Digging untiringly in a sandy waste,“Akilāsuno vaṇṇupathe khaṇantā,there at the underground stream he found water.Udaṅgaṇe tattha papaṁ avinduṁ;In the same way, a sage with strength arousedEvaṁ munī viriyabalūpapanno,untiringly finds the peace of the heart.Akilāsu vinde hadayassa santin”ti.
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