Papavagga ⧸ Gāthā 128
Na antalikkhe na samuddamajajhe
Na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa
Na vijjati so jagatippadeso
Yatthaṭthitaṃ nappasahetha maccu
Na pabbatānaṃ vivaraṃ pavissa
Na vijjati so jagatippadeso
Yatthaṭthitaṃ nappasahetha maccu
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Evil ⧸ Verse 128
Not up in the air,
nor in the middle of the sea,
nor going into a cleft in the mountains
— nowhere on earth —
is a spot to be found
where you could stay & not succumb
to death.
nor in the middle of the sea,
nor going into a cleft in the mountains
— nowhere on earth —
is a spot to be found
where you could stay & not succumb
to death.
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