Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)So I have heard. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Tena kho pana samayena subho māṇavo todeyyaputto sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasati aññatarassa gahapatissa nivesane kenacideva karaṇīyena.
kenacideva → kenacid eva (pts)Now at that time the student Subha, Todeyya’s son, was residing in Sāvatthī at a certain householder’s home on some business. Atha kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto yassa gahapatissa nivesane paṭivasati taṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad (pts)Then Subha said to that householder, “sutaṁ metaṁ, gahapati:
sutaṁ metaṁ → sutametaṁ (th) | + → avoca (pts) | metaṁ → me taṁ (pts)“Householder, I have heard that ‘avivittā sāvatthī arahantehī’ti.
sāvatthī → sāvatthi (bj, pts) | arahantehīti → arahantehi (sya-all)Sāvatthī does not lack for perfected ones. Kaṁ nu khvajja samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā payirupāseyyāmā”ti?
khvajja → kh ajja (pts) | ajja → So Sk; Bm Si kaṁ nu khvajja. Cf. 1 Dīgha 47. (pts note) | payirupāseyyāmāti → So Si; Sk (as frequently) payirūp-, as Bm always. (pts note) | kaṁ nu → kannu (bjt) | kaṁ → kan (pts)What ascetic or brahmin might we pay homage to today?”

“Ayaṁ, bhante, bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.“Sir, the Buddha is staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Taṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ payirupāsassū”ti.You can pay homage to him.”

Atha kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto tassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
paṭissutvā → paṭisutvā (pts) | tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā → ten upasaṁkami upasaṁkamitvā (pts)Acknowledging that householder, Subha went to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
sāraṇīyaṁ → sārāṇīyaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:

“brāhmaṇā, bho gotama, evamāhaṁsu:
evamāhaṁsu → evam āhaṁsu (pts)“Worthy Gotama, the brahmins say: ‘gahaṭṭho ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalaṁ, na pabbajito ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalan’ti.
kusalanti → kusalan ti (pts)‘Laypeople succeed in the system of the skillful teaching, not renunciates.’ Idha bhavaṁ gotamo kimāhā”ti?
kimāhāti → kim āhāti (pts)What do you say about this?”

“Vibhajjavādo kho ahamettha, māṇava;
vibhajjavādo → vibhajavādo (th) | ahamettha → aham ettha (pts)“On this point, student, I speak after analyzing the question, nāhamettha ekaṁsavādo.
nāhamettha → nāham ettha (pts)not one-sidedly. Gihissa vāhaṁ, māṇava, pabbajitassa vā micchāpaṭipattiṁ na vaṇṇemi.
na → (sya-all) | Gihissa → Bm Si gīhissa. (pts note) | na → Si omits na. (pts note) | vāhaṁ → vā haṁ (pts)I don’t praise wrong practice for either laypeople or renunciates. Gihī vā hi, māṇava, pabbajito vā micchāpaṭipanno micchāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu na ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalaṁ.
micchāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu → micchāpaṭipannādhikaraṇahetu (bj) | Gihī → Bm gīhi. (pts note)Because of wrong practice, neither laypeople nor renunciates succeed in the system of the skillful teaching. Gihissa vāhaṁ, māṇava, pabbajitassa vā sammāpaṭipattiṁ vaṇṇemi.
vāhaṁ → vā haṁ (pts)I praise right practice for both laypeople and renunciates. Gihī vā hi, māṇava, pabbajito vā sammāpaṭipanno sammāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu ārādhako hoti ñāyaṁ dhammaṁ kusalan”ti.
sammāpaṭipattādhikaraṇahetu → sammāpaṭipannādhikaraṇahetu (bj) | kusalanti → kusalan ti (pts)Because of right practice, both laypeople and renunciates succeed in the system of the skillful teaching.”

“Brāhmaṇā, bho gotama, evamāhaṁsu:
evamāhaṁsu → evam āhaṁsu (pts)“Worthy Gotama, the brahmins say: ‘mahaṭṭhamidaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ gharāvāsakammaṭṭhānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti;
mahaṭṭhamidaṁ → mahatthamidaṁ (sya-all) | mahaṭṭhamidaṁ → mahaṭṭhaṁ (bj: syā) | Mahaṭṭhaṁ → So Sk Bm Bu; Si mahattham. (pts note) | mahaṭṭhamidaṁ → mahaṭṭhaṁ idaṁ (pts)‘Since the work of the lay life has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings it is very fruitful. appaṭṭhamidaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaphalaṁ hotī’ti.
appaṭṭhamidaṁ → appatthamidaṁ (sya-all) | appaṭṭhaṁ → So Sk Bm Bu; Si appatthaṁ. (pts note) | pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaphalaṁ → pabbajjākammaṭṭhānaṁ appapphalaṁ (th) | appaṭṭhamidaṁ → appaṭṭhaṁ idaṁ (pts) | pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ → pabbajjākammaṭṭhānaṁ (pts)But since the work of the renunciate has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings it is not very fruitful.’ Idha bhavaṁ gotamo kimāhā”ti.
kimāhāti etthāpi → kim āhāti ettha pi (pts)What do you say about this?”

“Etthāpi kho ahaṁ, māṇava, vibhajjavādo;
etthāpi → etthapi (sya-all) | vibhajjavādo → vibhajavādo (th) | etthāpi → ettha pi (pts)“On this point, too, I speak after analyzing the question, nāhamettha ekaṁsavādo.
nāhamettha → nāham ettha (pts)not one-sidedly. Atthi, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ, vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti;
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)Some work has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it fails it’s not very fruitful. atthi, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ, sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti;
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all)Some work has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it succeeds it is very fruitful. atthi, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ, vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti;
appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)Some work has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it fails it’s not very fruitful. atthi, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti.
appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all)Some work has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it succeeds it is very fruitful.

Katamañca, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti?
katamañca → katamaṁ (sya-all) | mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | katamañca → katamaṁ (bj: syā) | ca → Bm Si katamaṁ. (pts note) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th) | katamañca → katamañ ca (pts)And what work has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it fails it’s not very fruitful? Kasi kho, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti.
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | kasi → kasī (pts) | Kasī → Bm Si kasi. (pts note) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)Farming. Katamañca, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti?
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | katamañca → katamañ ca (pts)And what work has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it succeeds it is very fruitful? Kasiyeva kho, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti.
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | kasiyeva → kasī yeva (pts)Again, it is farming. Katamañca, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti?
appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th) | katamañca → katamañ ca (pts) | vipajjamānaṁ → vipajjamānam (pts)And what work has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it fails it’s not very fruitful? Vaṇijjā kho, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti.
vaṇijjā → vanijjā (sya-all) | appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | Vaṇijjā → So Sk Si; Bm vānijā. (pts note) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)Trade. Katamañca, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti?
appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | katamañca → katamañ ca (pts)And what work has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and when it succeeds it is very fruitful? Vaṇijjāyeva kho, māṇava, kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti.
vaṇijjāyeva → vanijjāyeva (sya-all) | appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | vaṇijjāyeva → vaṇijjā yeva (pts)Again, it’s trade.

Seyyathāpi, māṇava, kasi kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti;
kasi kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ → kasikammaṭṭhānaṁ mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | kasi → kasī (pts) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)The lay life is like farming in that it’s work with many obligations and when it fails it’s not very fruitful; evameva kho, māṇava, gharāvāsakammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti.
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th) | evameva → evam eva (pts) Seyyathāpi, māṇava, kasiyeva kammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti;
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | kasiyeva → kasī yeva (pts)but when it succeeds it is very fruitful. evameva kho, māṇava, gharāvāsakammaṭṭhānaṁ mahaṭṭhaṁ mahākiccaṁ mahādhikaraṇaṁ mahāsamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti.
mahaṭṭhaṁ → mahatthaṁ (sya-all) | evameva → evam eva (pts) Seyyathāpi, māṇava, vaṇijjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti;
vaṇijjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ → vanijjākammaṭṭhānaṁ appatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th)The renunciate life is like trade in that it’s work with few obligations and when it fails it’s not very fruitful; evameva kho, māṇava, pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ vipajjamānaṁ appaphalaṁ hoti.
pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ → pabbajjākammaṭṭhānaṁ appatthaṁ (sya-all) | appaphalaṁ → appapphalaṁ (th) | evameva → evam eva (pts) Seyyathāpi, māṇava, vaṇijjāyeva kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti;
vaṇijjāyeva → vanijjāyeva (sya-all) | appaṭṭhaṁ → appatthaṁ (sya-all) | vaṇijjāyeva → vaṇijjā yeva (pts)but when it succeeds it is very fruitful.” evameva kho, māṇava, pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ appakiccaṁ appādhikaraṇaṁ appasamārambhaṁ sampajjamānaṁ mahapphalaṁ hotī”ti.
pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānaṁ appaṭṭhaṁ → pabbajjākammaṭṭhānaṁ appatthaṁ (sya-all) | hotīti → Sk hoti. (pts note) | evameva → evam eva (pts)

“Brāhmaṇā, bho gotama, pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāyā”ti.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts)“Worthy Gotama, the brahmins prescribe five things for making merit and succeeding in the skillful.”

