SoṇapoṭiriyaSoṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

Night, with her garland of stars,“Na tāva supituṁ hoti, is not only for sleeping.ratti nakkhattamālinī; For those who know,Paṭijaggitumevesā, this night is really for waking.ratti hoti vijānatā”.

Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,“Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṁ, trampled by the tuskers that follow,kuñjaro ce anukkame; better for me to die in battle,Saṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo, than to live on in defeat.yañce jīve parājito”ti.