[323] Tenahi rājañña upamante karissāmi upamāyapīdhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti . bhūtapubbaṃ rājañña dve akkhadhuttā akkhehi dibbiṃsu . eko akkhadhutto āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilati . addasā kho dutiyo akkhadhutto taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilantaṃ disvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca tvaṃ kho samma ekantikena jināsi dehi me samma akkhe pajoharissāmīti . {323.1} Evaṃ sammāti kho so akkhadhutto tassa akkhadhuttassa akkhe pādāsi . athakho so akkhadhutto akkhe visena paribhāvetvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca ehi kho samma akkhehi dibbissāmāti . Evaṃ sammāti kho so akkhadhutto tassa akkhadhuttassa paccassosi . Dutiyampi kho te akkhadhuttā akkhehi dibbiṃsu . dutiyampi kho So akkhadhutto āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilati . addasā kho dutiyo akkhadhutto taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ dutiyampi āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilantaṃ disvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca