Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā. Katamā tisso? Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā— imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā”ti.
“There are these three quests. What are the three? The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for seeking existence, and the quest for seeking renunciation. These are the three quests.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Kāmesanā bhavesanā,
brahmacariyesanā saha;
Iti saccaparāmāso,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samussayā.
“The quest for seeking sensual pleasure, the quest for seeking existence,
along with the quest for seeking renunciation,
result from holding tight to the thought, ‘This is the truth,’
and the accumulation of bases for views.
Sabbarāgavirattassa,
taṇhakkhayavimuttino;
Esanā paṭinissaṭṭhā,
diṭṭhiṭṭhānā samūhatā;
Esanānaṁ khayā bhikkhu,
nirāso akathaṅkathī”ti.
For one detached from all passion,
who is liberated through the exhaustion of craving,
quests are renounced,
and the bases for views are uprooted;
with the cessation of quests, the bhikkhu
is fulfilled and without doubt.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.