1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu yena bhagavā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:Then a mendicant went up to the Buddha … and asked him,1.3“sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā saṅkhittena dhammaṁ desetu yamahaṁ bhagavato dhammaṁ sutvā eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto vihareyyan”ti.“Sir, may the Buddha please teach me Dhamma in brief. When I’ve heard it, I’ll live alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute.”

1.4“Yaṁ kho, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;“Mendicant, you’re measured against what you have an underlying tendency for,1.5yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.1.6Yaṁ nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;You’re not measured against what you have no underlying tendency for,1.7yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchatī”ti.and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.”

1.8“Aññātaṁ, bhagavā, aññātaṁ, sugatā”ti.“Understood, Blessed One! Understood, Holy One!”

2.1PTS 3.37“Yathā kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsī”ti?“But how do you see the detailed meaning of my brief statement?”

2.2“Rūpañce, bhante, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;“If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that,2.3yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.2.4Vedanañce anuseti …If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …2.5saññañce anuseti …perception …2.6saṅkhāre ce anuseti …choices …2.7viññāṇañce anuseti taṁ anumīyati;consciousness, you’re measured against that,2.8yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.

2.9Rūpañce, bhante, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that,2.10yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.2.11Vedanañce nānuseti …If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …2.12saññañce nānuseti …perception …2.13saṅkhāre ce nānuseti …choices …2.14viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;consciousness, you’re not measured against that,2.15yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.

2.16Imassa khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmī”ti.That’s how I understand the detailed meaning of the Buddha’s brief statement.”

3.1“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.“Good, good, mendicant!3.2Sādhu kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.It’s good that you understand the detailed meaning of what I’ve said in brief like this.

3.3Rūpañce, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;If you have an underlying tendency for form, you’re measured against that,3.4yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.3.5Vedanañce, bhikkhu …If you have an underlying tendency for feeling …3.6saññañce, bhikkhu …perception …3.7saṅkhāre ce, bhikkhu …choices …3.8viññāṇañce, bhikkhu, anuseti taṁ anumīyati;consciousness, you’re measured against that,3.9yaṁ anumīyati tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re reckoned by what you’re measured against.

3.10Rūpañce, bhikkhu, nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;If you have no underlying tendency for form, you’re not measured against that,3.11yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.3.12Vedanañce nānuseti …If you have no underlying tendency for feeling …3.13saññañce nānuseti …perception …3.14saṅkhāre ce nānuseti …choices …3.15viññāṇañce nānuseti na taṁ anumīyati;consciousness, you’re not measured against that,3.16yaṁ nānumīyati na tena saṅkhaṁ gacchati.and you’re not reckoned by what you’re not measured against.

3.17Imassa kho, bhikkhu, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti …pe…This is how to see the detailed meaning of what I said in brief.” …

3.18aññataro ca pana so bhikkhu arahataṁ ahosīti.And that mendicant became one of the perfected.

3.19Catutthaṁ.