8. Cāpaṅgapañho

8. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘cāpassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’nti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’’nti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, cāpo sutacchito namito [mito (sī. pī. ka.)] yāvaggamūlaṃ samakameva anunamati nappaṭitthambhati, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena theranavamajjhimasamakesu anunamitabbaṃ nappaṭipharitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, cāpassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena vidhura [puṇṇaka] jātake –

‘‘‘Cāpovūnudaro dhīro, vaṃso vāpi pakampaye [cāpo vā nuna me dhīro, vaṃsova anulomayaṃ (sī. pī. ka.)];

Paṭilomaṃ na vatteyya, sa rājavasatiṃ vase’’’ti.

Cāpaṅgapañho aṭṭhamo.