Sāṭimattiyattheragāthā

Theragāthā 3.10

Verses of the Senior Monks 3.10

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Sāṭimattiyattheragāthā

Sāṭimattiya

“Ahu tuyhaṁ pure saddhā,

In the past you had faith,

sā te ajja na vijjati;

today you have none.

Yaṁ tuyhaṁ tuyhamevetaṁ,

What’s yours is yours alone—

natthi duccaritaṁ mama.

I’ve done nothing wrong.

Aniccā hi calā saddhā,

Faith is impermanent, fickle:

evaṁ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā;

or so I have seen.

Rajjantipi virajjanti,

Passions wax and wane:

tattha kiṁ jiyyate muni.

why would a sage waste away on that account?

Paccati munino bhattaṁ,

The meal of a sage is cooked

Thokaṁ thokaṁ kule kule;

bit by bit in this family or that.

Piṇḍikāya carissāmi,

I’ll walk for alms,

Atthi jaṅghabalaṁ mamā”ti.

for my legs are strong.

… Sāṭimattiyo thero ….