1.1“Catasso imā, bhikkhave, seyyā.“Mendicants, there are these four ways of lying down.1.2Katamā catasso?What four?1.3Petaseyyā, kāmabhogiseyyā, sīhaseyyā, tathāgataseyyā.The ways a corpse, a pleasure seeker, a lion, and a Realized One lie down.

1.4Katamā ca, bhikkhave, petaseyyā?And how does a corpse lie down?1.5Yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, petā uttānā senti;Corpses usually lie flat on their backs.1.6ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, petaseyyā.This is called the way a corpse lies down.

2.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, kāmabhogiseyyā?And how does a pleasure seeker lie down?2.2Yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, kāmabhogī vāmena passena senti;Pleasure seekers usually lie down on their left side.2.3ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kāmabhogiseyyā.This is called the way a pleasure seeker lies down.

3.1PTS 2.245Katamā ca, bhikkhave, sīhaseyyā?And how does a lion lie down?3.2Sīho, bhikkhave, migarājā dakkhiṇena passena seyyaṁ kappeti, pāde pādaṁ accādhāya, antarasatthimhi naṅguṭṭhaṁ anupakkhipitvā.The lion, king of beasts, lies down on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other, with his tail tucked between his thighs.3.3So paṭibujjhitvā purimaṁ kāyaṁ abbhunnāmetvā pacchimaṁ kāyaṁ anuviloketi.When he wakes, he lifts his front quarters and checks his hind quarters.3.4Sace, bhikkhave, sīho migarājā kiñci passati kāyassa vikkhittaṁ vā visaṭaṁ vā, tena, bhikkhave, sīho migarājā anattamano hoti.If he sees that any part of his body is disordered or displaced, he is displeased.3.5Sace pana, bhikkhave, sīho migarājā na kiñci passati kāyassa vikkhittaṁ vā visaṭaṁ vā, tena, bhikkhave, sīho migarājā attamano hoti.But if he sees that no part of his body is disordered or displaced, he is pleased.3.6Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sīhaseyyā.This is called the way a lion lies down.

4.1Katamā ca, bhikkhave, tathāgataseyyā?And how does a Realized One lie down?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato vivicceva kāmehi …pe… catutthaṁ jhānaṁ upasampajja viharati.It’s when a Realized One, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unskillful qualities, enters and remains in the first absorption … second absorption … third absorption … fourth absorption.4.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, tathāgataseyyā.This is called the way a Realized One lies down.

4.4Imā kho, bhikkhave, catasso seyyā”ti.These are the four ways of lying down.”

4.5Catutthaṁ.