Visākhāyasahāyikānaṁvatthu
Ko nu hāso kimānando, niccaṁ pajjalite sati;
Ko nu hāso → kinnu hāso (mr)What laughter, why joy, when constantly aflame? Andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṁ na gavesatha.Enveloped in darkness, don’t you look for a lamp?
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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.
Jarāvagga
Sirimāvatthu
Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ, arukāyaṁ samussitaṁ;Look at the beautified image, a heap of festering wounds, shored up: Āturaṁ bahusaṅkappaṁ, yassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti.ill, but the object of many resolves, where there is nothing lasting or sure.
Uttarātherīvatthu
Parijiṇṇamidaṁ rūpaṁ, roganīḷaṁ pabhaṅguraṁ;
roganīḷaṁ → roganiḍḍhaṁ (bj, pts1ed); roganiddhaṁ (sya-all); roganiḍḍaṁ (pts2ed)Worn out is this body, a nest of diseases, dissolving. Bhijjati pūtisandeho, maraṇantañhi jīvitaṁ.This putrid conglomeration is bound to break up, for life is hemmed in with death.
Sambahulaadhimānikabhikkhuvatthu
Yānimāni apatthāni, alābūneva sārade;
apatthāni → yānimāni apattāni (mr); yānimāni'paviddhāni (?) alābūneva → alāpūneva (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed)On seeing these bones discarded like gourds in the fall, Kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni, tāni disvāna kā rati.pigeon-gray: what delight?
Janapadakalyāṇīrūpanandātherīvatthu
Aṭṭhīnaṁ nagaraṁ kataṁ, maṁsalohitalepanaṁ;A city made of bones, plastered over with flesh & blood, Yattha jarā ca maccu ca, māno makkho ca ohito.whose hidden treasures are: pride & contempt, aging & death.
Mallikādevīvatthu
Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṁ upeti;Even royal chariots well-embellished get run down, and so does the body succumb to old age. Satañca dhammo na jaraṁ upeti, santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.But the Dhamma of the good doesn’t succumb to old age: the good let the civilized know.
Lāḷudāyītheravatthu
Appassutāyaṁ puriso, balībaddhova jīrati;
balībaddhova → balivaddova (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); balibaddhova (mr)This unlistening man matures like an ox. Maṁsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.His muscles develop, his discernment not.
Udānavatthu
Anekajātisaṁsāraṁ, sandhāvissaṁ anibbisaṁ;Through the round of many births I roamed without reward, without rest, Gahakāraṁ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.
Gahakāraṁ → gahakārakaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed)seeking the house-builder. painful is birth again & again.
Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṁ na kāhasi;House-builder, you’re seen! you will not build a house again. Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṁ visaṅkhataṁ;All your rafters broken, the ridge pole dismantled, Visaṅkhāragataṁ cittaṁ, taṇhānaṁ khayamajjhagā.immersed in dismantling, the mind has attained to the end of craving.
Mahādhanaseṭṭhiputtavatthu
Acaritvā brahmacariyaṁ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ;Neither living the chaste life nor gaining wealth in their youth, Jiṇṇakoñcāva jhāyanti, khīṇamaccheva pallale.they waste away like old herons in a dried-up lake depleted of fish.
Acaritvā brahmacariyaṁ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ;Neither living the chaste life nor gaining wealth in their youth, Senti cāpātikhīṇāva, purāṇāni anutthunaṁ.they lie around, misfired from the bow, sighing over old times.
