“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.

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?

 

“Ito bahiddhā pāsaṇḍā diṭṭhīsu pasīdanti te,
“Outside of this Comm: ito bahiddhā ti imamhā Sāsanā bahi; outside of this means outside of this Teaching. 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. who are stuck fast Comm: pasīdantī ti saṁsīdanti lagganti; stuck fast means sinking down, getting attached. 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.

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. dispelling Māra, Comm: Maraṇamārādayo nudi nīharī ti Māranudo; expelling, driving away Māra as death and so on he is dispelling Māra. 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.

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. independent, Comm: asito ti taṇhādiṭṭhinissayena anissito; independent means independent of the dependence on craving and views. 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. 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.

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