1.1“Kathaṁdassī kathaṁsīlo,“Seeing how, behaving how,1.2upasantoti vuccati;is one said to be at peace?1.3Taṁ me gotama pabrūhi,When asked, Gotama, please tell me1.4pucchito uttamaṁ naraṁ”.about the ultimate person.”

2.1“Vītataṇho purā bhedā,“Rid of craving before the breakup,”2.2(iti bhagavā)said the Buddha,2.3Pubbamantamanissito;“not dependent on the first beginning,¹2.4Vemajjhe nupasaṅkheyyo,unfathomable in the middle,²2.5Tassa natthi purakkhataṁ.they are not governed by anything.³

3.1Akkodhano asantāsī,Unangry, unafraid,3.2avikatthī akukkuco;not boastful or regretful,3.3Mantabhāṇī anuddhato,thoughtful in counsel, not restless—3.4sa ve vācāyato muni.truly that sage is controlled in speech.

4.1Nirāsatti anāgate,Rid of attachment to the future,4.2atītaṁ nānusocati;they don’t grieve for the past.4.3Vivekadassī phassesu,A seer of seclusion in the midst of contacts4.4diṭṭhīsu ca na nīyati.is not led astray among views.

5.1Patilīno akuhako,Withdrawn, free of deceit,5.2apihālu amaccharī;they’re not envious or stingy,5.3Appagabbho ajeguccho,nor rude or disgusting,5.4pesuṇeyye ca no yuto.or given to slander.

6.1Sātiyesu anassāvī,Not swept up in pleasures,6.2atimāne ca no yuto;or given to arrogance,6.3Saṇho ca paṭibhānavā,they’re gentle and articulate,6.4na saddho na virajjati.neither hungering nor growing dispassionate.⁴

7.1Lābhakamyā na sikkhati,Not training for desire for profit,7.2alābhe ca na kuppati;nor getting annoyed at lack of profit;7.3Aviruddho ca taṇhāya,they are not hostile due to craving,7.4rasesu nānugijjhati.for they are not greedy for flavors.

8.1Upekkhako sadā sato,Equanimous, ever mindful,8.2na loke maññate samaṁ;they never conceive themselves in the world8.3Na visesī na nīceyyo,as equal, special, or less than;8.4tassa no santi ussadā.they have no pretensions.

9.1Yassa nissayanā natthi,They have no dependencies,9.2ñatvā dhammaṁ anissito;understanding the teaching, they are independent.9.3Bhavāya vibhavāya vā,No craving is found in them9.4taṇhā yassa na vijjati.to continue existence or to end it.

10.1Taṁ brūmi upasantoti,I declare them to be at peace,10.2Kāmesu anapekkhinaṁ;unconcerned for sensual pleasures.10.3Ganthā tassa na vijjanti,No ties are found in them,10.4Atarī so visattikaṁ.they have crossed over clinging.

11.1Na tassa puttā pasavo,They have no children or livestock,11.2Khettaṁ vatthuñca vijjati;nor possess fields or lands.11.3Attā vāpi nirattā vā,No picking up or putting down⁵11.4Na tasmiṁ upalabbhati.is found in them.

12.1Yena naṁ vajjuṁ puthujjanā,That by which one might describe12.2Atho samaṇabrāhmaṇā;an ordinary person or ascetics and brahmins12.3Taṁ tassa apurakkhataṁ,has no importance to them,12.4Tasmā vādesu nejati.which is why they’re unperturbed by words.

13.1Vītagedho amaccharī,Freed of greed, not stingy,13.2Na ussesu vadate muni;a sage doesn’t speak of themselves as being13.3Na samesu na omesu,among superiors, inferiors, or equals.13.4Kappaṁ neti akappiyo.One not prone to creation <j>does not return to creation.

14.1Yassa loke sakaṁ natthi,They who have nothing in the world of their own14.2Asatā ca na socati;do not grieve for that which is not,14.3Dhammesu ca na gacchati,or drift among the teachings;⁶14.4Sa ve santoti vuccatī”ti.that’s who is said to be at peace.”

14.5Purābhedasuttaṁ dasamaṁ.