⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tirokuḍḍesu tiṭṭhanti, ~ sandhisiṅghāṭakesu ca,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
dvārabāhāsu tiṭṭhanti, ~ āgantvāna sakaṁ gharaṁ. [1]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
pahute Ce, Ee, Be: pahūte, but see the remark in the commentary (Ee p. 207).⁰² annapānamhi, ~ khajjabhojje upaṭṭhite,

⏑−−−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   navipulā
na tesaṁ koci sarati ~ sattānaṁ kammapaccayā. [2]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
evaṁ dadanti ñātīnaṁ ~ ye honti anukampakā,

⏑−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena, ~ kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ. [3]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
“idaṁ vo ñātinaṁ Be: ñātīnaṁ, as in 3a above, but read i with the other editions to give the pathyā cadence.⁰³ hotu, ~ sukhitā hontu ñātayo!”

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
te ca tattha samāgantvā, ~ ñātipetā samāgatā, [4]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Ce divides the following 3 verses differently, therefore vs 8 = vs 7 in that edition, and so from there on.⁰⁴ pahute Ce, Ee, Be: pahūte.⁰⁵ annapānamhi, ~ sakkaccaṁ anumodare:

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“ciraṁ jīvantu no ñātī! ~ yesaṁ hetu labhāmase, Se: labhāmhase.⁰⁶ [5]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
amhākañ-ca katā pūjā, ~ dāyakā ca anipphalā!”

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na hi tattha kasī Se: kasi, ī is m.c. to give the pathyā cadence (savipulā being normally excluded in late Siloka).⁰⁷ atthi, ~ gorakkhettha na vijjati, [6]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
vaṇijjā tādisī natthi, ~ hiraññena kayakkayaṁ. Ce: kayākkayaṁ; Se, Be: kayākayaṁ.⁰⁸

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
ito dinnena yāpenti, ~ petā kālakatā Ee, Be: kālagatā.⁰⁹ tahiṁ. [7]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
unname udakaṁ vaṭṭhaṁ, Ee: vaṭṭaṁ; Se: vuṭṭhaṁ.¹⁰ ~ yathā ninnaṁ pavattati,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
evameva e: evam-evaṁ.¹¹ ito dinnaṁ, ~ petānaṁ upakappati. [8]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yathā vārivahā pūrā ~ paripūrenti sāgaraṁ,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
evameva Be: evam-evaṁ.¹² ito dinnaṁ, ~ petānaṁ upakappati. [9]

 

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   Anuṭṭhubha
“adāsi me, akāsi It's rather surprising we find no reading akāsī to give pathyā here.¹³ me, ~ ñātimittā sakhā ca me,”

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
petānaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ dajjā, ~ pubbe katam-anussaraṁ. [10]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
na hi ruṇṇaṁ Ce: runnaṁ (corrected thus from ruṇṇaṁ in the śuddhi patraya).¹⁴ va, Be: vā, but short a is needed m.c. to give the pathyā cadence.¹⁵ soko vā, ~ yā caññā paridevanā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
na taṁ petānam-atthāya, ~ evaṁ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo. [11]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
ayaṁ kho Ee, Se: ayaṁ ca kho.¹⁶ dakkhiṇā dinnā, ~ saṅghamhi suppatiṭṭhitā,

−⏑−−¦⏑−− ⏑¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
dīgharattaṁ hitāyassa, ~ ṭhānaso upakappati. [12]

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Vaṁsaṭṭhā
so ñātidhammo ca ayaṁ nidassito

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Upajāti
petāna' Ee: petānaṁ, niggahīta is lost m.c. to avoid the opening −−−−.¹⁷ pūjā ca katā uḷārā,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−   Upajāti
balañ-ca bhikkhūnam-anuppadinnaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Vaṁsaṭṭhā
tumhehi puññaṁ pasutaṁ anappakan-ti! Ee, Ce: anappakaṁ, omit ti.¹⁸ [13]