Kuṭikāsutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.19

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Kuṭikāsutta

Little Hut

“Kacci te kuṭikā natthi,

“Don’t you have a little hut?

kacci natthi kulāvakā;

Don’t you have a little nest?

Kacci santānakā natthi,

Don’t you have any networks?

kacci muttosi bandhanā”ti.

Aren’t you free of shackles?”

“Taggha me kuṭikā natthi,

“Indeed I have no little hut.

taggha natthi kulāvakā;

Indeed I have no little nest.

Taggha santānakā natthi,

Indeed I have no networks.

taggha muttomhi bandhanā”ti.

Indeed I’m free from shackles.”

“Kintāhaṁ kuṭikaṁ brūmi,

“What do you think I call your little hut?

kiṁ te brūmi kulāvakaṁ;

What do I call your little nest?

Kiṁ te santānakaṁ brūmi,

What do I call your network?

kintāhaṁ brūmi bandhanan”ti.

And what do I call your shackle?”

“Mātaraṁ kuṭikaṁ brūsi,

“You call mother a little hut;

bhariyaṁ brūsi kulāvakaṁ;

and wife a little nest.

Putte santānake brūsi,

You call children a network,

taṇhaṁ me brūsi bandhanan”ti.

and you call my craving a shackle.”

“Sāhu te kuṭikā natthi,

“It’s good you have no little hut!

sāhu natthi kulāvakā;

It’s good you have no little nest!

Sāhu santānakā natthi,

It’s good you have no networks!

sāhu muttosi bandhanā”ti.

And good that you’re free from shackles.”