Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.72
Translators: sujato and bodhi
Linked Discourses 1.72
8. Chetvāvagga
8. Incinerated
Rathasutta
Chariot A Chariot
“Kiṁsu rathassa paññāṇaṁ,
“What is the token of a chariot?
“What’s the mark of a chariot?
kiṁsu paññāṇamaggino;
What, the token of a fire?
What’s the mark of fire?
Kiṁsu raṭṭhassa paññāṇaṁ,
What is the token of a country?
What’s the mark of a nation?
kiṁsu paññāṇamitthiyā”ti.
What, the token of a woman?”
What’s the mark of a woman?”
“Dhajo rathassa paññāṇaṁ,
“A standard is the token of a chariot;
“A banner is the mark of a chariot.
dhūmo paññāṇamaggino;
Smoke, the token of a fire;
Smoke is the mark of fire.
Rājā raṭṭhassa paññāṇaṁ,
The king is a country’s token;
A ruler is a nation’s mark.
bhattā paññāṇamitthiyā”ti.
A husband, the token of a woman. ”
And a husband is the mark of a woman.”