R±j± brahm± sakh± att±, ±tum± s± pum± rah±;
da¼hadhamm± ca paccakkha-dhamm± ca vivaµacchad±.
Vattah± ca tath± vutta-sir± ceva yuv±pi ca;
maghava addha muddh±di, viññ±tabb± vibh±vin±.
Ettha “s±”ti padameva ±k±rantat±pakatikam±k±ranta½, ses±ni pana ak±rantat±pakatik±ni ±k±rant±ni.
R±j±, r±j±, r±j±no. R±j±na½, r±ja½, r±j±no. Raññ±, r±jin±, r±j³hi, r±j³bhi. Rañño, r±jino, rañña½, r±j³na½, r±j±na½. Raññ±, r±j³hi, r±j³bhi. Rañño, r±jino, rañña½, r±j³na½, r±j±na½. Raññe, r±jini, r±j³su. Bho r±ja, bhavanto r±j±no, bhavanto r±j± iti v±, ayamamh±ka½ ruci.
Niruttipiµak±d²su “r±j±”ti bahuvacana½ na ±gata½, c³¼aniruttiya½ pana ±gata½. Kiñc±pi niruttipiµak±d²su na ±gata½, tath±pi “net±dis± sakh± honti, labbh± me j²vato sakh±”ti p±¼iya½ bahuvacanekavacanavasena “sakh±”ti padassa dassanato “r±j±”ti bahuvacana½ icchitabbameva. Tath± “brahm±, att±”icc±d²nipi bahuvacan±ni taggatikatt± vin± kenaci r³pavisesena.
Ettha ca “gahapatiko n±ma µhapetv± r±ja½ r±jabhoga½ br±hmaºa½ avaseso gahapatiko n±m±”ti dassanato r±janti vutta½, ida½ pana niruttipiµake na ±gata½. “Sabbadattena r±jin±”ti dassanato “r±jin±”ti vutta½. “¾r±dhayati r±j±na½, p³ja½ labhati bhattus³”ti dassanato catutth²chaµµh²vasena “r±j±nan”ti vutta½. Kacc±yanar³pasiddhiganthesu pana “r±jena, r±jehi, r±jebhi. R±jes³”ti pad±ni vutt±ni. C³¼aniruttiniruttipiµakesu t±ni n±gat±ni, an±gatabh±voyeva tesa½ yuttataro p±¼iya½ adassanato, tasm± etthet±ni amhehi na vutt±ni. P±¼inaye hi upaparikkhiyam±ne ²dis±ni pad±ni sam±seyeva pass±ma, na pan±ññatra, atrime payog±– “±vuttha½ dhammar±jen±”ti ca, “sivir±jena pesito”ti ca, “paj±patissa devar±jassa dhajaggan”ti ca, “nikkhamante mah±r±je, siv²na½ raµµhava¹¹hane”ti ca, eva½ p±¼inaye upaparikkhiyam±ne “r±jen±”ti-±d²ni sam±seyeva pass±ma, na kevala½ p±¼inaye por±ºaµµhakath±nayepi upaparikkhiyam±ne sam±seyeva pass±ma, na pan±ññatra, eva½ santepi suµµhu upaparikkhitabbamida½ µh±na½. Ko hi n±ma s±µµhakathe tepiµake buddhavacane sabbaso naya½ sallakkhetu½ samattho aññatra pabhinnapaµisambhidehi kh²º±savehi.
