[674] It was there, it is said, that the Venerable Sāriputta was dwelling at Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels' Feeding Ground. Then, in the morning, the Venerable Sāriputta dressed, and taking his bowl and robe, entered Rājagaha. Now at that time the brahmin Dhanañjāni was having his cows milked at a cow-pen outside the city. Then the Venerable Sāriputta, having walked for alms in Rājagaha, after the meal, returning from his almsround, approached the brahmin Dhanañjāni. The brahmin Dhanañjāni saw the Venerable Sāriputta coming while still far off; having seen him, he approached the Venerable Sāriputta and said to him: "Drink some milk here, worthy Sāriputta; there will still be time for your meal."
"Enough, brahmin; my meal is done for today. My day's abiding will be at the root of that tree yonder; you may come there."
"Yes, sir," the brahmin Dhanañjāni assented to the Venerable Sāriputta. Then the brahmin Dhanañjāni, after the meal, when he had eaten his morning meal, approached the Venerable Sāriputta; having approached, he exchanged greetings with the Venerable Sāriputta, and when the courteous talk for mutual remembrance was concluded, he sat down at one side.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.