0.3DukkarasuttaHard to Do
1.1“Dukkaraṁ duttitikkhañca,“Hard to do, hard to endure,1.2abyattena ca sāmaññaṁ;is the ascetic life for the inept,1.3Bahūhi tattha sambādhā,for it has many narrow passes1.4yattha bālo visīdatī”ti.where the fool founders.”
2.1“Katihaṁ careyya sāmaññaṁ,“How many days could an ascetic live2.2cittañce na nivāraye;without controlling the mind?2.3Pade pade visīdeyya,They’d founder with each step,2.4saṅkappānaṁ vasānugoti.under the sway of thoughts.1
3.1Kummova aṅgāni sake kapāle,A mendicant should collect their thoughts3.2Samodahaṁ bhikkhu manovitakke;as a tortoise draws its limbs into its shell.23.3Anissito aññamaheṭhayāno,Independent, not disturbing others,3.4Parinibbuto nūpavadeyya kañcī”ti.quenched: they wouldn’t blame anyone.”