1.1Yo uppatitaṁ vineti kodhaṁ,When anger surges, they drive it out,1.2Visaṭaṁ sappavisaṁva osadhehi;as with medicine a cobra’s spreading venom.1.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,1.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

2.1Yo rāgamudacchidā asesaṁ,They’ve cut off greed entirely,2.2Bhisapupphaṁva saroruhaṁ vigayha;like a lotus plucked flower and stalk.2.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,¹2.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

3.1Yo taṇhamudacchidā asesaṁ,They’ve cut off craving entirely,3.2Saritaṁ sīghasaraṁ visosayitvā;drying up that swift-flowing stream.3.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,3.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

4.1Yo mānamudabbadhī asesaṁ,They’ve swept away conceit entirely,4.2Naḷasetuṁva sudubbalaṁ mahogho;as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.4.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,4.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

5.1Yo nājjhagamā bhavesu sāraṁ,In future lives they find no worth,5.2Vicinaṁ pupphamivā udumbaresu;as an inspector of fig trees finds no flower.5.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,5.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

6.1Yassantarato na santi kopā,They hide no anger within,6.2Itibhavābhavatañca vītivatto;passed beyond any kind of existence.6.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,6.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

7.1Yassa vitakkā vidhūpitā,Their mental vibrations are cleared away,²7.2Ajjhattaṁ suvikappitā asesā;internally clipped off entirely.7.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,7.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

8.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,8.2Sabbaṁ accagamā imaṁ papañcaṁ;but have gone beyond all this proliferation.8.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,8.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

9.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,9.2Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti ñatva loke;for they know that nothing in the world <j>is what it seems.³9.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,9.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

10.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,10.2Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītalobho;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of greed.10.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,10.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

11.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,11.2Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītarāgo;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of lust.11.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,11.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

12.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,12.2Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītadoso;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of hate.12.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,12.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

13.1Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,They have not run too far nor run back,13.2Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītamoho;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of delusion.13.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,13.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

14.1Yassānusayā na santi keci,They have no underlying tendencies at all,14.2Mūlā ca akusalā samūhatāse;and are rid of unskillful roots,14.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,14.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

15.1Yassa darathajā na santi keci,They have nothing born of distress at all15.2Oraṁ āgamanāya paccayāse;to make them to return to the near shore.15.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,15.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

16.1Yassa vanathajā na santi keci,No snarl grows in them at all,16.2Vinibandhāya bhavāya hetukappā;that would shackle them to a new life.16.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,16.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

17.1Yo nīvaraṇe pahāya pañca,They’ve given up the five hindrances,17.2Anigho tiṇṇakathaṅkatho visallo;untroubled, rid of indecision, free of thorns.17.3So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,17.4Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇanti.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

17.5Uragasuttaṁ paṭhamaṁ.