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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.66

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7. Addhavagga

7. Overcome

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Attahatasutta

Beaten Down

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“Kenassubbhāhato loko,

“By what is the world beaten down?

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kenassu parivārito;

By what is it surrounded?

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Kena sallena otiṇṇo,

What dart has laid it low?

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kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.

With what is it always fuming?”

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“Maccunābbhāhato loko,

“The world is beaten down by death.

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jarāya parivārito;

It’s surrounded by old age.

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Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo,

The dart of craving has laid it low.

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icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.

It’s always fuming with desire.”