1.1“Kusāvatimhi nagare,“In the city of Kusāvatī,1.2yadā āsiṁ mahīpati;when I was Lord of the Earth,1.3Mahāsudassano nāma,my name was Sudassana the Great,1.4cakkavattī mahabbalo.a wheel-turning monarch of great power.

2.1Tatthāhaṁ divase tikkhattuṁ,There, thrice a day,2.2ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ;I declared in one place or another:2.3‘Ko kiṁ icchati pattheti,‘Who needs what? Who wants what?2.4kassa kiṁ dīyatū dhanaṁ.To whom ought riches be given?

3.1Ko chātako ko tasito,∥Who needs an umbrella? Who is thirsty?3.2ko mālaṁ ko vilepanaṁ;Who a garland? Who some makeup?3.3Nānārattāni vatthāni,What person, being naked,3.4ko naggo paridahissati.and will put on colorful clothes?

4.1Ko pathe chattamādeti,Who will take an umbrella on a highway,4.2kopāhanā mudū subhā’;who needs sandals, soft and pretty?’4.3Iti sāyañca pāto ca,Thus I had it proclaimed everywhere4.4ghosāpemi tahiṁ tahiṁ.morning and night.

5.1Na taṁ dasasu ṭhānesu,It was not just in ten places,5.2napi ṭhānasatesu vā;or even a hundred,5.3Anekasataṭhānesu,but in many hundreds of places5.4paṭiyattaṁ yācake dhanaṁ.riches were prepared for supplicants.

6.1Divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ,By day or by night6.2yadi eti vanibbako;if a supplicant comes,6.3Laddhā yadicchakaṁ bhogaṁ,then having gotten all he wants,6.4pūrahatthova gacchati.he leaves with full hands.

7.1Evarūpaṁ mahādānaṁ,I gave great gifts like this7.2Adāsiṁ yāvajīvikaṁ;for my whole life.7.3Napāhaṁ dessaṁ dhanaṁ dammi,I did not give because I disliked riches,7.4Napi natthi nicayo mayi.or because I had a store set aside.

8.1Yathāpi āturo nāma,Suppose a person is sick.8.2rogato parimuttiyā;In order to be free of sickness8.3Dhanena vejjaṁ tappetvā,having compensated the doctor with money,8.4rogato parimuccati.they become freed from sickness.

9.1Tathevāhaṁ jānamāno,Thus I, knowingly,9.2paripūretumasesato;in order to fulfill without remainder,9.3Ūnamanaṁ pūrayituṁ,to fulfill what is lacking,9.4demi dānaṁ vanibbake;gave gifts to supplicants9.5Nirālayo apaccāso,without clinging or reward,9.6sambodhimanupattiyā”ti.for the attainment of awakening.”

10.1Mahāsudassanacariyaṁ catutthaṁ.