Anthology of Discourses 1.1 The Serpent (SNP1.1)

1.1

Yo uppatitaṁ vineti kodhaṁ,

When anger surges, they drive it out,

1.2

Visaṭaṁ sappavisaṁva osadhehi;

as with medicine a cobra’s spreading venom.

1.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

1.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

2.1

Yo rāgamudacchidā asesaṁ,

They’ve cut off greed entirely,

2.2

Bhisapupphaṁva saroruhaṁ vigayha;

like a lotus plucked flower and stalk.

2.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

2.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

3.1

Yo taṇhamudacchidā asesaṁ,

They’ve cut off craving entirely,

3.2

Saritaṁ sīghasaraṁ visosayitvā;

drying up that swift-flowing stream.

3.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

3.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

4.1

Yo mānamudabbadhī asesaṁ,

They’ve swept away conceit entirely,

4.2

Naḷasetuṁva sudubbalaṁ mahogho;

as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.

4.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

4.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

5.1

Yo nājjhagamā bhavesu sāraṁ,

In future lives they find no worth,

5.2

Vicinaṁ pupphamivā udumbaresu;

as an inspector of fig trees finds no flower.

5.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

5.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

6.1

Yassantarato na santi kopā,

They hide no anger within,

6.2

Itibhavābhavatañca vītivatto;

passed beyond any kind of existence.

6.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

6.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

7.1

Yassa vitakkā vidhūpitā,

Their mental vibrations are cleared away,

7.2

Ajjhattaṁ suvikappitā asesā;

internally clipped off entirely.

7.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

7.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

8.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

8.2

Sabbaṁ accagamā imaṁ papañcaṁ;

but have gone beyond all this proliferation.

8.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

8.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

9.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

9.2

Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti ñatva loke;

for they know that nothing in the world <j>is what it seems.

9.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

9.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

10.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

10.2

Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītalobho;

knowing nothing is what it seems, free of greed.

10.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

10.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

11.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

11.2

Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītarāgo;

knowing nothing is what it seems, free of lust.

11.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

11.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

12.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

12.2

Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītadoso;

knowing nothing is what it seems, free of hate.

12.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

12.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

13.1

Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī,

They have not run too far nor run back,

13.2

Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītamoho;

knowing nothing is what it seems, free of delusion.

13.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

13.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

14.1

Yassānusayā na santi keci,

They have no underlying tendencies at all,

14.2

Mūlā ca akusalā samūhatāse;

and are rid of unskillful roots,

14.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

14.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

15.1

Yassa darathajā na santi keci,

They have nothing born of distress at all

15.2

Oraṁ āgamanāya paccayāse;

to make them to return to the near shore.

15.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

15.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

16.1

Yassa vanathajā na santi keci,

No snarl grows in them at all,

16.2

Vinibandhāya bhavāya hetukappā;

that would shackle them to a new life.

16.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

16.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

17.1

Yo nīvaraṇe pahāya pañca,

They’ve given up the five hindrances,

17.2

Anigho tiṇṇakathaṅkatho visallo;

untroubled, rid of indecision, free of thorns.

17.3

So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ,

Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,

17.4

Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇanti.

as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

17.5

Uragasuttaṁ paṭhamaṁ.