Pupphavagga ⧸ Gāthā 49
Yathāpi bhamaro pupphaṃ vaṇṇagandhaṃ aheṭhayaṃ
Paḷeti rasamādāya evaṃ gāme munī care
Paḷeti rasamādāya evaṃ gāme munī care
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Flowers ⧸ Verse 49
As the bee, hurting not the flower,
Its color or its fragrance,
Flieth away with the nectar,
So let a sage live in a village.
Its color or its fragrance,
Flieth away with the nectar,
So let a sage live in a village.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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