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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.31

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Catutthavagga
Chapter Four

Gahvaratīriyattheragāthā

Gahvaratīriya

“Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi,
Pestered by flies and mosquitoes

araññasmiṁ brahāvane;
in the wilds, the formidable forest,

Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva,
one should mindfully endure,

sato tatrādhivāsaye”ti.
like an elephant at the head of the battle.

… Gahvaratīriyo thero ….