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Theragāthā 2.40
Verses of the Senior Monks 2.40
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Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos
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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,
Nodding off in the middle of the Saṅgha?
Saṅghamajjhamhi pacalāyamāno”ti. You know no bounds.
Migasiro sivako ca,
upavāṇo ca paṇḍito;
Isidinno ca kaccāno,
nitako ca mahāvasī;
Poṭiriyaputto nisabho,
usabho kappaṭakuroti.