Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Theragāthā 2.37

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.37

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Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Catutthavagga

Chapter Four

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Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

Soṇapoṭiriya

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“Na tāva supituṁ hoti,

Night, with her garland of stars,

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ratti nakkhattamālinī;

is not only for sleeping.

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Paṭijaggitumevesā,

For those who know,

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ratti hoti vijānatā”.

this night is really for waking.

2.1

“Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṁ,

Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,

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kuñjaro ce anukkame;

trampled by the tuskers that follow,

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Saṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo,

better for me to die in battle,

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yañce jīve parājito”ti.

than to live on in defeat.

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… Soṇo poṭiriyo thero ….