thag1.8:1.1
“Yo duddamiyo damena danto,
“Yang sulit dijinakkan, kini jinak oleh latihan diri,
Once hard to tame, now tamed himself;
Bab Pertama
“Yo duddamiyo damena danto,
“Yang sulit dijinakkan, kini jinak oleh latihan diri,
Once hard to tame, now tamed himself;
Vīro santusito vitiṇṇakaṅkho;
sang pahlawan puas, telah melampaui keragu-raguan;
a hero, content, with doubt overcome;
Vijitāvī apetalomahaṁso,
sang penakluk, bulu roma yang merinding telah lenyap,
victorious, with goosebumps vanished,
Vīro so parinibbuto ṭhitatto”ti.
Vīra itu teguh, dan telah mencapai padam sempurna.”
Vīra is steadfast, and has become fully quenched.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā vīro thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
Demikianlah syair ini dibabarkan oleh Yang Mulia Vīra sang sesepuh.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Vīra.