Nagavagga ⧸ The Elephant
- Ahaṃ nāgo va saṅgāme cāpāto patitaṃ sara ⧸ I — like an elephant in battle,
- Dantaṃ nayanti samitiṃ dantaṃ rājā bhirūhat ⧸ The tamed is the one
- Varamassatarā dantā ājānīyā ca sindhav ⧸ Excellent are tamed mules,
- Na hi etehi yānehi gaccheyya agataṃ disa ⧸ For not by these mounts could you go
- Dhanapālako nāma kuñjaro kaṭukappabhedano dunnivāray ⧸ The tusker, Dhanapalaka,
- Middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca niddāyitā samparivattasāy ⧸ When torpid & over-fed,
- Idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārika ⧸ Before, this mind went wandering
- Appamādaratā hotha sacittamanurakkhath ⧸ Delight in heedfulness.
- Sace labhetha nipakaṃ sahāya ⧸ If you gain a mature companion —
- No ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāya ⧸ If you dont gain a mature companion —
- Ekassa caritaṃ seyy ⧸ Going alone is better,
- Atthamhi jātamhi sukhā sahāy ⧸ A blessing: friends when the need arises.
- Sukhā matteyyatā loke atho petteyyatā sukh ⧸ A blessing in the world: reverence to your mother.
- Sukhaṃ yāva jarā sīlaṃ sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhit ⧸ A blessing into old age is virtue.
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