1.1“Kacci te kuṭikā natthi,“Don’t you have a little hut?1.2kacci natthi kulāvakā;Don’t you have a little nest?1.3Kacci santānakā natthi,Don’t you have any networks?¹1.4kacci muttosi bandhanā”ti.Aren’t you free of shackles?”

2.1“Taggha me kuṭikā natthi,“Indeed I have no little hut.2.2taggha natthi kulāvakā;Indeed I have no little nest.2.3Taggha santānakā natthi,Indeed I have no networks.2.4taggha muttomhi bandhanā”ti.Indeed I’m free from shackles.”

3.1“Kintāhaṁ kuṭikaṁ brūmi,“What do you think I call your little hut?3.2kiṁ te brūmi kulāvakaṁ;What do I call your little nest?3.3Kiṁ te santānakaṁ brūmi,What do I call your network?3.4kintāhaṁ brūmi bandhanan”ti.And what do I call your shackle?”

4.1“Mātaraṁ kuṭikaṁ brūsi,“You call mother a little hut;4.2bhariyaṁ brūsi kulāvakaṁ;and wife a little nest.4.3Putte santānake brūsi,You call children a network,4.4taṇhaṁ me brūsi bandhanan”ti.and you call my craving a shackle.”

5.1“Sāhu te kuṭikā natthi,“It’s good you have no little hut!5.2sāhu natthi kulāvakā;It’s good you have no little nest!5.3Sāhu santānakā natthi,It’s good you have no networks!5.4sāhu muttosi bandhanā”ti.And good that you’re free from shackles.”