ßKo 'dha santusito loke? icc-àyasmà Tissametteyyo,
ßWho is satisfied here in the world? said venerable Tissa Metteyya,

Kassa no santi iÿjità?
For whom is there no turmoil?

Ko ubh' antam-abhiÿÿàya,   majjhe mantà na lippati?
Who is the wise man, who has known both ends, and is undefiled in the middle?

Kaü bråsi Mahàpuriso ti?   Ko 'dha sibbanim-accagà?û [65 (1040) 21]
Who do you say is a Great Man? Who has gone beyond the seamstress here?û⁰¹

 

ßKàmesu brahmacarⁱyavà, Metteyyà ti Bhagavà,
ßHe who is chaste in regard to sense pleasures, Metteyya, said the Gracious One,

vãtataõho sadà sato,
free from craving, always mindful,

saïkhàya nibbuto bhikkhu,   tassa no santi iÿjità. [66 (1041) 22]
having discernment⁰² the monk is emancipated, for him there is no turmoil.

 

So ubh' anta-m-abhiÿÿàya,   majjhe mantà na lippati.
He is the wise man, who has known both ends, and is undefiled in the middle.

Taü bråmi Mahàpuriso ti,   so 'dha sibbanim-accagàû ti. [67 (1042) 23]
He, I say, is a Great Man, he has gone beyond the seamstress here.û