1.1“Vijāneyya sakaṁ atthaṁ,You should understand your own goal,1.2Avalokeyyātha pāvacanaṁ;and consider the dispensation carefully,1.3Yañcettha assa patirūpaṁ,as well as what’s appropriate1.4Sāmaññaṁ ajjhupagatassa.for one who has entered the ascetic life.

2.1Mittaṁ idha ca kalyāṇaṁ,Good friendship in the community,2.2Sikkhā vipulaṁ samādānaṁ;undertaking plenty of training,2.3Sussūsā ca garūnaṁ,eagerness to learn from the teachers—2.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

3.1Buddhesu sagāravatā,Respect for the Buddha,3.2Dhamme apaciti yathābhūtaṁ;reverence for the Dhamma as it really is,3.3Saṅghe ca cittikāro,esteem for the Saṅgha—3.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

4.1Ācāragocare yutto,Commitment to good conduct and alms-resort,4.2Ājīvo sodhito agārayho;a livelihood that is pure and blameless,4.3Cittassa ca saṇṭhapanaṁ,and stilling the mind—4.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

5.1Cārittaṁ atha vārittaṁ,An impressive deportment <j>in things that should be done,5.2Iriyāpathiyaṁ pasādaniyaṁ;and in those better avoided;5.3Adhicitte ca āyogo,commitment to the higher mind—5.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

6.1Āraññakāni senāsanāni,Wilderness lodgings,6.2Pantāni appasaddāni;remote and quiet,6.3Bhajitabbāni muninā,fit for use by a sage—6.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

7.1Sīlañca bāhusaccañca,Ethics, learning,7.2Dhammānaṁ pavicayo yathābhūtaṁ;investigation of teachings in line with the truth,7.3Saccānaṁ abhisamayo,and penetration of the truths—7.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

8.1Bhāveyya ca aniccanti,Developing the perceptions8.2Anattasaññaṁ asubhasaññañca;of impermanence, non-self, and unattractiveness,8.3Lokamhi ca anabhiratiṁ,and dissatisfaction with the whole world—8.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

9.1Bhāveyya ca bojjhaṅge,Developing the awakening factors,9.2Iddhipādāni indriyāni balāni;the bases for psychic power, the faculties and powers,9.3Aṭṭhaṅgamaggamariyaṁ,and the noble eightfold path—9.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpaṁ.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

10.1Taṇhaṁ pajaheyya muni,A sage should abandon craving,10.2Samūlake āsave padāleyya;defilements shattered, root and all,10.3Vihareyya vippamutto,they should live liberated—10.4Etaṁ samaṇassa patirūpan”ti.this is appropriate for an ascetic.

10.5… Gotamo thero …

10.6Dasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

11.0Tatruddānaṁ

11.1Kāḷudāyī ca so thero,11.2ekavihārī ca kappino;11.3Cūḷapanthako kappo ca,11.4upaseno ca gotamo;11.5Sattime dasake therā,11.6gāthāyo cettha sattatīti.