Verses of the Senior Monks 2.12 The Book of the Twos Chapter Two Jotidāsa (THAG2.12)

1.1

“Ye kho te veṭhamissena,

People who act harshly—

1.2

nānattena ca kammunā;

attacking people,

1.3

Manusse uparundhanti,

binding them with rope,

1.4

pharusūpakkamā janā;

hurting them in all kinds of ways—

1.5

Tepi tattheva kīranti,

they’re treated in the same way;

1.6

na hi kammaṁ panassati.

their deeds don’t vanish.

2.1

Yaṁ karoti naro kammaṁ,

Whatever deeds a person does,

2.2

Kalyāṇaṁ yadi pāpakaṁ;

whether good or bad,

2.3

Tassa tasseva dāyādo,

they are the heir to each

2.4

Yaṁ yaṁ kammaṁ pakubbatī”ti.

and every deed they do.

2.5

… Jotidāso thero ….