5. Mahiṃsarājacariyā

37. ‘‘Punāparaṃ yadā homi, mahiṃso pavanacārako;

Pavaḍḍhakāyo balavā, mahanto bhīmadassano.

38. ‘‘Pabbhāre giridugge [vanadugge (sī.)] ca, rukkhamūle dakāsaye;

Hotettha ṭhānaṃ mahiṃsānaṃ, koci koci tahiṃ tahiṃ.

39. ‘‘Vicaranto brahāraññe, ṭhānaṃ addasa bhaddakaṃ;

Taṃ ṭhānaṃ upagantvāna, tiṭṭhāmi ca sayāmi ca.

40. ‘‘Athettha kapimāgantvā, pāpo anariyo lahu;

Khandhe nalāṭe bhamuke, mutteti ohanetitaṃ.

41. ‘‘Sakimpi divasaṃ dutiyaṃ, tatiyaṃ catutthampi ca;

Dūseti maṃ sabbakālaṃ, tena homi upadduto.

42. ‘‘Mamaṃ upaddutaṃ disvā, yakkho maṃ idamabravi;

‘Nāsehetaṃ chavaṃ pāpaṃ, siṅgehi ca khurehi ca’.

43. ‘‘Evaṃ vutte tadā yakkhe, ahaṃ taṃ idamabraviṃ;

‘Kiṃ tvaṃ makkhesi kuṇapena, pāpena anariyena maṃ.

44. ‘‘‘Yadihaṃ tassa pakuppeyyaṃ, tato hīnataro bhave;

Sīlañca me pabhijjeyya, viññū ca garaheyyu maṃ.

45. ‘‘‘Hīḷitā jīvitā vāpi, parisuddhena mataṃ varaṃ;

Kyāhaṃ jīvitahetūpi, kāhāmiṃ paraheṭhanaṃ’.

46. ‘‘Mamevāyaṃ maññamāno, aññepevaṃ karissati;

Teva tassa vadhissanti, sā me mutti bhavissati.

47. ‘‘Hīnamajjhimaukkaṭṭhe, sahanto avamānitaṃ;

Evaṃ labhati sappañño, manasā yathā patthita’’nti.

Mahiṃsarājacariyaṃ pañcamaṃ.