Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 176
“Eseva Dhammŏ yadi tāvad-eva paccavyathā Padam-Asokaṁ,
And he said: “This really is the Dhamma if you have penetrated the Sorrowless
State,
adiṭṭhaṁ abbhatītaṁ bahukehi kappanahutehī.” ti
unseen through many myriads of past aeons.”
Atha kho Moggallāno paribbājako Sāriputtaṁ paribbājakaṁ etad-avoca:
Then the wanderer Moggallāna said this to the wanderer Sāriputta:
“Gacchāma mayaṁ āvuso Bhagavato santike, so no Bhagavā Satthā.” ti
“Let us go, friend, to the Gracious One, the Gracious One is the Teacher for us.”
“Imāni kho āvuso aḍḍhateyyāni paribbājakasatāni,
“These two hundred and fifty wanderers, friend,
amhe nissāya amhe sampassantā idha viharanti,
are living here depending on us, looking to us,
te pi tāva apalokema yathā te maññissanti tathā karissantī.” ti
we should get their permission, then whatever they will think that they will do.”
Atha kho Sāriputta-Moggallānā yena te paribbājakā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,
Then Sāriputta and Moggallāna approached those wanderers,
upasaṅkamitvā te paribbājake etad-avocuṁ:
and after approaching, they said this to those wanderers:
“Gacchāma mayaṁ āvuso Bhagavato santike, so no Bhagavā Satthā.” ti
“We are going, friends, to the Gracious One, the Gracious One is the Teacher for us.”
“Mayaṁ āyasmante nissāya āyasmante sampassantā idha viharāma,
“We are living here depending on you, venerable ones, looking to you, venerable
ones,
sace āyasmantā Mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṁ carissanti
if you venerable ones will live the spiritual life under the Great Ascetic
sabbe va mayaṁ Mahāsamaṇe brahmacariyaṁ carissāmā.” ti
all of us will surely live the spiritual life under the Great Ascetic.”
Atha kho Sāriputta-Moggallānā yena Sañjayo paribbājako tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,
Then Sāriputta and Moggallāna approached the wanderer Sañjaya,
upasaṅkamitvā Sañjayaṁ paribbājakaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
and after approaching, they said this to the wanderer Sañjaya: