A Poisoned Arrow

Diddhasutta

A Poisoned Arrow

Diddhasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. “Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim … Let whom be pierced by a poisoned arrow? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire. ‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati. “Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya. Kaṁ, bhikkhave, diddhagatena visallena sallena vijjhatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu. Sallanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
EN
So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
PL
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti. Sattamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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