23. Nāgavaggo

320. Ahaṃ nāgova saṅgāme, cāpato patitaṃ saraṃ;

Ativākyaṃ titikkhissaṃ, dussīlo hi bahujjano.

321. Dantaṃ nayanti samitiṃ, dantaṃ rājābhirūhati;

Danto seṭṭho manussesu, yotivākyaṃ titikkhati.

322. Varamassatarā dantā, ājānīyā ca [ājānīyāva (syā.)] sindhavā;

Kuñjarā ca [kuñjarāva (syā.)] mahānāgā, attadanto tato varaṃ.

323. Na hi etehi yānehi, gaccheyya agataṃ disaṃ;

Yathāttanā sudantena, danto dantena gacchati.

324. Dhanapālo [dhanapālako (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)] nāma kuñjaro, kaṭukabhedano [kaṭukappabhedano (sī. syā. pī.)] dunnivārayo;

Baddho kabaḷaṃ na bhuñjati, sumarati [susarati (ka.)] nāgavanassa kuñjaro.

325. Middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca, niddāyitā samparivattasāyī;

Mahāvarāhova nivāpapuṭṭho, punappunaṃ gabbhamupeti mando.

326. Idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārikaṃ, yenicchakaṃ yatthakāmaṃ yathāsukhaṃ;

Tadajjahaṃ niggahessāmi yoniso, hatthippabhinnaṃ viya aṅkusaggaho.

327. Appamādaratā hotha, sacittamanurakkhatha;

Duggā uddharathattānaṃ, paṅke sannova [sattova (sī. pī.)] kuñjaro.

328. Sace labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ, saddhiṃ caraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ;

Abhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni, careyya tenattamano satīmā.

329. No ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ, saddhiṃ caraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ;

Rājāva raṭṭhaṃ vijitaṃ pahāya, eko care mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.

330. Ekassa caritaṃ seyyo, natthi bāle sahāyatā;

Eko care na ca pāpāni kayirā, appossukko mātaṅgaraññeva nāgo.

331. Atthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāyā, tuṭṭhī sukhā yā itarītarena;

Puññaṃ sukhaṃ jīvitasaṅkhayamhi, sabbassa dukkhassa sukhaṃ pahānaṃ.

332. Sukhā matteyyatā loke, atho petteyyatā sukhā;

Sukhā sāmaññatā loke, atho brahmaññatā sukhā.

333. Sukhaṃ yāva jarā sīlaṃ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā;

Sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṃ akaraṇaṃ sukhaṃ.

Nāgavaggo tevīsatimo niṭṭhito.