Jaravagga ⧸ Gāthā 147
Passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ
Āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti
Āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti
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Old Age ⧸ Verse 147
Behold [this] variegated figure,
[This] congested body of wounds;
Ailing, with many a resolve,
It hath not firmness or stability.
[This] congested body of wounds;
Ailing, with many a resolve,
It hath not firmness or stability.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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