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Happy indeed are the arahants!
Craving (taṇhā) is not found in them;
the conceit "I am" (asmimāna) has been cut off,
the net of delusion has been burst asunder.
They have attained to the unstirred;¹
their mind (citta) is unclouded;
unsullied amid the world,
they have become as Brahmā, free of taints (āsava).
Having fully understood the five aggregates (khandha),
ranging in the seven true dhammas,
those praiseworthy good persons
are the Buddha's sons, born of his breast.
Endowed with the seven gems,
trained in the three trainings,
the great heroes wander on,
having abandoned fear and dread.
Endowed with the ten factors,
great nāgas, concentrated —
these indeed are the best in the world;
craving is not found in them.
The knowledge (ñāṇa) of one beyond training has arisen:
"This composite body is the last."
In that which is the core of the holy life (brahmacariya)
they are dependent on no other.
They waver not amid the modes (vidhā);
fully released from renewed existence,
they have attained the stage of the tamed:
they are the victors in the world.
Above, across, and below,
delight is not found in them.
They roar their lion's roar —
the awakened ones, supreme in the world.
¹ The Siam Raṭṭha edition notes a variant reading: "vimuttamhī ti."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.