Pathikasutta 1.22

1.22.1

Yadā kho so, bhaggava, puriso aññāsi:

When that man knew

1.22.2

‘parābhūtarūpo ayaṃ acelo pāthikaputto.

that Pāṭikaputta had lost,

1.22.3

Āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvusoti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātun’ti.

1.22.4

Atha taṃ parisaṃ āgantvā evamārocesi:

he returned to the assembly and said,

1.22.5

‘parābhūtarūpo, bho, acelo pāthikaputto.

‘Pāṭikaputta has lost, worthies.

1.22.6

Āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvusoti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātun’ti.

He says “I’m coming, respectable sir, I’m coming!” But wriggle as he might, he can’t get up from his seat.’

1.22.7

Evaṃ vutte, ahaṃ, bhaggava, taṃ parisaṃ etadavocaṃ:

When he said this, I said to the assembly,

1.22.8

‘abhabbo kho, āvuso, acelo pāthikaputto taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā mama sammukhībhāvaṃ āgantuṃ.

‘The naked ascetic Pāṭikaputta is not capable of meeting me face to face, unless he gives up that statement and that intention, and lets go of that view.

1.22.9

Sacepissa evamassa—

If he thinks he can

1.22.10

ahaṃ taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā samaṇassa gotamassa sammukhībhāvaṃ gaccheyyanti, muddhāpi tassa vipateyyā’ti.

meet me face to face without giving up those things, his head may explode.’

1.22.11

Paṭhamabhāṇavāro niṭṭhito.

The first recitation section is complete.