9. Mettasuttaṃ

1. Karaṇīyamatthakusalena, yantasantaṃ padaṃ abhisamecca;

Sakko ujū ca suhujū [sūjū (sī.)] ca, suvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.

2. Santussako ca subharo ca, appakicco ca sallahukavutti;

Santindriyo ca nipako ca, appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.

3. Na ca khuddamācare kiñci, yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṃ;

Sukhinova khemino hontu, sabbasattā [sabbe sattā (sī. syā.)] bhavantu sukhitattā.

4. Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi, tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā;

Dīghā vā yeva mahantā [mahanta (?)], majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.

5. Diṭṭhā vā yeva adiṭṭhā [adiṭṭha (?)], ye va [ye ca (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)] dūre vasanti avidūre;

Bhūtā va [vā (syā. kaṃ. pī. ka.)] sambhavesī va [vā (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)], sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

6. Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha, nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci [naṃ kañci (sī. pī.), naṃ kiñci (syā.), na kiñci (ka.)];

Byārosanā paṭighasaññā, nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.

7. Mātā yathā niyaṃ puttamāyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe;

Evampi sabbabhūtesu, mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.

8. Mettañca sabbalokasmi, mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ;

Uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyañca, asambādhaṃ averamasapattaṃ.

9. Tiṭṭhaṃ caraṃ nisinno va [vā (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)], sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho [vigatamiddho (bahūsu)];

Etaṃ satiṃ adhiṭṭheyya, brahmametaṃ vihāramidhamāhu.

10. Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma, sīlavā dassanena sampanno;

Kāmesu vinaya [vineyya (sī.)] gedhaṃ, na hi jātuggabbhaseyya puna retīti.

Mettasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.