Verses of the Senior Monks 3.9 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Yasoja (THAG3.9)

1.1

“Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso,

“With knobbly knees,

1.2

kiso dhamanisanthato;

thin and veiny,

1.3

Mattaññū annapānamhi,

eating and drinking but little—

1.4

adīnamānaso naro”.

this person’s spirit is undaunted.”

2.1

“Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi,

“Pestered by flies and mosquitoes

2.2

araññasmiṁ brahāvane;

in the wilds, the formidable forest,

2.3

Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva,

one should mindfully endure,

2.4

sato tatrādhivāsaye.

like an elephant at the head of the battle.

3.1

Yathā brahmā tathā eko,

A monk alone is like the supreme Divinity;

3.2

yathā devo tathā duve;

a pair of monks are like gods;

3.3

Yathā gāmo tathā tayo,

three are like a village;

3.4

kolāhalaṁ tatuttarin”ti.

and more than that is a rabble.”

3.5

… Yasojo thero ….