Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho āyasmā mahākappino yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami.
Then Venerable Mahākappina went to see the Buddha.
Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ mahākappinaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.
The Buddha saw him coming off in the distance,
Disvāna bhikkhū āmantesi:
and addressed the mendicants:
“passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, etaṁ bhikkhuṁ āgacchantaṁ odātakaṁ tanukaṁ tuṅganāsikan”ti?
“Mendicants, do you see that monk coming—white, thin, with a pointy nose?”
“Evaṁ, bhante”.
“Yes, sir.”
“Eso kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mahiddhiko mahānubhāvo.
“That mendicant is very mighty and powerful.
Na ca sā samāpatti sulabharūpā yā tena bhikkhunā asamāpannapubbā.
It’s not easy to find an attainment that he has not already attained.
Yassa catthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṁ brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.
And he has realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life. He lives having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.”
Idamavoca bhagavā.
That is what the Buddha said.
Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,
“The aristocrat is best among people
ye gottapaṭisārino;
who take clan as the standard.
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct
so seṭṭho devamānuse.
is best among gods and humans.
Divā tapati ādicco,
The sun blazes by day,
rattimābhāti candimā;
the moon radiates at night,
Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,
the aristocrat shines in armor,
jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;
and the brahmin shines in absorption.
Atha sabbamahorattiṁ,
But all day and all night,
buddho tapati tejasā”ti.
the Buddha blazes with glory.”
Ekādasamaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
Then Venerable Mahākappina went to see the Buddha.
The Buddha saw him coming off in the distance,
and addressed the mendicants:
“Mendicants, do you see that monk coming—white, thin, with a pointy nose?”
“Yes, sir.”
“That mendicant is very mighty and powerful.
It’s not easy to find an attainment that he has not already attained.
And he has realized the supreme end of the spiritual path in this very life. He lives having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.”
That is what the Buddha said.
Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“The aristocrat is best among people
who take clan as the standard.
But one accomplished in knowledge and conduct
is best among gods and humans.
The sun blazes by day,
the moon radiates at night,
the aristocrat shines in armor,
and the brahmin shines in absorption.
But all day and all night,
the Buddha blazes with glory.”
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
Atha kho āyasmā mahākappino yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami.
Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ mahākappinaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.
Disvāna bhikkhū āmantesi:
“passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, etaṁ bhikkhuṁ āgacchantaṁ odātakaṁ tanukaṁ tuṅganāsikan”ti?
“Evaṁ, bhante”.
“Eso kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu mahiddhiko mahānubhāvo.
Na ca sā samāpatti sulabharūpā yā tena bhikkhunā asamāpannapubbā.
Yassa catthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṁ brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.
Idamavoca bhagavā.
Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
“Khattiyo seṭṭho janetasmiṁ,
ye gottapaṭisārino;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
so seṭṭho devamānuse.
Divā tapati ādicco,
rattimābhāti candimā;
Sannaddho khattiyo tapati,
jhāyī tapati brāhmaṇo;
Atha sabbamahorattiṁ,
buddho tapati tejasā”ti.
Ekādasamaṁ.