“Ye te, māṇava, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya—
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts)

sace te agaru—
agaru → Sk agarū. (pts note)“If you don’t mind, sādhu te pañca dhamme imasmiṁ parisati bhāsassū”ti.
parisati → parisatiṁ (bj, pts) | imasmiṁ → imissanti pāṭhena bhavitabbaṁ (sya-all note) | imasmiṁ → So all MSS. Si apends the following note: Imissan ti pāṭhena bhavitabbaṁ. (pts note) | parisatiṁ → Bm Si parisati (as at p. 140). (pts note)please explain these in this assembly.”

“Na kho me, bho gotama, garu yatthassu bhavanto vā nisinno bhavantarūpo vā”ti.
bhavanto vā nisinno bhavantarūpo vā”ti → nisinnā bhavantarūpā vāti (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | nisinno bhavantarūpo → nisinnā bhavantarūpā (bj, sya-all) | me → (sya-all) | nisinno bhavantarūpo vāti → nisinnā bhavantarūpā vā ti (pts) | vā’’ti → nisinnā bhavantarūpā vāti (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | me → Si omits me. (pts note) | assu → Sk yatthassa. (pts note) | bhavanto → Sk Bu bhagavanto. (pts note) | vā → So Si; Bm nisinno bh-po; Sk bhagavantaṁ rūpā; Bu bhavantarūpañ cātī. (pts note) | yatthassu → yatth assu (pts)“It’s no trouble when good fellows such as yourself are sitting here.”

“Tena hi, māṇava, bhāsassū”ti.
tena hi → tenahi (th)“Well, speak then, student.”

“Saccaṁ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā paṭhamaṁ dhammaṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts)“Worthy Gotama, truth is the first thing. Tapaṁ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā dutiyaṁ dhammaṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | Tapaṁ → Bm tapañ ca. (pts note)Fervor is the second thing. Brahmacariyaṁ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā tatiyaṁ dhammaṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | Brahmacariyaṁ → Bm adds pi. (pts note)Chastity is the third thing. Ajjhenaṁ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā catutthaṁ dhammaṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya.
ajjhenaṁ → ajjhesanaṁ (bj) | paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | ajjhenaṁ → ajjhenam (pts)Recitation is the fourth thing. Cāgaṁ kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā pañcamaṁ dhammaṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāya.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts)Generosity is the fifth thing. Brāhmaṇā, bho gotama, ime pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya, kusalassa ārādhanāyāti.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj) | ārādhanāyāti → arādhanāyāti (pts)These are the five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful. Idha bhavaṁ gotamo kimāhā”ti?
kimāhāti → kim āhāti (pts)What do you say about this?”

“Kiṁ pana, māṇava, atthi koci brāhmaṇānaṁ ekabrāhmaṇopi yo evamāha:
ekabrāhmaṇopi → ekabrāhmaṇo pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Well, student, is there even a single one of the brahmins who says this: ‘ahaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemī’”ti?‘I declare the result of these five things after realizing it with my own insight’?”

“No hidaṁ, bho gotama”.
hidaṁ → h idaṁ (pts)“No, worthy Gotama.”

“Kiṁ pana, māṇava, atthi koci brāhmaṇānaṁ ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugāpi yo evamāha:
yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugāpi → yāvasattamā ācariyamahayugā (bj) | ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi → ekācariyo pi ekācariyapācariyo pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Well, is there even a single tutor of the brahmins, or a tutor’s tutor, or anyone back to the seventh generation of tutors, who says this: ‘ahaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemī’”ti?‘I declare the result of these five things after realizing it with my own insight’?”

“No hidaṁ, bho gotama”.
hidaṁ → h idaṁ (pts)“No, worthy Gotama.”

“Kiṁ pana, māṇava, yepi te brāhmaṇānaṁ pubbakā isayo mantānaṁ kattāro mantānaṁ pavattāro yesamidaṁ etarahi brāhmaṇā porāṇaṁ mantapadaṁ gītaṁ pavuttaṁ samihitaṁ tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti, seyyathidaṁ—aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu,
aṭṭhako → aṭṭako (bj) | brāhmaṇā → brāhmaṇānaṁ (sya-all) | aṅgīraso → aṅgiraso (pts) | samihitaṁ → Sk samīhitaṁ. (pts note) | Aṅgiraso → Sk Yamataggī Angīraso. (pts note) | seyyathidaṁ → seyyathīdaṁ (th) | yepi → ye pi (pts) | yesamidaṁ → yesam idaṁ (pts) | tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti seyyathidaṁ → tad anugāyanti tad anubhāsanti bhāsitam anubhāsanti vācitaṁ anuvācenti seyyathīdaṁ (pts)“Well, what of the ancient seers of the brahmins, namely Aṭṭhaka, Vāmaka, Vāmadeva, Vessāmitta, Yamadaggi, Aṅgīrasa, Bhāradvāja, Vāseṭṭha, Kassapa, and Bhagu? They were the authors and propagators of the hymns. Their hymnal was sung and propagated and compiled in ancient times; and these days, brahmins continue to sing and chant it, chanting what was chanted and teaching what was taught. tepi evamāhaṁsu:
tepi evamāhaṁsu → te pi evam āhaṁsu (pts)Did even they say: ‘mayaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemā’”ti?
dhammānaṁ → (sya-all)‘We declare the result of these five things after realizing it with our own insight’?”

“No hidaṁ, bho gotama”.
hidaṁ → h idaṁ (pts)“No, worthy Gotama.”

“Iti kira, māṇava, natthi koci brāhmaṇānaṁ ekabrāhmaṇopi yo evamāha:
yo → Sk so. (pts note) | natthi → na tthi (pts) | ekabrāhmaṇopi → ekabrāhmaṇo pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“So, student, it seems that there is not a single one of the brahmins, ‘ahaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemī’ti; natthi koci brāhmaṇānaṁ ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugāpi yo evamāha:
yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugāpi → yāvasattamā ācariyamahayugā (bj) | natthi → na tthi (pts) | ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi → ekācariyo pi ekācariyapācariyo pi (pts) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)not even anyone back to the seventh generation of tutors, ‘ahaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemī’ti; yepi te brāhmaṇānaṁ pubbakā isayo mantānaṁ kattāro mantānaṁ pavattāro, yesamidaṁ etarahi brāhmaṇā porāṇaṁ mantapadaṁ gītaṁ pavuttaṁ samihitaṁ, tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti, seyyathidaṁ—aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu.
aṭṭhako → aṭṭako (bj) | brāhmaṇā → brāhmaṇānaṁ (sya-all) | pi → Bm hi. (pts note) | seyyathidaṁ → seyyathīdaṁ (th)nor even the ancient seers of the brahmins Tepi na evamāhaṁsu:
na → (bj) | evamāhaṁsu → before (pts)who says: ‘mayaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ dhammānaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṁ pavedemā’ti.
pavedemāti → pavedemāti no hetaṁ bho gotama (bj)‘We declare the result of these five things after realizing it with our own insight.’

Seyyathāpi, māṇava, andhaveṇi paramparāsaṁsattā purimopi na passati majjhimopi na passati pacchimopi na passati;
paramparāsaṁsattā purimopi → paramparā saṁsatta purimo pi (pts) | pacchimopi na → pacchimo pi no (pts) | saṁsattā → sambhattā (bj: syā) | andhaveṇi → Sk a-ī. (pts note) | saṁsatta → So Si; Bm sambhattā; Sk paramparāyaṁ sattā. (pts note) | + → no hetaṁ bho gotama (bjt) | andhaveṇi paramparāsaṁsattā → andhaveṇiparamparā saṁsattā (bjt) | paramparāsaṁsattā → paraṁparāsaṁsattā (th) | majjhimopi → majjhimo pi (pts)Suppose there was a queue of blind men, each holding the one in front: the first one does not see, the middle one does not see, and the last one does not see. evameva kho, māṇava, andhaveṇūpamaṁ maññe brāhmaṇānaṁ bhāsitaṁ sampajjati—purimopi na passati majjhimopi na passati pacchimopi na passatī”ti.
māṇava → maṇava (pts) | maññe → So Si Bm; Sk andhaveṇupamaṁ ñe. (pts note) | evameva → evam eva (pts) | purimopi → purimo pi (pts) | majjhimopi → majjhimo pi (pts) | pacchimopi → pacchimo pi (pts)In the same way, it seems to me that the brahmins’ statement turns out to be comparable to a queue of blind men: the first one does not see, the middle one does not see, and the last one does not see.”

