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Kuṭikāsutta

Little Hut

1.1

“Kacci te kuṭikā natthi,

“Don’t you have a little hut?

1.2

kacci natthi kulāvakā;

Don’t you have a little nest?

1.3

Kacci santānakā natthi,

Don’t you have any networks?

1.4

kacci muttosi bandhanā”ti.

Aren’t you free of shackles?”

2.1

“Taggha me kuṭikā natthi,

“Indeed I have no little hut.

2.2

taggha natthi kulāvakā;

Indeed I have no little nest.

2.3

Taggha santānakā natthi,

Indeed I have no networks.

2.4

taggha muttomhi bandhanā”ti.

Indeed I’m free from shackles.”

3.1

“Kintāhaṁ kuṭikaṁ brūmi,

“What do you think I call your little hut?

3.2

kiṁ te brūmi kulāvakaṁ;

What do I call your little nest?

3.3

Kiṁ te santānakaṁ brūmi,

What do I call your network?

3.4

kintāhaṁ brūmi bandhanan”ti.

And what do I call your shackle?”

4.1

“Mātaraṁ kuṭikaṁ brūsi,

“You call mother a little hut;

4.2

bhariyaṁ brūsi kulāvakaṁ;

and wife a little nest.

4.3

Putte santānake brūsi,

You call children a network,

4.4

taṇhaṁ me brūsi bandhanan”ti.

and you call my craving a shackle.”

5.1

“Sāhu te kuṭikā natthi,

“It’s good you have no little hut!

5.2

sāhu natthi kulāvakā;

It’s good you have no little nest!

5.3

Sāhu santānakā natthi,

It’s good you have no networks!

5.4

sāhu muttosi bandhanā”ti.

And good that you’re free from shackles.”