巴利原文
“Atidānaṁ, bhante nāgasena, vessantarena raññā dinnaṁ, yaṁ so sakaṁ bhariyaṁ parassa bhariyatthāya adāsi, sake orase putte brāhmaṇassa dāsatthāya adāsi, atidānaṁ nāma, bhante nāgasena, loke vidūhi ninditaṁ garahitaṁ, yathā nāma, bhante nāgasena, atibhārena sakaṭassa akkho bhijjati, atibhārena nāvā osīdati, atibhuttena bhojanaṁ visamaṁ pariṇamati, ativassena dhaññaṁ vinassati, atidānena bhogakkhayaṁ upeti, atitāpena pathavī upaḍayhati, atirāgena ummattako hoti, atidosena vajjho hoti, atimohena anayaṁ āpajjati, atilobhena coraggahaṇamupagacchati, atibhayena nirujjhati, atipūrena nadī uttarati, ativātena asani patati, atiagginā odanaṁ uttarati, atisañcaraṇena na ciraṁ jīvati.