Theragāthā 1.2 Ekakanipāta Paṭhamavagga Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.2 The Book of the Ones Chapter One Mahākoṭṭhita

1.1

“Upasanto uparato,

Calm and still,

1.2

mantabhāṇī anuddhato;

thoughtful in counsel, not restless—

1.3

Dhunāti pāpake dhamme,

he shakes off bad qualities

1.4

dumapattaṁva māluto”ti.

as the gale shakes leaves off a tree.

1.5

Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.

That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Mahākoṭṭhita.