−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−    Triṣṭubh
śraddhātha hrīśīlam athāpi dānaṁ

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
dharmā ime satpuruṣapraśastāḥ |

−−⏑−¦−,−¦−⏑−− Formally this could be a case of replacement at the 6th, but I think it is better to read divⁱyaṁ m.c, with the svarabhakti vowel counted towards the metre.⁰¹
etaṁ hi mārgaṁ divyaṁ vadanti

−−−−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−− This line has the Vedic opening discussed in Study 2 on the Metres. AN 8.2.2 (Dānavagga) reads: etena hi gacchati devalokaṁ, which has the normal opening.⁰²
etenāsau gacchati devalokam || 10.1 [216]

⏑−⏑−¦−,−⏑−¦−⏑−−    Triṣṭubh This is another example of the extended Triṣṭubh. Dhp 177 shows the same variation.⁰³
na vai kadaryā devalokaṁ vrajanti

−−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
bālā hi te na praśaṁsanti dānam |

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
śrāddhas tu dānaṁ hy anumodamāno

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
'py evaṁ hy asau bhavati sukhī paratra || 10.2 [217]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−    Triṣṭubh śr- in śreṣṭhaṁ does not make position here. Sn 182 reads: seṭṭhaṁ.⁰⁴
śraddhā hi vittaṁ puruṣasya śreṣṭhaṁ

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
dharmaḥ sucīrṇaḥ sukham ādadhāti |

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
satyaṁ hi vai svādutamaṁ rasānāṁ

−−−−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−    Vedic opening Sn 182 has the same opening: paññājīviṁ jīvitam-āhu seṭṭhaṁ.⁰⁵
prajñājīvī jīvināṁ śreṣṭha uktaḥ || 10.3 [218]

−−⏑−¦−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− We need to read ar^ahatāṁ m.c. with the svarabhakti vowel being counted towards the metre, giving navipulā. -pr- in nirvāṇaprāptaye does not make position.⁰⁶
śraddhādhano hy arhatāṁ dharmaṁ nirvāṇaprāptaye |

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
śuśruṣur labhate prajñāṁ tatra tatra vicakṣaṇaḥ || 10.4 [219]

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
śraddhayā tarati hy ogham apramādena cārṇavam |

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
vīryeṇa tyajate duḥkhaṁ prajñayā pariśudhyate || 10.5 [220]

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−    Triṣṭubh
śraddhā dvitīyā puruṣasya bhavati

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
nirvāṇābhirato bhikṣuś chinatti bhavabandhanam || 10.6 [221]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yasya śraddhā ca śīlaṁ caivāhiṁsā saṁyamo damaḥ |

⏑−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−    mavipulā
sa vāntadoṣo medhāvī sādhurūpo nirucyate || 10.7 [222]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
śrāddhāḥ śīlena saṁpannas tyāgavāṁ vītamatsaraḥ |

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
vrajate yatra yatraiva tatra tatraiva pūjyate || 10.8 [223]

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−    bhavipulā
yo jīvaloke labhate śraddhāṁ prajñāṁ ca paṇḍitaḥ |

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
tad dhi tasya dhanaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ hīnam asyetarad dhanam || 10.9 [224]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
āryāṇāṁ darśanaḥ kāmaḥ saddharmaśravaṇe rataḥ |

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−    bhavipulā
vinītamātsaryamalaḥ sa vai śrāddho nirucyate || 10.10 [225]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
śrāddho ghṇāti pātheyaṁ puṇyaṁ coraiḥ sudurharam |

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−    mavipulā We need to read vāreti to correct the metre here. S1 242 reads: vārenti.⁰⁸
coraṁ harantaṁ vārayati harantaḥ śramaṇāḥ priyāḥ |

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
śramaṇān āgatāṁ dṣṭvā abhinandati paṇḍitāḥ || 10.11 [226]

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
dadanty eke yathā śraddhā yathāvibhavato janāḥ |

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tatra yo durmanā bhavati pareṣāṁ pānabhojane |

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
nāsau divā ca rātrau ca samādhim adhigacchati || 10.12 [227]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yasya tv ete samucchinnās tālamastakavad dhatāḥ |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sa vai divā ca rātrau ca samādhim adhigacchati || 10.13 [228]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vītaśraddhaṁ na seveta hradaṁ yadvad dhi nirjalam |

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sa cet khanel labhet tatra vāri kardamagandhikam || 10.14 [229]

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
śrāddhaṁ prājñaṁ tu seveta hradaṁ yadvaj jalārthikaḥ |

−−⏑−¦−⏑−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−    ravipulā Counting pr- in viprasannaṁ as making position, giving ravipulā, otherwise we have savipulā.⁰⁹
acchodakaṁ viprasannaṁ śītatoyam anāvilam || 10.15 [230]

−⏑−[⏑⏑]¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− We can either scan this line by removing the Sanskritisation = nānurakta 'ti; or take it that the Sanskritisation is incomplete and read: nānurakteti here; there is no Pāḷi parallel to compare.¹⁰
nānurakta iti rajyeta hy atra vai dīryate janaḥ |

−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−    ravipulā
aprasannāṁ varjayitvā prasannān upasevate || 10.16 [231]

uddānam ||

anityakāmatṣṇā ca apramādas tathā priyaḥ |
śīlaṁ sucaritaṁ vācakarmaśraddhā ca te daśaḥ || [232] ||