Little HutKuṭikāsutta

“Don’t you have a little hut?“Kacci te kuṭikā natthi, Don’t you have a little nest?kacci natthi kulāvakā; Don’t you have any networks?Kacci santānakā natthi, Aren’t you free of shackles?”kacci muttosi bandhanā”ti.

“Indeed I have no little hut.“Taggha me kuṭikā natthi, Indeed I have no little nest.taggha natthi kulāvakā; Indeed I have no networks.Taggha santānakā natthi, Indeed I’m free from shackles.”taggha muttomhi bandhanā”ti.

“What do you think I call your little hut?“Kintāhaṁ kuṭikaṁ brūmi, What do I call your little nest?kiṁ te brūmi kulāvakaṁ; What do I call your network?Kiṁ te santānakaṁ brūmi, And what do I call your shackle?”kintāhaṁ brūmi bandhanan”ti.

“You call mother a little hut;“Mātaraṁ kuṭikaṁ brūsi, and wife a little nest.bhariyaṁ brūsi kulāvakaṁ; You call children a network,Putte santānake brūsi, and you call my craving a shackle.”taṇhaṁ me brūsi bandhanan”ti.

“It’s good you have no little hut!“Sāhu te kuṭikā natthi, It’s good you have no little nest!sāhu natthi kulāvakā; It’s good you have no networks!Sāhu santānakā natthi, And good that you’re free from shackles.”sāhu muttosi bandhanā”ti.