1.1PTS 2.75“Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye rājāno adhammikā honti, rājāyuttāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.“At a time when kings are unprincipled, royal officials become unprincipled.1.2Rājāyuttesu adhammikesu brāhmaṇagahapatikāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.When royal officials are unprincipled, brahmins and householders become unprincipled.1.3Brāhmaṇagahapatikesu adhammikesu negamajānapadāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.When brahmins and householders are unprincipled, the people of town and country become unprincipled.1.4Negamajānapadesu adhammikesu visamaṁ candimasūriyā parivattanti.When the people of town and country are unprincipled, the courses of the moon and sun become erratic.1.5Visamaṁ candimasūriyesu parivattantesu visamaṁ nakkhattāni tārakarūpāni parivattanti.… the courses of the stars and constellations …1.6Visamaṁ nakkhattesu tārakarūpesu parivattantesu visamaṁ rattindivā parivattanti.the days and nights …1.7Visamaṁ rattindivesu parivattantesu visamaṁ māsaddhamāsā parivattanti.the months and fortnights …1.8Visamaṁ māsaddhamāsesu parivattantesu visamaṁ utusaṁvaccharā parivattanti.the seasons and years become erratic.1.9Visamaṁ utusaṁvaccharesu parivattantesu visamaṁ vātā vāyanti visamā apañjasā.… the blowing of the winds becomes erratic and chaotic.1.10Visamaṁ vātesu vāyantesu visamesu apañjasesu devatā parikupitā bhavanti.… the deities are angered.1.11Devatāsu parikupitāsu devo na sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchati.… the heavens don’t provide enough rain.1.12Deve na sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchante visamapākāni sassāni bhavanti.… the crops ripen erratically.1.13Visamapākāni, bhikkhave, sassāni manussā paribhuñjantā appāyukā honti dubbaṇṇā ca bavhābādhā ca.When people eat crops that have ripened erratically, they become short-lived, ugly, weak, and sickly.

2.1Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye rājāno dhammikā honti, rājāyuttāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.At a time when kings are principled, royal officials become principled.2.2Rājāyuttesu dhammikesu brāhmaṇagahapatikāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.… brahmins and householders …2.3Brāhmaṇagahapatikesu dhammikesu negamajānapadāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.people of town and country become principled.2.4Negamajānapadesu dhammikesu samaṁ candimasūriyā parivattanti.When the people of town and country are principled, the courses of the sun and moon become regular.2.5Samaṁ candimasūriyesu parivattantesu samaṁ nakkhattāni tārakarūpāni parivattanti.… the stars and constellations …2.6Samaṁ nakkhattesu tārakarūpesu parivattantesu samaṁ rattindivā parivattanti.the days and nights …2.7Samaṁ rattindivesu parivattantesu samaṁ māsaddhamāsā parivattanti.the months and fortnights …2.8Samaṁ māsaddhamāsesu parivattantesu samaṁ utusaṁvaccharā parivattanti.the seasons and years become regular.2.9Samaṁ utusaṁvaccharesu parivattantesu samaṁ vātā vāyanti samā pañjasā.… the blowing of the winds becomes regular and orderly.2.10Samaṁ vātesu vāyantesu samesu pañjasesu devatā aparikupitā bhavanti.… the deities are not angered.2.11Devatāsu aparikupitāsu devo sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchati.… the heavens provide plenty of rain.2.12Deve sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchante samapākāni sassāni bhavanti.When the heavens provide plenty of rain, the crops ripen well.2.13Samapākāni, bhikkhave, sassāni manussā paribhuñjantā dīghāyukā ca honti vaṇṇavanto ca balavanto ca appābādhā cāti.When people eat crops that have ripened well, they become long-lived, beautiful, strong, and healthy.

3.1Gunnañce taramānānaṁ,When cattle cross a river,3.2jimhaṁ gacchati puṅgavo;if the bull goes off course,3.3Sabbā tā jimhaṁ gacchanti,they all go off course,3.4nette jimhaṁ gate sati.because their leader is off course.

4.1PTS 2.76Evamevaṁ manussesu,So it is for humans:4.2yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;when the one deemed chief4.3So ce adhammaṁ carati,behaves badly,4.4pageva itarā pajā;what do you expect the rest to do?4.5Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ dukkhaṁ seti,The whole nation sleeps badly,4.6rājā ce hoti adhammiko.when the king is unprincipled.

5.1Gunnañce taramānānaṁ,When cattle cross a river,5.2ujuṁ gacchati puṅgavo;if the bull goes straight,5.3Sabbā tā ujuṁ gacchanti,they all go straight,5.4nette ujuṁ gate sati.because their leader is straight.

6.1Evamevaṁ manussesu,So it is for humans:6.2yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;when the one deemed chief6.3So sace dhammaṁ carati,does the right thing,6.4pageva itarā pajā;what do you expect the rest to do?6.5Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ sukhaṁ seti,The whole nation sleeps at ease,6.6rājā ce hoti dhammiko”ti.when the king is just.”

6.7Dasamaṁ.

6.8Pattakammavaggo dutiyo.

7.0Tassuddānaṁ

7.1Pattakammaṁ ānaṇyako,7.2Sabrahmanirayā rūpena pañcamaṁ;7.3Sarāgaahirājā devadatto,7.4Padhānaṁ adhammikena cāti.