AuthorityIssariyasutta

“What is authority in the world?“Kiṁsu issariyaṁ loke, What’s the best of valuables?kiṁsu bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ; What in the world is a rusty sword?Kiṁsu satthamalaṁ loke, Who is a pest in the world?kiṁsu lokasmimabbudaṁ.

Who gets arrested when they take things away?Kiṁsu harantaṁ vārenti, And who is loved when they take things away?haranto pana ko piyo; And who is approved by the astuteKiṁsu punappunāyantaṁ, when they come again and again?”abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.

“Sway is authority in the world.“Vaso issariyaṁ loke, A woman is the best of valuables.itthī bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ; Anger in the world is a rusty sword.Kodho satthamalaṁ loke, A bandit is a pest in the world.corā lokasmimabbudā.

A bandit gets arrested when they take things away.Coraṁ harantaṁ vārenti, And an ascetic is loved when they take things away.haranto samaṇo piyo; An ascetic is approved by the astuteSamaṇaṁ punappunāyantaṁ, when they come again and again.”abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.