−−⏑−,¦−−⏑¦−⏑−−
“Okañjahaṁ taṇhacchidaṁ anejaṁ, icc-āyasmā Bhadrāvudho,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
nandiñjahaṁ oghatiṇṇaṁ vimuttaṁ,

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
kappañjahaṁ abhiyāce sumedhaṁ,

−−⏑−¦−⏑,⏑⏑⏑−¦−⏑⏑−   irregular
sutvāna Nāgassa apanamissanti ito. This line is very irregular as it stands; Ven. Medhaṅkara suggests reading: sutvāna Nāgass' apanamissanti īto, which would then give the extended form of the Tuṭṭhubha.⁰¹

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑⏑¦−⏑−⏑−   Jagatī
Nānā janā janapadehi saṅgatā,

⏑⏑−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
tava vīra vākyaṁ abhikaṅkhamānā,

−−⏑−,¦−⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
tesaṁ tuvaṁ sādhu viyākarohi,

⏑−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
tathā hi te vidito esa Dhammo.”

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
“Ādānataṇhaṁ vinayetha sabbaṁ, Bhadrāvudhā ti Bhagavā,

−−⏑−,¦⏑⏑−¦−⏑−−
uddhaṁ adho tiriyañ-cāpi majjhe,

−−⏑−¦−−,⏑¦−⏑−−
yaṁ yaṁ hi lokasmiṁ ChS: yaṁ yañhi lokasmim-.⁰² upādiyanti

−−⏑−¦−,−¦−⏑−−
teneva Māro anveti 2 short syllables have been presumed at the 6th and replaced by one long one here; or we could read anuveti to give a regular −,⏑⏑ break.⁰³ jantuṁ.

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
Tasmā pajānaṁ na upādiyetha

−⏑⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
bhikkhu For this opening see the Introduction.⁰⁴ sato kiñcanaṁ sabbaloke,

−−⏑−¦−,⏑⏑¦−⏑−−
ādānasatte iti pekkhamāno,

⏑−⏑−,¦−⏑−¦−⏑−−
pajaṁ imaṁ Maccudheyye visattan”-ti.