1.1Atha kho udāyī brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho udāyī brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Udāyī the brahmin went up to the Buddha, … and asked him,1.2“bhavampi no gotamo yaññaṁ vaṇṇetī”ti?“Does the worthy Gotama praise sacrifice?”

1.3“Na kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṁ yaññaṁ vaṇṇemi;“Brahmin, I don’t praise all sacrifices.1.4na panāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṁ yaññaṁ na vaṇṇemi.Nor do I criticize all sacrifices.1.5Yathārūpe 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.1.6evarūpaṁ kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṁ yaññaṁ na vaṇṇemi.I don’t praise that kind of violent sacrifice.1.7Taṁ kissa hetu?1.8Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṁ yaññaṁ na upasaṅkamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṁ vā samāpannā.

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?2.4Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, nirārambhaṁ yaññaṁ upasaṅkamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṁ vā samāpannāti.

3.1PTS 2.44Abhisaṅkhataṁ nirārambhaṁ,Well-prepared and non-violent,3.2yaññaṁ kālena kappiyaṁ;a sacrifice that’s allowable and timely,3.3Tādisaṁ upasaṁyanti,is attended by3.4saññatā brahmacārayo.disciplined spiritual practitioners.

4.1Vivaṭacchadā ye loke,The Buddhas—<j>who have cast off the world’s veil,4.2vītivattā kulaṁ gatiṁ;passing beyond time and rebirth—4.3Yaññametaṁ pasaṁsanti,praise this sacrifice,4.4buddhā yaññassa kovidā.as they are expert in sacrifice.

5.1Yaññe vā yadi vā saddhe,When you’ve prepared a suitable offering,5.2habyaṁ katvā yathārahaṁ;whether as sacrifice or for ancestors,5.3Pasannacitto yajati,sacrifice it with confident heart,5.4sukhette brahmacārisu.in the fertile field of spiritual practitioners.

6.1Suhutaṁ suyiṭṭhaṁ suppattaṁ,When it’s well-gotten, well-offered, <j>and well-sacrificed,6.2Dakkhiṇeyyesu yaṁ kataṁ;to those worthy of a religious donation,6.3Yañño ca vipulo hoti,a sacrifice is truly abundant,6.4Pasīdanti ca devatā.and even the deities are pleased.

7.1Evaṁ yajitvā medhāvī,∥When an intelligent, faithful person,7.2saddho muttena cetasā;sacrifices like this, with a mind of letting go,7.3Abyābajjhaṁ sukhaṁ lokaṁ,that astute one is reborn7.4paṇḍito upapajjatī”ti.in a happy, pleasing world.”

7.5Dasamaṁ.

7.6Cakkavaggo catuttho.

8.0Tassuddānaṁ

8.1Cakko saṅgaho sīho,8.2Pasādo vassakārena pañcamaṁ;8.3Doṇo aparihāniyo patilīno,8.4Ujjayo udāyinā te dasāti.