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having nothing, unattached to sensual existence. Todeyya's Question, the Ninth. 10. Kappa's Question 117. For those standing in the middle of the stream, When a great fear arises in the flood; For those overcome by old age and death, declare an island, venerable sir; And declare to me that island, so that this may not be again. For those standing in the midst of the lake, When a great fear arises in the flood; For those overcome by old age and death, I declare an island to you, Kappa. Having nothing, grasping at nothing, this is the island, no other; I call it Nibbāna, the destruction of old age and death. Those who, mindful, understand this, and are calmed in this very life; They are not subject to Māra, they are not Māra's followers. Having heard of the hero who desires no desires, The one who has crossed the flood, I have come desiring to ask; Declare the state of peace, O eye of the world, declare it truly to me, Blessed One. For the Blessed One moves having overcome desires, like the sun illuminating the earth with its brilliance; To me of little wisdom, O one of great wisdom, teach the Dhamma by which I may know; The abandoning of birth and old age here. Subdue greed for desires, Seeing renunciation as safety; What is grasped or rejected, let nothing be for you. Dry up what is past, let nothing be for you in the future; If you do not grasp in the middle, you will wander in peace. For the brahmin who is entirely free from greed for name-and-form; There are no defilements by which he would come under the sway of death. The one who has abandoned home, cut off craving, is unshaken, The one who has abandoned delight, crossed the flood, is liberated; I entreat the wise one who has abandoned time, having heard the Nāga, I shall depart from here. Various people gathered from different lands, Desiring your words, O hero; To them, you should explain well, for this Dhamma is known to you. Subdue all craving for grasping, silence The user wants a Pāli to English translation. I need to translate each segment, maintaining the multi-line, short sentence structure to reflect the rhythm of folk chants. I must only output the English translation. **Segment 1: dhāti bhagavā] Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe; Yaṃ yañhi lokasmimupādiyanti, teneva māro anveti jantuṃ.** - "dhāti bhagavā]" - This seems like a fragment or a speaker attribution, possibly "said the Blessed One". I will omit it if it's an incomplete attribution and focus on the main text. - "Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;" - Up, down, across, and in the middle; - "Yaṃ yañhi lokasmimupādiyanti, teneva māro anveti jantuṃ." - Whatever they cling to in the world, by that Māra follows the being. **Segment 2: 129. ‘‘Tasmā pajānaṃ na upādiyetha, bhikkhu sato kiñcanaṃ sabbaloke; Ādānasatte iti pekkhamāno, pajaṃ imaṃ maccudheyye visatta’’nti.** - "Tasmā pajānaṃ na upādiyetha, bhikkhu sato kiñcanaṃ sabbaloke;" - Therefore, knowing, a mindful monk should not cling to anything in the whole world; - "Ādānasatte iti pekkhamāno, pajaṃ imaṃ maccudheyye visatta’’nti." - Seeing this populace entangled in the realm of death, clinging. **Segment 3: Bhadrāvudhamāṇavapucchā dvādasamā.** - Bhadrāvudha's Question, the twelfth. **Segment 4: 13. Udayamāṇavapucchā** - 13. Udaya's Question **Segment 5: 130. ‘‘Jhāyiṃ virajamāsīnaṃ, [iccāyasmā udayo] Katakiccaṃ anāsavaṃ; Pāraguṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ; Aññāvimokkhaṃ pabrūhi, avijjāya pabhedanaṃ’’.** - "Jhāyiṃ virajamāsīnaṃ, [iccāyasmā udayo]" - To the meditator, stainless, seated, [thus spoke the venerable Udaya] - "Katakiccaṃ anāsavaṃ;" - One who has done his task, without defilements; - "Pāraguṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ;" - Gone to the far shore of all phenomena, I have come with a question; - "Aññāvimokkhaṃ pabrūhi, avijjāya pabhedanaṃ’’. " - Please declare the liberation by knowledge, the breaking apart of ignorance. **Segment 6: 131. ‘‘Pahānaṃ kāmacchandānaṃ, [udayāti bhagavā] Domanassāna cūbhayaṃ; Thinassa ca panūdanaṃ, kukkuccānaṃ nivāraṇaṃ.** - "Pahānaṃ kāmacchandānaṃ, [udayāti bhagavā]" - The abandoning of sensual desires, [Udaya, said the Blessed One] - "Domanassāna cūbhayaṃ;" - And of both kinds of sorrow; - "Thinassa ca panūdanaṃ, kukkuccānaṃ nivāraṇaṃ." - And the driving away of sloth, the prevention of remorse. **Segment 7: 132. ‘‘Upekkhāsatisaṃsuddhaṃ , dhammatakkapurejavaṃ; Aññāvimokkhaṃ pabrūmi, avijjāya pabhedanaṃ’’.** - "Upekkhāsatisaṃsuddhaṃ ," - Purified by equanimity and mindfulness, - "Dhammatakkapurejavaṃ;" - Preceded by reasoned thought on phenomena; - "Aññāvimokkhaṃ pabrūmi, avijjāya pabhedanaṃ’’. " - I declare the liberation by knowledge, the breaking apart of ignorance. **Segment 8: 133. ‘‘Kiṃsu saṃyojano loko, kiṃsu tassa vicāraṇaṃ; Kissassa vippahānena, nibbānaṃ iti vuccati’’.** - "Kiṃsu saṃyojano loko, kiṃsu tassa vicāraṇaṃ;" - By what is the world bound, by what is its wandering? - "Kissassa vippahānena, nibbānaṃ iti vuccati’’. " - By the abandoning of what is it called Nibbāna? **Segment 9: 134. ‘‘Nandisaṃyojano loko, vitakkassa vicāraṇaṃ; Taṇhāya vippahānena, nibbānaṃ iti vuccati’’.** - "Nandisaṃyojano loko, vitakkassa vicāraṇaṃ;" - The world is bound by delight, its wandering is by thought; - "Taṇhāya vippahānena, nibbānaṃ iti vuccati’’. " - By the abandoning of craving is it called Nibbāna. **Segment 10: 135. ‘‘Kathaṃ satassa carato, viññāṇaṃ uparujjhati; Bhagavantaṃ puṭṭhumāgamma, taṃ suṇoma vaco tava’’.** - "Kathaṃ satassa carato, viññāṇaṃ uparujjhati;" - How, for one who is mindful and acting, does consciousness cease? - "Bhagavantaṃ puṭṭhumāgamma, taṃ suṇoma vaco tava’’. " - Having come to ask the Blessed One, we would hear your word. **Segment 11: 136. ‘‘Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, vedanaṃ nābhinandato; Evaṃ satassa carato, viññāṇaṃ uparujjhatī’’ti.** - "Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, vedanaṃ nābhinandato;" - Not delighting in feeling, internal or external; - "Evaṃ satassa carato, viññāṇaṃ uparujjhatī’’ti." - Thus, for one who is mindful and acting, consciousness ceases. **Segment 12: Udayamāṇavapucchā terasamā.** - Udaya's Question, the thirteenth. **Segment 13: 14. Posālamāṇavapucchā** - 14. Posāla's Question **Segment 14: 137. ‘‘Yo atītaṃ ādisati, [iccāyasmā posālo] Anejo chinnasaṃsayo; Pāraguṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ.** - "Yo atītaṃ ādisati, [iccāyasmā posālo]" - He who declares the past, [thus spoke the venerable Posāla] - "Anejo chinnasaṃsayo;" - Undisturbed, with doubts cut off; - "Pāraguṃ sabbadhammānaṃ, atthi pañhena āgamaṃ." - Gone to the far shore of all phenomena, I have come with a question. **Segment 15: 138. ‘‘Vibhūtarūpasaññissa, sabbakāyappahāyino; Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, natthi kiñcīti passato; Ñāṇaṃ sakkānupucchāmi, kathaṃ neyyo tathāvidho’’.** - "Vibhūtarūpasaññissa, sabbakāyappahāyino;" - For one whose perception of form is vanished, who has abandoned all bodies; - "Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, natthi kiñcīti passato;" - Who sees that there is nothing, internally or externally; - "Ñāṇaṃ sakkānupucchāmi, kathaṃ neyyo tathāvidho’’. " - I ask about the knowledge of such a one, how is he to be led? **Segment 16: 139. ‘‘Viññāṇaṭṭhitiyo sabbā, [posālāti bhagavā] Abhijānaṃ tathāgato; Tiṭṭhantamenaṃ jānāti, vimuttaṃ tapparāyaṇaṃ.** - "Viññāṇaṭṭhitiyo sabbā, [posālāti bhagavā]" - All stations of consciousness, [Posāla, said the Blessed One] - "Abhijānaṃ tathāgato;" - The Tathāgata knows them thoroughly; - "Tiṭṭhantamenaṃ jānāti, vimuttaṃ tapparāyaṇaṃ." - He knows him who stands, liberated, with that as his goal. **Segment 17: 140. ‘‘Ākiñcaññasambhavaṃ ñatvā, nandī saṃyojanaṃ iti; Evam** - "Ākiñcaññasambhavaṃ ñatvā, nandī saṃyojanaṃ iti;" - Knowing the arising of nothingness, that delight is a fetter; - "Evam" - Thus I will now compile these into the final output, ensuring the multi-line structure and no extra text.Up, down, across, and in the middle; Whatever they cling to in the world, by that Māra follows the being. 129. Therefore, knowing, a mindful monk should not cling to anything in the whole world; Seeing this populace entangled in the realm of death, clinging. Bhadrāvudha's Question, the twelfth. 13. Udaya's Question 130. To the meditator, stainless, seated, One who has done his task, without defilements; Gone to the far shore of all phenomena, I have come with a question; Please declare the liberation by knowledge, the breaking apart of ignorance. 131. The abandoning of sensual desires, And of both kinds of sorrow; And the driving away of sloth, the prevention of remorse. 132. Purified by equanimity and mindfulness, Preceded by reasoned thought on phenomena; I declare the liberation by knowledge, the breaking apart of ignorance. 133. By what is the world bound, by what is its wandering? By the abandoning of what is it called Nibbāna? 134. The world is bound by delight, its wandering is by thought; By the abandoning of craving is it called Nibbāna. 135. How, for one who is mindful and acting, does consciousness cease? Having come to ask the Blessed One, we would hear your word. 136. Not delighting in feeling, internal or external; Thus, for one who is mindful and acting, consciousness ceases. Udaya's Question, the thirteenth. 14. Posāla's Question 137. He who declares the past, Undisturbed, with doubts cut off; Gone to the far shore of all phenomena, I have come with a question. 138. For one whose perception of form is vanished, who has abandoned all bodies; Who sees that there is nothing, internally or externally; I ask about the knowledge of such a one, how is he to be led? 139. All stations of consciousness, The Tathāgata knows them thoroughly; He knows him who stands, liberated, with that as his goal. 140. Knowing the arising of nothingness, that delight is a fetter; Thus Having fully known this, then there he discerns; This knowledge is true for him, for the brahmin who has lived the holy life. The fourteenth question of the student Posāla. 15. The Question of the Student Mogharāja 141.