1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.1.2Atha kho mahāpajāpatī gotamī yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā mahāpajāpatī gotamī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then Mahāpajāpati Gotamī went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him:

2.1“Sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu, yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā ekā vūpakaṭṭhā appamattā ātāpinī pahitattā vihareyyan”ti.“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

2.2“Ye kho tvaṁ, gotami, dhamme jāneyyāsi:“Gotamī, you might know that certain things2.3‘ime dhammā sarāgāya saṁvattanti, no virāgāya;lead to passion, not dispassion;2.4saṁyogāya saṁvattanti, no visaṁyogāya;to yoking, not to unyoking;2.5ācayāya saṁvattanti, no apacayāya;to accumulation, not dispersal;2.6mahicchatāya saṁvattanti, no appicchatāya;to more desires, not fewer;2.7asantuṭṭhiyā saṁvattanti, no santuṭṭhiyā;to lack of contentment, not contentment;2.8saṅgaṇikāya saṁvattanti, no pavivekāya;to crowding, not seclusion;2.9kosajjāya saṁvattanti, no vīriyārambhāya;to laziness, not energy;2.10dubbharatāya saṁvattanti, no subharatāyā’ti,to being burdensome, not being unburdensome.2.11ekaṁsena, gotami, dhāreyyāsi:Categorically, you should remember these things as2.12‘neso dhammo, neso vinayo, netaṁ satthusāsanan’ti.not the teaching, not the training, and not the Teacher’s instructions.

3.1PTS 4.281Ye ca kho tvaṁ, gotami, dhamme jāneyyāsi:You might know that certain things3.2‘ime dhammā virāgāya saṁvattanti, no sarāgāya;lead to dispassion, not passion;3.3visaṁyogāya saṁvattanti, no saṁyogāya;to unyoking, not to yoking;3.4apacayāya saṁvattanti, no ācayāya;to dispersal, not accumulation;3.5appicchatāya saṁvattanti, no mahicchatāya;to fewer desires, not more;3.6santuṭṭhiyā saṁvattanti, no asantuṭṭhiyā;to contentment, not lack of contentment;3.7pavivekāya saṁvattanti, no saṅgaṇikāya;to seclusion, not crowding;3.8vīriyārambhāya saṁvattanti, no kosajjāya;to energy, not laziness;3.9subharatāya saṁvattanti, no dubbharatāyā’ti,to being unburdensome, not being burdensome.3.10ekaṁsena, gotami, dhāreyyāsi:Categorically, you should remember these things as3.11‘eso dhammo, eso vinayo, etaṁ satthusāsanan’”ti.the teaching, the training, and the Teacher’s instructions.”

3.12Tatiyaṁ.