sukhaṃ nu khaṇḍaso chindaṃ bhaddasāla vanappati

kiṃ hetu kiṃ upādāya khaṇḍaso chindamicchasīti.

Tattha hatthapādanti hatthe ca pāde ca. Taṃ dukkhanti evaṃ paṭipāṭiyā chijjantassa corassa maraṇaṃ dukkhaṃ siyā. Sukhaṃ nūti samma bhaddasāla vajjhappattā corā sukhena maritukāmā sīsacchedaṃ yācanti na khaṇḍaso chedanaṃ tvaṃ pana evaṃ yācasi tena taṃ pucchāmi sukhaṃ nu khaṇḍaso chindanti. Kiṃ hetūti khaṇḍaso chindaṃnāma na sukhaṃ kāraṇena panettha bhavitabbanti taṃ pucchanto evamāha.

Athassa ācikkhanto bhaddasālo dve gāthā abhāsi