[486] Bhikkhus, again, furthermore, a wise person (paṇḍita) sees kings who, having arrested a bandit, a criminal, subject him to various punishments: they flog him with whips, beat him with canes, beat him with short cudgels; they cut off his hand, cut off his foot, cut off both hand and foot; they cut off his ear, cut off his nose, cut off both ear and nose; they inflict the 'porridge pot' (bilaṅgathālika), the 'shell-shave' (saṅkhamuṇḍika), 'Rāhu's mouth' (rāhumukha), the 'garland of fire' (jotimālika), the 'burning hand' (hatthapajjotika), the 'bulrush twist' (erakavattika), the 'bark dress' (cīrakavāsika), the 'antelope' (eṇeyyaka), the 'meat hook' (baḷisamaṃsika), the 'coins' (kahāpaṇaka), the 'caustic pickle' (khārāpatacchika), the 'twisting bar' (palighaparivattika), and the 'straw mat' (palālapīṭhaka); they douse him with boiling oil, have him devoured by dogs, impale him alive on a stake, and cut off his head with a sword.
There, bhikkhus, it occurs to the wise person thus: 'On account of such evil deeds as these, kings, having arrested a bandit, a criminal, subject him to various punishments: they flog with whips, beat with short cudgels; they cut off the hand, cut off the foot, cut off both hand and foot; they cut off the ear, cut off the nose, cut off both ear and nose; they inflict the 'porridge pot', the 'shell-shave', 'Rāhu's mouth', the 'garland of fire', the 'burning hand', the 'bulrush twist', the 'bark dress', the 'antelope', the 'meat hook', the 'caustic pickle', the 'twisting bar', and the 'straw mat'; they douse with boiling oil, have devoured by dogs, impale alive on a stake, and cut off the head with a sword. Those things are not found in me, nor am I seen engaging in those things.' This, bhikkhus, is the second happiness and joy that the wise person experiences in this very life.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.