YasojaYasojattheragāthā

“With knobbly knees,“Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso, thin and veiny,kiso dhamanisanthato; eating and drinking but little—Mattaññū annapānamhi, this person’s spirit is undaunted.”adīnamānaso naro”.

“Pestered by flies and mosquitoes“Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi, in the wilds, the formidable forest,araññasmiṁ brahāvane; one should mindfully endure,Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva, like an elephant at the head of the battle.sato tatrādhivāsaye.

A monk alone is like the supreme Divinity;Yathā brahmā tathā eko, a pair of monks are like gods;yathā devo tathā duve; three are like a village;Yathā gāmo tathā tayo, and more than that is a rabble.”kolāhalaṁ tatuttarin”ti.