1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankamiṃsu; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

2 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
maccherā ca pamādā ca;
Evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati,
puññaṃ ākankhamānena;
Deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā"ti.

3 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

4 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
Api ca appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ.

5 Appasmeke pavecchanti,
bahuneke na dicchare;
Appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā,
sahassena samaṃ mitā"ti.

6 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

7 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
Appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Api ca saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ,
Dānañca yuddhañca samānamāhu;
Appāpi santā bahuke jinanti,
Appampi ce saddahāno dadāti;
Teneva so hoti sukhī paratthā"ti.

8 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

9 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
Appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ,
Api ca dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ.

10 Yo dhammaladdhassa dadāti dānaṃ,
Uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatassa jantu;
Atikkamma so vetaraṇiṃ yamassa,
Dibbāni ṭhānāni upeti macco"ti.

11 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

12 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
Appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ,
Dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Api ca viceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṃ.

13 Viceyya dānaṃ sugatappasatthaṃ,
Ye dakkhiṇeyyā idha jīvaloke;
Etesu dinnāni mahapphalāni,
Bījāni vuttāni yathā sukhette"ti.

14 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

15 "Sādhu kho mārisa dānaṃ,
Appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ,
Dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ;
Viceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṃ,
Api ca pāṇesupi sādhu saṃyamo.

16 Yo pāṇabhūtāni aheṭhayaṃ caraṃ,
Parūpavādā na karonti pāpaṃ;
Bhīruṃ pasaṃsanti na hi tattha sūraṃ,
Bhayā hi santo na karonti pāpan"ti.

17 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsitan"ti?

18 "Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena, api ca mamapi suṇātha – 

19 Saddhā hi dānaṃ bahudhā pasatthaṃ,
Dānā ca kho dhammapadaṃva seyyo;
Pubbe ca hi pubbatare ca santo,
Nibbānamevajjhagamuṃ sapaññā"ti.