Verses of the Senior Monks 2.37 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Soṇapoṭiriya (THAG2.37)

1.1

“Na tāva supituṁ hoti,

Night, with her garland of stars,

1.2

ratti nakkhattamālinī;

is not only for sleeping.

1.3

Paṭijaggitumevesā,

For those who know,

1.4

ratti hoti vijānatā”.

this night is really for waking.

2.1

“Hatthikkhandhāvapatitaṁ,

Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,

2.2

kuñjaro ce anukkame;

trampled by the tuskers that follow,

2.3

Saṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo,

better for me to die in battle,

2.4

yañce jīve parājito”ti.

than to live on in defeat.

2.5

… Soṇo poṭiriyo thero ….