1.1“Bhante nāgasena, ‘cāpassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?1.2“Yathā, mahārāja, cāpo sutacchito namito yāvaggamūlaṁ samakameva anunamati nappaṭitthambhati;1.3evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena theranavamajjhimasamakesu anunamitabbaṁ nappaṭipharitabbaṁ.1.4Idaṁ, mahārāja, cāpassa ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.1.5Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena vidhura (puṇṇaka) jātake—

2.1∥‘Cāpovūnudaro dhīro,2.2vaṁso vāpi pakampaye;2.3Paṭilomaṁ na vatteyya,2.4sa rājavasatiṁ vase’”ti.

3.1Cāpaṅgapañho aṭṭhamo.