Ettha ca sam±santagatar±ja-saddassa n±mikapadam±l±yo dvidh± vuccante ok±rant±k±rantavasena. Tatrok±rant± “mah±r±jo yuvar±jo sivir±jo dhammar±jo”iccevam±dayo bhavanti. ¾k±rant± pana “mah±r±j± yuvar±j± sivir±j± dhammar±j±”iccevam±dayo. Ettha kiñc±pi p±¼iya½ por±ºaµµhakath±su ca “mah±r±jo”ti-±d²ni na santi, tath±pi “sabbamitto sabbasakho, sabbabh³t±nukampako”ti p±¼iya½ “sabbasakho”ti dassanato “mah±r±jo”ti-±d²nipi avassamicchitabb±ni. Tath± hi sam±sesu “dhammar±jena, dhammar±jass±”ti-±d²ni dissanti. Et±ni ok±rantar³p±ni eva, n±k±rantar³p±ni. Mah±r±jo, mah±r±j±. Mah±r±ja½, mah±r±je. Mah±r±jena, mah±r±jehi, mah±r±jebhi. Mah±r±jassa, mah±r±j±na½. Mah±r±j±, mah±r±jasm±, mah±r±jamh±, mah±r±jehi, mah±r±jebhi. Mah±r±jassa, mah±r±j±na½. Mah±r±je, mah±r±jasmi½, mah±r±jamhi, mah±r±jesu. Bho mah±r±ja, bhavanto mah±r±j± Kacc±yanac³¼aniruttinayehi pana “bho mah±r±j±”iti ekavacanabahuvacan±nipi daµµhabb±ni. Yath± “mah±r±jo”ti ok±rantapadassa vasena, eva½ “sivir±jo dhammar±jo devar±jo”ti-±d²nampi ok±rantapad±na½ vasena pakatir³passa n±mikapadam±l± yojetabb±.
Aya½ pan±k±rantavasena n±mikapadam±l±–
Mah±r±j±, mah±r±j±, mah±r±j±no. Mah±r±j±na½, mah±r±ja½, mah±r±j±no. Mah±raññ±, mah±r±jin±, mah±r±j³hi, mah±r±j³bhi. Mah±rañño, mah±r±jino, mah±rañña½, mah±r±j³na½. Mah±raññ±, mah±r±j³hi, mah±r±j³bhi. Mah±rañño, mah±r±jino, mah±rañña½, mah±r±j³na½. Mah±raññe, mah±r±jini, mah±r±j³su. Bho mah±r±ja, bhavanto mah±r±j±no.
Idh±pi pakaraºadvayanayena “bho mah±r±j±” iti ekavacanabahuvacan±nipi daµµhabb±ni. Yath± ca “mah±r±j±”ti ±k±rantapadassa vasena, eva½ “sivir±j±, dhammar±j±, devar±j±”ti-±d²nampi ±k±rantapad±na½ vasena pakatir³passa n±mikapadam±l± yojetabb±.
Idha apar±pi atthassa p±kaµ²karaºattha½ kriy±padehi saddhi½ yojetv± ±k±rantok±rant±na½ missakavasena n±mikapadam±l± vuccate–
Mah±r±j±, mah±r±jo tiµµhati, mah±r±j±no, mah±r±j± tiµµhanti. Mah±r±j±na½, mah±r±ja½ passati, mah±r±j±no, mah±r±je passati. Mah±raññ±, mah±r±jin±, mah±r±jena kata½, mah±r±j³hi, mah±r±j³bhi, mah±r±jehi, mah±r±jebhi kata½. Mah±rañño, mah±r±jino, mah±r±jassa d²yate, mah±raññ±, mah±r±j±, mah±r±jasm±, mah±r±jamh± nissaµa½, mah±r±j³hi, mah±r±j³bhi, mah±r±jehi mah±r±jebhi nissaµa½. Mah±rañño, mah±r±jino, mah±r±jassa pariggaho, mah±rañña½, mah±r±j³na½, mah±r±j±na½ pariggaho. Mah±raññe, mah±r±jini, mah±r±je, mah±r±jasmi½, mah±r±jamhi patiµµhita½, mah±r±j³su, mah±r±jesu patiµµhita½. Bho mah±r±ja tva½ tiµµha, bhonto mah±r±j±no, mah±r±j± tumhe tiµµhath±ti. Eva½ “yuvar±j±, yuvar±jo”ti-±d²supi.
Kecettha vadeyyu½ “kasm± pakaraºakattun± imasmi½ µh±ne mahanto v±y±mo ca mahanto ca parakkamo kato, nanvetesupi padesu k±nici buddhavacane vijjanti, k±nici na vijjant²ti? Viññ³hi te eva½ vattabb± “pakaraºakatt±renettha so ca mahanto v±y±mo so ca mahanto parakkamo s±µµhakathe navaªge satthus±sane saddesu ca atthesu ca sot±r±na½ suµµhu kosallupp±danena s±sanassopak±rattha½ kato, y±ni cet±ni tena pad±ni dassit±ni, etesu k±nici buddhavacane vijjanti, k±nici na vijjanti. Ettha y±ni buddhavacane vijjanti, t±ni vijjam±navasena gahit±ni. Y±ni na vijjanti, t±ni por±ºaµµhakath±d²su vijjam±navasena p±¼inayavasena ca gahit±n²”ti. Atr±ya½ saªkhepato adhipp±yavibh±van±–
“Ida½ vatv± mah±r±j±, ka½so b±r±ºasiggaho;
dhanu½ t³ºiñca nikkhippa, sa½yama½ ajjhup±gam²”ti

Ida½ ±k±rantassa mah±r±jasaddassa nidassana½. Yasm± “sabbasakho”ti p±¼i vijjati, tasm± tena nayena “mah±r±jo”tipi ok±ranto diµµho n±ma hoti purisanayena yojetabbo ca. Teneva ca “tamabravi mah±r±j±. Nikkhamante mah±r±je”ti-±d²ni dissanti.

Eva½ mah±r±jasaddassa ok±rantatte siddhe “mah±r±j±, mah±r±jasm±, mah±r±jamh±”ti pañcamiy± ekavacanañca “mah±r±je, mah±r±jasmi½, mah±r±jamh²”ti sattamiy± ekavacanañca siddh±ni eva honti p±¼iya½ avijjam±n±nampi nayavasena gahetabbatt±. “R±jena, r±jass±”ti-±d²ni pana nayavasena gahetabb±ni na honti. Kasm±ti ce? Yasm± “r±j± brahm± sakh± att±”iccevam±d²ni “puriso urago”ti-±d²ni viya aññamañña½ sabbath± sadis±ni na honti. Tath± hi nesa½ “raññ± brahmun± sakhin± attan± attena s±n± pumun±”ti-±d²ni visadis±nipi r³p±ni bhavanti, tasm± t±ni na sakk± nayavasena j±nitu½. Eva½ dujj±natt± pana p±¼iya½ por±ºaµµhakath±su ca yath±rutapad±neva gahetabb±ni. Mah±r±jasadd±d²na½ pana ok±rantabh±ve siddheyeva “purisanayogadh± ime sadd±”ti nayaggahaºa½ dissati, tasm± amhehi nayavasena “mah±r±j±, mah±r±jasm±”ti-±d²ni vutt±ni. Yath± hi–
“Etañhi te dur±j±na½, ya½ sesi matas±yika½;
yassa te ka¹¹ham±nassa, hatth± daº¹ona muccat²”ti

Ettha “hatth±”ti, “attadaº¹± bhaya½ j±tan”ti ettha pana “daº¹±”ti ca ok±rantassa pañcamiyekavacanassa dassanato “urag±, paµaªg±, vihag±”ti-±d²nipi ok±rant±ni pañcamiyekavacan±ni gahetabb±ni honti. Yath± ca “d±µhini m±timaññavho, siªg±lo mama p±ºado”ti ettha “maññavho”ti, “suddh± suddhehi sa½v±sa½, kappayavho patissat±”ti ettha pana “kappayavho”ti ca kriy±padassa dassanato “gacchavho, bhuñjavho, sayavho”ti-±d²nipi gahetabb±ni honti. Gaºhanti ca t±dis±ni padar³p±ni s±sane sukusal± kusal±, tasm± amhehipi nayagg±havasena “mah±r±j± mah±r±jasm±”ti-±d²ni vutt±ni. Nayagg±havasena pana gahaºe asati katha½ n±mikapadam±l± paripuºº± bhavissanti, satiyeva tasmi½ paripuºº± bhavanti.

