Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses
Connected Discourses with Devatas: SN1:60 Poetry
1 "Kiṃsu nidānaṃ gāthānaṃ,
kiṃsu tāsaṃ viyañjanaṃ;
Kiṃsu sannissitā gāthā,
kiṃsu gāthānamāsayo"ti.2 "Chando nidānaṃ gāthānaṃ,
akkharā tāsaṃ viyañjanaṃ;
Nāmasannissitā gāthā,
kavi gāthānamāsayo"ti.
Jarāvaggo chaṭṭho.
3 Jarā ajarasā mittaṃ,
vatthu tīṇi janāni ca;
Uppatho ca dutiyo ca,
kavinā pūrito vaggoti.