1.1“Bhante nāgasena, ‘gadrabhassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?1.2“Yathā, mahārāja, gadrabho nāma saṅkārakūṭepi catukkepi siṅghāṭakepi gāmadvārepi thusarāsimhipi yattha katthaci sayati, na sayanabahulo hoti;1.3evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena tiṇasanthārepi paṇṇasanthārepi kaṭṭhamañcakepi chamāyapi yattha katthaci cammakhaṇḍaṁ pattharitvā yattha katthaci sayitabbaṁ, na sayanabahulena bhavitabbaṁ.1.4Idaṁ, mahārāja, gadrabhassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.1.5Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena ‘kaliṅgarūpadhānā, bhikkhave, etarahi mama sāvakā viharanti appamattā ātāpino padhānasmin’ti.1.6Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena sāriputtena dhammasenāpatināpi—

2.1∥‘Pallaṅkena nisinnassa,2.2jaṇṇuke nābhivassati;2.3Alaṁ phāsuvihārāya,2.4pahitattassa bhikkhuno’”ti.

3.1Gadrabhaṅgapañho paṭhamo.