1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:1.3Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,1.4adinnādāyino adinnādāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;those who steal …1.5kāmesumicchācārino kāmesumicchācārīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;commit sexual misconduct …1.6musāvādino musāvādīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;lie …1.7surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhāyino surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor …

2.1Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā pāṇātipātā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;Those who refrain from killing living creatures …2.2adinnādānā paṭiviratā adinnādānā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from stealing …2.3kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from sexual misconduct …2.4musāvādā paṭiviratā musāvādā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from lying …2.5surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratā surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.those who refrain from intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor with those who refrain from intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.”

2.6Tatiyaṁ.