Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Therīgāthā 3.4

Verses of the Senior Nuns 3.4

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Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

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Dantikātherīgāthā

Dantikā

1.1

“Divāvihārā nikkhamma,

Leaving my day’s meditation

1.2

gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate;

on Vulture’s Peak Mountain,

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Nāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ,

I saw an elephant on the riverbank

1.4

nadītīramhi addasaṁ.

having just come up from his bath.

2.1

Puriso aṅkusamādāya,

A man, taking a pole with a hook,

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‘dehi pādan’ti yācati;

asked the elephant, “Give me your foot.”

2.3

Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ,

The elephant presented his foot,

2.4

puriso nāgamāruhi.

and the man mounted him.

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Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ,

Seeing a wild beast so tamed,

3.2

manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ;

submitting to human control,

3.3

Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ,

my mind became serene:

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khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti.

<em>that</em> is why I’ve gone to the forest!

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… Dantikā therī ….