1.1PTS 2.7“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame cattāro?What four? They may have:

1. 1.3Appassuto sutena anupapanno,Little learning and not get the point of learning.
2. 1.4appassuto sutena upapanno,Little learning but get the point of learning.
3. 1.5bahussuto sutena anupapanno,Much learning but not get the point of learning.
4. 1.6bahussuto sutena upapanno.Much learning and get the point of learning.

1.7Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo appassuto hoti sutena anupapanno?And how has an individual learned little and not got the point of learning?1.8Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa appakaṁ sutaṁ hoti—It’s when an individual has learned little of the1.9suttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthā udānaṁ itivuttakaṁ jātakaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ.statements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.1.10So tassa appakassa sutassa na atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti.And with the little they’ve learned, they understand neither the meaning nor the teaching, nor do they practice in line with the teaching.1.11Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo appassuto hoti sutena anupapanno.That’s how an individual has learned little and not got the point of learning.

2.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo appassuto hoti sutena upapanno?And how has an individual learned little but has got the point of learning?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa appakaṁ sutaṁ hoti—It’s when an individual has learned little of the2.3suttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthā udānaṁ itivuttakaṁ jātakaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ.statements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.2.4So tassa appakassa sutassa atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti.But with the little they’ve learned, they understand the meaning and the teaching, and they practice in line with the teaching.2.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo appassuto hoti sutena upapanno.That’s how an individual has learned little but has got the point of learning.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo bahussuto hoti sutena anupapanno?And how has an individual learned much but hasn’t got the point of learning?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa bahukaṁ sutaṁ hoti—It’s when an individual has learned much of the3.3suttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthā udānaṁ itivuttakaṁ jātakaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ.statements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.3.4So tassa bahukassa sutassa na atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti.But even though they’ve learned much, they understand neither the meaning nor the teaching, nor do they practice in line with the teaching.3.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo bahussuto hoti sutena anupapanno.That’s how an individual has learned much but hasn’t got the point of learning.

4.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo bahussuto hoti sutena upapanno?And how has an individual learned much and has got the point of learning?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa bahukaṁ sutaṁ hoti—It’s when an individual has learned much of the4.3suttaṁ geyyaṁ veyyākaraṇaṁ gāthā udānaṁ itivuttakaṁ jātakaṁ abbhutadhammaṁ vedallaṁ.statements, mixed prose & verse, discussions, verses, inspired exclamations, legends, stories of past lives, amazing stories, and elaborations.4.4So tassa bahukassa sutassa atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti.And with the large amount they’ve learned, they understand the meaning and the teaching, and they practice in line with the teaching.4.5Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo bahussuto hoti sutena upapanno.That’s how an individual has learned much and has got the point of learning.

4.6Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.These are the four individuals found in the world.

5.1Appassutopi ce hoti,∥If you don’t learn much,5.2sīlesu asamāhito;and aren’t steady in ethics,5.3Ubhayena naṁ garahanti,they’ll criticize you on both counts,5.4sīlato ca sutena ca.for your ethics and your learning.

6.1Appassutopi ce hoti,∥If you don’t learn much,6.2sīlesu susamāhito;and you are steady in ethics,6.3Sīlato naṁ pasaṁsanti,they’ll praise your ethical conduct,6.4tassa sampajjate sutaṁ.since your learning has succeeded.

7.1Bahussutopi ce hoti,∥If you learn much,7.2sīlesu asamāhito;but aren’t steady in ethics,7.3Sīlato naṁ garahanti,they’ll criticize your ethical conduct,7.4nāssa sampajjate sutaṁ.for your learning hasn’t succeeded.

8.1PTS 2.8Bahussutopi ce hoti,∥If you learn much,8.2sīlesu susamāhito;and you are steady in ethics,8.3Ubhayena naṁ pasaṁsanti,they’ll praise you on both counts,8.4sīlato ca sutena ca.for your ethics and your learning.

9.1Bahussutaṁ dhammadharaṁ,∥A wise disciple of the Buddha9.2sappaññaṁ buddhasāvakaṁ;who is learned and has memorized the teachings;9.3Nekkhaṁ jambonadasseva,like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,9.4ko taṁ ninditumarahati;who is worthy to criticize them?9.5Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,Even the gods praise them,9.6brahmunāpi pasaṁsito”ti.and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.”

9.7Chaṭṭhaṁ.