Dhammapada 1.2.2_8

1.2.2_8

‘‘Sovaṇṇamayo pabhassaro,
Uppanno rathapañjaro mama;
Tassa cakkayugaṃ na vindāmi,
Tena dukkhena jahāmi jīvita’’nti. (va. 1208; pe. va. 187);

I have obtained a chariot-body,
Shining, of solid gold,
But I cannot find a pair of wheels for it;
Through grief over this I shall lose my life.