Evaṁ vutte, subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavatā andhaveṇūpamena vuccamāno kupito anattamano bhagavantaṁyeva khuṁsento bhagavantaṁyeva vambhento bhagavantaṁyeva vadamāno:
bhagavatā andhaveṇūpamena → bhagavato andhaveṇūpammena (sya-all) | bhagavantaṁyeva → bhagavantaṁ yeva (pts)When he said this, Subha became angry and upset with the Buddha because of the simile of the queue of blind men. He even attacked and badmouthed the Buddha himself, saying, “samaṇo gotamo pāpito bhavissatī”ti bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
pāpito → pāpiko (pts) | Samaṇo → Sk adds ca. (pts note) | Gotamo → Bm adds pi. (pts note) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)“The ascetic Gotama will be worsted!” He said to the Buddha:

“brāhmaṇo, bho gotama, pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko evamāha:
bho → (sya-all) | bho → Si omits bho. (pts note) | Pokkharasāti → So Sk Si; Bm P-ti. Bu hereon says: Tattha Pokkharasātīti idaṁ tassa nāmaṁ. Pokkharasādīti pi vuccati. See 1 Sum. Vil. 244 & I Dīgha 87. (pts note) | Opamañño → Sk Opamaññe. (pts note) | evamāha → evam āha (pts)“Worthy Gotama, the brahmin Pokkharasāti Upamañña of the Subhaga Forest says: ‘evameva panidhekacce samaṇabrāhmaṇā uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ paṭijānanti.
panidhekacce → panimeke (sabbattha) | panidhekacce → panimeke (bj); kho panime ke (sya-all) | uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all) | panimeke → panimekacce (bj: machasaṁ) | panidhekacce → panimeke (cck: sabbattha) | eva → Si adds kho. (pts note) | eke → So all MSS., Si dividing ime ke. (pts note) | uttari manussadhammā → uttarimanussadhammā (my, bjt, pts) | evameva panidhekacce → evaṁ eva pan im eke (pts)‘This is exactly what happens with some ascetics and brahmins. They claim to have a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones. Tesamidaṁ bhāsitaṁ hassakaṁyeva sampajjati, nāmakaṁyeva sampajjati, rittakaṁyeva sampajjati, tucchakaṁyeva sampajjati.
sampajjati → Sk omits these three words. (pts note) | tesamidaṁ → tesaṁ idaṁ (pts) | hassakaṁyeva → hassakaṁ yeva (pts) | nāmakaṁyeva → nāmakaṁ yeva (pts) | rittakaṁyeva → rittakaṁ yeva (pts) | tucchakaṁyeva → tucchakaṁ yeva (pts)But their statement turns out to be a joke—mere words, vacuous and hollow. Kathañhi nāma manussabhūto uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchi vā karissatīti—
dakkhati → dakkhiti (bj, sya-all); dakkhissati (pts) | karissatīti → karissati (bj) | uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all) | dakkhiti → dakkhati (bj: machasaṁ); dakkhissati (bj: sīmu8) | hi → Sk omits hi. (pts note) | uttarimanussadhammā → Bm u-maṁ. (pts note) | dakkhissati → So Sk here; Bm dakkhati; Si dakkhīti. (pts note) | sacchi → So Bm Si; Sk sacchiṁ. (pts note) | kathañhi → kathaṁ hi (bjt, th, pts)For how on earth can a human being know or see or realize a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones? netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjatī’”ti?
netaṁ → n etaṁ (pts)That is not possible.’”

“Kiṁ pana, māṇava, brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko sabbesaṁyeva samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānātī”ti?
kiṁ → kim (pts) | sabbesaṁyeva → sabbesaṁ yeva (pts)“But student, does Pokkharasāti understand the minds of all these ascetics and brahmins, having encompassed them with his mind?”

“Sakāyapi hi, bho gotama, puṇṇikāya dāsiyā brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko cetasā ceto paricca na pajānāti, kuto pana sabbesaṁyeva samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānissatī”ti?
puṇṇikāya → puṇṇakāya (bj) | na → (sya-all) | na → Si omits; Bm inserts after paricca. (pts note) | sakāyapi → sakāya pi (pts) | sabbesaṁyeva → sabbesaṁ yeva (pts)“Worthy Gotama, Pokkharasāti doesn’t even understand the mind of his own bonded maid Puṇṇikā, so how could he know all those ascetics and brahmins?”

“Seyyathāpi, māṇava, jaccandho puriso na passeyya kaṇhasukkāni rūpāni, na passeyya nīlakāni rūpāni, na passeyya pītakāni rūpāni, na passeyya lohitakāni rūpāni, na passeyya mañjiṭṭhakāni rūpāni, na passeyya samavisamaṁ, na passeyya tārakarūpāni, na passeyya candimasūriye.
mañjiṭṭhakāni → mañjeṭṭhikāni (bj); mañjeṭṭhakāni (sya-all, pts) | candimasūriye → candimasuriye (bj, sya-all, pts) | puriso → puriso so (sya-all) | samavisamaṁ → sama visamāni (sya-all, pts) | samavisamaṁ → samavisamāni (bj: syā, PTS) | puriso → Si inserts so. (pts note) | pītakāni → Bm nil- & pit- throughout. (pts note) | tārakarūpāni → Sk kāt-. (pts note) | kaṇhasukkāni → kaṇha sukkāni (th) | candimasūriye → candima suriye (th)“Suppose there was a person blind from birth. They couldn’t see sights that are dark or bright, or blue, yellow, red, or magenta. They couldn’t see even and uneven ground, or the stars, or the moon and sun. So evaṁ vadeyya:They’d say: ‘natthi kaṇhasukkāni rūpāni, natthi kaṇhasukkānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
kaṇhasukkāni → kaṇha sukkāni (th) | kaṇhasukkānaṁ → kaṇha sukkānaṁ (th) | natthi → na tthi (pts)‘There’s no such thing as dark and bright sights, and no one who sees them. natthi nīlakāni rūpāni, natthi nīlakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
natthi → na tthi (pts)There’s no such thing as blue, natthi pītakāni rūpāni, natthi pītakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
natthi → na tthi (pts)yellow, natthi lohitakāni rūpāni, natthi lohitakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
natthi → na tthi (pts)red, natthi mañjiṭṭhakāni rūpāni, natthi mañjiṭṭhakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
mañjiṭṭhakāni → mañjeṭṭhikāni (bj); mañjeṭṭhakāni (sya-all) | mañjiṭṭhakānaṁ → mañjeṭṭhikānaṁ (bj); mañjeṭṭhakānaṁ (sya-all) | natthi mañjiṭṭhakāni → na tthi mañjeṭṭhakāni (pts) | natthi mañjiṭṭhakānaṁ → na tthi mañjeṭṭhakānaṁ (pts)magenta, natthi samavisamaṁ, natthi samavisamassa dassāvī;
samavisamaṁ → sama visamaṁ (bjt, th) | natthi → na tthi (pts)even and uneven ground, natthi tārakarūpāni, natthi tārakarūpānaṁ dassāvī;
natthi → na tthi (pts)stars, natthi candimasūriyā, natthi candimasūriyānaṁ dassāvī.
candimasūriyānaṁ → candimasuriyānaṁ (bj, sya-all) | candimasūriyā → candima suriyā (sya-all) | candimasuriyānaṁ → Sk omits na 'tthi c-. (pts note) | candimasūriyānaṁ → candima suriyānaṁ (th)moon and sun, and no one who sees these things. Ahametaṁ na jānāmi, ahametaṁ na passāmi;
ahametaṁ → aham etaṁ (pts)I don’t know it or see it, tasmā taṁ natthī’ti.
taṁ → (bj) | taṁ natthīti → na tthīti (pts) | tasmā → Si adds taṁ. (pts note)therefore it doesn’t exist.’ Sammā nu kho so, māṇava, vadamāno vadeyyā”ti?Would they be speaking rightly?”

“No hidaṁ, bho gotama.
hidaṁ → h idaṁ (pts)“No, worthy Gotama. Atthi kaṇhasukkāni rūpāni, atthi kaṇhasukkānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
atthi → Sk omits k-ni rūpāni atthi. (pts note) | kaṇhasukkāni → kaṇha sukkāni (th) | kaṇhasukkānaṁ → kaṇha sukkānaṁ (th)There are such things as dark and bright sights, and one who sees them. atthi nīlakāni rūpāni, atthi nīlakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;There is blue, atthi pītakāni rūpāni, atthi pītakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
pītakāni rūpāni → candimasuriyā (pts) | pītakānaṁ rūpānaṁ → candimasuriyānaṁ (pts)yellow, atthi lohitakāni rūpāni, atthi lohitakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;red, atthi mañjiṭṭhakāni rūpāni, atthi mañjiṭṭhakānaṁ rūpānaṁ dassāvī;
mañjiṭṭhakāni → mañjeṭṭhikāni (bj); mañjeṭṭhakāni (sya-all) | mañjiṭṭhakānaṁ → mañjeṭṭhikānaṁ (bj); mañjeṭṭhakānaṁ (sya-all)magenta, atthi samavisamaṁ, atthi samavisamassa dassāvī;
samavisamaṁ → sama visamaṁ (th) | samavisamassa → sama visamassa (th)even and uneven ground, atthi tārakarūpāni, atthi tārakarūpānaṁ dassāvī;stars, atthi candimasūriyā, atthi candimasūriyānaṁ dassāvī.
candimasūriyānaṁ → candimasuriyānaṁ (bj, sya-all) | candimasūriyā → candima suriyā (sya-all) | candimasūriyā → candimasuriyo (bj: sīmu8) | candimasūriyānaṁ → candima suriyānaṁ (th)moon and sun, and one who sees these things. ‘Ahametaṁ na jānāmi, ahametaṁ na passāmi;
ahametaṁ → ahaṁ etaṁ (pts) | ahametaṁ → aham etaṁ (pts)So it’s not right to say this: ‘I don’t know it or see it, tasmā taṁ natthī’ti;
taṁ → (bj) | taṁ natthīti → na tthīti (pts)therefore it doesn’t exist.’” na hi so, bho gotama, sammā vadamāno vadeyyā”ti.
so → (sya-all)

“Evameva kho, māṇava, brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko andho acakkhuko.
evameva → evam eva (pts)“In the same way, Pokkharasāti is blind and sightless. So vata uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchi vā karissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
dakkhati → dakkhiti (bj, sya-all, pts) | uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all) | dakkhiti → dakkhati (bj: machasaṁ) | sacchi → Sk here et supra sacchim. (pts note) | vijjati → Bm vijjatīti. (pts note) | uttari manussadhammā → uttarimanussadhammā (my, bjt, pts) | netaṁ → n etaṁ (pts)It is quite impossible for him to know or see or realize a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones.

Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, māṇava,What do you think, student? ye te kosalakā brāhmaṇamahāsālā, seyyathidaṁ—
brāhmaṇamahāsālā → brāhmaṇamahāsāḷā (bj) | ye → ye pana (sya-all) | kosalakā → kosalikā (sya-all) | kosalakā → ye pana te kosalikā (bj: syā) | Ye → Si adds pana. (pts note) | Kosalakā → Bm Si Kosalikā. (pts note) | seyyathidaṁ → seyyathīdaṁ (th, pts)There are well-to-do brahmins of Kosala such as caṅkī brāhmaṇo tārukkho brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti brāhmaṇo jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo pitā ca te todeyyo, katamā nesaṁ seyyo, yaṁ vā te sammuccā vācaṁ bhāseyyuṁ yaṁ vā asammuccā”ti?
seyyo → seyyā (bj, sya-all, km) | sammuccā → sammusā (si, pts1ed); saṁmucchā (sya-all) | ca → vā (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | seyyo yaṁ → seyyāyaṁ (bj) | asammuccāti sammuccā → asaṁmucchāti saṁmucchā (sya-all); asammusāti sammusā (pts) | jāṇussoṇi → jāṇussoṇī (pts) | ca → vā (pts) | sammuccā → sammusā (pts) | bhāseyyuṁ → bhāseyvuṁ (pts) | sammuccā → sammusā (bj: sīmu8, PTS, sammucchā – syā) | asammuccāti → asammusāti (bj: sīmu8, PTS) | ca → vā (cck: sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | seyyo → seyyā (cck: syā. kaṁ.) | sammuccā → sammusā (cck: sī. pī.) | Jāṇussoṇī → Jaṇusoṇī; Si Jāṇussoṇi; Sk Jānussoṇī, generally but Jāṇussonī in fine. (pts note) | vā → Bm ca. (pts note) | sammusā → So Bu; Sk sammuccā; Bm samuccā; Si sammucchā. (pts note)the brahmins Caṅkī, Tārukkha, Pokkharasāti, Jānussoṇi, and your father Todeyya. What’s better for them: that their speech agrees or disagrees with the consensus of opinion?”

“Sammuccā, bho gotama”.
sammuccā → saṁmucchā (th) | sammuccā → sammusā (pts)“That it agrees, worthy Gotama.”

“Katamā nesaṁ seyyo, yaṁ vā te mantā vācaṁ bhāseyyuṁ yaṁ vā amantā”ti?
nesaṁ seyyo → tesaṁ seyyā (sya-all) | nesaṁ → tesaṁ (pts) | mantā → So MSS. & Bu. (pts note) | amantāti → amantā ti (pts)“What’s better for them: that their speech is thoughtful or thoughtless?”

“Mantā, bho gotama”.“That it is thoughtful.”

“Katamā nesaṁ seyyo, yaṁ vā te paṭisaṅkhāya vācaṁ bhāseyyuṁ yaṁ vā appaṭisaṅkhāyā”ti?
nesaṁ → tesaṁ (bj, pts) | nesaṁ seyyo → tesaṁ seyyā (sya-all) | paṭisaṅkhāya → So MSS.; Bu patisankhā. (pts note) | appaṭisaṅkhāyāti → apaṭisaṅkhāyāti (pts)“What’s better for them: that their speech follows reflection or is unreflective?”

“Paṭisaṅkhāya, bho gotama”.“That it follows reflection.”

“Katamā nesaṁ seyyo, yaṁ vā te atthasaṁhitaṁ vācaṁ bhāseyyuṁ yaṁ vā anatthasaṁhitan”ti?
nesaṁ → tesaṁ (bj, pts) | nesaṁ seyyo → tesaṁ seyyā (sya-all) | atthasaṁhitaṁ → Bu atthasaṁgatitaṁ. (pts note) | atthasaṁhitaṁ → atthasañhitaṁ (th) | anatthasaṁhitanti → anatthasañhitanti (th) | anatthasaṁhitanti → anatthasaṁhitan ti (pts)“What’s better for them: that their speech is beneficial or worthless?”

“Atthasaṁhitaṁ, bho gotama”.
atthasaṁhitaṁ → atthasañhitaṁ (th) | atthasaṁhitaṁ → atthasaṁhitam (pts)“That it’s beneficial.”

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, māṇava,“What do you think, student? yadi evaṁ sante, brāhmaṇena pokkharasātinā opamaññena subhagavanikena sammuccā vācā bhāsitā asammuccā”ti?
asammuccā”ti → asammusā vāti (si, pts1ed); asaṁmucchāti (sya-all) | asammuccāti → asammuccā vāti (bj) | sammuccā → saṁmucchā (sya-all); sammusā (pts) | asammuccāti asammuccā → asaṁmucchāti saṁmucchā (sya-all) | asammuccā’’ti → asammusā vāti (pī.) evamitarapañhattayepi vāsaddena saha dissati (cck note) | Subhagavanikena → Sk here inserts, before sammuccā, samassu. (pts note) | bhāsitā asammuccāti → bhasitā asammusā vā (pts)If this is so, does Pokkharasāti’s speech agree or disagree with the consensus of opinion?”

“Asammuccā, bho gotama”.
asammuccā → saṁmucchā (th) | asammuccā → ti asammusā (pts)“It disagrees, worthy Gotama.”

“Mantā vācā bhāsitā amantā vā”ti?
vāti → vācāti (sya-all) | Mantā → Sk amantā. (pts note) | vāti → vā ti (pts)“Is it thoughtful or thoughtless?”

“Amantā, bho gotama”.“Thoughtless.”

“Paṭisaṅkhāya vācā bhāsitā appaṭisaṅkhāyā”ti?
appaṭisaṅkhāyāti appaṭisaṅkhāya → apaṭisaṅkhāya vāti apaṭisaṅkhāya (bj, pts) | + → bhāsitā (th) | appaṭisaṅkhāyāti → apaṭisaṅkhāya vā (pts)“Is it reflective or unreflective?”

“Appaṭisaṅkhāya, bho gotama”.
appaṭisaṅkhāya → apaṭisaṅkhāya (bjt) | appaṭisaṅkhāya → ti apaṭisaṅkhāya (pts)“Unreflective.”

“Atthasaṁhitā vācā bhāsitā anatthasaṁhitā”ti?
anatthasaṁhitāti → anatthasaṁhitā vāti (bj, pts) | vā → Bm Si omit vā. (pts note) | atthasaṁhitā → atthasañhitā (th) | anatthasaṁhitāti → anatthasañhitāti (th) | anatthasaṁhitāti → anatthasaṁhitā vā ti (pts)“Is it beneficial or worthless?”

“Anatthasaṁhitā, bho gotama”.
anatthasaṁhitā → anatthasañhitā (th)“Worthless.”

“Pañca kho ime, māṇava, nīvaraṇā.“Student, there are these five hindrances. Katame pañca?What five? Kāmacchandanīvaraṇaṁ, byāpādanīvaraṇaṁ, thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ uddhaccakukkuccanīvaraṇaṁ, vicikicchānīvaraṇaṁ—
thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ → thīnamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ (bj, cck, sya-all) | byāpādanīvaraṇaṁ thinamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ → vyāpādanīvaraṇaṁ thīnamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ (pts) | thīnamiddhanīvaraṇaṁ → Bm thin-. (pts note)The hindrances of sensual desire, ill will, dullness and drowsiness, restlessness and remorse, and doubt. ime kho, māṇava, pañca nīvaraṇā.These are the five hindrances. Imehi kho, māṇava, pañcahi nīvaraṇehi brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko āvuto nivuto ophuṭo pariyonaddho.
ophuṭo → ovuto (bj); ophuto (sya-all, km, pts1ed) | māṇava → māṇavā (bj) | āvuto → āvaṭo (pts) | ophuṭo → ophuto (pts) | āvuto → āvaṭo (bj: PTS) | ovuto → ophuṭo (bj: machasaṁ, syā); ophuto (bj: PTS) | ophuṭo → ovuto (cck: sī.); ophuto (cck: syā. kaṁ. pī.) | pañcahi → Sk pañca. (pts note) | āvaṭo → So Bu & 1 Dīgha 246; Sk āvato; Bm Si āvuto. (pts note) | ophuto → So Bm Si; Sk ovuto; Bu opāto ti onaddho. (pts note)Pokkharasāti is obstructed, hindered, engulfed, and enveloped by these five hindrances. So vata uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchi vā karissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all) | dakkhati → dakkhiti (sya-all, pts) | uttari manussadhammā → uttarimanussadhammā (my, bjt, pts) | netaṁ → n etaṁ (pts)It is quite impossible for him to know or see or realize a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones.

