Chetvāsutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.71

Linked Discourses 1.71

8. Chetvāvagga

8. Slain

Chetvāsutta

Slain

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti,

“When what is slain do you sleep at ease?

kiṁsu chetvā na socati;

When what is slain is there no sorrow?

Kissassu ekadhammassa,

What is the one thing, Gotama,

vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.

whose killing you approve?”

“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,

“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease.

kodhaṁ chetvā na socati;

When anger’s slain there is no sorrow.

Kodhassa visamūlassa,

Anger has a poisonous root

madhuraggassa devate;

and a sweet tip, O deity.

Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti,

The noble ones praise its killing,

tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.

for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”