Tath± hi buddhavacane anekasatasahass±ni n±mikapad±ni kriy±pad±ni ca p±µi-ekka½ p±µi-ekka½ ekavacanabahuvacanak±hi sattahi aµµhahi v± n±mavibhatt²hi channavutiy± ca ±khy±tikavacanehi yojit±ni na santi, nayavasena pana santiyeva, iti nayavasena “mah±r±j±, mah±r±jasm±”ti-±d²ni amhehi µhapit±ni. “Mah±r±j± tiµµhanti, mah±r±j± tumhe tiµµhath±”ti im±ni pana “atha kho catt±ro mah±r±j± mahatiy± ca yakkhasen±ya mahatiy± ca kumbhaº¹asen±y±”ti dassanato,
“Catt±ro te mah±r±j±, samant± caturo dis±;
dadda¼ham±n± aµµha½su, vane k±pilavatthave”ti

Dassanato ca vutt±ni. “Mah±r±jan”ti-±d²nipi p±¼iñca p±¼inayañca disv± eva vutt±ni. Asam±se “r±ja½, r±jen±”ti-±d²ni na pass±ma, tasm± suµµhu vic±retabbamida½ µh±na½. Idañhi duddasa½ v²raj±tin± j±nitabbaµµh±na½. Sace pan±yasmanto buddhavacane v± por±ºik±su v± aµµhakath±su asam±se “r±ja½, r±jen±”ti-±d²ni passeyy±tha, tad± s±dhuka½ manasi karotha. Ko hi n±ma sabbappak±rena buddhavacane voh±rappabheda½ j±nitu½ samattho aññatra pabhinnapaµisambhidehi mah±kh²º±savehi.

Vuttañheta½ bhagavat±–
“V²tataºho an±d±no, niruttipadakovido;
akkhar±na½ sannip±ta½, jaññ± pubb±par±ni c±”ti.
Brahm± brahm±, brahm±no. Brahm±na½, brahma½, brahm±no. Brahmun±, brahmehi, brahmebhi, brahm³hi, brahm³bhi. Brahmassa, brahmuno, brahm±na½, brahm³na½. Brahmun±, brahmehi, brahmebhi, brahm³hi, brahm³bhi. Brahmassa, brahmuno, brahm±na½, brahm³na½. Brahmani, brahmesu, bho brahma, bho brahme, bhavanto brahm±no.
Yamakamah±theraruciy± “bho brahm±”iti bahuvacana½ v±. Ettha pana “paº¹itapurisehi devehi brahm³h²”ti µ²k±vacanassa dassanato, “brahm³na½ vac²ghoso hot²”ti ca “brahm³na½ vim±n±d²su chandar±go k±m±savo na hot²”ti ca aµµhakath±vacanassa dassanato, “vihi½sasaññ² paguºa½ na bh±si½, dhamma½ paº²ta½ manujesu brahme”ti ±haccabh±sitassa ca dassanato “brahm³hi, brahm³bhi, brahm³na½, brahme”ti pad±ni vutt±ni, et±ni c³¼aniruttiniruttipiµakakacc±yanesu na ±gat±ni.
Sakh±, sakh±, sakhino, sakh±no, sakh±yo. Sakha½, sakh±ra½, sakh±na½, sakhino, sakh±no, sakh±yo. Sakhin±, sakh±rehi, sakh±rebhi, sakhehi, sakhebhi. Sakhissa, sakhino, sakh²na½, sakh±r±na½, sakh±na½. Sakh±rasm±, sakhin±, sakh±rehi, sakh±rebhi, sakhehi, sakhebhi. Sakhissa, sakhino, sakh²na½, sakh±r±na½, sakh±na½. Sakhe, sakhesu, sakh±resu. Bho sakha, bho sakh±, bho sakhi, bho sakh², bho sakhe, bhavanto sakhino, sakh±no, sakh±yo.