1.1“Tayo ca, bhikkhave, assaparasse desessāmi tayo ca purisaparasse.“Mendicants, I will teach you the three excellent horses and the three excellent people.1.2Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

1.3“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Yes, sir,” they replied.1.4Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

2.1“Katame ca, bhikkhave, tayo assaparassā?“What are the three excellent horses?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.One excellent horse is fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned.2.3Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca; na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.Another excellent horse is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.2.4Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.While another excellent horse is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

2.5Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo assaparassā.These are the three excellent horses.

3.1Katame ca, bhikkhave, tayo purisaparassā?What are the three excellent people?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.One excellent person is fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned.3.3Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca; na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.Another excellent person is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.3.4Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.While another excellent person is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

4.1PTS 1.290Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno?And how is an excellent person fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.4.3Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re fast, I say.4.4Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho saṁsādeti, no vissajjeti.But when asked a question about the teaching or training, they falter without answering.4.5Idamassa na vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re not beautiful, I say.4.6Na kho pana lābhī hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.And they don’t receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.4.7Idamassa na ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno hoti;This is how they’re not well proportioned, I say. This is how an excellent person is fast,4.8na vaṇṇasampanno, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.but not beautiful or well proportioned.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno?And how is an excellent person fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.5.3Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re fast, I say.5.4Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho vissajjeti, no saṁsādeti.When asked a question about the teaching or training, they answer without faltering.5.5Idamassa vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re beautiful, I say.5.6Na kho pana lābhī hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.But they don’t receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.5.7Idamassa na ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re not well proportioned, I say.5.8Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti; vaṇṇasampanno ca, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.This is how an excellent person is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.

6.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca?And how is an excellent person fast, beautiful, and well proportioned?6.2Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.6.3Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re fast, I say.6.4Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho vissajjeti, no saṁsādeti.When asked a question about the teaching or training, they answer without faltering.6.5Idamassa vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re beautiful, I say.6.6Lābhī kho pana hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.They receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.6.7Idamassa ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi.This is how they’re well proportioned, I say.6.8Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.This is how an excellent person is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

6.9Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo purisaparassā”ti.These are the three excellent people.”

6.10Navamaṁ.