Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
So I have heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.
Atha kho cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ mahāvanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
Then, late at night, the glorious Kokanadā the Younger, Pajjunna’s daughter, lighting up the entire Great Wood, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:
and recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:
“Idhāgamā vijjupabhāsavaṇṇā,
“She came here, beautiful as a flash of lightning,
Kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā;
Kokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter.
Buddhañca dhammañca namassamānā,
Revering the Buddha and the teaching,
Gāthācimā atthavatī abhāsi.
she spoke these verses full of meaning.
Bahunāpi kho taṁ vibhajeyyaṁ,
The teaching is such that
Pariyāyena tādiso dhammo;
I could analyze it in many different ways.
Saṅkhittamatthaṁ lapayissāmi,
However, I will state the meaning in brief
Yāvatā me manasā pariyattaṁ.
as far as I have learned it by heart.
Pāpaṁ na kayirā vacasā manasā,
You should never do anything bad
Kāyena vā kiñcana sabbaloke;
by speech or mind or body in all the world.
Kāme pahāya satimā sampajāno,
Having given up sensual pleasures, mindful and aware,
Dukkhaṁ na sevetha anatthasaṁhitan”ti.
you shouldn’t keep doing what’s painful and pointless.”
Satullapakāyikavaggo catuttho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sabbhimaccharinā sādhu,
na santujjhānasaññino;
Saddhā samayo sakalikaṁ,
ubho pajjunnadhītaroti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
So I have heard.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.
Then, late at night, the glorious Kokanadā the Younger, Pajjunna’s daughter, lighting up the entire Great Wood, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,
and recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:
“She came here, beautiful as a flash of lightning,
Kokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter.
Revering the Buddha and the teaching,
she spoke these verses full of meaning.
The teaching is such that
I could analyze it in many different ways.
However, I will state the meaning in brief
as far as I have learned it by heart.
You should never do anything bad
by speech or mind or body in all the world.
Having given up sensual pleasures, mindful and aware,
you shouldn’t keep doing what’s painful and pointless.”
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.
Atha kho cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ mahāvanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:
“Idhāgamā vijjupabhāsavaṇṇā,
Kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā;
Buddhañca dhammañca namassamānā,
Gāthācimā atthavatī abhāsi.
Bahunāpi kho taṁ vibhajeyyaṁ,
Pariyāyena tādiso dhammo;
Saṅkhittamatthaṁ lapayissāmi,
Yāvatā me manasā pariyattaṁ.
Pāpaṁ na kayirā vacasā manasā,
Kāyena vā kiñcana sabbaloke;
Kāme pahāya satimā sampajāno,
Dukkhaṁ na sevetha anatthasaṁhitan”ti.
Satullapakāyikavaggo catuttho.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sabbhimaccharinā sādhu,
na santujjhānasaññino;
Saddhā samayo sakalikaṁ,
ubho pajjunnadhītaroti.