SarabhaṅgaSarabhaṅgattheragāthā

I broke the reeds off with my hands,“Sare hatthehi bhañjitvā, made a hut, and stayed there.katvāna kuṭimacchisaṁ; That’s how I became knownTena me sarabhaṅgoti, as “Reed-breaker”.nāmaṁ sammutiyā ahu.

But now it’s not appropriateNa mayhaṁ kappate ajja, for me to break reeds with my hands.sare hatthehi bhañjituṁ; The training rules have been laid down for usSikkhāpadā no paññattā, by Gotama the renowned.gotamena yasassinā.

Previously, I, Sarabhaṅga,Sakalaṁ samattaṁ rogaṁ, didn’t see the disease in its entirety.Sarabhaṅgo nāddasaṁ pubbe; But now I have seen the disease,Soyaṁ rogo diṭṭho, as I’ve practiced what was taught <j>by he who is beyond the gods.Vacanakarenātidevassa.

Gotama traveled by that direct route;Yeneva maggena gato vipassī, the same path traveled by Vipassī,Yeneva maggena sikhī ca vessabhū; by Sikhī, Vessabhū,Kakusandhakoṇāgamano ca kassapo, Kakusandha, Koṇāgamana, and Kassapa.Tenañjasena agamāsi gotamo.

These seven Buddhas have plunged into the ending,Vītataṇhā anādānā, free of craving, without grasping,satta buddhā khayogadhā; having become Dhamma, unaffected.Yehāyaṁ desito dhammo, They have taught this Dhammadhammabhūtehi tādibhi.

out of compassion for living creatures—Cattāri ariyasaccāni, suffering, origin, path,anukampāya pāṇinaṁ; and cessation, the ending of suffering.Dukkhaṁ samudayo maggo, In these four noble truths,nirodho dukkhasaṅkhayo.

the endless suffering of transmigrationYasmiṁ nivattate dukkhaṁ, finally comes to an end.saṁsārasmiṁ anantakaṁ; When the body breaks up,Bhedā imassa kāyassa, and life comes to an end,jīvitassa ca saṅkhayā; there are no future lives;Añño punabbhavo natthi, I’m everywhere well freed.suvimuttomhi sabbadhī”ti.