Theragāthā 1.72 Ekakanipāta Aṭṭhamavagga Ātumattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.72 The Book of the Ones Chapter Eight Ātuma

1.1

“Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo,

A young bamboo is hard to extract

1.2

Dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto;

when the point is grown and become all woody.

1.3

Evaṁ ahaṁ bhariyāyānitāya,

That’s how I feel with the wife <j>who was arranged for me.

1.4

Anumaññaṁ maṁ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti.

Give me permission—now I’ve gone forth.

1.5

… Ātumo thero ….