Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

“Idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccan”-ti -
“This is the noble truth of suffering” -
I. The First Teachings - 57
[Sacchikiriyā]
[Realisation]
me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu
to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things
cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.
vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.
Taṁ kho pan’ “idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ” pariññeyyan-ti -
Now that to which “this is the noble truth of suffering” refers (i.e. suffering itself)
ought to be fully known 123 -
me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu
to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things
cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.
vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.
Taṁ kho pan’ “idaṁ dukkhaṁ ariyasaccaṁ” pariññātan-ti -
Now that to which “this is the noble truth of suffering” refers has been fully known -
me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu
to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things
cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.
vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.
“Idaṁ dukkhasamudayaṁ ariyasaccan”-ti -
“This is the noble truth of the arising of suffering” -
me bhikkhave pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu
to me, monks, regarding these previously unheard-of things
cakkhuṁ udapādi, ñāṇaṁ udapādi, paññā udapādi, vijjā udapādi, āloko udapādi.
vision arose, knowledge arose, wisdom arose, understanding arose, light arose.
123 The syntax of this section in Pāḷi is very roundabout and not a little awkward. The
translation is no better, as to maintain consistency, we have to circumlocute to avoid saying
(just below): This noble truth of the arising of suffering ought to be given up, which makes it
sound as if the truth ought to be given up, rather than what causes the arising.