8. Aṭṭhakanipāto

1. Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

494. “Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye, parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;

so ussukko rasānugiddho, atthaṃ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.

495. “Paṅkoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.

496. “Na parassupanidhāya, kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;

attanā taṃ na seveyya, kammabandhūhi mātiyā.

497. “Na pare vacanā coro, na pare vacanā muni;

attā ca naṃ yathāvedi [yathā vetti (sī.)], devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.

498. “Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

499. “Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

paññāya ca alābhena [abhāvena (sī. aṭṭha.)], vittavāpi na jīvati.

500. “Sabbaṃ suṇāti sotena, sabbaṃ passati cakkhunā;

na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.

501. “Cakkhumāssa yathā andho, sotavā badhiro yathā;

paññavāssa yathā mūgo, balavā dubbaloriva;
atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha [passetha (ka.)] matasāyikan”ti.

… Mahākaccāyano thero….