“Mendicants, there are these four poets. “Cattārome, bhikkhave, kavī. What four? Katame cattāro?

A poet who thoughtfully composes their own work, a poet who repeats the oral transmission, a poet who educates, and a poet who improvises. Cintākavi, sutakavi, atthakavi, paṭibhānakavi—

These are the four poets.” Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro kavī”ti.

Ekādasamaṁ.

Duccaritavaggo tatiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Duccaritaṁ diṭṭhi akataññū ca, Pāṇātipātāpi dve maggā; Dve vohārapathā vuttā, Ahirikaṁ duppaññakavinā cāti.