With Poṭṭhapāda 4.1-7

Poṭṭhapādasutta 4.1-7

Addasā kho poṭṭhapādo paribbājako bhagavantaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ;

Poṭṭhapāda saw the Buddha coming off in the distance,
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disvāna sakaṃ parisaṃ saṇṭhapesi:

and hushed his own assembly,
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“appasaddā bhonto hontu, mā bhonto saddamakattha.

“Be quiet, good fellows, don’t make a sound.
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Ayaṃ samaṇo gotamo āgacchati.

Here comes the ascetic Gotama.
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Appasaddakāmo kho so āyasmā appasaddassa vaṇṇavādī.

The venerable likes quiet and praises quiet.
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Appeva nāma appasaddaṃ parisaṃ viditvā upasaṅkamitabbaṃ maññeyyā”ti.

Hopefully if he sees that our assembly is quiet he’ll see fit to approach.”
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Evaṃ vutte, te paribbājakā tuṇhī ahesuṃ.

Then those wanderers fell silent.
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