With Māgha

Māghasutta

With Māgha

Māghasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Then, late at night, the glorious godling Māgha, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and addressed the Buddha in verse: “When what is slain do you sleep at ease?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho māgho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho māgho devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti,
EN
When what is slain is there no sorrow? What is the one thing whose killing you approve?” “When anger’s slain you sleep at ease.
PL
kiṁsu chetvā na socati; Kissassu ekadhammassa, vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti. “Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,
EN
When anger’s slain there is no sorrow. Anger has a poisonous root and a sweet tip, O Smiter of the Constrictor. The noble ones praise its killing,
PL
kodhaṁ chetvā na socati; Kodhassa visamūlassa, madhuraggassa vatrabhū; Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti,
EN
for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”
PL
tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.

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

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