1.1“Divāvihārā nikkhamma,Leaving my day’s meditation1.2gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate;on Vulture’s Peak Mountain,1.3Nāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ,I saw an elephant on the riverbank1.4nadītīramhi addasaṁ.having just come up from his bath.

2.1Puriso aṅkusamādāya,A man, taking a pole with a hook,2.2‘dehi pādan’ti yācati;asked the elephant, “Give me your foot.”2.3Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ,The elephant presented his foot,2.4puriso nāgamāruhi.and the man mounted him.

3.1Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ,Seeing a wild beast so tamed,3.2manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ;submitting to human control,3.3Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ,my mind became serene:3.4khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti.<em>that</em> is why I’ve gone to the forest!

4.1… Dantikā therī ….