Uppajjanti ca te khandhā, cavanti aparāparaṃ.

‘‘Etamādīnaṃ ñatvā, bhavenamhi anatthiko;

Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā uttaro thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

2. Piṇḍolabhāradvājattheragāthā

Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo, iti disvāna carāmi esanaṃ.

‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ pavedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho’’ti.

Itthaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā piṇḍolabhāradvājo thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

3. Valliyattheragāthā

‘‘Makkaṭo pañcadvārāyaṃ, kuṭikāyaṃ pasakkiya;

Dvārena anupariyeti, ghaṭṭayanto muhuṃ muhuṃ.

‘‘Tiṭṭha makkaṭa mā dhāvi, na hi te taṃ yathā pure;

Niggahītosi paññāya, neva dūraṃ gamissatī’’ti.

… Valliyo thero….

4. Gaṅgātīriyattheragāthā

Chavasittova me patto, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ.

‘‘Dvinnaṃ antaravassānaṃ, ekā vācā me bhāsitā;

Tatiye antaravassamhi, tamokhandho [tamokkhandho (sī. syā.)] padālito’’ti.

… Gaṅgātīriyo thero….

5. Ajinattheragāthā

‘‘Api ce hoti tevijjo, maccuhāyī anāsavo;

Appaññātoti naṃ bālā, avajānanti ajānatā.

Pāpadhammopi ce hoti, so nesaṃ hoti sakkato’’ti.

… Ajino thero….

6. Meḷajinattheragāthā

Na kaṅkhamabhijānāmi, sabbaññūaparājite.

‘‘Satthavāhe mahāvīre, sārathīnaṃ varuttame;

Magge paṭipadāyaṃ vā, kaṅkhā mayhaṃ na vijjatī’’ti.

… Meḷajino thero….

7. Rādhattheragāthā

[dha. pa. 13 dhammapade] ‘‘Yathā agāraṃ ducchannaṃ, vuṭṭhī samativijjhati;

Evaṃ abhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo samativijjhati.

[dha. pa. 14 dhammapade] ‘‘Yathā agāraṃ succhannaṃ, vuḍḍhī na samativijjhati;

Evaṃ subhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, rāgo na samativijjhatī’’ti.

… Rādho thero….

8. Surādhattheragāthā

Pahīno jālasaṅkhāto, bhavanetti samūhatā.

‘‘Yassatthāya pabbajito, agārasmānagāriyaṃ;

So me attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.

… Surādho thero….

9. Gotamattheragāthā

‘‘Sukhaṃ supanti munayo, ye itthīsu na bajjhare;

Sadā ve rakkhitabbāsu, yāsu saccaṃ sudullabhaṃ.

‘‘Vadhaṃ carimha te kāma, anaṇā dāni te mayaṃ;

Gacchāma dāni nibbānaṃ, yattha gantvā na socatī’’ti.

… Gotamo thero….

10. Vasabhattheragāthā

Suhataṃ hanti attānaṃ, vītaṃseneva pakkhimā.

‘‘Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo, anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;

Yasmiṃ pāpāni kammāni, sa ve kaṇho sujampatī’’ti.

… Vasabho thero….

Vaggo paṭhamo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Uttaro ceva piṇḍolo, valliyo tīriyo isi;

Ajino ca meḷajino, rādho surādho gotamo;

Vasabhena ime honti, dasa therā mahiddhikāti.

2. Dutiyavaggo

1. Mahācundattheragāthā

Paññāya atthaṃ jānāti, ñāto attho sukhāvaho.

‘‘Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni, careyya saṃyojanavippamokkhaṃ;

Sace ratiṃ nādhigaccheyya tattha, saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satimā’’ti.

… Mahācundo thero….

2. Jotidāsattheragāthā

‘‘Ye kho te veṭhamissena [veghamissena (sī. syā.), ve gamissena, vekhamissena (ka.)], nānattena ca kammunā;

Manusse uparundhanti, pharusūpakkamā janā;

‘‘Yaṃ karoti naro kammaṃ, kalyāṇaṃ yadi pāpakaṃ;

Tassa tasseva dāyādo, yaṃ yaṃ kammaṃ pakubbatī’’ti.

… Jotidāso thero….

3. Heraññakānittheragāthā

‘‘Accayanti ahorattā, jīvitaṃ uparujjhati;

Āyu khīyati maccānaṃ, kunnadīnaṃva odakaṃ.

‘‘Atha pāpāni kammāni, karaṃ bālo na bujjhati;

Pacchāssa kaṭukaṃ hoti, vipāko hissa pāpako’’ti.

