[1144] Going on his way, that Bhāradvāja saw the seer (isi) Accuta;
and on seeing him, the Bhāradvāja exchanged friendly greetings with the seer:
"I hope, sir, that all is well with you; I hope, sir, that you are free from affliction;
I hope you sustain yourself by gleaning; I hope roots and fruits are plentiful.
I hope gadflies and mosquitoes and creeping things² are but few;
in the forest teeming with beasts of prey, I hope no harm is found."
# ¹ Burmese ed.: cūḷavanavaṇṇā. ² Burmese ed.: sarisapā; from here onward, the same. [Edition's variant-reading notes preserved as in the source.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.