“Kiṁ nu uddissa muṇḍāsi, samaṇī viya dissasi,
“On whose account was your head shaved, as you look like an ascetic, Comm: samaṇī viya dissasī ti samaṇisadisā dissasi; as you look like an ascetic means you look the same as an ascetic.⁰¹

Na ca rocesi pāsaṇḍaṁ, kim-iva carasi momuhā?” ti
You don't rejoice in heresy, why (then) do you live like a fool?” Comm: kim-iva carasi momūhā ti kiṁ kāraṇā momūhā viya carasi? why (then) do you live like a fool? means why, for what reason, do you live like a fool?⁰²

 

“Ito bahiddhā pāsaṇḍā diṭṭhīsu pasīdanti te,
“Outside of this Comm: ito bahiddhā ti imamhā Sāsanā bahi; outside of this means outside of this Teaching.⁰³ there are heretics Comm: pāsaṁ ḍentī ti pāsaṇḍā, sattānaṁ cittesu diṭṭhipāsaṁ khipantī ti attho. Sāsanaṁ pana pāse moceti tasmā pāsaṇḍo ti na vuccati, ito bahiddhā yeva pāsaṇḍā honti; caught in a snare they are heretics, the meaning is these beings have fallen into a snare of views in their minds. But the (Buddha's) Teaching is free from snares therefore it is not called a heresy, outside of this there are surely heretics. This is a play on words deriving pāsaṇḍa (heresy) from pāsa (snare), which hardly works in translation.⁰⁴ who are stuck fast Comm: pasīdantī ti saṁsīdanti lagganti; stuck fast means sinking down, getting attached.⁰⁵ in their views,

Na tesaṁ Dhammaṁ rocemi, na te Dhammassa kovidā.
In their Dhamma I am not pleased, their Dhamma is lacking in skill.

Atthi Sakyakule jāto Buddho appaṭipuggalo,
An unmatched Awakened One is born in the Sakya family, Comm: idāni “kaṁ nu uddissa muṇḍāsī?” ti pañhaṁ kathentī atthi Sakyakule jāto ti ādim-āha; now speaking in answer to “on whose account was your head shaved?” born in the Sakya family and so on was said.⁰⁶

Sabbābhibhū Māranudo, sabbattham-aparājito.
Lord of all, Comm: tattha sabbābhibhū ti sabbāni khandhāyatanadhātubhavayonigati-ādīni abhibhavitvā ṭhito; herein Lord of all means he stands having overcome all destinations, realms or states involving the constituents, the sense spheres or the elements.⁰⁷ dispelling Māra, Comm: Maraṇamārādayo nudi nīharī ti Māranudo; expelling, driving away Māra as death and so on he is dispelling Māra.⁰⁸ undefeated in every place. Comm: sabbatthamaparājito ti sabbesu rāgādīsu vā Mārayuddhe vā ajito; undefeated in every place means he is undefeated in the war with Māra or (undefeated) by all the passions and so on.⁰⁹

Sabbattha mutto asito, sabbaṁ passati Cakkhumā,
Free from all things, Comm: sabbattha mutto ti sabbesu khandhādīsu mutto; free from all things means free from all constituents and so on.¹⁰ independent, Comm: asito ti taṇhādiṭṭhinissayena anissito; independent means independent of the dependence on craving and views.¹¹ the Visionary who sees all,

Sabbakammakkhayaṁ patto, vimutto upadhisaṅkhaye,
Attained to the end of all deeds, Comm: sabbakammakkhayaṁ patto ti sabbakammakkhayasaṅkhātaṁ Arahattaṁ patto; attained to the end of all deeds means attained to Worthiness with the complete destruction of all deeds.¹² free in the ending of clinging, Comm: upadhisaṅkhaye ti upadhisaṅkhayasaṅkhāte Nibbāne ārammaṇato vimutto; in the ending of clinging means free from sense objects by the complete destruction of clinging in Emancipation.¹³

So mayhaṁ Bhagavā satthā, tassa rocemi Sāsanan.”-ti
The Gracious One is my teacher, in his Teaching I am well-pleased.”