1.1“Suṇātha ñātayo sabbe,Listen up, all my relatives,1.2yāvantettha samāgatā;those who have gathered here:1.3Dhammaṁ vo desayissāmi,I’ll teach you Dhamma!1.4dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.Painful is birth again and again.

2.1Ārambhatha nikkamatha,Rouse yourselves, try harder!2.2Yuñjatha buddhasāsane;Devote yourselves to the instructions of the Buddha!2.3Dhunātha maccuno senaṁ,Crush the army of death,2.4Naḷāgāraṁva kuñjaro.as an elephant a hut of reeds.

3.1Yo imasmiṁ dhammavinaye,Whoever shall meditate diligently3.2appamatto vihassati;in this teaching and training,3.3Pahāya jātisaṁsāraṁ,giving up transmigration,3.4dukkhassantaṁ karissatī”ti.will make an end to suffering.

3.5… Abhibhūto thero ….