Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 178
Gambhīre ñāṇavisayĕ anuttare upadhisaṅkhayĕ vimutte
After (they had) attained deep knowledge in the realm of unsurpassed liberation
with the destruction of attachments 216
Anuppatte Veḷuvanaṁ atha nĕ Satthā byākāsi:
The Teacher then spoke about them in the Bamboo Wood, (saying):
“Ete dve sahāyā āyanti, Kolitŏ Upatisso ca,
“These two companions who are coming, Kolita and Upatissa
Etaṁ mĕ Sāvakayugaṁ bhavissati Aggaṁ bhaddayugan.” ti
Will be my pair of Chief Disciples, an auspicious pair.”
Atha kho Sāriputta-Moggallānā yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu,
Then Sāriputta and Moggallāna approached the Gracious One,
upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā,
and after approaching and falling with their heads at the feet of the Gracious One,
Bhagavantaṁ etad-avocuṁ:
they said this to the Gracious One:
“Labheyyāma mayaṁ Bhante Bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ,
“May we receive the going-forth, venerable Sir, in the presence of the Gracious One,
labheyyāma upasampadan.”-ti
may we receive the full ordination.”
“Etha bhikkhavo” ti Bhagavā avoca “svākkhāto Dhammo,
“Come, monks,” said the Gracious One, “the Dhamma has been well-proclaimed,
caratha brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā.” ti
live the spiritual life for the complete ending of suffering.” 217
Sā va tesaṁ āyasmantānaṁ upasampadā ahosi.
That was these venerable ones’ full ordination. 218
216 This phrase is a locative absolutive, not as extraordinary as Rhys-Davids makes out.
217 Comm: Mahāmoggallānatthero sattahi divasehi Arahatte patiṭṭhito, Sāriputtatthero
aḍḍhamāsena; the Elder Mahāmoggallāna was established in Worthiness within seven days,
the Elder Sāriputta within half a month.
218 The commentary explains that at the time of the Buddha Anomadassī there were two
ascetics named Sarada and Sirīvaḍḍha who, seeing that Buddha’s Chief Disciples, aspired to
be Chief Disciples themselves, and later were reborn and became Sāriputta and
Mahāmoggallāna respectively.