Little Sleep

Appaṁsupatisutta

Little Sleep

Appaṁsupatisutta

EN
“Mendicants, these five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake. What five? A woman longing for a man. A man longing for a woman.
PL
“Pañcime, bhikkhave, appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jagganti. Katame pañca? Itthī, bhikkhave, purisādhippāyā appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. Puriso, bhikkhave, itthādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati.
EN
A thief longing for their loot. A king busy with his duties. A mendicant longing for freedom from the yoke. These five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.”
PL
Coro, bhikkhave, ādānādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. Rājā, bhikkhave, rājakaraṇīyesu yutto appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, visaṁyogādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jaggantī”ti.
PL
Sattamaṁ.

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

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