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Paṭhamajanasutta

Gives Birth (1st) Produces (1)

“Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
“What gives birth to a person?
“What is it that produces a person?

kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
What do they have that runs about?
What does he have that runs around?

Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
What enters transmigration?
What enters upon saṁsara?

kiṁsu tassa mahabbhayan”ti.
What’s their greatest fear?”
What is his greatest fear?”

“Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
“Craving gives birth to a person.
“It is craving that produces a person;

cittamassa vidhāvati;
Their mind is what runs about.
His mind is what runs around;

Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
A sentient being enters transmigration.
A being enters upon saṁsara;

dukkhamassa mahabbhayan”ti.
Suffering is their greatest fear.”
Suffering is his greatest fear. ”