Verses of the Senior Monks 2.19 The Book of the Twos Chapter Two Nanda (THAG2.19)

1.1

“Ayoniso manasikārā,

Because of focusing on the wrong things,

1.2

maṇḍanaṁ anuyuñjisaṁ;

I was addicted to ornamentation.

1.3

Uddhato capalo cāsiṁ,

I was vain, fickle,

1.4

kāmarāgena aṭṭito.

racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.

2.1

Upāyakusalenāhaṁ,

But with the help of the Buddha,

2.2

buddhenādiccabandhunā;

the Kinsman of the Sun, so skilled in means,

2.3

Yoniso paṭipajjitvā,

I practiced rationally and extracted

2.4

bhave cittaṁ udabbahin”ti.

attachment to continued existence from my mind.

2.5

… Nando thero ….