Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

“No hetaṁ Bhante.”
“Certainly not, venerable Sir.” 118
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“Arahaṁ bhikkhave Tathāgato Sammāsambuddho,
“The Realised One is a Worthy One, a Perfect Sambuddha,
odahatha bhikkhave sotaṁ Amatam-adhigataṁ aham-anusāsāmi,
lend an ear, monks, I will instruct you about the attainment of the Deathless,
ahaṁ Dhammaṁ desemi yathānusiṭṭhaṁ tathā paṭipajjamānā,
I will teach the Dhamma, (and) following the path as it has been preached,
na cirasseva, yassatthāya kulaputtā sammad-eva
after no long time (you will attain) that good for which young men of good family
agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti,
rightly go forth from the home to the homeless life,
tad-anuttaraṁ brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ,
that unsurpassed conclusion to the spiritual life,
diṭṭhe va dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharissathā,” ti
and will dwell having known, experienced, and attained it yourself in this very life,”
asakkhi kho Bhagavā pañcavaggiye bhikkhū saññāpetuṁ.
and the Gracious One was able to persuade the group-of-five monks. 119
Atha kho pañcavaggiyā bhikkhū Bhagavantaṁ sussūsiṁsu,
Then the group-of-five monks listened to the Gracious One,
sotaṁ odahiṁsu aññāya cittaṁ upaṭṭhāpesuṁ.
they lent an ear, (so as) to attend with their mind to deep knowledge.
118 Here they address the Buddha as Bhante, rather than āvuso, marking their conviction that
he really has attained Sambodhi, and their willingness to listen to him with respect.
119 Comm: “Ahaṁ Buddho” ti jānāpetuṁ asakkhi; was able to persuade them: “I am a
Buddha”.