṁ → param (pts)& holds wrong view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. Ye evaṁ jānanti, te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti.
micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti → micchā te sañjānanti (mr) | ñāṇa’nti → micchā te sañjānanti (cck: ka.) | ñāṇanti → ñāṇan it (pts)Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong.’ Iti so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj, pts1ed) | parāmāsā → parāmassa (pts) | parāmāsā → parāmassa (cck: sī. pī.) | parāmāsā → parāmassa. evaṁ sabbattha ñātabbaṁ (sya-all: sī.) | parāmassa → So Sky; Bu "parāmassāti diṭṭhiparāmāsena"; Si parāmāsā, with note that the Sinhalese reading is parāmassa. (pts note) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti → mogham aññan ti (pts)Insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless.’

Idha panānanda, ekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ātappamanvāya padhānamanvāya anuyogamanvāya appamādamanvāya sammāmanasikāramanvāya tathārūpaṁ cetosamādhiṁ phusati yathāsamāhite citte dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena amuṁ puggalaṁ passati—“Then there is the case, Ānanda, where a certain contemplative or brahman—through ardency, exertion, commitment, heedfulness, & right attention—touches the sort of concentration of awareness that, when his mind is thus concentrated, he sees with the divine eye, pure and surpassing the human, that person— idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ …pe… micchādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passati sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | adinnādāyiṁ → adinnādāyim (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)the case where one who takes life, takes what is not given, engages in illicit sex, lies, speaks divisively, speaks abusively, engages in idle chatter, is covetous, malevolent, & holds wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world. So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)“He says, ‘natthi kira, bho, pāpakāni kammāni, natthi duccaritassa vipāko.
natthi → na tthi (pts)‘So there really are no evil actions, there really is no result of misconduct. Amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ …pe… micchādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannan’ti.
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj, pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → pammaraṇā (bj); (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | lokaṁ upapannanti → lokam upapannan ti (pts)For I saw the case where a person who took life… & held wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world.’ So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)He says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (bj, sya-all, pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | sabbo → So Si Sy; Sk here and infra, sa kho. (pts note) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts)‘Anyone who takes life… & holds wrong view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. Ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti.
ñāṇanti → ñāṇan ti (pts)Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Iti so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj, pts) | parāmassa → parāmāsā (bj: machasaṁ) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti → mogham aññan ti (pts)Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong.’ Insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless.’

Idhānanda, ekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ātappamanvāya padhānamanvāya anuyogamanvāya appamādamanvāya sammāmanasikāramanvāya tathārūpaṁ cetosamādhiṁ phusati yathāsamāhite citte dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena amuṁ puggalaṁ passati—
sammāmanasikāramanvāya → sammā manasikāramanvāya (bjt) | yathāsamāhite → yathā samāhite (bjt)“Then there is the case, Ānanda, where a certain contemplative or brahman—through ardency, exertion, commitment, heedfulness, & right attention—touches the sort of concentration of awareness that, when his mind is thus concentrated, he sees with the divine eye, pure and surpassing the human, that person— idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirataṁ musāvādā paṭivirataṁ pisuṇāya vācāya paṭivirataṁ pharusāya vācāya paṭivirataṁ samphappalāpā paṭivirataṁ anabhijjhāluṁ abyāpannacittaṁ sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passati sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ.
pisuṇāya vācāya → pisunā vācā (bj); pisuṇāvācā (pts) | pharusāya vācāya → pharusāvācā (pts) | vācā → pisuṇāya vācāya (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | vācā → pharusāya vācāya (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu) | kāmesumicchācārā → kāmesu micchācārā (bjt, pts) | pharusāya vācāya → pharusā vācā (bjt) | abyāpannacittaṁ → avyāpannacittaṁ (bjt, pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts)the case where one who abstains from taking life, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from illicit sex, abstains from lying, abstains from speaking divisively, abstains from speaking abusively, abstains from idle chatter, is not covetous, not malevolent, & holds right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world. So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)“He says, ‘atthi kira, bho, kalyāṇāni kammāni, atthi sucaritassa vipāko.‘So there really are fine actions, there really is the result of good conduct. Amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ …pe… sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannan’ti.
