Verses on Dhamma 3.6.40_3

3.6.40_3

Anivesano siyāti anālayo bhaveyya. Yathā nāma yodho saṅgāmasīse balakoṭṭhakaṃ katvā amittehi saddhiṃ yujjhanto chāto vā pipāsito vā hutvā sannāhe vā sithile āvudhe vā patite balakoṭṭhakaṃ pavisitvā vissamitvā bhuñjitvā pivitvā sannahitvā āvudhaṃ gahetvā puna nikkhamitvā yujjhanto parasenaṃ maddati, ajitaṃ jināti, jitaṃ rakkhati. So hi sace balakoṭṭhake ṭhito evaṃ vissamanto taṃ assādento accheyya, rajjaṃ parahatthagataṃ kareyya, evameva, bhikkhu, paṭiladdhaṃ taruṇavipassanaṃ punappunaṃ samāpattiṃ samāpajjitvā tato vuṭṭhāya suddhacittena saṅkhāre sammasanto rakkhituṃ sakkoti, uttarimaggaphalapaṭilābhena kilesamāraṃ jināti. Sace pana so samāpattimeva assādeti, suddhacittena punappunaṃ saṅkhāre na sammasati, maggaphalapaṭivedhaṃ kātuṃ na sakkoti. Tasmā rakkhitabbayuttakaṃ rakkhanto anivesano siyā, samāpattiṃ nivesanaṃ katvā tattha na niveseyya, ālayaṃ na kareyyāti attho. ‘‘Addhā tumhepi evaṃ karothā’’ti evaṃ satthā tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dhammaṃ desesi.