… Heraññakānitthero….

4. Somamittattheragāthā

‘‘Parittaṃ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

Evaṃ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya, kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.

Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase’’ti.

… Somamitto thero….

5. Sabbamittattheragāthā

‘‘Jano janamhi sambaddho [sambaddho (syā. ka.)], janamevassito jano;

Jano janena heṭhīyati, heṭheti ca [bodhiyati, bādheti ca (ka.)] jano janaṃ.

Janaṃ ohāya gacchaṃ taṃ, heṭhayitvā [bādhayitvā (ka.)] bahuṃ jana’’nti.

… Sabbamitto thero….

6. Mahākāḷattheragāthā

Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṃ, sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṃva;

Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.

‘‘Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti, punappunaṃ dukkhamupeti mando;

Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā, māhaṃ puna bhinnasiro sayissa’’nti [passissanti (ka.)].

… Mahākāḷo thero….

7. Tissattheragāthā

‘‘Bahū sapatte labhati, muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;

Lābhī annassa pānassa, vatthassa sayanassa ca.

‘‘Etamādīnavaṃ ñatvā, sakkāresu mahabbhayaṃ;

Appalābho anavassuto, sato bhikkhu paribbaje’’ti.

… Tisso thero….

8. Kimilattheragāthā

Pahāyānappake bhoge, uñchāpattāgate ratā.

Ramanti dhammaratiyā, hitvāna lokiyaṃ rati’’nti.

… Kimilo [kimbilo (sī. syā. pī.)] thero….

9. Nandattheragāthā

Uddhato capalo cāsiṃ, kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

‘‘Upāyakusalenāhaṃ, buddhenādiccabandhunā;

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā, bhave cittaṃ udabbahi’’nti.

… Nando thero….

10. Sirimattheragāthā

‘‘Pare ca naṃ pasaṃsanti, attā ce asamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare pasaṃsanti, attā hi asamāhito.

‘‘Pare ca naṃ garahanti, attā ce susamāhito;

Moghaṃ pare garahanti, attā hi susamāhito’’ti.

… Sirimā thero….

Vaggo dutiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Somamitto sabbamitto, kālo tisso ca kimilo [kimbilo (sī. syā. pī.), chandalakkhaṇānulomaṃ];

Nando ca sirimā ceva, dasa therā mahiddhikāti.

3. Tatiyavaggo

1. Uttarattheragāthā

Bhāvitā mama bojjhaṅgā, patto me āsavakkhayo.

Bhāvayitvāna bojjhaṅge, nibbāyissaṃ anāsavo’’ti.

… Uttaro thero….

2. Bhaddajittheragāthā

‘‘Panādo nāma so rājā, yassa yūpo suvaṇṇayo;

Tiriyaṃ soḷasubbedho [soḷasapabbedho (sī. aṭṭha.), soḷasabbāṇo (?)], ubbhamāhu [uddhamāhu (sī.), uccamāhu (syā.)] sahassadhā.

‘‘Sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu, dhajālu haritāmayo;

Anaccuṃ tattha gandhabbā, chasahassāni sattadhā’’ti.

… Bhaddajitthero….

3. Sobhitattheragāthā

‘‘Satimā paññavā bhikkhu, āraddhabalavīriyo;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussariṃ.

‘‘Cattāro satipaṭṭhāne, satta aṭṭha ca bhāvayaṃ;

Pañca kappasatānāhaṃ, ekarattiṃ anussari’’nti.

… Sobhito thero….

4. Valliyattheragāthā

‘‘Yaṃ kiccaṃ daḷhavīriyena, yaṃ kiccaṃ boddhumicchatā;

Karissaṃ nāvarajjhissaṃ [nāvarujjhissaṃ (ka. sī. ka.)], passa vīriyaṃ parakkama.

‘‘Tvañca me maggamakkhāhi, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ;

Ahaṃ monena monissaṃ, gaṅgāsotova sāgara’’nti.

… Valliyo thero….

5. Vītasokattheragāthā

Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Vītasoko thero….

6. Puṇṇamāsattheragāthā

‘‘Pañca nīvaraṇe hitvā, yogakkhemassa pattiyā;

Dhammādāsaṃ gahetvāna, ñāṇadassanamattano.

‘‘Paccavekkhiṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ, sabbaṃ santarabāhiraṃ;

Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, tuccho kāyo adissathā’’ti.

… Puṇṇamāso thero….

7. Nandakattheragāthā

‘‘Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño, khalitvā patitiṭṭhati;

Bhiyyo laddāna saṃvegaṃ, adīno vahate dhuraṃ.

