8. Cāpaṅgapañho
8.‘‘ Bhante nāgasena ,‘ cāpassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban ’ ti yaṃ vadesi , katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Yathā , mahārāja , cāpo sutacchito namito [ mito ( sī . pī . ka .)] yāvaggamūlaṃ samakameva anunamati nappaṭitthambhati , evameva kho , mahārāja , yoginā yogāvacarena theranavamajjhimasamakesu anunamitabbaṃ nappaṭipharitabbaṃ .
Idaṃ , mahārāja , cāpassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ .
Bhāsitampetaṃ , mahārāja , bhagavatā devātidevena vidhura [ puṇṇaka ] jātake –
‘‘‘ Cāpovūnudaro
M0.355 dhīro , vaṃso vāpi pakampaye [ cāpo vā nuna me dhīro , vaṃsova anulomayaṃ ( sī . pī . ka .)];Paṭilomaṃ na vatteyya , sa rājavasatiṃ vase ’’’ ti .
Cāpaṅgapañho aṭṭhamo .