Free of Strife

Araṇasutta

Free of Strife

Araṇasutta

EN
“Who in the world is free of strife? Whose life is not wasted? Who here completely understands desire? Who always lives as their own master?
PL
“Kesūdha araṇā loke, kesaṁ vusitaṁ na nassati; Kedha icchaṁ parijānanti, kesaṁ bhojissiyaṁ sadā.
EN
To whom do mother, father, and brothers bow when they’re established? Who here, though low born, is bowed to even by aristocrats?”
PL
Kiṁsu mātā pitā bhātā, vandanti naṁ patiṭṭhitaṁ; Kiṁsu idha jātihīnaṁ, abhivādenti khattiyā”ti.
EN
“Ascetics are free of strife in the world. The life of ascetics is not wasted. Ascetics completely understand desire. Ascetics always live as their own master.
PL
“Samaṇīdha araṇā loke, Samaṇānaṁ vusitaṁ na nassati; Samaṇā icchaṁ parijānanti, Samaṇānaṁ bhojissiyaṁ sadā.
EN
Mother, father, and brothers bow to ascetics when they’re established. Even though an ascetic is low born, they’re bowed to even by aristocrats.”
PL
Samaṇaṁ mātā pitā bhātā, vandanti naṁ patiṭṭhitaṁ; Samaṇīdha jātihīnaṁ, abhivādenti khattiyā”ti.
PL
Chetvāvaggo aṭṭhamo. Tassuddānaṁ Chetvā rathañca cittañca, vuṭṭhi bhītā najīrati;
EN
The Linked Discourses on Deities are complete.
PL
Issaraṁ kāmaṁ pātheyyaṁ, pajjoto araṇena cāti. Devatāsaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

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

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Araṇasutta — Reader · Sutraya