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ → (bj) | paraṁ maraṇā → (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapannanti → upapannan ti (pts)For I saw the case where a person who abstained from taking life… & held right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world.’ So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)He says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all); micchādiṭṭhī (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts)‘Anyone who abstains from taking life… & holds right view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world. Ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti.
ñāṇanti → ñāṇan ti (pts)Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Iti so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj, pts) | parāmassa → parāmāsā (bj: machasaṁ) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti → mogham aññanti (pts)Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong.’ Insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless.’

Idha panānanda, ekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā ātappamanvāya padhānamanvāya anuyogamanvāya appamādamanvāya sammāmanasikāramanvāya tathārūpaṁ cetosamādhiṁ phusati yathāsamāhite citte dibbena cakkhunā visuddhena atikkantamānusakena amuṁ puggalaṁ passati—idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ …pe… sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passati apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannaṁ.
paṭivirataṁ → paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ (bj) | idha → (sya-all) | pāṇātipātā → pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā (sya-all) | passati → addassaṁ (pts) | pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ → pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ (pts) | sammādiṭṭhiṁ → micchādiṭṭhiṁ (pts) | sammāmanasikāramanvāya → sammā manasikāramanvāya (bjt) | yathāsamāhite → yathā samāhite (bjt) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | panānanda → pan ānanda (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)“Then there is the case, Ānanda, where a certain contemplative or brahman—through ardency, exertion, commitment, heedfulness, & right attention—touches the sort of concentration of awareness that, when his mind is thus concentrated, he sees with the divine eye, pure and surpassing the human, that person—the case where one who abstains from taking life, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from illicit sex, abstains from lying, abstains from speaking divisively, abstains from speaking abusively, abstains from idle chatter, is not covetous, not malevolent, & holds right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. So evamāha:
evamāha → evam āha (pts)“He says, ‘natthi kira, bho, kalyāṇāni kammāni, natthi sucaritassa vipāko. Amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | natthi → atthi (pts) | natthi → na tthi (pts)‘So there really are no fine actions, there really is no result of good conduct. idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ …pe… sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannan’ti.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | nirayaṁ upapannanti → upapannan ti (pts)For I saw the case where a person who abstained from taking life… & held right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell.’ So evamāha: ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
adinnādānā paṭivirato → (bj) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | evamāha → evam āha (pts) | sammādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)He says, ‘Anyone who abstains from taking life… & holds right view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. Ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti.Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Iti so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj) | thāmasā parāmāsā → tāmasā parāmassa (pts)Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong.’ Insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states:

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evamāha:
evamāha atthi → evam āha na tthi (pts) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts)‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless.’ ‘atthi kira, bho, pāpakāni kammāni, atthi duccaritassa vipāko’ti idamassa anujānāmi;
pāpakāni → kalyāṇāni (pts) | vipākoti idamassa → vipāko ti idam assa (pts)“Now, Ānanda, in the case where the contemplative or brahman says, ‘So there really are evil actions, there really is the result of misconduct,’ I allow him that. yampi so evamāha:
evamāha amāhaṁ → evam āha apāhaṁ (pts) | yampi → yam pi (pts)When he says, ‘amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ …pe… micchādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannan’ti idampissa anujānāmi;
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ → pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ (pts) | micchādiṭṭhiṁ → sammādiṭṭhiṁ (pts) | upapannanti idampissa → upapannan ti idam assa (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | nirayaṁ upapannanti idampissa → upapannan ti idam pi ssa (pts)‘For I saw the case where a person who took life… & held wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell,’ I allow him that, too. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjatī’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (bj, sya-all); sammādiṭṭhī (pts) | pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī → pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato (pts) | upapajjatīti idamassa → uppajjatīti idam assa (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | adinnādāyī → adinnadāyī (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)‘Anyone who takes life… & holds wrong view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so evamāha:
yampi → yam pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)And when he says, ‘ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi;
ñāṇanti idampissa → ñāṇan ti idam pi ssa (pts)‘Whoever knows this, knows rightly; whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj) | yampi → yam pi (pts) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti idampissa → mogham aññan ti idam pi ssa (pts)When, insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless,’ I don’t allow him that, either. Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that? Aññathā hi, ānanda, tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅge ñāṇaṁ hoti.
