Pathikasutta 2.3

2.3.1

Yadā kho so, bhaggava, licchavimahāmatto aññāsi:

When the Licchavi minister knew

2.3.2

‘parābhūtarūpo ayaṃ acelo pāthikaputto āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvusoti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātun’ti.

that Pāṭikaputta had lost,

2.3.3

Atha taṃ parisaṃ āgantvā evamārocesi:

he returned to the assembly and said,

2.3.4

‘parābhūtarūpo, bho, acelo pāthikaputto āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvusoti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātun’ti.

‘Pāṭikaputta has lost, worthies.’

2.3.5

Evaṃ vutte, ahaṃ, bhaggava, taṃ parisaṃ etadavocaṃ:

When he said this, I said to the assembly,

2.3.6

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

‘Pāṭikaputta is not capable of meeting me face to face, otherwise

2.3.7

Sacepissa evamassa—

2.3.8

ahaṃ taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā samaṇassa gotamassa sammukhībhāvaṃ gaccheyyanti, muddhāpi tassa vipateyya.

his head may explode.

2.3.9

Sace pāyasmantānaṃ licchavīnaṃ evamassa—

Even if the good Licchavis were to think,

2.3.10

mayaṃ acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ varattāhi bandhitvā goyugehi āviñcheyyāmāti, tā varattā chijjeyyuṃ pāthikaputto vā.

“Let’s bind Pāṭikaputta with straps and drag him with a pair of oxen!” But either the straps will break or Pāṭikaputta will.’

2.3.11

Abhabbo pana acelo pāthikaputto taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā mama sammukhībhāvaṃ āgantuṃ.

2.3.12

Sacepissa evamassa—

2.3.13

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