Pañca kho ime, māṇava, kāmaguṇā.There are these five kinds of sensual stimulation. Katame pañca?What five? Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā;
rajanīyā → Bm rajaniya. (pts note) | kāmūpasaṁhitā → kāmūpasañhitā (th)There are sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. sotaviññeyyā saddā …pe…There are sounds known by the ear … ghānaviññeyyā gandhā …smells known by the nose … jivhā viññeyyā rasā …
jivhā viññeyyā → jivhāviññeyyā (th, pts)tastes known by the tongue … kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā—
phoṭṭhabbā → Sk poṭṭhabbā. (pts note) | kāmūpasaṁhitā → kāmūpasañhitā (th)touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing. ime kho, māṇava, pañca kāmaguṇā.These are the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

Imehi kho, māṇava, pañcahi kāmaguṇehi brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko gathito mucchito ajjhopanno anādīnavadassāvī anissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati.
gathito → gadhito (sya-all) | ajjhopanno → ajjhāpanno (sya-all) | gathito → gabhito (bj: syā) | kho → Sk ime kho hi. (pts note) | pañcahi → So all MSS. here. (pts note) | gathito → So Sk Bu; Bm Si gadhito. (pts note)Pokkharasāti enjoys these five kinds of sensual stimulation, tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape. So vata uttari manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ ñassati vā dakkhati vā sacchi vā karissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
dakkhati → dakkhiti (bj, sya-all, pts) | uttari → uttariṁ (sya-all) | uttari manussadhammā → uttarimanussadhammā (my, bjt, pts) | netaṁ ṭhānaṁ → n etaṁ thānaṁ (pts)It is quite impossible for him to know or see or realize a superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones.

Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, māṇava,What do you think, student? yaṁ vā tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ paṭicca aggiṁ jāleyya yaṁ vā nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ aggiṁ jāleyya, katamo nu khvāssa aggi accimā ceva vaṇṇavā ca pabhassaro cā”ti?
ceva vaṇṇavā → ca vaṇṇimā (bj, pts) | khvāssa → kho assa (sya-all); khvassa (pts) | vaṇṇavā → vaṇṇimā (sya-all) | jāleyya → Sk jaleyva throughout. (pts note) | aggiṁ → Sk here aggiṁ but aggi infra. (pts note) | ca → So Sk Bm Bu; Si c'; eva. (pts note) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → nissaṭṭhatiṇa kaṭṭhupādānaṁ (th)Which would have better flames, color, and radiance: a fire that depends on grass and logs as fuel, or one that does not?”

“Sace taṁ, bho gotama, ṭhānaṁ nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ aggiṁ jāletuṁ, svāssa aggi accimā ceva vaṇṇavā ca pabhassaro cā”ti.
ceva vaṇṇavā → ca vaṇṇimā (bj, pts) | jāletuṁ → jalituṁ (sya-all); jālituṁ (pts) | vaṇṇavā → vaṇṇimā (sya-all) | ṭhānaṁ → Sk inserts nissaṭthānaṁ. (pts note) | jālituṁ → Bm jalituṁ. (pts note) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → nissaṭṭhatiṇa kaṭṭhupādānaṁ (th)“If it were possible for a fire to burn without depending on grass and logs as fuel, that would have better flames, color, and radiance.”

“Aṭṭhānaṁ kho etaṁ, māṇava, anavakāso yaṁ nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ aggiṁ jāleyya aññatra iddhimatā.
jāleyya → Sk jaleyya. (pts note) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → nissaṭṭhatiṇa kaṭṭhupādānaṁ (th)“But it isn’t possible, except by psychic power. Seyyathāpi, māṇava, tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ paṭicca aggi jalati tathūpamāhaṁ, māṇava, imaṁ pītiṁ vadāmi yāyaṁ pīti pañca kāmaguṇe paṭicca.
tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → Sk here & generally, nissaṭṭhātiṇakaṭṭhūpādānaṁ; Bm Si have short a & u. (pts note) | aggi → Sk aggiṁ. (pts note) | pañca kāmaguṇe → pañcakāmaguṇe (bjt) | tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → tiṇa kaṭṭhupādānaṁ (th)Rapture that depends on the five kinds of sensual stimulation is like a fire that depends on grass and logs as fuel. Seyyathāpi, māṇava, nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādāno aggi jalati tathūpamāhaṁ, māṇava, imaṁ pītiṁ vadāmi yāyaṁ pīti aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi.
nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādāno → nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ paṭicca (bj, pts) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādāno → nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ paṭicca (cck: sī. pī. ka.) | tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ → Si n-āno. (pts note) | paṭicca → Si omits. (pts note) | aggi → Sk aggiṁ. (pts note) | pītiṁ → Sk pīti; Bm pit- throughout. (pts note) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādāno → nissaṭṭhatiṇa kaṭṭhupādāno (th) | nissaṭṭhatiṇakaṭṭhupādāno → nissaṭṭha tiṇakaṭṭhupādānaṁ paṭicca (pts) | imaṁ → imam (pts) | yāyaṁ → yāyam (pts) | aññatreva → aññatr eva (pts)Rapture that’s apart from sensual pleasures and unskillful qualities is like a fire that doesn’t depend on grass and logs as fuel.

Katamā ca, māṇava, pīti aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi?
aññatreva → aññatr eva (pts)And what is rapture that’s apart from sensual pleasures and unskillful qualities? Idha, māṇava, bhikkhu vivicceva kāmehi …pe… paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.
kāmehi → kāmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi (sya-all) | dhammehi → Sk Bm omit these three words, Sk inserting pe. (pts note) | paṭhamajjhānaṁ → Bm Si paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ, as always. (pts note) | vivicceva → eva (pts) | paṭhamaṁ jhānaṁ → vivicca akusalehi dhammehi paṭhamajjhānaṁ (pts)It’s when a mendicant, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of seclusion, while placing the mind and keeping it connected. Ayampi kho, māṇava, pīti aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi.
ayampi → ayam pi (pts) | aññatreva → aññatr eva (pts) | aññatra → aññatr (pts)This is rapture that’s apart from sensual pleasures and unskillful qualities.

Puna caparaṁ, māṇava, bhikkhu vitakkavicārānaṁ vūpasamā … dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.
bhikkhu → (sya-all) | pe → Bm Bm omits pe. (pts note) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts) | dutiyaṁ jhānaṁ → dutiyajjhānaṁ (pts)Furthermore, as the placing of the mind and keeping it connected are stilled, they enter and remain in the second absorption, which has the rapture and bliss born of immersion, with internal clarity and mind at one, without placing the mind and keeping it connected. Ayampi kho, māṇava, pīti aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi.
ayampi → ayaṁ pi (pts) | aññatreva → aññatr eva (pts) | aññatra → aññatr (pts)This too is rapture that’s apart from sensual pleasures and unskillful qualities.

Ye te, māṇava, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, katamettha brāhmaṇā dhammaṁ mahapphalataraṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyā”ti?
katamettha → kamettha (bj, sya-all, km, pts1ed) | paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | katamettha → kam ettha (pts) | katamettha → kamettha (cck: ka. sī. syā. kaṁ. pī.) | kam → Sk katam. (pts note) | mahapphalataraṁ → So Bm Si; Sk mahapphalaṁ. (pts note)Of the five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful, which do they say is the most fruitful?”

“Yeme, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, cāgamettha brāhmaṇā dhammaṁ mahapphalataraṁ paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāyā”ti.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | yeme → ye me (pts) | cāgamettha → cāgam ettha (pts)“Generosity.”

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, māṇava,
kiṁ → ki (my)“What do you think, student? idha aññatarassa brāhmaṇassa mahāyañño paccupaṭṭhito assa.
idha aññatarassa → idhaññatarassa (bj)Suppose a brahmin was setting up a grand sacrifice. Atha dve brāhmaṇā āgaccheyyuṁ:Then two brahmins came along, thinking, ‘itthannāmassa brāhmaṇassa mahāyaññaṁ anubhavissāmā’ti.‘We shall participate in the grand sacrifice of the brahmin named so-and-so.’ Tatrekassa brāhmaṇassa evamassa:
Tatrekassa → tatra ekassa (sya-all); tatthekassa (pts1ed) | tatrekassa → tatra ekassa (sya-all); tatth ekassa (pts) | Tatrekassa → tatthekassa (cck: pī.) | tatth → Bm Si tatra. (pts note) | evamassa → evam assa (pts)Then one of those brahmins thought: ‘aho vata ahameva labheyyaṁ bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍaṁ, na añño brāhmaṇo labheyya bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍan’ti.
na añño → nāñño (bj) | vata ahameva → vatāhameva (sya-all) | añño brāhmaṇo labheyya → aññe brāhmaṇā labheyyuṁ (sya-all) | labheyya → na aññe brāhmaṇā labheyyuṁ (bj: syā) | aham → Bm Si vatahaṁ. (pts note) | añño → Sk nāñño; Si aññe brāhmaṇā labheyyuṁ. (pts note) | ahameva → aham eva (pts) | aggapiṇḍanti → aggapiṇḍan ti (pts)‘Oh, I hope that I alone get the best seat, the best drink, and the best almsfood in the refectory, not some other brahmin.’ Ṭhānaṁ kho panetaṁ, māṇava, vijjati yaṁ añño brāhmaṇo labheyya bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍaṁ, na so brāhmaṇo labheyya bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍaṁ.
ṭhānaṁ → Sk yā. (pts note) | panetaṁ → pan etaṁ (pts)But it’s possible that some other brahmin gets the best seat, the best drink, and the best almsfood in the refectory. ‘Añño brāhmaṇo labhati bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍaṁ, nāhaṁ labhāmi bhattagge aggāsanaṁ aggodakaṁ aggapiṇḍan’ti—
añño brāhmaṇo labhati → aññe brāhmaṇā labhanti (sya-all) | Añño → Bm Si aññe brāhmaṇā labhanti. (pts note) | aggapiṇḍanti → aggapiṇḍan ti (pts)Thinking, ‘Some other brahmin has got the best seat, the best drink, the best almsfood,’ iti so kupito hoti anattamano.
hoti → (sya-all)they get angry and upset. Imassa pana, māṇava, brāhmaṇā kiṁ vipākaṁ paññapentī”ti?
paññapentīti → paññāpentīti (bj, pts)What do the brahmins say is the result of this?”

