Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Therīgāthā 5.6

Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.6

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Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

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Mittākāḷītherīgāthā

Mittākāḷī

1.1

“Saddhāya pabbajitvāna,

Having gone forth in faith

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agārasmānagāriyaṁ;

from the lay life to homelessness,

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Vicariṁhaṁ tena tena,

I wandered here and there,

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lābhasakkāraussukā.

jealous of possessions and honors.

2.1

Riñcitvā paramaṁ atthaṁ,

Neglecting the highest goal,

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hīnamatthaṁ asevihaṁ;

I pursued the lowest.

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Kilesānaṁ vasaṁ gantvā,

Under the sway of corruptions,

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sāmaññatthaṁ na bujjhihaṁ.

I never knew the goal of the ascetic life.

3.1

Tassā me ahu saṁvego,

I was struck with a sense of urgency

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nisinnāya vihārake;

as I was sitting in my hut:

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Ummaggapaṭipannāmhi,

“I’m walking the wrong path,

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taṇhāya vasamāgatā.

under the sway of craving.

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Appakaṁ jīvitaṁ mayhaṁ,

My life is short,

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jarā byādhi ca maddati;

trampled by old age and sickness.

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Purāyaṁ bhijjati kāyo,

Before this body breaks apart,

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na me kālo pamajjituṁ.

there is no time for me to be careless.”

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Yathābhūtamavekkhantī,

I examined in line with the truth

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khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;

the rise and fall of the aggregates.

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Vimuttacittā uṭṭhāsiṁ,

I stood up with mind liberated,

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kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

having fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

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… Mittā kāḷī therī ….