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Issariyasutta

Sovereignty Authority

“Kiṁsu issariyaṁ loke,
“What is sovereignty in the world?
“What is authority in the world?

kiṁsu bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;
What ranks as the best of goods?
What’s the best of valuables?

Kiṁsu satthamalaṁ loke,
What in the world is a rusty sword?
What in the world is a rusty sword?

kiṁsu lokasmimabbudaṁ.
What in the world is considered a plague?
Who is a plague on the world?

Kiṁsu harantaṁ vārenti,
“Whom do they arrest when he takes away?
Who gets arrested when they take things away?

haranto pana ko piyo;
And who, when he takes away, is dear?
And who is loved when they take things away?

Kiṁsu punappunāyantaṁ,
In whom do the wise take delight
And who is approved by the astute

abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.
When he returns again and again?”
when they come again and again?”

“Vaso issariyaṁ loke,
“Mastery is sovereignty in the world;
“Power is authority in the world.

itthī bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;
A woman ranks as the best of goods;
A woman is the best of valuables.

Kodho satthamalaṁ loke,
In the world anger is a rusty sword;
Anger in the world is a rusty sword.

corā lokasmimabbudā.
Thieves in the world are considered a plague.
A bandit is a plague on the world.

Coraṁ harantaṁ vārenti,
“They arrest a thief when he takes away,
A bandit gets arrested when they take things away.

haranto samaṇo piyo;
But an ascetic who takes away is dear.
And an ascetic is loved when they take things away.

Samaṇaṁ punappunāyantaṁ,
The wise take delight in an ascetic
An ascetic is approved by the astute

abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.
When he returns again and again. ”
when they come again and again.”