−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Yasmā Text, BJT: Yassā.⁰¹ hi Dhammaṁ puriso vijaññā

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Ye cassa kaṅkhaṁ vinayanti santo,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−−
Taṁ hissa dīpañ-ca parāyaṇañ-ca,

⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Na tena mittiṁ jirayetha Pañño. [512]

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Eraṇḍā Pucimandā vā, atha vā Pāḷibhaddakā, Thai: Pāli-; showing the l/ḷ variation in the texts. ⁰²

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Madhuṁ madhutthiko vinde, so hi tassa dumuttamo. [513]

 

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Khattiyā brāhmaṇā vessā, suddā caṇḍālapukkusā,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Yasmā Dhammaṁ BJT: Dhammā; plural form? ⁰³ vijāneyya, so hi tassa Text: nassa; another pronoun, but with the same meaning. ⁰⁴ naruttamo. [514]

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Nidhīnaṁ BJT: Nidhinaṁ; both spellings are found; showing the i/ī alternation in the genitive. ⁰⁵ va pavattāraṁ, yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Tādisaṁ bhajamānassa seyyo hoti na pāpiyo. [515]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Ovadeyyānusāseyya, asabbhā ca nivāraye,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sataṁ hi so piyo hoti, asataṁ hoti appiyo. [516]

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Jagatī
Yo atthakāmassa hitānukampino,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Jagatī
Ovajjamāno na karoti sāsanaṁ,

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Evaṁ so nihato seti, Veḷukassa yathā Pitā. [517]

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Ye na kāhanti ovādaṁ narā Buddhena desitaṁ,

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Vyasanaṁ te gamissanti, rakkhasīhīva Text, ChS, Thai: sīhiva. ⁰⁷ vāṇijā. [518]

 

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Ye ca kāhanti ovādaṁ narā Buddhena desitaṁ,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sotthiṁ pāraṁ gamissanti, valāheneva Text: vālāheneva. ⁰⁸ vāṇijā. [519]

−−⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Yā yeva anusāsaniyā, BJT, ChS: yevānusāsaniyā; same in the next line. ¹⁰ Rājā gāmavaraṁ adā,

−−⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Tā yeva anusāsaniyā, nāviko paharī mukhaṁ. [520]

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   navipulā
Attānam-eva paṭhamaṁ patirūpe Thai: paṭirūpe; showing the t/ṭ alternation in the texts. ¹¹ nivesaye,

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Athaññam-anusāseyya, na kilisseyya Paṇḍito. [521]

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Ye vuddham Thai: vuḍḍham; showing the d/ḍ alternation in the texts. ¹²-apacāyanti narā Dhammassa kovidā,

−−⏑−¦−−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Diṭṭhe va dhamme pāsaṁsā, Thai: Diṭṭhe dhamme ca pāsaṁsā; to give the pathyā cadence. ¹³ samparāye Thai: samparāyo; but a locative is required by the sense. ¹⁴ ca Suggati. [522]

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Gavaṁ ce taramānānaṁ jimhaṁ gacchati puṅgavo,

−−−−,¦−−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−   mavipulā
Sabbā gāvī jimhaṁ yanti, BJT, ChS: Sabbā tā jimhaṁ gacchanti. ¹⁵ nette jimhaṁ gate sati. [523]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−
Evam-eva manussesu, yo hoti seṭṭhasammato,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
So ce adhammaṁ carati, pageva itarā pajā,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ dukhaṁ Text, Thai: dukkhaṁ; giving a mavipulā line, but with the break in the wrong place. ¹⁶ seti, Rājā ce Text: ve, printer's error. ¹⁷ hoti adhammiko. The posterior line is irregular with 9 syllables; a better reading would be: Rājā sace adhammiko. ¹⁸ [524]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Gavaṁ ce taramānānaṁ ujuṁ gacchati puṅgavo,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Sabbā gāvī ujuṁ yanti, Text: Sabbā tā ujuṁ gacchanti. ¹⁹ nette ujuṁ Text, BJT: uju. ²⁰ gate sati. [525]

 

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Evam-eva manussesu, yo hoti seṭṭhasammato,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
So ce pi ChS: sace. ²¹ Dhammaṁ carati, pageva itarā pajā,

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ sukhaṁ seti, Rājā ce hoti Dhammiko. [526]

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Na diṭṭhā BJT, Thai: Nādiṭṭhā? ChS: Nādaṭṭhā; both readings would reverse the meaning. ²² parato dosaṁ aṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso,

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Issaro na ChS, Thai omit: na; reversing the meaning in an inappropriate way. ²³ paṇaye daṇḍaṁ, sāmaṁ appaṭivekkhiya. [527]

 

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Yo Text, BJT: So. ²⁴ ca appaṭivekkhitvā, daṇḍaṁ kubbati Khattiyo,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Sakaṇṭakaṁ so gilati jaccandho va samakkhikaṁ. [528]

 

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−   bhavipulā
Adaṇḍiyaṁ daṇḍayati, Thai: daṇḍiyati; alternative spelling. ²⁵ daṇḍiyañ-ca adaṇḍiyaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Andho va visamaṁ maggaṁ, na jānāti samāsamaṁ. [529]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Yo ca etāni ṭhānāni aṇuṁthūlāni sabbaso,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
Sudiṭṭhaṁ cānusāseyya, ChS, Thai: Sudiṭṭham-anu-. ²⁶ sa ve vohārikuttamo. BJT, ChS, Thai: vohāritum-arahati; it would mean: [he is surely] worthy to judge; but we would then have to assume lenghtening of the vowel m.c. ²⁷ [530]

 

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
Nekantamudunā sakkā, ekantatikhiṇena vā,

−−⏑−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−   ravipulā
Attaṁ mahante Thai: mahatte; same meaning. ²⁸ ṭhapetuṁ, BJT, Thai: ṭhāpetuṁ; with lengthening of the vowel m.c. to give the pathyā cadence, though ravipulā is common enough. ²⁹ tasmā ubhayam-ācare. [531]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−   savipulā
Paribhūto mudu hoti, atitikkho ca veravā,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
Etañ-ca ubhayaṁ ñatvā, anumajjhaṁ samācare. [532]