ñāṇaṁ → ñaṇaṁ (pts) | ñāṇaṁ → ñāṇam (pts)Because the Tathāgata’s knowledge with regard to the greater analysis of action is otherwise.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evamāha:
tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Now, Ānanda, in the case where the contemplative or brahman says, ‘natthi kira, bho, pāpakāni kammāni, natthi duccaritassa vipāko’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
natthi → na tthi (pts) | vipākoti idamassa → vipāko ti idam assa (pts)‘So there really are no evil actions, there really is no result of misconduct,’ I don’t allow him that. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yampi (bj) | yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātiṁ adinnādāyiṁ …pe… micchādiṭṭhiṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannan’ti idamassa anujānāmi;
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | addasaṁ → addassaṁ (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapannanti idamassa → upapannan ti idam assa (pts)‘For I saw the case where a person who took life… & held wrong view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world,’ I do allow him that. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatī’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (bj, sya-all) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjatīti idamassa → uppajjatīti idam assa (pts)‘Anyone who takes life… & holds wrong view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so evamāha:
yampi → yam pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)And when he says, ‘ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi;
ñāṇanti idampissa → ñāṇan ti idam pi ssa (pts)‘Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj) | yampi → yam pi (pts) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti idampissa → mogham aññan ti idam pi ssa (pts)When, insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless,’ I don’t allow him that, either. Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that? Aññathā hi, ānanda, tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅge ñāṇaṁ hoti.Because the Tathāgata’s knowledge with regard to the greater analysis of action is otherwise.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evamāha:
tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Now, Ānanda, in the case where the contemplative or brahman says, ‘atthi kira, bho, kalyāṇāni kammāni, atthi sucaritassa vipāko’ti idamassa anujānāmi;
vipākoti idamassa → vipāko ti idam assa (pts)‘So there really are fine actions, there really is the result of good conduct,’ I allow him that. yampi so evamāha:
+ → kho (bjt) | yampi → yañ ca kho (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)And when he says, ‘amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ …pe… sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapannan’ti idampissa anujānāmi;
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapannanti idampissa → upapannan ti idam pi ssa (pts)‘For I saw the case where a person who abstained from taking life… & held right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a good destination, a heavenly world,’ I allow him that, too. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatī’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
adinnādānā paṭivirato → (bj) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | sugatiṁ → sugatim (pts) | upapajjatīti idamassa → uppajjatīti idam assa (pts)‘Anyone who abstains from taking life… & holds right view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a good destination, a heavenly world,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so evamāha:
yampi → yam pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)And when he says, ‘ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti; ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi;
ñāṇanti idampissa → ñāṇan ti idam pi ssa (pts)‘Whoever knows this, knows rightly. Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj) | yampi → yam pi (pts) | yadeva → yad eva (pts) | tadeva → tad eva (pts) | thāmasā parāmāsā → tāmasā parāmassa (pts) | idameva → idam eva (pts) | moghamaññanti idampissa → mogham aññan ti idam pi ssa (pts)When, insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless,’ I don’t allow him that, either. Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that? Aññathā hi, ānanda, tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅge ñāṇaṁ hoti.
ñāṇaṁ → nāṇaṁ (pts)Because the Tathāgata’s knowledge with regard to the greater analysis of action is otherwise.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā evamāha:
tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Now, Ānanda, in the case where the contemplative or brahman says, ‘natthi kira, bho, kalyāṇāni kammāni, natthi sucaritassa vipāko’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
natthi → na tthi (pts) | vipākoti idamassa → vipāko ti idaṁ assa (pts)‘So there really are no fine actions, there really is no result of good conduct,’ I don’t allow him that. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘amāhaṁ puggalaṁ addasaṁ—idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirataṁ adinnādānā paṭivirataṁ …pe… sammādiṭṭhiṁ, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā passāmi apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapannan’ti idamassa anujānāmi;
amāhaṁ → apāhaṁ (bj) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapannanti idamassa → upapannan ti idam assa (pts)‘For I saw the case where a person who abstained from taking life… & held right view, with the breakup of the body, after death, has reappeared in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell,’ I do allow him that. yañca kho so evamāha:
yañca → yañ ca (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)But when he says, ‘yo kira, bho, pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi, sabbo so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjatī’ti idamassa nānujānāmi;
sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjatīti idamassa → uppajjatīti idam assa (pts)‘Anyone who abstains from taking life… & holds right view: They all, on the breakup of the body, after death, reappear in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell,’ I don’t allow him that. yañca kho so evamāha: ‘ye evaṁ jānanti te sammā jānanti;
yañca kho → yampi (sya-all) | yañca kho → yam pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)And when he says, ‘Whoever knows this, knows rightly. ye aññathā jānanti, micchā tesaṁ ñāṇan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi;
ñāṇanti idampissa → ñāṇan ti idam pi ssa (pts)Whoever knows otherwise, their knowledge is wrong,’ I don’t allow him that. yampi so yadeva tassa sāmaṁ ñātaṁ sāmaṁ diṭṭhaṁ sāmaṁ viditaṁ tadeva tattha thāmasā parāmāsā abhinivissa voharati: ‘idameva saccaṁ, moghamaññan’ti idampissa nānujānāmi.
