Him I call indeed a Brahmana who in this world, having abandoned all
desires, travels about without a home, and in whom all concupiscence is
extinct.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who, having abandoned all longings, travels
about without a home, and in whom all covetousness is extinct.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who, after leaving all bondage to men, has
risen above all bondage to the gods, and is free from all and every
bondage.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has left what gives pleasure and what
gives pain, who is cold, and free from all germs of renewed life: the
hero who has conquered all the worlds.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who knows the destruction and the return of
beings everywhere, who is free from bondage, welfaring (Sugata), and
awakened (Buddha).
Him I call indeed a Brahmana whose path the gods do not know, nor
spirits (Gandharvas), nor men, whose passions are extinct, and who is an
Arhat.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who calls nothing his own, whether it be
before, behind, or between; who is poor, and free from the love of the
world.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana, the manly, the noble, the hero, the great
sage, the conqueror, the indifferent, the accomplished, the awakened.
Him I call indeed a Brahmana who knows his former abodes, who sees
heaven and hell, has reached the end of births, is perfect in knowledge,
a sage, and whose perfections are all perfect.
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