Subhāsitajayasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 883

[883] Then, bhikkhus, the councillors (pārisajjā) of both the devas and the asuras said this: "Verses have indeed been spoken by Vepacitti, lord of the asuras; but those are in the sphere of the rod, in the sphere of weapons — hence contention, hence dispute, hence quarrel. Verses have indeed been spoken by Sakka, lord of the devas; and those are not in the sphere of the rod, not in the sphere of weapons — hence no contention, hence no dispute, hence no quarrel. To Sakka, lord of the devas, belongs the victory by what is well spoken (subhāsita)." Thus, bhikkhus, the victory by what was well spoken belonged to Sakka, lord of the devas. Sixth: The Kulāvaka Sutta

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.