Theragāthā 3.6
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 3.6
Tikanipāta
The Book of the Threes
Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Khujjasobhitattheragāthā
Khujjasobhita
“Ye cittakathī bahussutā,
“One of those monks who live in Pāṭaliputta—
Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;
such brilliant speakers, and very learned—
Tesaññataroyamāyuvā,
stands at the door:
Dvāre tiṭṭhati khujjasobhito”.
the old man, Khujjasobhita.
“Ye cittakathī bahussutā,
One of those monks who live in Pāṭaliputta—
Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;
such brilliant speakers, and very learned—
Tesaññataroyamāyuvā,
stands at the door:
Dvāre tiṭṭhati māluterito”.
an old man, trembling in the wind.”
“Suyuddhena suyiṭṭhena,
“By war well fought, by sacrifice well made,
saṅgāmavijayena ca;
by victory in battle;
Brahmacariyānuciṇṇena,
by leading the spiritual life:
evāyaṁ sukhamedhatī”ti.
that’s how one prospers in happiness.”
… Khujjasobhito thero ….