parāmāsā → parāmassa (bj)When, insisting through obstinacy & grasping right there on what was seen by himself, known by himself, understood by himself, he states: ‘Only this is true. Everything otherwise is worthless,’ I don’t allow him that, either. Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that? Aññathā hi, ānanda, tathāgatassa mahākammavibhaṅge ñāṇaṁ hoti.
ñāṇaṁ → ñaṇaṁ (pts)Because the Tathāgata’s knowledge with regard to the greater analysis of action is otherwise.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ puggalo idha pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati,
paraṁ maraṇā → pammaraṇā (bj) | micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all); micchadiṭṭhī (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (th) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)“Now, Ānanda, in the case of the person who takes life… & holds wrong view and, with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell: pubbe vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti pāpakammaṁ dukkhavedanīyaṁ, pacchā vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti pāpakammaṁ dukkhavedanīyaṁ, maraṇakāle vāssa hoti micchādiṭṭhi samattā samādinnā.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (pts) | samādinnā → samādiṇṇā (pts) | samādinnā → samādiṇṇā (bj: PTS) | vāssa → vā ssa (pts)Either earlier he performed evil action that is to be felt as painful, or later he performed evil action that is to be felt as painful, or at the time of death he adopted & carried out wrong view. Tena so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts)Because of that, with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. Yañca kho so idha pāṇātipātī hoti adinnādāyī hoti …pe… micchādiṭṭhi hoti tassa diṭṭheva dhamme vipākaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti upapajja vā apare vā pariyāye.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (bj, sya-all, pts) | upapajja → upapajje (bj, sya-all); uppajjaṁ (pts) | upapajje → upapajja (bj: machasaṁ, sīmu); upapajjaṁ (bj: PTS) | vā → upapajjaṁ vā (sī. pī.), upapajja vā (syā. kaṁ. ka.) upapajjitvāti saṁvaṇṇanāya saṁsandetabbā (cck note) | uppajjaṁ → So Sky; Si (throughout) uppajje. (pts note) | yañca → yañ ca (pts) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)And as for the results of taking life… holding wrong view, he will feel them either right here & now, or in the next (lifetime), or following that.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ puggalo idha pāṇātipātī adinnādāyī …pe… micchādiṭṭhi kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati,
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)“In the case of the person who takes life… & holds wrong view (yet), with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world: pubbe vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti kalyāṇakammaṁ sukhavedanīyaṁ, pacchā vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti kalyāṇakammaṁ sukhavedanīyaṁ, maraṇakāle vāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi samattā samādinnā.
sammādiṭṭhi → summādiṭṭhī (pts) | samādinnā → samādiṇṇā (pts) | vāssa → vā ssa (pts)Either earlier he performed fine action that is to be felt as pleasant, or later he performed fine action that is to be felt as pleasant, or at the time of death he adopted & carried out right view. Tena so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
upapajjati yañca → uppajjati sace (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts)Because of that, with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world. Yañca kho so idha pāṇātipātī hoti adinnādāyī hoti …pe… micchādiṭṭhi hoti tassa diṭṭheva dhamme vipākaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti upapajja vā apare vā pariyāye.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | upapajja → upapajje (sya-all) | hoti → hotī (pts) | upapajja vā → uppajjaṁ (pts) | uppajjaṁ → Sky omit here. (pts note) | yañca → sace (pts) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)But as for the results of taking life… holding wrong view, he will feel them either right here & now, or in the next (lifetime), or following that.

