1.
Milindo
V0.1P0.1M0.1 nāma so rājā , sāgalāyaṃ puruttame ;Upagañchi nāgasenaṃ , gaṅgā ca [ gaṅgāva ( sī . pī .)] yathā sāgaraṃ .
Āsajja rājā citrakathiṃ , ukkādhāraṃ tamonudaṃ ;
Apucchi nipuṇe pañhe , ṭhānāṭṭhānagate puthū .
Pucchā visajjanā [ vissajjanā ( sī . pī .)] ceva , gambhīratthūpanissitā ;
Hadayaṅgamā kaṇṇasukhā , abbhutā lomahaṃsanā .
Abhidhammavinayogāḷhā , suttajālasamattitā ;
Nāgasenakathā citrā , opammehi nayehi ca .
Tattha
V0.2 ñāṇaṃ paṇidhāya , hāsayitvāna mānasaṃ ;Suṇātha nipuṇe pañhe , kaṅkhāṭṭhānavidālaneti .
2. Taṃ yathānusūyate – atthi yonakānaṃ nānāpuṭabhedanaṃ sāgalaṃ nāma nagaraṃ nadīpabbatasobhitaṃ ramaṇīyabhūmippadesabhāgaṃ ārāmuyyānopavanataḷākapokkharaṇisampannaṃ nadīpabbatavanarāmaṇeyyakaṃ sutavantanimmitaṃ nihatapaccatthikaṃ [ nippaccatthikaṃ ( ka .)] paccāmittānupapīḷitaṃ vividhavicitradaḷhamaṭṭālakoṭṭhakaṃ varapavaragopura [ pavarapacuragopura ( sī .)] toraṇaṃ gambhīraparikhāpaṇḍarapākāraparikkhittantepuraṃ .
Suvibhattavīthicaccaracatukkasiṅghāṭakaṃ
M0.2 suppasāritānekavidhavarabhaṇḍaparipūritantarāpaṇaṃP0.2 vividhadānaggasatasamupasobhitaṃ [ satasamupasobhitaṃ ( sī . pī .)] himagirisikharasaṅkāsavarabhavanasatasahassappaṭimaṇḍitaṃ gajahayarathapattisamākulaṃ abhirūpanaranārigaṇānucaritaṃ ākiṇṇajanamanussaṃ puthukhattiyabrāhmaṇavessasuddaṃ vividhasamaṇabrāhmaṇasabhājana [ sabhājana ( sī . pī .), sammābhājana ( ka .)] saṅghaṭitaṃ bahuvidhavijjāvanta [ vijjādhara ( ka .)] naracira [ naravira ( sī . pī .)] nisevitaṃ kāsikakoṭumbarikādinānāvidhavatthāpaṇasampannaṃ suppasāritarucirabahuvidhapupphagandhāpaṇaṃ gandhagandhitaṃ āsīsanīyabahuratanaparipūritaṃ disāmukhasuppasāritāpaṇaṃ siṅgāravāṇijagaṇānucaritaṃ kahāpaṇarajatasuvaṇṇakaṃsapattharaparipūraṃ pajjotamānanidhiniketaṃ pahūtadhanadhaññavittūpakaraṇaṃ paripuṇṇakosakoṭṭhāgāraṃ bahvannapānaṃ bahuvidhakhajjabhojjaleyyapeyyasāyanīyaṃ uttarakurusaṅkāsaṃ sampannasassaṃ āḷakamandā viya devapuraṃ .Ettha ṭhatvā tesaṃ pubbakammaṃ kathetabbaṃ , kathentena ca chadhā vibhajitvā kathetabbaṃ .
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Tattha milindapañho lakkhaṇapañho , vimaticchedanapañhoti duvidho .
Meṇḍakapañhopi mahāvaggo , yogikathāpañhoti duvidho .
Pubbayogoti tesaṃ pubbakammaṃ .