1.1Atha kho ujjayo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.Then Ujjaya the brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.1.2Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho ujjayo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:

1.3“bhavampi no gotamo yaññaṁ vaṇṇetī”ti?“Does the worthy Gotama praise sacrifice?”

1.4“Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṁ yaññaṁ vaṇṇemi;“Brahmin, I don’t praise all sacrifices.1.5na panāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṁ yaññaṁ na vaṇṇemi.Nor do I criticize all sacrifices.1.6Yathārūpe kho, brāhmaṇa, yaññe gāvo haññanti, ajeḷakā haññanti, kukkuṭasūkarā haññanti, vividhā pāṇā saṅghātaṁ āpajjanti;Take the kind of sacrifice where cattle, goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and various kinds of creatures are slaughtered.1.7evarūpaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṁ yaññaṁ na vaṇṇemi.I don’t praise that kind of violent sacrifice.1.8Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.9Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṁ yaññaṁ na upasaṅkamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṁ vā samāpannā.Because neither perfected ones nor those who are on the path to perfection will attend such a violent sacrifice.

2.1Yathārūpe ca kho, brāhmaṇa, yaññe neva gāvo haññanti, na ajeḷakā haññanti, na kukkuṭasūkarā haññanti, na vividhā pāṇā saṅghātaṁ āpajjanti;But take the kind of sacrifice where cattle, goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and various kinds of creatures are not slaughtered.2.2evarūpaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, nirārambhaṁ yaññaṁ vaṇṇemi, yadidaṁ niccadānaṁ anukulayaññaṁ.I do praise that kind of non-violent sacrifice; for example, a regular gift as a propitious sacrifice.2.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.4Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, nirārambhaṁ yaññaṁ upasaṅkamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṁ vā samāpannāti.Because perfected ones and those who are on the path to perfection will attend such a non-violent sacrifice.

3.1PTS 2.43Assamedhaṁ purisamedhaṁ,Horse sacrifice, human sacrifice,3.2Sammāpāsaṁ vājapeyyaṁ niraggaḷaṁ;the sacrifices of the ‘casting of the yoke-pin’,3.3Mahāyaññā mahārambhā,the ‘royal soma drinking’, and the ‘unbarred’—3.4Na te honti mahapphalā.these grand, violent sacrifices yield no great fruit.

4.1Ajeḷakā ca gāvo ca,The great sages of right comportment4.2vividhā yattha haññare;don’t attend sacrifices4.3Na taṁ sammaggatā yaññaṁ,where goats, sheep, and cattle,4.4upayanti mahesino.and various creatures are killed.

5.1Ye ca yaññā nirārambhā,But the great sages of right comportment5.2yajanti anukulaṁ sadā;do attend those sacrifices5.3Ajeḷakā ca gāvo ca,that are non-violent and propitious,5.4vividhā nettha haññare;where goats, sheep, and cattle,5.5Tañca sammaggatā yaññaṁ,and various creatures are not killed.5.6upayanti mahesino.

6.1Etaṁ yajetha medhāvī,An intelligent person should sacrifice like this,6.2eso yañño mahapphalo;for this sacrifice is very fruitful.6.3Etaṁ hi yajamānassa,For a sponsor of sacrifices like this,6.4seyyo hoti na pāpiyo;things get better, not worse.6.5Yañño ca vipulo hoti,Such a sacrifice is truly abundant,6.6pasīdanti ca devatā”ti.and even the deities are pleased.”

6.7Navamaṁ.