1.1“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.“Mendicants, an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with five factors aspires to become a viceroy.1.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?

1.3Idha, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;It’s when an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, stemming from a clean vessel, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation.

1.4abhirūpo hoti dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato;He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty.

1.5mātāpitūnaṁ piyo hoti manāpo,He is dear and beloved to his parents.

1.6balakāyassa piyo hoti manāpo;He is dear and beloved to the armed forces.

1.7paṇḍito hoti viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.He is astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.

2.1PTS 3.155Tassa evaṁ hoti:He thinks:2.2‘ahaṁ khomhi ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena.‘I’m well born …2.3Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.2.4Ahaṁ khomhi abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato.attractive …2.5Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.2.6Ahaṁ khomhi mātāpitūnaṁ piyo manāpo.dear and beloved to my parents …2.7Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.2.8Ahaṁ khomhi balakāyassa piyo manāpo.dear and beloved to the armed forces …2.9Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.2.10Ahaṁ khomhi paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.I’m astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.2.11Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyan’ti.Why shouldn’t I aspire to become a viceroy?’2.12Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.An anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with these five factors aspires to become a viceroy.

3.1Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ pattheti.In the same way, a mendicant with five qualities aspires to end the defilements.3.2Katamehi pañcahi?What five?

3.3Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.

3.4bahussuto hoti …pe… diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and penetrating them theoretically.

3.5catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto hoti;Their mind is firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.

3.6āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.

3.7paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.

4.1PTS 3.156Tassa evaṁ hoti:They think:4.2‘ahaṁ khomhi sīlavā, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharāmi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhāmi sikkhāpadesu.‘I’m ethical …4.3Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.4.4Ahaṁ khomhi bahussuto sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpā me dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā.learned …4.5Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.4.6Ahaṁ khomhi catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto.mindful …4.7Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.4.8Ahaṁ khomhi āraddhavīriyo viharāmi akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu.energetic …4.9Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ.4.10Ahaṁ khomhi paññavā udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.wise. I have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.4.11Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyan’ti.Why shouldn’t I aspire to end the defilements?’4.12Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ patthetī”ti.A mendicant with these five qualities aspires to end the defilements.”

4.13Chaṭṭhaṁ.