‘‘Evaṃ dassanasampannaṃ, sammāsambuddhasāvakaṃ;

Ājānīyaṃ maṃ dhāretha, puttaṃ buddhassa orasa’’nti.

… Nandako thero….

8. Bharatattheragāthā

‘‘Ehi nandaka gacchāma, upajjhāyassa santikaṃ;

Sīhanādaṃ nadissāma, buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.

‘‘Yāya no anukampāya, amhe pabbājayī muni;

So no attho anuppatto, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayo’’ti.

… Bharato thero….

9. Bhāradvājattheragāthā

Vīrā vijitasaṅgāmā, jetvā māraṃ savāhaniṃ [savāhanaṃ (bahūsu)].

‘‘Satthā ca pariciṇṇo me, dhammo saṅgho ca pūjito;

Ahañca vitto sumano, puttaṃ disvā anāsava’’nti.

… Bhāradvājo thero….

10. Kaṇhadinnattheragāthā

‘‘Upāsitā sappurisā, sutā dhammā abhiṇhaso;

Sutvāna paṭipajjissaṃ, añjasaṃ amatogadhaṃ.

‘‘Bhavarāgahatassa me sato, bhavarāgo puna me na vijjati;

Na cāhu na ca me bhavissati, na ca me etarahi vijjatī’’ti.

… Kaṇhadinno thero….

Vaggo tatiyo niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Uttaro bhaddajitthero, sobhito valliyo isi;

Vītasoko ca yo thero, puṇṇamāso ca nandako;

Bharato bhāradvājo ca, kaṇhadinno mahāmunīti.

4. Catutthavaggo

1. Migasirattheragāthā

Vimuccamāno uggacchiṃ, kāmadhātuṃ upaccagaṃ.

Akuppā me vimuttīti, sabbasaṃyojanakkhayā’’ti.

… Migasiro thero….

2. Sivakattheragāthā

Gahakāraṃ [gahakārakaṃ (sī. pī.)] gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.

‘‘Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi;

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, thūṇikā [thūṇirā (pī. ka.), dhuṇirā (syā.)] ca vidālitā [padālitā (sī. syā.)];

Vimariyādikataṃ cittaṃ, idheva vidhamissatī’’ti.

… Sivako [sīvako (sī.)] thero….

3. Upavāṇattheragāthā

‘‘Arahaṃ sugato loke, vātehābādhito [… bādhito (ka.)] muni;

Sace uṇhodakaṃ atthi, munino dehi brāhmaṇa.

‘‘Pūjito pūjaneyyānaṃ [pūjanīyānaṃ (sī.)], sakkareyyāna sakkato;

Apacitopaceyyānaṃ [apacanīyānaṃ (sī.), apacineyyānaṃ (syā.)], tassa icchāmi hātave’’ti.

… Upavāṇo thero….

4. Isidinnattheragāthā

‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā dhammadharā upāsakā, kāmā aniccā iti bhāsamānā;

Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca te apekkhā.

Rāgañca tesaṃ na balatthi chettuṃ, tasmā sitā puttadāraṃ dhanañcā’’ti.

… Isidinno thero….

5. Sambulakaccānattheragāthā

Ekako cāhaṃ bherave bile viharāmi;

Tassa mayhaṃ ekakassa bherave bile viharato,

Natthi bhayaṃ vā chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā.

Viharato natthi bhayaṃ vā, chambhitattaṃ vā lomahaṃso vā’’ti.

… Sambulakaccāno [sambahulakaccāno (ka.)] thero….

6. Nitakattheragāthā

Virattaṃ rajanīyesu, kuppanīye na kuppati;

Yassevaṃ bhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, kuto taṃ dukkhamessati.

‘‘Mama selūpamaṃ cittaṃ, ṭhitaṃ nānupakampati;

Virattaṃ rajanīyesu, kuppanīye na kuppati;

Mamevaṃ bhāvitaṃ cittaṃ, kuto maṃ dukkhamessatī’’ti.

… Nitako [khitako (sī. syā.)] thero….

7. Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

‘‘Na tāva supituṃ hoti, ratti nakkhattamālinī;

Paṭijaggitumevesā, ratti hoti vijānatā.

Saṅgāme me mataṃ seyyo, yañce jīve parājito’’ti.

… Soṇo poṭiriyo [selissariyo (sī.), poṭṭiriyaputto (syā.)] thero ….

8. Nisabhattheragāthā

Saddhāya gharā nikkhamma, dukkhassantakaro bhave.

‘‘Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ, nābhinandāmi jīvitaṃ;

Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi, sampajāno patissato’’ti.

