1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Atha kho jaṭābhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.Then the brahmin Bhāradvāja of the Matted Hair went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.

1.3Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,1.4Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho jaṭābhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:and addressed the Buddha in verse:

2.1“Antojaṭā bahijaṭā,“Tangled within, tangled without:¹2.2Jaṭāya jaṭitā pajā;these people are tangled in tangles.2.3Taṁ taṁ gotama pucchāmi,I ask you this, Gotama:2.4Ko imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭan”ti.who can untangle this tangle?”

3.1“Sīle patiṭṭhāya naro sapañño,∥“A wise person grounded in ethics,3.2Cittaṁ paññañca bhāvayaṁ;developing the mind and wisdom,3.3Ātāpī nipako bhikkhu,a keen and alert mendicant—3.4So imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭaṁ.they can untangle this tangle.

4.1Yesaṁ rāgo ca doso ca,∥Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance4.2avijjā ca virājitā;have faded away;4.3Khīṇāsavā arahanto,the perfected ones with defilements ended—4.4tesaṁ vijaṭitā jaṭā.they have untangled the tangle.

5.1Yattha nāmañca rūpañca,Where name and form5.2asesaṁ uparujjhati;cease with no residue left behind;5.3Paṭighaṁ rūpasaññā ca,as well as impingement and perception of form:5.4etthesā chijjate jaṭā”ti.it’s here this tangle is cut.”

6.1Evaṁ vutte, jaṭābhāradvājo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When he had spoken, Bhāradvāja of the Matted Hair said to the Buddha,²6.2“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…“Excellent, worthy Gotama! …” …6.3aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṁ ahosī”ti.And Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the perfected.