Nirayavagga ⧸ Gāthā 308
Seyye ayoguḷo bhutto tatto aggisikhūpamo
Yañce bhūñjeyya dussīlo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṃ asaññato
Yañce bhūñjeyya dussīlo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṃ asaññato
Click any Pāli word for an inline definition.
The Downward Course ⧸ Verse 308
Better to eat a ball of iron
glowing as flame of fire
than one should eat the country’s alms immoral and unrestrained.
glowing as flame of fire
than one should eat the country’s alms immoral and unrestrained.
English translation by Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero. For free distribution only.
This project is open source and available on GitHub.