v. 3pa The highest, best of the physicians, skilled, [an expert in or offers?] medicine
… … The highest, protector of those fallen into misery, constantly … …
v. 5na (=ṇa) The protector acted for the advantage of all people … … Constantly the protector of those fallen into manifold miseries, of those who are
unprotected … …
v. 6la Having gained the power of knowledge, the very competent one roared [the lion’s roar]
… … “I attained the range of the excellent knowledge of a buddha …” …
v. 7da dāntās te (or: tvayā) jaṭilā aṇekā vividhā dharṣitvā … … dānto ’ṅgulimālaś coro balavān dāntaś ca s(a) g(a)j(a)- (or: g(a)j(a)g(iriḥ?) or:
g(u)hy(a)k(aḥ)) … …
v. 7da Tamed are the many various matted-haired ascetics, having overcome … … Tamed is the mighty thief Aṅgulimāla, and tamed is this mountain(?) of an elephant. …
v. 8ba With strength attained [and] without fear, you roar [like a lion] to the assembly,
all … … At that time, the fool(s), weak-minded [and] dull, … …
v. 9ḍa Māra was burning [with rage], the wicked, ill-disposed [and] evil one, after he saw
… … They were all burning [with grief], along with their retinues, the frightening ones,
after [the Buddha] had struck [them] down with loving kindness. …
v. 10ṣa śraddhā kalpaśatāny anekāni vividhāni samavardhata lokeśva(ra) (or: samabṛṃhayal
lokeśva(raḥ)) … śrānto(?) (cf. BHS śāta or P sāta) loko kṛto sadevamanujo yat prāptā bodhiḥ śiv(ā) …
v. 10ṣa For many different hundreds of eons, [your] faith grew, oh lord of the world. … The world, with [its] gods and men, was made content, because blissful awakening was
attained. …
v. 12ta By calling the name of this best of protectors [all people] … are liberated. … His assemblies of followers [are vast] as the ocean, having prepared gifts [and] folded
[their] hands, …
v. 13ya Hundreds of sacrifices were sacrificed, many, various, after [he] set out for the
blissful awakening. … [The state of nirvāṇa is reached], where there is no aging, no illness [or] death
[or] sorrow; how [could there be] something unpleasant? …
v. 14ṭha Hundreds of arrogant beings, many, various, [are] inflamed with rage. … Abiding in loving kindness is [his] place. [He who is] skillful in means … the beneficial
path. …
v. 15ka The sense pleasures [are] like fire, resembling a [short-lived] straw fire, like
bones without flesh. … The sense pleasures are like foam, resembling a mirage, [they] equal illusions [and
they are] transient. …
v. 16sa The Blessed One is delivered from all bonds; [he] shows the people [the path to]
immortality (i. e., nirvāṇa). … The beings, struck by desire [and] full of defilements, after seeing the truth(s)
… The lord of sentient beings …
v. 17ma While pursuing the path [to liberation], the most excellent of beings in former lifetimes, … Having overcome this Māra, the Namuci, along with his forces, along with his army,
under the best of trees, …
v. 18ga After becoming a shining, white-colored elephant king, the sage entered the womb
[of his mother]. Having gone … The scents [were] heavenly, [and] lovely [were] the scattered flowers by which the
earth was filled. The gait(?) …
v. 19tha Having generated unequalled strength, energy [and] power, [he], wishing the benefit
[of all beings], raised [his] voice. In a stage … [Those who are] immovable, elderly, overpowered by age [and] pained, staying in the
darkness of delusion, In a tranquil place … [they will be released].
v. 20ja With old age, illness and death, sorrow consumes the beings with two kinds of pain. Lifetimes … During many thousand lifetimes [he] gave himself away [as a gift], intending liberation
for [all] beings. In(?) meditation …
v. 21śpa Sweet are the best [and] most excellent of tastes of humans by which the people are
gratified. Sweet … Sweet is the best [and] most excellent of all tastes, having attained blissful knowledge. Well-being …
v. 22dha Having seen the people running, greatly pained, always unsatiated with sense pleasures, Money [and] grain … The riches are [of] seven [kinds](?), unsurpassed [and] manifold, with which, oh leader,
you are perceived. …
v. 23śa Calm [and] restrained for many myriads of eons, [he] acted for the sake of beings. Tranquility … [He] always took pleasure in calmness [and] self-restraint, having a serene mind,
released(?) senses, [and being] gentle. A refuge, a shelter …
v. 24kha Constantly seeking a mistake, Māra, the evil-minded one, approached. … Having raised [his] sword, accompanied by [his] army, [he] (i. e., Māra) arose [for
an attack], [but] the sage struck [him] down with loving kindness. Depressed …
v. 25kṣa [He] practiced forbearance for myriads of eons, seeing [that] the people are evil. A parasol(?) … Noticing [that] everything conditioned is momentary, he generates [even] more … Perishing …
v. 26sta Having approached it, [he] joyfully praises the spotless bodhi tree. Pillars(?) … Having praised [it?], the ascetic sat there down, [and he] stopped the evil, destroying
the conditions [for future rebirth]. [This?] hymn …
v. 27ña Knowing [that] the sentient beings, living in the mortal world, are in pain [and
are] always unprotected, Due to [this] knowledge … “I, having generated the powerful fire of knowledge after attaining blissful awakening, …”
v. 28Ṭ́a Tormented by the power of passion, sentient beings [are] in pain [and] will go
[to bad destinies] …, Tormented [by the power of hatred] …, Tormented by the power of delusion, [they are] devoured by craving …, To [those] tormented [beings] …
v. 29bha The most excellent of beings speaks the words without fear, [having taken] seven
steps, … Speaking [this] speech to all people in the triple world, he, the leader, made known: …
v. 30cha To Channa spoke the bodhisattva, glad, delighted [and] thrilled. … Having gladly seen, the gods made a [joyful] noise [consisting of] shouted exclamations. …
v. 31spa The victor reminds the terrible guhyaka that [previously] he became a monk under
[the buddha] Kāśyapa. … The leader reminds the many myriads of sentient beings of the result of [their] actions. …
v. 32vha Many sons, wife(s) and [daughters?], decked with ornaments, …, Servants, foot-soldiers [and] chariots, elephants [and] horses were often given up
[in former lifetimes by the Bodhisattva] … …
v. 33tsa Agitated(?) [are] many different hundreds of beings … … [They are] agitated(?), crushed by all defilements, pained [and] always unprotected. …
v. 34gha ghanaṃ(?) taṃ saṃjanayitvā nirvṛtipadam uttrastacitta- … … ghaṭan vyāyacchañ (or: ghaṭata vyāyamata) ca śāsan(ava)raṃ guptendri(ya-) … …
v. 34gha Having created this dense mass(?), the place of happiness (nirvāṇa), with a frightened mind … … Exerting [oneself] and endeavoring [in] the best of teachings, with guarded senses
… …
v. 35ṭha Standing in front before the most excellent first one of the world, Brahmā [said] to the victor: “… [They] will stand [firmly] because of you, oh protector, in [your] doctrine and discipline
…” …
v. 36ṇa [Favorably] inclined towards all beings, the one who is skillful in means [presented]
the beneficial path. … Different deceitful scoundrels, many, various, all … …