1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kusinārāyaṁ viharati upavattane mallānaṁ sālavane.At one time the Buddha was staying in the sal forest of the Mallas at Upavattana near Kusinārā.1.3Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū bhagavato avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṁ viharanti uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā.Now at that time several mendicants were staying not far from the Buddha in a wilderness hut. They were haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.

2.1Addasā kho bhagavā te sambahule bhikkhū avidūre araññakuṭikāyaṁ viharante uddhate unnaḷe capale mukhare vikiṇṇavāce muṭṭhassatino asampajāne asamāhite vibbhantacitte pākatindriye.The Buddha saw those mendicants staying nearby.

3.1Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

4.1“Arakkhitena kāyena,∥“Unguarded in body,4.2micchādiṭṭhihatena ca;ruined by wrong view,¹4.3Thinamiddhābhibhūtena,overcome with dullness and drowsiness,4.4vasaṁ mārassa gacchati.you fall under Māra’s sway.

5.1Tasmā rakkhitacittassa,∥That’s why you should guard the mind,²5.2sammāsaṅkappagocaro;with right thoughts your habitat,5.3Sammādiṭṭhipurekkhāro,and right view at the fore.5.4ñatvāna udayabbayaṁ;Having understood rise and fall,5.5Thinamiddhābhibhū bhikkhu,a mendicant who has overcome <j>dullness and drowsiness5.6sabbā duggatiyo jahe”ti.would abandon all bad destinies.”

5.7Dutiyaṁ.