1 See O Ānanda, all those sankhāras have passed, ceased, degenerated. Thus is the impermanence, O Ānanda, of saṅkhāras. Thus is the non-lasting, O Ānanda, of saṅkhāras. Thus is the unreliability, O Ānanda, of saṅkhāras. With regard to all saṅkhāras, O Ānanda, just this much is enough to attenuate them, enough to fade them away, enough to be liberated from them.

2 This is what the Auspicious One said. Having said this, the Well-farer, the Teacher, further said this:

“Indeed, sankharas are impermanent,
Arising and vanishing is their nature;
Having arisen, they cease,
Their stilling is happiness.”

1 passānanda sabbe te saṅkhārā atītā niruddhā vipariṇatā. evaṃ aniccā kho ānanda saṅkhārā. evaṃ addhuvā kho ānanda saṅkhārā. evaṃ anassāsikā kho ānanda saṅkhārā, yāvañcidaṃ ānanda alameva sabbasaṅkhāresu nibbindituṃ, alaṃ virajjituṃ, alaṃ vimuccituṃ.

2 idamavoca bhagavā. idaṃ vatvā sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā.

aniccā vata saṅkhārā,
uppādavayadhammino;
uppajjitvā nirujjhanti,
tesaṃ vūpasamo sukho ti.