๕. สุภาษิตชยสูตร

Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra kho .pe.

Bhagavā etadavoca bhūtapubbaṃ bhikkhave devāsurasaṅgāmo samupabyūḷho ahosi . atha kho bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca hotu devānaminda subhāsitena jayoti . Hotu vepacitti subhāsitena jayoti . atha kho bhikkhave devā ca asurā ca pārisajje ṭhapesuṃ ime no subhāsitaṃ dubbhāsitaṃ ājānissantīti . Atha kho bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca bhaṇa devānaminda gāthanti . evaṃ vutte bhikkhave sakko devānamindo vepacittiṃ asurindaṃ etadavoca tumhe khvettha vepacitti pubbadevā bhaṇa vepacitti gāthanti.

Evaṃ vutte bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi bhiyyo bālā pakujjheyyuṃ no cassa paṭisedhako tasmā bhusena daṇḍena dhīro bālaṃ nisedhayeti. Bhāsitāya kho pana bhikkhave vepacittinā asurindena gāthāya asurā anumodiṃsu devā tuṇhī ahesuṃ . atha kho bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca bhaṇa devānaminda gāthanti.

Evaṃ vutte bhikkhave sakko devānamindo imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi etadeva ahaṃ maññe bālassa paṭisedhanaṃ paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā yo sato upasammatīti. Bhāsitāya kho pana bhikkhave sakkena devānamindena gāthāya devā anumodiṃsu asurā tuṇhī ahesuṃ . atha kho bhikkhave sakko devānamindo vepacittiṃ asurindaṃ etadavoca bhaṇa vepacitti gāthanti.

Evaṃ vutte bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi etadeva titikkhāya vajjaṃ passāmi vāsava yadā naṃ maññati bālo bhayā myāyaṃ titikkhati ajjhārūhati dummedho gova bhiyyo palāyinanti. Bhāsitāya kho pana bhikkhave vepacittinā asurindena gāthāya asurā anumodiṃsu devā tuṇhī ahesuṃ . atha kho bhikkhave vepacitti asurindo sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca bhaṇa devānaminda gāthanti.

Evaṃ vutte bhikkhave sakko devānamindo imā gāthāyo abhāsi kāmaṃ maññatu vā mā vā bhayā myāyaṃ titikkhati sadatthaparamā atthā khantyā bhiyyo na vijjati yo have balavā santo dubbalassa titikkhati tamāhu paramaṃ khantiṃ niccaṃ khamati dubbalo Abalantaṃ balaṃ āhu yassa bālabalaṃ balaṃ balavassa dhammaguttassa paṭivattā na vijjati tasseva tena pāpiyo yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ ubhinnamatthaṃ carati attano ca parassa ca paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā yo sato upasammati ubhinnaṃ tikicchantānaṃ attano ca parassa ca janā maññanti bāloti ye dhammassa akovidāti. Bhāsitāsu kho pana bhikkhave sakkena devānamindena gāthāsu devā anumodiṃsu asurā tuṇhī ahesuṃ.

Atha kho bhikkhave devānañca asurānañca pārisajjā etadavocuṃ bhāsitā kho vepacittinā asurindena gāthāyo tā ca kho sadaṇḍāvacarā sasatthāvacarā iti bhaṇḍanaṃ iti viggaho iti kalaho bhāsitā kho sakkena devānamindena gāthāyo tā ca kho adaṇḍāvacarā asatthāvacarā iti abhaṇḍanaṃ iti aviggaho iti akalaho sakkassa devānamindassa subhāsitena jayoti . iti kho bhikkhave sakkassa devānamindassa subhāsitena jayo ahosi.