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Nāmasutta

Name Name

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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