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Balakaraṇīyavagga

Hard Work

(Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo.)
(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)

Tassuddānaṁ

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
Hard work, seeds, and dragons,

rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
a tree, a pot, and a spike,

Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
the sky, and two on clouds,

nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
a ship, a guest house, and a river.