Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

The Great Chapter - 22
sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena nisīdi vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī.
he sat in one cross-legged posture for seven days experiencing the happiness of
liberation. 37
Atha kho aññataro huhuṅkajātiko brāhmaṇo
Then a certain brāhmaṇa who was a grumbler by nature 38
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami,
approached the Gracious One,
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi,
and after approaching he exchanged greetings with the Gracious One,
sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārāṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekam-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
and after exchanging courteous talk 39 and greetings, he stood on one side.
Ekam-antaṁ ṭhito kho so brāhmaṇo Bhagavantaṁ etad-avoca:
While standing on one side that brāhmaṇa said this to the Gracious One:
“Kittāvatā nu kho bho Gotama brāhmaṇo hoti?
“To what extent, dear Gotama, is one a brāhmaṇa?
Katame ca pana brāhmaṇakaraṇā dhammā?” ti
And again what things make one a brāhmaṇa?”
Atha kho Bhagavā, etam-atthaṁ viditvā,
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it,
tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“Yo brāhmaṇo bāhitapāpadhammo,
“That brāhmaṇa who has barred wickedness, 40
37 Jā Nid states that it is now five weeks since the Awakening, the first week having been
spent in blissful contemplation, the second worshipping the Bodhi Tree, the third walking in
the jewelled walkway, and the fourth reflecting on the Abhidhamma collection; exactly
where the first section recorded above fits in is not clear, unless it is taken as the conclusion
of the last section.
38 Described by the commentary as being a diṭṭhamaṅgala, one who believes that luck arises
through what is seen, like seeing a lucky black cat in the morning, and says that he was a
grumbler through conceit and through anger.
39 ChS adds: huhuṅkajātiko ti vuccati, huhuṅkajātiko ti pi paṭhantī ti tabbaṇṇanā; he spoke
grumblingly, and he spoke in praise of speaking grumblingly, but this is unknown to the
other texts.
40 There is a pun on bāhita (barred) and brāhmaṇa, which is nearly lost in Pāḷi owing to the
reintroduction of the -r- element. In the original language it must have been *bāhmaṇa, or
something very similar, where the pun would have been more obvious.