1.1PTS 3.122“Sīho, bhikkhave, migarājā sāyanhasamayaṁ āsayā nikkhamati;“Mendicants, toward evening the lion, king of beasts, emerges from his den,1.2āsayā nikkhamitvā vijambhati;yawns,1.3vijambhitvā samantā catuddisaṁ anuviloketi;surveys the four quarters,1.4samantā catuddisaṁ anuviloketvā tikkhattuṁ sīhanādaṁ nadati;and roars his lion’s roar three times.1.5tikkhattuṁ sīhanādaṁ naditvā gocarāya pakkamati.Then he sets out on the hunt.1.6So hatthissa cepi pahāraṁ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṁ deti, no asakkaccaṁ;If he strikes an elephant, he does it carefully, not carelessly.1.7mahiṁsassa cepi pahāraṁ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṁ deti, no asakkaccaṁ;If he strikes a buffalo …1.8gavassa cepi pahāraṁ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṁ deti, no asakkaccaṁ;a cow …1.9dīpissa cepi pahāraṁ deti, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṁ deti, no asakkaccaṁ;a leopard …1.10khuddakānañcepi pāṇānaṁ pahāraṁ deti antamaso sasabiḷārānampi, sakkaccaññeva pahāraṁ deti, no asakkaccaṁ.or any smaller creatures—even a hare or a cat—he does it carefully, not carelessly.1.11Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.12‘Mā me yoggapatho nassā’ti.Thinking: ‘May I not lose my way.’

2.1Sīhoti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassa.‘Lion’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.2.2Yaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tathāgato parisāya dhammaṁ deseti, idamassa hoti sīhanādasmiṁ.When the Realized One teaches Dhamma to an assembly, this is his lion’s roar.2.3Bhikkhūnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, no asakkaccaṁ;When the Realized One teaches the monks …2.4bhikkhunīnañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, no asakkaccaṁ;nuns …2.5upāsakānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, no asakkaccaṁ;laymen …2.6upāsikānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, no asakkaccaṁ;laywomen …2.7puthujjanānañcepi, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti antamaso annabhāranesādānampi, sakkaccaññeva tathāgato dhammaṁ deseti, no asakkaccaṁ.or ordinary people—even food-carriers and hunters—he teaches them carefully, not carelessly.2.8Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.9Dhammagaru, bhikkhave, tathāgato dhammagāravo”ti.Because the Realized One has respect and reverence for the teaching.”

2.10Navamaṁ.