Verses of the Senior Monks 2.10 The Book of the Twos Chapter One Vasabha (THAG2.10)

1.1

“Pubbe hanati attānaṁ,

First one kills oneself,

1.2

pacchā hanati so pare;

then one kills others.

1.3

Suhataṁ hanti attānaṁ,

One kills oneself, really dead,

1.4

vītaṁseneva pakkhimā.

like one who kills birds using a dead bird as a decoy.

2.1

Na brāhmaṇo bahivaṇṇo,

A brahmin’s color is not on the outside;

2.2

anto vaṇṇo hi brāhmaṇo;

a brahmin is colored on the inside.

2.3

Yasmiṁ pāpāni kammāni,

Whoever harbors bad deeds

2.4

sa ve kaṇho sujampatī”ti.

is truly a dark one, Sujampati.

2.5

… Vasabho thero …

2.6

vaggo paṭhamo.

3.0

Tassuddānaṁ

3.1

Uttaro ceva piṇḍolo,

3.2

valliyo tīriyo isi;

3.3

Ajino ca meḷajino,

3.4

rādho surādho gotamo;

3.5

Vasabhena ime honti,

3.6

dasa therā mahiddhikāti.