“Na khvettha, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā evaṁ dānaṁ denti:
khvettha → khottha (bj) | khottha → nakhevattha (bj: machasaṁ, syā, PTS) | khvettha → Sk kho ettha. (pts note)“Worthy Gotama, brahmins don’t give gifts so that ‘iminā paro kupito hotu anattamano’ti.
paro → ca vo (sya-all) | hotu → (sya-all) | paro → Si ca vo. (pts note) | hotu → Si omits. (pts note) | anattamanoti → anattamano ti (pts)others will get angry and upset. Atha khvettha brāhmaṇā anukampājātikaṁyeva dānaṁ dentī”ti.
anukampājātikaṁyeva → anukampajātikaṁyeva (sya-all) | anukampājātikaṁyeva → anukampajātikaṁyeva (cck: syā. kaṁ. ka.) | anukampājātikaṁ → So Sk Bu; Bm Si anukampaj- (as Sk infra). (pts note) | anukampājātikaṁyeva → anukampājātikaṁ yeva (pts)Rather, they only give gifts that are born from sympathy.”

“Evaṁ sante kho, māṇava, brāhmaṇānaṁ idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ puññakiriyavatthu hoti—
māṇava → Sk pana. (pts note) | puññakiriyavatthu → puññakiriyāvatthu (bjt, pts) | puññakiriyavatthu → puññakiriyāvatthuṁ (th)“In that case, isn’t this a sixth ground for making merit, yadidaṁ anukampājātikan”ti.
anukampājātikanti → anukampajātikanti (sya-all) | anukampājātikanti → anukampājātikan ti (pts)namely, being born from sympathy?”

“Evaṁ sante, bho gotama, brāhmaṇānaṁ idaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ puññakiriyavatthu hoti—
puññakiriyavatthu → puññakiriyāvatthu (bjt, pts) | puññakiriyavatthu → puññakiriyāvatthuṁ (th)“In that case, this is a sixth ground for making merit, yadidaṁ anukampājātikan”ti.
anukampājātikanti → anukampajātikanti (sya-all) | anukampājātikanti → anukampājātikan ti (pts)namely, being born from sympathy.”

“Ye te, māṇava, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, ime tvaṁ pañca dhamme kattha bahulaṁ samanupassasi—
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | ime tvaṁ pañca dhamme → ete (sya-all) | samanupassasi → samanupassati (bj: sīmu8) | dhamme → Si omits ime t. p. dhamme & inserts ete. (pts note) | samanupassasi → Si samanupassasīti, omitting remaining words of sentence. (pts note)“Of the five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful, where do you usually find them: gahaṭṭhesu vā pabbajitesu vā”ti?
pabbajitesu vāti → pabbajitesuvāti (bjt) | vāti → vā ti (pts)among laypeople or renunciates?”

“Yeme, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, imāhaṁ pañca dhamme pabbajitesu bahulaṁ samanupassāmi appaṁ gahaṭṭhesu.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | yeme → ye me (pts)“Mostly among renunciates, and less so among lay people. Gahaṭṭho hi, bho gotama, mahaṭṭho mahākicco mahādhikaraṇo mahāsamārambho, na satataṁ samitaṁ saccavādī hoti;
mahaṭṭho → mahattho (sya-all) | na → Sk omits. (pts note) | saccavādī → So Bm Si Bu; Sk sabbavādī. (pts note)For a layperson has many obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and they can’t always tell the truth, pabbajito kho pana, bho gotama, appaṭṭho appakicco appādhikaraṇo appasamārambho, satataṁ samitaṁ saccavādī hoti.
appaṭṭho → appattho (sya-all) | kho → Sk omits. (pts note) Gahaṭṭho hi, bho gotama, mahaṭṭho mahākicco mahādhikaraṇo mahāsamārambho na satataṁ samitaṁ tapassī hoti …
mahaṭṭho → mahattho (sya-all) | satataṁ → sataṭaṁ (pts) | mahaṭṭho → Sk here, ut supra, gahaṭṭho. (pts note)be fervent, brahmacārī hoti …be chaste, sajjhāyabahulo hoti …
sajjhāyabahulo → sajjhāya bahulo (bjt)rehearse a lot, cāgabahulo hoti;or be very generous. pabbajito kho pana, bho gotama, appaṭṭho appakicco appādhikaraṇo appasamārambho satataṁ samitaṁ tapassī hoti …
appaṭṭho → appattho (sya-all) | kho → Sk mits. (pts note) | Gotama → Sk inserts na. (pts note)But a renunciate has few obligations, duties, issues, and undertakings, and they can always tell the truth, be fervent, brahmacārī hoti …be chaste, sajjhāyabahulo hoti …rehearse a lot, cāgabahulo hoti.
cāgabahulo → Sk bhāvabahulo. (pts note) | cāgabahulo → cāga bahulo (bjt)and be very generous. Yeme, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, imāhaṁ pañca dhamme pabbajitesu bahulaṁ samanupassāmi appaṁ gahaṭṭhesū”ti.
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | brāhmaṇā → samaṇabrāhmaṇā (pts) | brāhmaṇā → samaṇabrāhmaṇā (bj: PTS) | yeme → ye me (pts)Of the five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful, I usually find them among renunciates, and less so among laypeople.”

“Ye te, māṇava, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya cittassāhaṁ ete parikkhāre vadāmi—
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts) | ete parikkhāre → eteparikkhāre (bjt)“I say that the five things prescribed by the brahmins for making merit are prerequisites of the mind for yadidaṁ cittaṁ averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ tassa bhāvanāya.
abyābajjhaṁ → abyāpajjhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.

Idha, māṇava, bhikkhu saccavādī hoti.Take a mendicant who speaks the truth. So ‘saccavādīmhī’ti labhati atthavedaṁ, labhati dhammavedaṁ, labhati dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ.
pāmojjaṁ yaṁ taṁ → pāmujjaṁ yantaṁ (bj) | saccavādīmhīti → saccavādimhīti (sya-all) | pāmojjaṁ yaṁ → pāmujjaṁ yan (pts) | saccavādīmhīti → saccavādimahīti (bj: sīmu8, syā) | mhīti → Bm Si saccavadimhīti. (pts note) | pāmujjaṁ → Bm pāmojjaṁ. Cf. I 37. (pts note) | dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ → dhammūpasañhitaṁ pāmujjaṁ (th) | saccavādīmhīti → saccavādī mhīti (pts)Thinking, ‘I’m truthful,’ they find inspiration in the meaning and the teaching, and find joy connected with the teaching. Yaṁ taṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ, cittassāhaṁ etaṁ parikkhāraṁ vadāmi—
pāmojjaṁ → pāmujjaṁ (bj, pts) | pāmujjaṁ → pāmojjaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | yaṁ taṁ → yantaṁ (bjt) | yaṁ taṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ → yantaṁ kusalūpasañhitaṁ pāmujjaṁ (th) | yaṁ → yan (pts)And I say that joy connected with the skillful is a prerequisite of the mind for yadidaṁ cittaṁ averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ tassa bhāvanāya.
abyābajjhaṁ → abyāpajjhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.

Idha, māṇava, bhikkhu tapassī hoti …pe…Take a mendicant who is fervent … brahmacārī hoti …pe…is chaste … sajjhāyabahulo hoti …pe…rehearses a lot … cāgabahulo hoti.and is very generous. So ‘cāgabahulomhī’ti labhati atthavedaṁ, labhati dhammavedaṁ, labhati dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ.
pāmojjaṁ yaṁ taṁ → pāmujjaṁ yantaṁ (bj) | dhammūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ → dhammūpasañhitaṁ pāmujjaṁ (th) | cāgabahulomhīti → cāgabahulo mhīti (pts)Thinking, ‘I’m very generous,’ they find inspiration in the meaning and the teaching, and find joy connected with the teaching. Yaṁ taṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ, cittassāhaṁ etaṁ parikkhāraṁ vadāmi—
pāmojjaṁ → pāmujjaṁ (bj, pts) | yaṁ taṁ → yantaṁ (bjt) | yaṁ taṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ pāmojjaṁ → yantaṁ kusalūpasañhitaṁ pāmujjaṁ (th) | yaṁ → yañ (pts)And I say that joy connected with the skillful is a prerequisite of the mind for yadidaṁ cittaṁ averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ tassa bhāvanāya.
abyābajjhaṁ → abyāpajjhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)developing a mind free of enmity and ill will. Ye te, māṇava, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya, cittassāhaṁ ete parikkhāre vadāmi—
paññapenti → paññāpenti (bj, pts)I say that these five things prescribed by the brahmins for making merit are prerequisites of the mind for yadidaṁ cittaṁ averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ tassa bhāvanāyā”ti.
abyābajjhaṁ → abyāpajjhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | abyābajjhaṁ → avyāpajjhaṁ (pts)developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.”

