“Vaṇṇārohena jātiyā,
bala­nik­ka­ma­nena ca;
Subāhu na mayā seyyo,
sudāṭha iti bhāsasi”.

“Vaṇṇārohena jātiyā,
bala­nik­ka­ma­nena ca;
Sudāṭho na mayā seyyo,
subāhu iti bhāsasi.

Evañce maṃ viharantaṃ,
subāhu samma dubbhasi;
Na dānāhaṃ tayā saddhiṃ,
saṃ­vāsa­ma­bhi­rocaye.

Yo paresaṃ vacanāni,
saddaheyya yathātathaṃ;
Khippaṃ bhijjetha mittasmiṃ,
verañca pasave bahuṃ.

Na so mitto yo sadā appamatto,
Bhedāsaṅkī randha­me­vānupassī;
Yasmiñca setī urasīva putto,
Sa ve mitto yo abhejjo parehī”ti.

Vaṇṇā­roha­jātakaṃ paṭhamaṃ.