5. Mālukyaputtattheragāthā

399. “Manujassa pamattacārino, taṇhā vaḍḍhati māluvā viya;

so plavatī [plavati (sī. pī. ka.), pariplavati (syā.)] hurā huraṃ, phalamicchaṃva vanasmi vānaro.

400. “Yaṃ esā sahate [sahati (pī. ka.)] jammī, taṇhā loke visattikā;

sokā tassa pavaḍḍhanti, abhivaṭṭhaṃva [abhivuṭṭhaṃva (syā.), abhivaḍḍhaṃva (ka.)] bīraṇaṃ.

401. “Yo cetaṃ sahate [sahati (pī. ka.)] jammiṃ, taṇhaṃ loke duraccayaṃ;

sokā tamhā papatanti, udabindūva pokkharā.

402. “Taṃ vo vadāmi bhaddaṃ vo, yāvantettha samāgatā;

taṇhāya mūlaṃ khaṇatha, usīratthova bīraṇaṃ;
mā vo naḷaṃva sotova, māro bhañji punappunaṃ.

403. “Karotha buddhavacanaṃ, khaṇo vo mā upaccagā;

khaṇātītā hi socanti, nirayamhi samappitā.

404. “Pamādo rajo pamādo [sabbadā (sī. ka.), suttanipātaṭṭhakathāyaṃ uṭṭhānasuttavaṇṇanā oloketabbā], pamādānupatito rajo;

appamādena vijjāya, abbahe sallamattano”ti.

… Mālukyaputto [māluṅkyaputto (sī. syā. pī.)] thero….