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guttara NikÄya 5.208 Numbered Discourses 5.208
21. Kimilavagga 21. With Kimbila
Dantakaį¹į¹hasutta Chew Sticks
āPaƱcime, bhikkhave, ÄdÄ«navÄ dantakaį¹į¹hassa akhÄdane. āMendicants, there are these five drawbacks of not using chew sticks.
Katame paƱca? What five?
Acakkhussaį¹, mukhaį¹ duggandhaį¹ hoti, rasaharaį¹iyo na visujjhanti, pittaį¹ semhaį¹ bhattaį¹ pariyonandhati, bhattamassa nacchÄdeti. Itās not good for your eyes, you get bad breath, your taste-buds arenāt cleaned, bile and phlegm cover your food, and you lose your appetite.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca ÄdÄ«navÄ dantakaį¹į¹hassa akhÄdane. These are the five drawbacks of not using chew sticks.
PaƱcime, bhikkhave, Änisaį¹sÄ dantakaį¹į¹hassa khÄdane. There are these five benefits of using chew sticks.
Katame paƱca? What five?
Cakkhussaį¹, mukhaį¹ na duggandhaį¹ hoti, rasaharaį¹iyo visujjhanti, pittaį¹ semhaį¹ bhattaį¹ na pariyonandhati, bhattamassa chÄdeti. Itās good for your eyes, you donāt get bad breath, your taste-buds are cleaned, bile and phlegm donāt cover your food, and food agrees with you.
Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca Änisaį¹sÄ dantakaį¹į¹hassa khÄdaneāti. These are the five benefits of using chew sticks.ā
Aį¹į¹hamaį¹.