1.1“Na tāva supituṁ hoti,Night, with her garland of stars,1.2ratti nakkhattamālinī;is not only for sleeping.1.3Paṭijaggitumevesā,For those who know,1.4ratti hoti vijānatā”.this night is really for waking.

2.1“Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṁ,Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,2.2kuñjaro ce anukkame;trampled by the tuskers that follow,2.3Saṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo,better for me to die in battle,2.4yañce jīve parājito”ti.than to live on in defeat.

2.5… Soṇo poṭiriyo thero ….