With Soṇadaṇḍa 15.1-10

15.1

“Imesaṃ pana, brāhmaṇa, catunnaṃ aṅgānaṃ sakkā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ ṭhapayitvā tīhaṅgehi samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapetuṃ;

“But brahmin, is it possible to set aside one of these four factors and still rightly describe someone as a brahmin?”

15.2

‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti?

15.3

“Sakkā, bho gotama.

“It is possible, worthy Gotama.

15.4

Imesañhi, bho gotama, catunnaṃ aṅgānaṃ mante ṭhapayāma.

We could leave the hymns out of the four factors.

15.5

Kiñhi mantā karissanti?

For what do the hymns matter?

15.6

Yato kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇo ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca saṃsuddhagahaṇiko yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;

15.7

sīlavā ca hoti vuddhasīlī vuddhasīlena samannāgato;

15.8

paṇḍito ca hoti medhāvī paṭhamo vā dutiyo vā sujaṃ paggaṇhantānaṃ.

15.9

Imehi kho, bho gotama, tīhaṅgehi samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapenti;

A brahmin must possess the remaining three factors for the brahmins to rightly describe him as a brahmin.”

15.10

‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti.