Visuddhimagga XII-111

Avasāne mahāmoggallānatthero ‘‘ahaṃ, bhante, damemi na’’nti āha.

最后，大目犍连长老说：「尊师，让我去降伏他吧」。

Ñ(XII,111): Last of all the venerable Mahā-Moggallāna said, 'I will tame him, venerable sir'.

‘‘Damehi moggallānā’’ti bhagavā anujāni.

世尊听许道：「目犍连，去降伏他」。

Ñ: The Blessed One allowed it, saying, 'Tame him, Moggallāna'.

Thero attabhāvaṃ vijahitvā mahantaṃ nāgarājavaṇṇaṃ abhinimminitvā nandopanandaṃ cuddasakkhattuṃ bhogehi parikkhipitvā tassa phaṇamatthake attano phaṇaṃ ṭhapetvā sinerunā saddhiṃ abhinippīḷesi.

长老舍了自己的本相，化成龙王之形，盘绕须弥山十四匝，把自己的头放在他的头之上，把他和须弥山一起捆紧在里面。

Ñ: The elder abandoned that form and assumed the form of a huge royal nāga, and he surrounded Nandopananda fourteen times with his coils and raised his hood above the other's hood, and he squeezed him against Sineru.

Nāgarājā padhūmāyi.

龙王即吐烟。[PTS 400]

Ñ: The royal nāga produced smoke. [400]

Theropi na tuyhaṃyeva sarīre dhūmo atthi, mayhampi atthīti padhūmāyi.

长老说：「不只是你的身体有烟，我也有的」，亦吐烟。

Ñ: The elder said, 'There is smoke not only in your body but also in mine', and he produced smoke.

Nāgarājassa dhūmo theraṃ na bādhati.

龙王的烟不能恼乱长老，

Ñ: The royal nāga's smoke did not distress the elder,

Therassa pana dhūmo nāgarājānaṃ bādhati.

但长老的烟却能恼乱龙王。

Ñ: but the elder's smoke distressed the royal nāga.

Tato nāgarājā pajjali.

于是龙王放火。

Ñ: Then the royal nāga produced flames.

Theropi na tuyhaṃyeva sarīre aggi atthi, mayhampi atthīti pajjali.

长老亦放火说：「不只是你的身体有火，我也有的」。

Ñ: The elder said, 'There is fire not only in your body but also in mine', and he produced flames.

Nāgarājassa tejo theraṃ na bādhati.

龙王的火焰不能热恼长老，

Ñ: The royal nāga's fire did not distress the elder,

Therassa pana tejo nāgarājānaṃ bādhati.

但长老的火焰却使龙王热恼。

Ñ: but the elder's fire distressed the royal nāga.