1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Mānaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya.“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding conceit, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.2.2Mānañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.By directly knowing and completely understanding conceit, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

2.3Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.4Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Mānupetā ayaṁ pajā,“These folk are caught up in conceit,3.2mānaganthā bhave ratā;tied by conceit, delighting in existence.3.3Mānaṁ aparijānantā,Not completely understanding conceit,3.4āgantāro punabbhavaṁ.they return in future lives.

4.1Ye ca mānaṁ pahantvāna,Those who have given up conceit,4.2vimuttā mānasaṅkhaye;freed with the ending of conceit,4.3Te mānaganthābhibhuno,vanquishers of the tie of conceit,4.4sabbadukkhamupaccagun”ti.have risen above all suffering.”

5.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

5.2Aṭṭhamaṁ.