Icchāmahaṁ, bho, vassike cattāro māse paṭisallīyituṁ, karuṇaṁ jhānaṁ jhāyituṁ;   “Sir, I wish to go on retreat for the four months of the rainy season and practice the absorption on compassion.  
Icchāmahaṁ, bho, vassike cattāro māse paṭisallīyituṁ, karuṇaṁ jhānaṁ jhāyituṁ;  
 
icchāmahaṁ, bho, vassike cattāro māse paṭisallīyituṁ, karuṇaṁ jhānaṁ jhāyituṁ;  
 
icchāmahaṁ, bhotī, vassike cattāro māse paṭisallīyituṁ, karuṇaṁ jhānaṁ jhāyituṁ;  
 

“Icchāmahaṁ, bhikkhave, aḍḍhamāsaṁ paṭisallīyituṁ.   “Mendicants, I wish to go on retreat for a fortnight.  

“Icchāmahaṁ, bhikkhave, temāsaṁ paṭisallīyituṁ.   “Mendicants, I wish to go on retreat for three months.  

“icchāmahaṁ, bhikkhave, aḍḍhamāsaṁ paṭisallīyituṁ.   “Mendicants, I wish to go on retreat for a fortnight.  

“icchāmahaṁ, bhikkhave, temāsaṁ paṭisallīyituṁ.   “Mendicants, I wish to go on retreat for three months.  

‘icchāmahaṁ, bhikkhave, temāsaṁ paṭisallīyituṁ.   ‘Mendicants, I wish to go on retreat for three months.