sahassavedopi na taṃ paṭicca

dukkhā pamuñce caraṇaṃ apatvāti.

Tattha bahussutoti sace mahārāja ahaṃ bahussutomhīti paguṇavedopi dasakusaladhammaṃ na careyya tīhi dvārehi pāpāneva kareyya tiṭṭhantu tayo vedā sahassavedāpi samānā taṃ bāhusaccaṃ paṭicca aṭṭhasamāpattisaṅkhātaṃ caraṇaṃ apatvā apāyadukkhato na mucceyyāti.

Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā uddālako cintesi rājā yathā vā tathā vā isigaṇassa pasīdi ayaṃ pana brāhmaṇo carantaṃ goṇaṃ daṇḍena paharati vaḍḍhitabhatte kacavaraṃ khipati kathessāmi tena saddhinti kathento tatiyaṃ gāthamāha