Yassānubhāvato yakkhā, neva dassenti bhīsanaṃ;
Yamhi cevā’nuyuñjanto, rattindiva’matandito.
Sukhaṃ supati sutto ca, pāpaṃ kiñci na passati;
Evamādi guṇūpetaṃ, parittaṃ taṃ bhaṇāma he.
1. Karaṇīya’matthakusalena,
yantasantaṃ padaṃ abhisamecca;
sakko ujū ca suhujū ca,
suvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.
2. Santussako ca subharo ca,
appakicco ca sallahukavutti;
santindriyo ca nipako ca,
appagabbho kulesva’nanugiddho.
3. Na ca khudda’mācare kiñci,
yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṃ;
sukhino va khemino hontu,
sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.
4. Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi,
tasā vā thāvarā va’navasesā;
dīghā vā yeva mahantā,
majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.
5. Diṭṭhā vā yeva adiṭṭhā,
ye va dūre vasanti avidūre.
bhūtā va sambhavesī va,
sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.
6. Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha,
nātimaññetha katthaci na kiñci‚
byārosanā paṭighasaññā,
nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.
7. Mātā yathā niyaṃ putta-māyusā
ekaputta’manurakkhe;
evampi sabbabhūtesu,
mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ.
8. Mettañca sabbalokasmi,
mānasaṃ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṃ;
uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyañca,
asambādhaṃ avera’masapattaṃ.
9. Tiṭṭhaṃ caraṃ nisinno va,
sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho‚
etaṃ satiṃ adhiṭṭheyya,
brahmametaṃ vihāra’midhamāhu.
10. Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma,
sīlavā dassanena sampanno;
kāmesu vineyya gedhaṃ,
na hi jātuggabbhaseyya puna reti.
Mettasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.