8. Mettasutta½

143. Karaº²yamatthakusalena, yanta santa½ pada½ abhisamecca;

sakko uj³ ca suhuj³ [s³j³ (s².)] ca, s³vaco cassa mudu anatim±n².

144. Santussako ca subharo ca, appakicco ca sallahukavutti;

santindriyo ca nipako ca, appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.

145. Na ca khuddam±care kiñci, yena viññ³ pare upavadeyyu½;

sukhino va khemino hontu, sabbasatt± [sabbe satt± (s². sy±.)] bhavantu sukhitatt±.

146. Ye keci p±ºabh³tatthi, tas± v± th±var± vanavases±;

d²gh± v± ye va mahant± [mahanta (?)], Majjhim± rassak± aºukath³l±.

147. Diµµh± v± ye va adiµµh± [adiµµha (?)], Ye va [ye ca (s². sy±. ka½. p².)] d³re vasanti avid³re;

bh³t± va sambhaves² va [bh³t± v± sambhaves² v± (sy±. ka½. p². ka.)], sabbasatt± bhavantu sukhitatt±.

148. Na paro para½ nikubbetha, n±timaññetha katthaci na kañci [na½ kañci (s². p².), na½ kiñci (sy±.), na kiñci (ka.)];

by±rosan± paµighasaññ±, n±ññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.

149. M±t± yath± niya½ puttam±yus± ekaputtamanurakkhe;

evampi sabbabh³tesu, m±nasa½ bh±vaye aparim±ºa½.

150. Mettañca sabbalokasmi, m±nasa½ bh±vaye aparim±ºa½;

uddha½ adho ca tiriyañca, asamb±dha½ averamasapatta½.

151. Tiµµha½ cara½ nisinno va [v± (s². sy±. ka½. p².)], say±no y±vat±ssa vitamiddho [vigatamiddo (bah³su)];

eta½ sati½ adhiµµheyya, brahmameta½ vih±ramidham±hu.

152. Diµµhiñca anupaggamma, s²lav± dassanena sampanno;

k±mesu vinaya [vineyya (s². sy±. p².)] gedha½, na hi j±tuggabbhaseyya punaret²ti.

Mettasutta½ aµµhama½ niµµhita½.