Saṁyutta Nikāya 53.23 3. Balakaraṇīyavagga Balakaraṇīyavagga

Linked Discourses 53.23–34 3. Hard Work Hard Work

1.1

(Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo.)

(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)

2.0

Tassuddānaṁ

2.1

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,

Hard work, seeds, and dragons,

2.2

rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;

a tree, a pot, and a spike,

2.3

Ākāsena ca dve meghā,

the atmosphere, and two on clouds,

2.4

nāvā āgantukā nadīti.

a ship, a guest house, and a river.