Tevijjasutta 29.1-6
Tevijjasutta 29.1-6
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29.1
Seyyathāpi, vāseṭṭha, ayaṃ aciravatī nadī pūrā udakassa samatittikā kākapeyyā.
Suppose the Aciravatī River was full to the brim so a crow could drink from it.
29.2
Atha puriso āgaccheyya pāratthiko pāragavesī pāragāmī pāraṃ taritukāmo.
Then along comes a person who wants to cross over to the far shore.
29.3
So orime tīre sasīsaṃ pārupitvā nipajjeyya.
But they’d lie down wrapped in cloth from head to foot.
29.4
Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, vāseṭṭha,
What do you think, Vāseṭṭha?
29.5
api nu so puriso aciravatiyā nadiyā orimā tīrā pārimaṃ tīraṃ gaccheyyā”ti?
Could that person cross over to the far shore?”
29.6
“No hidaṃ, bho gotama”.
“No, worthy Gotama.”
Translations (3)
- Experts in the Three Vedas — English
- In den drei Veden bewandert — German
- Tri znanja — sr
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese