Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

I. The First Teachings - 67
caratha brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti
live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.”
Sā va tesaṁ āyasmantānaṁ upasampadā ahosi.
That was these venerable ones’ full ordination.
Atha kho Bhagavā tad-avasese bhikkhū nīhārabhatto
Then the Gracious One, living on (those three) monks’ food
Dhammiyā kathāya ovadi anusāsi,
gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk to the remaining monks,
yaṁ tayo bhikkhū piṇḍāya caritvā āharanti tena chabbaggo yāpeti.
and the six monks subsisted on whatever, after walking for alms-food, the three
monks brought them. 131
Atha kho āyasmato ca Mahānāmassa āyasmato ca Assajissa
Then to the venerable Mahānāma and to the venerable Assaji
Bhagavatā Dhammiyā kathāya ovadiyamānānaṁ anusāsiyamānānaṁ
as the Gracious One gave advice and instruction with a Dhamma talk
virajaṁ, vītamalaṁ, Dhammacakkhuṁ udapādi:
the dust-free, stainless, Vision-of-the-Dhamma arose:
“Yaṁ kiñci samudayadhammaṁ,
“Whatever has the nature of arising,
sabban-taṁ nirodhadhamman”-ti.
all that has the nature of ceasing.”
Te diṭṭhadhammā pattadhammā,
They, having seen the Dhamma, attained the Dhamma,
viditadhammā pariyogāḷhadhammā tiṇṇavicikicchā vigatakathaṁkathā,
understood the Dhamma, penetrated the Dhamma, crossed over uncertainty, being
without doubts,
vesārajjappattā aparappaccayā Satthusāsane Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
having attained full confidence, having become independent of others in the
Teacher’s teaching, said this to the Gracious One:
131 Horner takes this line as a quotation meaning this was the instruction and advice he gave
them, but I think this misses the point.