… Nisabho thero….

9. Usabhattheragāthā

‘‘Ambapallavasaṅkāsaṃ, aṃse katvāna cīvaraṃ;

Nisinno hatthigīvāyaṃ, gāmaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisiṃ.

Sohaṃ ditto tadā santo, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

… Usabho thero….

10. Kappaṭakurattheragāthā

‘‘Ayamiti kappaṭo kappaṭakuro, acchāya atibharitāya [atibhariyāya (sī. ka.), accaṃ bharāya (syā.)];

Amataghaṭikāyaṃ dhammakaṭamatto [dhammakaṭapatto (syā. ka. aṭṭha.), dhammakaṭamaggo (sī. aṭṭha.)], katapadaṃ jhānāni ocetuṃ.

… Kappaṭakuro thero….

Vaggo catuttho niṭṭhito.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Isidinno ca kaccāno, nitako ca mahāvasī;

Poṭiriyaputto nisabho, usabho kappaṭakuroti.

5. Pañcamavaggo

1. Kumārakassapattheragāthā

‘‘Aho buddhā aho dhammā, aho no satthu sampadā;

Yattha etādisaṃ dhammaṃ, sāvako sacchikāhi’’ti.

‘‘Asaṅkheyyesu kappesu, sakkāyādhigatā ahū;

Tesamayaṃ pacchimako, carimoyaṃ samussayo;

Jātimaraṇasaṃsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Kumārakassapo thero….

2. Dhammapālattheragāthā

Jāgaro sa hi suttesu [patisuttesu (sī. ka.)], amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī, saraṃ buddhāna sāsana’’nti.

… Dhammapālo thero….

3. Brahmālittheragāthā

‘‘Kassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, assā yathā sārathinā sudantā;

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi kassa [tassa (bahūsu)] pihayanti tādino’’ti.

Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, devāpi mayhaṃ pihayanti tādino’’ti.

… Brahmāli thero….

4. Mogharājattheragāthā

Hemantikasītakālarattiyo [hemantikakālarattiyo (ka.)], bhikkhu tvaṃsi kathaṃ karissasi’’.

‘‘Sampannasassā magadhā, kevalā iti me sutaṃ;

Palālacchannako seyyaṃ, yathaññe sukhajīvino’’ti.

… Mogharājā thero….

5. Visākhapañcālaputtattheragāthā

‘‘Na ukkhipe no ca parikkhipe pare, okkhipe pāragataṃ na eraye;

‘‘Susukhumanipuṇatthadassinā, matikusalena nivātavuttinā;

Saṃsevitavuddhasīlinā, nibbānaṃ na hi tena dullabha’’nti.

… Visākho pañcālaputto thero ….

6. Cūḷakattheragāthā

Susaddalā cāpi mahāmahī ayaṃ, subyāpitambu suvalāhakaṃ nabhaṃ.

Susukkasukkaṃ nipuṇaṃ sududdasaṃ, phusāhi taṃ uttamamaccutaṃ pada’’nti.

… Cūḷako [cūlako (sī. aṭṭha.)] thero….

7. Anūpamattheragāthā

‘‘Nandamānāgataṃ cittaṃ, sūlamāropamānakaṃ;

Tena teneva vajasi, yena sūlaṃ kaliṅgaraṃ.

‘‘Tāhaṃ cittakaliṃ brūmi, taṃ brūmi cittadubbhakaṃ;

Satthā te dullabho laddho, mānatthe maṃ niyojayī’’ti.

… Anūpamo thero….

8. Vajjitattheragāthā

Apassaṃ ariyasaccāni, andhabhūto [andhībhūto (ka.)] puthujjano.

Sabbā gatī samucchinnā, natthi dāni punabbhavo’’ti.

… Vajjito thero….

9. Sandhitattheragāthā

‘‘Assatthe haritobhāse, saṃvirūḷhamhi pādape;

Ekaṃ buddhagataṃ saññaṃ, alabhitthaṃ [alabhiṃ haṃ (ka.)] patissato.

‘‘Ekatiṃse ito kappe, yaṃ saññamalabhiṃ tadā;

Tassā saññāya vāhasā, patto me āsavakkhayo’’ti.

… Sandhito thero….

Vaggo pañcamo niṭṭhito.

Mogharājā visākho ca, cūḷako ca anūpamo;

Vajjito sandhito thero, kilesarajavāhanoti.

Dukanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ –

Gāthādukanipātamhi, navuti ceva aṭṭha ca;

Therā ekūnapaññāsaṃ, bhāsitā nayakovidāti.