Yasadattattheragāthā

Theragāthā 5.10

Verses of the Senior Monks 5.10

Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Yasadattattheragāthā

Yasadatta

“Upārambhacitto dummedho,

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton

suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;

listens to the victor’s instruction.

Ārakā hoti saddhammā,

They’re as far from the true teaching

nabhaso pathavī yathā.

as the earth is from the sky.

Upārambhacitto dummedho,

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton

suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;

listens to the victor’s instruction.

Parihāyati saddhammā,

They fall away from the true teaching,

kāḷapakkheva candimā.

like the moon in the waning fortnight.

Upārambhacitto dummedho,

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton

suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;

listens to the victor’s instruction.

Parisussati saddhamme,

They wither away in the true teaching,

maccho appodake yathā.

like a fish in a little puddle.

Upārambhacitto dummedho,

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton

suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;

listens to the victor’s instruction.

Na virūhati saddhamme,

They don’t thrive in the true teaching,

khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ.

like a rotten seed in a field.

Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena,

But one with contented mind

suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;

who listens to the victor’s instruction—

Khepetvā āsave sabbe,

having wiped out all defilements;

sacchikatvā akuppataṁ;

having witnessed the unshakable;

Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,

having arrived at ultimate peace—

parinibbātināsavo”ti.

the undefiled are fully extinguished.

… Yasadatto thero ….