Sutta Nipata Chapter 5: The Chapter of the Way to Beyond - Parayanavagga

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

Todeyyamāṇavapucchā

(iccāyasmā todeyyo):

1088 "Yasmiṃ kāmā na vasanti,
Taṇhā yassa na vijjati;
Kathankathā ca yo tiṇṇo,
Vimokkho tassa kīdiso".

(todeyyāti bhagavā):
1089 "Yasmiṃ kāmā na vasanti,
Taṇhā yassa na vijjati;
Kathankathā ca yo tiṇṇo,
Vimokkho tassa nāparo".

1090 "Nirāsaso so uda āsasāno,
Paññāṇavā so uda paññakappī;
Muniṃ ahaṃ sakka yathā vijaññaṃ,
Taṃ me viyācikkha samantacakkhu".

1091 "Nirāsaso so na ca āsasāno,
Paññāṇavā so na ca paññakappī;
Evampi todeyya muniṃ vijāna,
Akiñcanaṃ kāmabhave asattan"ti.

Todeyyamāṇavapucchā navamā.