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Somamitta

Somamittattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.14Verses of the Senior Monks 2.14
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4SomamittattheragāthāSomamitta

1.1“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,1.2yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.1.3Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,So too, a person who lives well1.4sādhujīvīpi sīdati;sinks by relying on a lazy person.1.5Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,Hence you should avoid such1.6kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.a lazy person who lacks energy.

2.1Pavivittehi ariyehi,Dwell with the noble ones2.2pahitattehi jhāyibhi;who are secluded and determined2.3Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,and always energetic;2.4paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.the astute who practice absorption.

2.5… Somamitto thero ….