Kappaṭakurattheragāthā

Theragāthā 2.40

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.40

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Catutthavagga

Chapter Four

Kappaṭakurattheragāthā

Kappaṭakura

“Ayamiti kappaṭo kappaṭakuro,

This chap, “Rag-rice”, he sure is a rag!

Acchāya atibharitāya;

Into the vase of freedom from death,
polished and overflowing,

Amataghaṭikāyaṁ dhammakaṭamatto,

sufficient teaching has been poured;

Katapadaṁ jhānāni ocetuṁ.

the path to build up absorptions has been laid out.

Mā kho tvaṁ kappaṭa pacālesi,

Don’t nod off, Rag—

Mā tvaṁ upakaṇṇamhi tāḷessaṁ;

I’ll smack your ear!

Na hi tvaṁ kappaṭa mattamaññāsi,

You know no limit,

Saṅghamajjhamhi pacalāyamāno”ti.

nodding off in the midst of the Saṅgha!

… Kappaṭakuro thero …

vaggo catuttho.

Tassuddānaṁ

Migasiro sivako ca,

upavāṇo ca paṇḍito;

Isidinno ca kaccāno,

nitako ca mahāvasī;

Poṭiriyaputto nisabho,

usabho kappaṭakuroti.