Evaṁ vutte, subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When he had spoken, Subha said to him, “sutaṁ metaṁ, bho gotama:
metaṁ → me taṁ (pts)“Worthy Gotama, I have heard that ‘samaṇo gotamo brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggaṁ jānātī’”ti.
jānātīti → pajānātīti (sya-all) | jānātīti → pajānātīti (bj: syā) | Brahmānaṁ → Sk abrahmānaṁ. (pts note) | jānātīti → Si pajānātīti. (pts note) | sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt, pts)the ascetic Gotama knows a path to company with divinity.”

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, māṇava,“What do you think, student? āsanne ito naḷakāragāmo, na yito dūre naḷakāragāmo”ti?
na yito → nayito (bjt, th, pts) | naḷakāragāmoti → naḷakāragāmo ti (pts)Is the village of Naḷakāra nearby?”

“Evaṁ, bho, āsanne ito naḷakāragāmo, na yito dūre naḷakāragāmo”ti.
bho → bho gotama (sya-all) | na yito → nayito (bjt, th, pts) | evaṁ → evam (pts) | naḷakāragāmoti → naḷakāragāmo ti (pts)“Yes it is, sir.”

“Taṁ, kiṁ maññasi, māṇava, idhassa puriso naḷakāragāme jātavaddho;
jātavaddho → jātavaḍḍho (sya-all, km, mr) | idhassa → idha khvassa (sya-all) | jātavaddho → jāta vaḍḍho (sya-all) | idhassa → idhakhavassa (bj: syā) | jātavaddho → jātasaṁvaḍḍho (bj: syā) | jātavaddho → jātavaḍḍho (cck: syā. kaṁ. ka.) | assa → Si idha khvassa. (pts note) | jātavaddho → So Sk Bu; Bm Si -vaḍḍo. (pts note) | idhassa → idh assa (pts)“What do you think, student? Suppose a person was born and raised in Naḷakāra. tamenaṁ naḷakāragāmato tāvadeva avasaṭaṁ naḷakāragāmassa maggaṁ puccheyyuṁ;
avasaṭaṁ → apasakkaṁ (sya-all, km, mr) | puccheyyuṁ → puccheyya (sya-all) | avasaṭaṁ → apasattaṁ (bj: syā) | avasaṭaṁ → apasakkaṁ (cck: syā. kaṁ. ka.) | avasaṭaṁ → So Bu: Sk avasaṇḍaṁ; Bm Si apasakkaṁ. (pts note) | tamenaṁ → tam enaṁ (pts)And as soon as they left the town some people asked them for the road to Naḷakāra. siyā nu kho, māṇava, tassa purisassa naḷakāragāme jātavaddhassa naḷakāragāmassa maggaṁ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṁ vā vitthāyitattaṁ vā”ti?
jātavaddhassa → jāta vaḍḍhassa (sya-all); jātāvaddhassa (pts) | vāti → vā ti (pts)Would they be slow or hesitant to answer?”

“No hidaṁ, bho gotama”.
hidaṁ → h idaṁ (pts)“No, worthy Gotama. “Taṁ kissa hetu”?Why is that? “Amu hi, bho gotama, puriso naḷakāragāme jātavaddho. Tassa sabbāneva naḷakāragāmassa maggāni suviditānī”ti.
amu → asu (bj); assa (sya-all) | puriso → purisassa (sya-all) | jātavaddho tassa → jāta vaḍḍhassa (sya-all) | Amu → So Bm; Sk asu; Si assa. (pts note) | sabbāneva → sabbān eva (pts)Because they were born and raised in Naḷakāra. They’re well acquainted with all the roads to the village.”

“Siyā nu kho, māṇava, tassa purisassa naḷakāragāme jātavaddhassa naḷakāragāmassa maggaṁ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṁ vā vitthāyitattaṁ vāti, na tveva tathāgatassa brahmalokaṁ vā brahmalokagāminiṁ vā paṭipadaṁ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṁ vā vitthāyitattaṁ vā.
nu → na (sya-all) | jātavaddhassa → jāta vaḍḍhassa (sya-all) | vā → Bm adds ti. (pts note) | paṭipadaṁ → Sk brahmaloke vā br-iyā vā p-dāya. (pts note)“Still, it’s possible they might be slow or hesitant to answer. But the Realized One is never slow or hesitant when questioned about the realm of divinity or the practice that leads to the realm of divinity. Brahmānañcāhaṁ, māṇava, pajānāmi brahmalokañca brahmalokagāminiñca paṭipadaṁ; yathāpaṭipanno ca brahmalokaṁ upapanno tañca pajānāmī”ti.
cāhaṁ → Sk vāhaṁ. (pts note) | ca → Sk adds Brahmā. (pts note) | pajānāmīti → Sk paṭijānāmi. (pts note) | brahmānañcāhaṁ → brahmānaṁ cāhaṁ (bjt) | yathāpaṭipanno → yathā paṭipanno (bjt) | brahmānañcāhaṁ → brahmānañ cāhaṁ (pts) | brahmalokañca brahmalokagāminiñca → brahmalokañ ca brahmalokagāminiñ ca (pts) | tañca → tañ ca (pts)I understand the Divinity, the realm of divinity, and the practice that leads to the realm of divinity, practicing in accordance with which one is reborn in the realm of divinity.”

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bho gotama:
metaṁ → me taṁ (pts)“Worthy Gotama, I have heard that ‘samaṇo gotamo brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggaṁ desetī’ti.
sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt, pts)the ascetic Gotama teaches a path to company with divinity. Sādhu me bhavaṁ gotamo brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggaṁ desetū”ti.
sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt, pts)Please teach me that path.”

“Tena hi, māṇava, suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi, bhāsissāmī”ti.
sādhukaṁ manasi karohi → sadhukaṁ manasikarohi (pts) | tena hi → tenahi (th)“Well then, student, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bho”ti kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavato paccassosi.
bhoti kho → bho ti (pts)“Yes, worthy sir,” replied Subha. Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)The Buddha said this:

“Katamo ca, māṇava, brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggo?
sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt, pts)“And what is a path to company with divinity? Idha, māṇava, bhikkhu mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ; iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharati.
catutthaṁ → catutthiṁ (bj, pts) | abyābajjhena → abyāpajjhena (bj, sya-all, pts) | sabbattatāya → sabbatthatāya (sya-all) | sabbattatāya → sabbatthatāya (bj: sīmu8, syā) | abyāpajjhena → So Bm here, instead of its ordinary reading abyābajjhena. (pts note)Firstly, a mendicant meditates spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. Evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, māṇava, mettāya cetovimuttiyā yaṁ pamāṇakataṁ kammaṁ na taṁ tatrāvasissati, na taṁ tatrāvatiṭṭhati.
bhāvitāya → Sk bhāsitāya. (pts note)When the heart’s release by love has been developed like this, any limited deeds they’ve done don’t remain or persist there. Seyyathāpi, māṇava, balavā saṅkhadhamo appakasireneva cātuddisā viññāpeyya;
cātuddisā → catuddisā (bj) | saṅkhadhamo appakasireneva cātuddisā → saṅkadhamo appakasiren eva catuddisā (pts) | catuddisā → cātuddisā (bj: syā) | viññāpeyya → evameva kho māṇava evaṁ bhāvitāya mettāya (sī. syā. kaṁ. pī. dī. ni. 1.556) tathāpi idha pāṭhoyeva upamāya saṁsandiyamāno paripuṇṇo viya dissati (cck note) | saṅkadhamo → Sk Bu s-mmo. (pts note) | catuddisā → Si cātuddisā. (pts note) | appakasireneva → appa kasireneva (th)Suppose there was a powerful horn blower. They’d easily make themselves heard in the four quarters. evameva kho, māṇava …pe… evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, māṇava, mettāya cetovimuttiyā yaṁ pamāṇakataṁ kammaṁ na taṁ tatrāvasissati, na taṁ tatrāvatiṭṭhati.
kho māṇava → (bj, sya-all, pts) | mettāya → evameva kho māṇava evaṁ bhāvitāya mettāya (sī. syā. kaṁ. pī. dī. ni. 1.556) tathāpi idha pāṭhoyeva upamāya saṁsandiyamāno paripuṇṇo viya dissati (cck note) | māṇava → Bm inserts la. (pts note) | evaṁ → Sk omits. (pts note) | bhāvitāya → Bm inserts kho māṇava. (pts note) | evameva → evam eva (pts)In the same way, when the heart’s release by love has been developed like this, any limited deeds they’ve done don’t remain or persist there. Ayampi kho, māṇava, brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggo.
sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt, pts) | ayampi → ayam pi (pts)This is a path to company with divinity.

