23. N±gavaggo

320. Aha½ n±gova saªg±me, c±pato patita½ sara½;

ativ±kya½ titikkhissa½, duss²lo hi bahujjano.

321. Danta½ nayanti samiti½, danta½ r±j±bhir³hati;

danto seµµho manussesu, yotiv±kya½ titikkhati.

322. Varamassatar± dant±, ±j±n²y± ca [±j±n²y±va (sy±.)] sindhav±;

kuñjar± ca [kuñjar±va (sy±.)] mah±n±g±, attadanto tato vara½.

323. Na hi etehi y±nehi, gaccheyya agata½ disa½;

yath±ttan± sudantena, danto dantena gacchati.

324. Dhanap±lo [dhanap±lako (s². sy±. ka½. p².)] n±ma kuñjaro, kaµukabhedano [kaµukappabhedano (s². sy±. p².)] dunniv±rayo;

baddho kaba¼a½ na bhuñjati, sumarati [susarati (ka.)] n±gavanassa kuñjaro.

325. Middh² yad± hoti mahagghaso ca, nidd±yit± samparivattas±y²;

mah±var±hova niv±papuµµho, punappuna½ gabbhamupeti mando.

326. Ida½ pure cittamac±ri c±rika½, yenicchaka½ yatthak±ma½ yath±sukha½;

tadajjaha½ niggahess±mi yoniso, hatthippabhinna½ viya aªkusaggaho.

327. Appam±darat± hotha, sacittamanurakkhatha;

dugg± uddharathatt±na½, paªke sannova [sattova (s². p².)] kuñjaro.

328. Sace labhetha nipaka½ sah±ya½, saddhi½ cara½ s±dhuvih±ridh²ra½;

abhibhuyya sabb±ni parissay±ni, careyya tenattamano sat²m±.

329. No ce labhetha nipaka½ sah±ya½, saddhi½ cara½ s±dhuvih±ridh²ra½;

r±j±va raµµha½ vijita½ pah±ya, eko care m±taªgaraññeva n±go.

330. Ekassa carita½ seyyo, natthi b±le sah±yat±;

eko care na ca p±p±ni kayir±, appossukko m±taªgaraññeva n±go.

331. Atthamhi j±tamhi sukh± sah±y±, tuµµh² sukh± y± itar²tarena;

puñña½ sukha½ j²vitasaªkhayamhi, sabbassa dukkhassa sukha½ pah±na½.

332. Sukh± matteyyat± loke, atho petteyyat± sukh±;

sukh± s±maññat± loke, atho brahmaññat± sukh±.

333. Sukha½ y±va jar± s²la½, sukh± saddh± patiµµhit±;

sukho paññ±ya paµil±bho, p±p±na½ akaraºa½ sukha½.

N±gavaggo tev²satimo niµµhito.