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Nāmasutta

Name Name

“Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
“What oppresses everything?
“What has weighed down everything?

kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;
What is nothing bigger than?
What is most extensive?

Kissassu ekadhammassa,
What is the one thing
What is the one thing that has

sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
that has everything under its sway?”
All under its control?”

“Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
“Name oppresses everything.
“Name has weighed down everything;

nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;
Nothing’s bigger than name.
Nothing is more extensive than name.

Nāmassa ekadhammassa,
Name is the one thing
Name is the one thing that has

sabbeva vasamanvagū”ti.
that has everything under its sway.”
All under its control. ”