1.1“Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo,A young bamboo is hard to extract1.2Dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto;when the point is grown and become all woody.1.3Evaṁ ahaṁ bhariyāyānitāya,That’s how I feel with the wife <j>who was arranged for me.1.4Anumaññaṁ maṁ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti.Give me permission—now I’ve gone forth.

1.5… Ātumo thero ….