1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane.Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove.

1.2Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,1.3Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:and addressed him in verse:

2.1“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti,∥“When what is slain do you sleep at ease?2.2kiṁsu chetvā na socati;When what is slain is there no sorrow?2.3Kissassu ekadhammassa,What is the one thing2.4vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.whose killing you approve?”

3.1“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,∥“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease.3.2kodhaṁ chetvā na socati;When anger’s slain there is no sorrow.3.3Kodhassa visamūlassa,Anger has a poisonous root3.4madhuraggassa vāsava;and a sweet tip, O Vāsava.3.5Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti,The noble ones praise its killing,3.6tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”