Come, Nandaka, let’s go“Ehi nandaka gacchāma,to visit our preceptor.upajjhāyassa santikaṁ;We’ll roar our lion’s roarSīhanādaṁ nadissāma,before the best of Buddhas.buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.
The sage gave us the going forthYāya no anukampāya,out of compassion, so we could realizeamhe pabbājayī muni;the ending of all fetters—So no attho anuppatto,now we have reached that goal.sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo”ti.
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Thag 2.29 Bhāradvāja0.53near 0.1Verses of the Senior Monks 2.29 The Book of the Twos Chapter Three Bhāradvāja This is how the wise roar: like lions in mountain caves, heroes, triumphant in battle, having vanquished Māra with his legions. I’ve served th…