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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 47.73ā84 Linked Discourses 47.73ā84
8. Balakaraį¹Ä«yavagga 8. Hard Work
BalÄdisutta Hard Work, Etc.
āSeyyathÄpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraį¹Ä«yÄ kammantÄ karÄ«yantÄ«āti āMendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. ā¦ā
vitthÄretabbaį¹.(Tell in full as in SN 45.149ā160.)
Balakaraį¹Ä«yavaggo aį¹į¹hamo.
TassuddÄnaį¹
Balaį¹ bÄ«jaƱca nÄgo ca, Hard work, seeds, and dragons,
rukkho kumbhena sÅ«kiyÄ; a tree, a pot, and a spike,
ÄkÄsena ca dve meghÄ, the atmosphere, and two on clouds,
nÄvÄ ÄgantukÄ nadÄ«ti. a ship, a guest house, and a river.