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Verses of the Senior Monks · Thag 3.6

  • Verses of the Senior Monks 3.6Theragāthā 3.6
  • The Book of the ThreesTikanipāta
  • Chapter OnePaṭhamavagga

KhujjasobhitaKhujjasobhitattheragāthā

“One of those monks who live in Pāṭaliputta—“Ye cittakathī bahussutā, such brilliant speakers, and very learned—Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino; stands at the door:Tesaññataroyamāyuvā, the old man, Khujjasobhita.Dvāre tiṭṭhati khujjasobhito”.

One of those monks who live in Pāṭaliputta—“Ye cittakathī bahussutā, such brilliant speakers, and very learned—Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino; stands at the door:Tesaññataroyamāyuvā, an old man, trembling in the gale.”Dvāre tiṭṭhati māluterito”.

“By war well fought, by sacrifice well made,“Suyuddhena suyiṭṭhena, by victory in battle;saṅgāmavijayena ca; by leading the spiritual life:Brahmacariyānuciṇṇena, that’s how one prospers in happiness.”evāyaṁ sukhamedhatī”ti.