Visuddhimagga XII-112

Nāgarājā ayaṃ maṃ sinerunā abhinippīḷetvā dhūmāyati ceva pajjalati cāti cintetvā ‘‘bho tvaṃ kosī’’ti paṭipucchi.

龙王想：「此人能捆我和须弥山，又吐烟，又放火」，便问道：「你是谁」？

Ñ(XII,112): The royal naga thought, 'He has squeezed me against Sineru, and he has produced both smoke and flames'. Then he asked, 'Sir, who are you?'

‘‘Ahaṃ kho, nanda, moggallāno’’ti.

「难陀，我是目犍连」。

Ñ: —'I am Moggallāna, Nanda'.

‘‘Bhante, attano bhikkhubhāvena tiṭṭhāhī’’ti.

「尊师，请现你的比丘相吧」。

Ñ: —'Venerable sir, resume your proper bhikkhu's state'.

Thero taṃ attabhāvaṃ vijahitvā tassa dakkhiṇakaṇṇasotena pavisitvā vāmakaṇṇasotena nikkhami,

长老舍了火龙之身而成小身，从龙王的右边耳孔而入，从左边耳孔而出，

Ñ: The elder abandoned that form, and he went into his right ear and came out from his left ear,

vāmakaṇṇasotena pavisitvā dakkhiṇakaṇṇasotena nikkhami,

从左边耳孔而入，从右边耳孔而出；

Ñ: then he went into his left ear and came out from his right ear.

tathā dakkhiṇanāsasotena pavisitvā vāmanāsasotena nikkhami,

又从右边鼻孔而入，从左边鼻孔而出，

Ñ: Likewise he went into his right nostril and came out from his left nostril;

vāmanāsasotena pavisitvā dakkhiṇanāsasotena nikkhami.

从左边鼻孔而入，从右边鼻孔而出。

Ñ: then he went into his left nostril and came out from his right nostril.

Tato nāgarājā mukhaṃ vivari.

于是龙王张口，

Ñ: Then the royal nāga opened his mouth.

Thero mukhena pavisitvā antokucchiyaṃ pācīnena ca pacchimena ca caṅkamati.

长老便从他的口入其腹中，自东至西自西至东的经行。

Ñ: The elder went inside it, and he walked up and down, east and west, inside his belly.