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Verses of the Senior Monks 2.37

Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos

Catutthavagga
Chapter Four

Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

Soṇapoṭiriya

“Na tāva supituṁ hoti,
Night, with her garland of stars,

ratti nakkhattamālinī;
is not only for sleeping.

Paṭijaggitumevesā,
For those who know,

ratti hoti vijānatā”.
this night is really for waking.

“Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṁ,
Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,

kuñjaro ce anukkame;
trampled by the tuskers that follow,

Saṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo,
better for me to die in battle,

yañce jīve parājito”ti.
than to live on in defeat.

… Soṇo poṭiriyo thero ….