Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.7
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 17.7
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Diddhasutta
A Poisoned Arrow
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Kaṁ, bhikkhave, diddhagatena visallena sallena vijjhatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu.
Who should be pierced by a poisoned arrow? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.
Sallanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
Sattamaṁ.