Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 174
antaragharaṁ paviṭṭho piṇḍāya carati.
he has entered amongst the houses for alms.
Yan-nūnāhaṁ imaṁ bhikkhuṁ piṭṭhito piṭṭhito anubandheyyaṁ
Now what if I were to follow along close behind this monk
atthikehi upaññātaṁ maggan”-ti
with a desire to find out the path”
Atha kho āvuso Assaji bhikkhu Rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā,
Then, friend, the monk Assaji, after walking for alms in Rājagaha,
piṇḍapātaṁ ādāya paṭikkami.
and taking his alms food, went back.
Atha khvāhaṁ āvuso yena Assaji bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami,
Then I, friend, approached the monk Assaji,
upasaṅkamitvā Assajinā bhikkhunā saddhiṁ sammodiṁ,
and after approaching I exchanged greetings with the monk Assaji,
sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārāṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekam-antaṁ aṭṭhāsiṁ.
and after exchanging polite and courteous greetings, I stood on one side.
Ekam-antaṁ ṭhito kho ahaṁ āvuso Assajiṁ bhikkhuṁ etad-avocaṁ:
While standing on one side, friend, I said this to the monk Assaji:
“Vippasannāni kho te āvuso indriyāni, parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto,
“Your faculties, friend, are very clear, purified is your skin and bright,
kaṁsi tvaṁ āvuso uddissa pabbajito,
on account of whom, friend, did you go forth,
ko vā te Satthā, kassa vā tvaṁ Dhammaṁ rocesī” ti
who is your teacher, what Dhamma do you prefer”
“Atthāvuso Mahāsamaṇo Sakyaputto Sakyakulā pabbajito,
“There is, friend, a Great Ascetic, the Sakyan Son, who has gone forth from the
Sakya family,
tāhaṁ Bhagavantaṁ uddissa pabbajito,
on account of that Gracious One I went forth,
so ca me Bhagavā Satthā, tassa cāhaṁ Bhagavato Dhammaṁ rocemī.” ti
that Gracious One is my Teacher, that Gracious One’s Dhamma I prefer.”