Dhammapada

Sukhavagga ⧸ Gāthā 203

Jighacchāparamā rogā saṅkhāraparamā dukhā
Etaṃ ñatvā yathābhūtaṃ nibbāṇaparamaṃ sukhaṃ

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Happiness ⧸ Verse 203

Hunger is the utmost illness.
Conditioned phenomena is the utmost agony.
For one having known this, as it really is,
Nibbana is the utmost ease.
English translation © 2002 Barnett Fischer. This is a gift of Dhamma and may be freely copied or reprinted without permission from the author or publisher. Otherwise all rights reserved.

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