“Puna caparaṁ, māṇava, bhikkhu karuṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe…
pe → Bm Si omit pe. (pts note) | caparaṁ → ca paraṁ (pts)Furthermore, a mendicant meditates spreading a heart full of compassion …

muditāsahagatena cetasā …pe…
+ → upekhāsahagatena (pts)They meditate spreading a heart full of rejoicing …

upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ, tathā tatiyaṁ, tathā catutthaṁ; iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyābajjhena pharitvā viharati.
catutthaṁ → catutthiṁ (bj, pts) | abyābajjhena → abyāpajjhena (bj, sya-all, pts) | sabbattatāya → sabbatthatāya (sya-all) | upekkhāsahagatena → upekhāsahagatena (pts)They meditate spreading a heart full of equanimity to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of equanimity to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will. Evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, māṇava, upekkhāya cetovimuttiyā yaṁ pamāṇakataṁ kammaṁ na taṁ tatrāvasissati, na taṁ tatrāvatiṭṭhati.
yaṁ pamāṇakataṁ → yaṁpamāṇakataṁ (bjt) | upekkhāya → upekhāya (pts)When the heart’s release by equanimity has been developed and cultivated like this, any limited deeds they’ve done don’t remain or persist there. Seyyathāpi, māṇava, balavā saṅkhadhamo appakasireneva cātuddisā viññāpeyya;
appakasireneva cātuddisā → appakasiren eva catuddisā (pts) | appakasireneva → appa kasireneva (th)Suppose there was a powerful horn blower. They’d easily make themselves heard in the four quarters. evameva kho, māṇava …pe… evaṁ bhāvitāya kho, māṇava, upekkhāya cetovimuttiyā yaṁ pamāṇakataṁ kammaṁ na taṁ tatrāvasissati, na taṁ tatrāvatiṭṭhati.
kho māṇava → (bj, sya-all) | kho māṇava upekkhāya → upekhāya (pts) | bhāvitāya → Bm inserts kho māṇava. (pts note) | evameva → evam eva (pts)In the same way, when the heart’s release by equanimity has been developed and cultivated like this, any limited deeds they’ve done don’t remain or persist there. Ayampi kho, māṇava, brahmānaṁ sahabyatāya maggo”ti.
pi → Sk omits. (pts note) | sahabyatāya → sahavyatāya (bjt) | ayampi → ayaṁ pi (pts) | sahabyatāya maggoti → sahavyatāya maggo ti (pts)This too is a path to company with divinity.”

Evaṁ vutte, subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
bhagavantaṁ etadavoca → bhagavantam etad avoca (pts)When he had spoken, Subha said to him, “abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama.“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṁ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṁ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṁ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṁ bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.
dakkhantīti evamevaṁ bhotā → dakkhintīti evam evaṁ bhoto (pts) | dakkhantī’ti → dakkhantīti (bj: syā) | dakkhintīti → Bm Si dakkhantiti. (pts note) | evaṁ → Bm eva (pts note) | evamevaṁ → evameva (th) | nikkujjitaṁ → nikujjitaṁ (pts)As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, worthy Gotama has made the teaching clear in many ways. Esāhaṁ bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.
bhikkhusaṅghañca → bhikkhusaṁghañca (ms2005) | dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca → dhammañ ca bhikkhusaṁghañ ca (pts)I go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. Upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gataṁ.
saraṇaṁ gataṁ → saraṇaṅgataṁ (th)From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life. Handa ca dāni mayaṁ, bho gotama, gacchāma;
ca dāni → cadāni (bjt, th)Well, now, worthy Gotama, I must go. bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā”ti.
bahukaraṇīyāti → bahukaraṇīyyāti (bjt) | bahukaraṇīyāti → bahukaraṇīyā ti (pts)I have many duties, and much to do.”

“Yassadāni tvaṁ, māṇava, kālaṁ maññasī”ti.
yassadāni → yassa dāni (pts)“Please, student, go at your convenience.” Atha kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.
anumoditvā → (sya-all) | māṇavo → māṇāvo (pts) | uṭṭhāyāsanā → uṭṭhāy āsanā (pts)And then Subha approved and agreed with what the Buddha said. He got up from his seat, bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before leaving.

Tena kho pana samayena jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo sabbasetena vaḷavābhirathena sāvatthiyā niyyāti divā divassa.
vaḷavābhirathena → valabhīrathena (bj); valavābhirathena (sya-all) | jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo → jāṇussoṇī brāmaṇo (pts) | valabhīrathena → vaḷavābhirathena (bj: machasaṁ, PTS) | vaḷavābhirathena → vaḷabhīrathena (cck: sī.) | vaḷavābhirathena → Sk valabhirathema. (pts note) | divā divassa → divādivassa (bjt, th, pts)Now at that time the brahmin Jānussoṇi drove out from Sāvatthī in the middle of the day in an all-white chariot drawn by mares. Addasā kho jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo subhaṁ māṇavaṁ todeyyaputtaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.
jāṇussoṇi → jāṇussoṇī (pts) | dūratova → dūrato va (pts)He saw the student Subha coming off in the distance, Disvāna subhaṁ māṇavaṁ todeyyaputtaṁ etadavoca:
disvā → Bm Si disvāna. (pts note) | todeyyaputtaṁ etadavoca → todeyyaputtam etad avoca (pts)and said to him, “handa kuto nu bhavaṁ bhāradvājo āgacchati divā divassā”ti?
kuto nu → (sya-all) | āgacchati divā divassāti → āgacchi divādivassāti (sya-all) | nu → Si omits kuto nu. (pts note)“So, worthy Bhāradvāja, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?”

“Ito hi kho ahaṁ, bho, āgacchāmi samaṇassa gotamassa santikā”ti.
+ → bho (bjt) | santikāti → santikā ti (pts)“Just now, good fellow, I’ve come from the presence of the ascetic Gotama.”

“Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, bhavaṁ bhāradvājo samaṇassa gotamassa paññāveyyattiyaṁ paṇḍito maññeti”?
maññeti → maññe ti (pts)“What do you think of the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? Do you think he’s astute?”

“Ko cāhaṁ, bho, ko ca samaṇassa gotamassa paññāveyyattiyaṁ jānissāmi?
cāhaṁ bho → cāhambho (th)“Worthy sir, who am I to judge the ascetic Gotama’s lucidity of wisdom? Sopi nūnassa tādisova yo samaṇassa gotamassa paññāveyyattiyaṁ jāneyyā”ti.
sopi nūnassa tādisova → so pi nun assa tādiso va (pts)You’d really have to be on the same level to judge his lucidity of wisdom.”

“Uḷārāya khalu bhavaṁ bhāradvājo samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ pasaṁsāya pasaṁsatī”ti.“Worthy Bhāradvāja praises the ascetic Gotama with high praise indeed.”

“Ko cāhaṁ, bho, ko ca samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ pasaṁsissāmi?
cāham → Sk here ca ahaṁ. (pts note) | cāhaṁ bho → cāhambho (th)“Who am I to praise the ascetic Gotama? Pasatthapasatthova so bhavaṁ gotamo seṭṭho devamanussānaṁ.
pasatthapasatthova so → pasatthappasattho ca (sya-all) | pasatthapasatthova → pasatthapasattho ca (pts) | so → Si omits so. (pts note) | pasatthapasatthova → pasatthapasattho va (bjt)He is praised by the praised as the best among gods and humans. Ye cime, bho, brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya;
cime → came (sya-all) | paññapenti → paññāpenti (pts) | brāhmaṇā → brāhmaṇa (bjt) | cime → ime (pts)The five things that the brahmins prescribe for making merit and succeeding in the skillful cittassete samaṇo gotamo parikkhāre vadeti—
cittassete → cittassa te (bj, pts); cittasseva (sya-all) | vadeti → vadati (pts) | te → Si cittass'; eva, inserting ete after Gotamo. (pts note) | vadati → Bm Si vadeti. (pts note)he says are prerequisites of the mind for yadidaṁ cittaṁ averaṁ abyābajjhaṁ tassa bhāvanāyā”ti.
abyābajjhaṁ → abyāpajjhaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts)developing a mind free of enmity and ill will.”

Evaṁ vutte, jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo sabbasetā vaḷavābhirathā orohitvā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā udānaṁ udānesi:
vaḷavābhirathā → vaḷabhīrathā (bj); valavābhirathā (sya-all) | jāṇussoṇi → jāṇussoṇī (pts) | vaḷabhīrathā → vaḷavābhirathā (bj: machasaṁ, PTS) | tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā → tenañjalimpaṇāmetvā (th) | tenañjaliṁ → ten añjalim (pts)When he had spoken, Jānussoṇi got down from his chariot, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times, “lābhā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa, suladdhalābhā rañño pasenadissa kosalassa
suladdhalābhā → suladdhaṁ (sya-all); suladdhaṁ lābhā (pts)“King Pasenadi of Kosala is lucky, so very lucky yassa vijite tathāgato viharati arahaṁ sammāsambuddho”ti.
yassa → Sk Bm omit yassa. 6 Sk Subhagasuttaṁ. (pts note) | sammāsambuddhoti → sammāsambuddho ti (pts)that the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha is living in his realm!”

Subhasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ navamaṁ.