Verses on Dhamma 26.2.p2

26.2.p2

Ekadivasañhi tiṃsamattā disāvāsikā bhikkhū āgantvā satthāraṃ vanditvā nisīdiṃsu. Sāriputtatthero tesaṃ arahattassa upanissayaṃ disvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā ṭhitakova imaṃ pañhaṃ pucchi – ‘‘bhante, dve dhammāti vuccanti, katame nu kho dve dhammā’’ti? Atha naṃ satthā ‘‘dve dhammāti kho, sāriputta, samathavipassanā vuccantī’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

For one day thirty monks who resided in foreign parts came and saluted the Teacher and sat down. Elder Sāriputta, knowing that they possessed the faculties requisite for the attainment of Arahatship, went to the Teacher and, without sitting down, asked him the following question, “Reverend Sir, ‘two states’ are frequently spoken of; now what are the ‘two states’?” The Teacher replied, “By the ‘two states,’ Sāriputta, are meant Tranquillity and Insight.” So saying, he pronounced the following Stanza,