Beaten Down

Attahatasutta

Beaten Down

Attahatasutta

EN
“By what is the world beaten down? By what is it surrounded? What dart has laid it low? With what is it always fuming?”
PL
“Kenassubbhāhato loko, kenassu parivārito; Kena sallena otiṇṇo, kissa dhūpāyito sadā”ti.
EN
“The world is beaten down by death. It’s surrounded by old age. The dart of craving has laid it low. It’s always fuming with desire.”
PL
“Maccunābbhāhato loko, jarāya parivārito; Taṇhāsallena otiṇṇo, icchādhūpāyito sadā”ti.

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

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