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ puggalo idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati,
sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)“In the case of the person who abstains from taking life… & holds right view and, with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world: pubbe vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti kalyāṇakammaṁ sukhavedanīyaṁ, pacchā vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti kalyāṇakammaṁ sukhavedanīyaṁ, maraṇakāle vāssa hoti sammādiṭṭhi samattā samādinnā.
sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (pts) | samādinnā → samādiṇṇā (pts) | vāssa → vā ssa (pts)Either earlier he performed fine action that is to be felt as pleasant, or later he performed fine action that is to be felt as pleasant, or at the time of death he adopted & carried out right view. Tena so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → upajjati (pts)Because of that, with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a good destination, a heavenly world. Yañca kho so idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti …pe… sammādiṭṭhi hoti, tassa diṭṭheva dhamme vipākaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti upapajja vā apare vā pariyāye.
upapajja → upapajje (bj, sya-all); uppajjaṁ (pts) | so → (sya-all) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | yañca → yañ ca (pts) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)And as for the results of abstaining from taking life… holding right view, he will feel them either right here & now, or in the next (lifetime), or following that.”

Tatrānanda, yvāyaṁ puggalo idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato adinnādānā paṭivirato …pe… sammādiṭṭhi, kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati,
sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | tatrānanda → tatr ānanda (pts) | paraṁ → param (pts)“In the case of the person who abstains from taking life… & holds right view (yet) with the breakup of the body, after death, reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell: pubbe vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti pāpakammaṁ dukkhavedanīyaṁ, pacchā vāssa taṁ kataṁ hoti pāpakammaṁ dukkhavedanīyaṁ, maraṇakāle vāssa hoti micchādiṭṭhi samattā samādinnā.
micchādiṭṭhi → micchādiṭṭhī (pts) | samādinnā → samādiṇṇā (pts) | maraṇakāle → maraṇa kāle (bjt) | vāssa → vā ssa (pts)Either earlier he performed evil action that is to be felt as painful, or later he performed evil action that is to be felt as painful, or at the time of death he adopted & carried out wrong view. Tena so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.
paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt, th) | paraṁ → param (pts) | upapajjati → uppajjati (pts)Because of that, with the breakup of the body, after death, he reappears in a plane of deprivation, a bad destination, a lower realm, hell. Yañca kho so idha pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti …pe… sammādiṭṭhi hoti, tassa diṭṭheva dhamme vipākaṁ paṭisaṁvedeti upapajja vā apare vā pariyāye.
upapajja → upapajje (bj, sya-all); uppajjaṁ (pts) | sammādiṭṭhi → sammādiṭṭhī (sya-all, pts) | yañca → yañ ca (pts) | diṭṭheva → diṭṭhe va (pts)But as for the results of abstaining from taking life… holding right view, he will feel them either right here & now, or in the next (lifetime), or following that.

Iti kho, ānanda, atthi kammaṁ abhabbaṁ abhabbābhāsaṁ, atthi kammaṁ abhabbaṁ bhabbābhāsaṁ, atthi kammaṁ bhabbañceva bhabbābhāsañca, atthi kammaṁ bhabbaṁ abhabbābhāsan”ti.
atthi → So Si; Sky natthi. (pts note) | bhabbābhāsaṁ → So Si Bu; Sky abh. (pts note) | bhabbañceva bhabbābhāsañca → bhabbañ eva bhabbābhāsañ ca (pts) | abhabbābhāsanti → abhabbābhāsan ti (pts)“Thus, Ānanda, there is action that is ineffectual and apparently ineffectual. There is action that is ineffectual but apparently effectual. There is action that is both effectual and apparently effectual. There is action that is effectual but apparently ineffectual.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)That is what the Blessed One said. Attamano āyasmā ānando bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandīti.Gratified, Ven. Ānanda delighted in the Blessed One’s words.

Mahākammavibhaṅgasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.
mahākammavibhaṅgasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ → mahākammavibhaṅga suttaṁ (bjt)