Saṃyogā’di ca, dīgho ca, niggahītaparo ca, yo;
Garu, vaṅko, pādanto,vā, rasso’ñño mattiko lu’ju.
Pare pādādisaṃyoge, yo pubbo garuka’kkharo;
Lahu sa kvaci viññeyyo, tadudāharaṇaṃ yathā.
Dassanarasā’nubhāvane, nibaddhagedhā jinassa’yaṃ janatā;
Vimhayajananī saññata, kriyā nu kaṃ nā’nurañjayati.
Viññeyyā lokato saññā, samuddo,su,rasādinaṃ;
Pādoñeyyo catutthaṃ’so, padacchedo yatī bhave.
Sama,maḍḍhasamaṃ, vuttaṃ, visamaṃ cā’paraṃ tidhā;
Samā lakkhaṇato pādā, cattāro yassa taṃ samaṃ.
Yassa’ntimena dutiyo, tatiyenā’dimo samo;
Ta’daḍḍhasama, maññaṃ tu, bhinna lakkhaṇa pādikaṃ.
Pāda’mekakkharā’rabbha, yāva chabbīsata’kkharā;
Bhave pādehi taṃ chandaṃ, nānānāmo’ditaṃ tato.
Daṇḍakā caṇḍavuṭṭhyā’di, pādehi chahi, tīhi tu;
‘Gāthā’ti ca paratthe’vaṃ, chando saññā pakāsitā.
Anantaro’ditaṃ ca’ñña, metaṃ sāmañña nāmato;
‘Gāthā’icceva niddiṭṭhaṃ, munindavacane pana.
Visesanāmato kiñci, gahetvā sabbatho’citaṃ;
Dassayissāma’haṃ te’ttha, nāmānā’vi bhavissare.
Iti vuttodaye chandasi saññāparibhāsā niddeso nāma
Paṭhamo paricchedo.