EN
“What is the site for human beings? What is the best comrade here? By what do the creatures who live off the earth sustain their life?”
PL
“Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ, kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā; Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti, ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.
Grounds
Vatthusutta
EN
“Children are the site for human beings. A wife is the best comrade. The creatures who live off the earth sustain their life by rain.”
PL
“Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ, bhariyā ca paramo sakhā; Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti, ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.
Sutraya