Therīgāthā 1.16 Ekakanipāta Vuḍḍhapabbajitasumanātherīgāthā

Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.16 The Book of the Ones Sumanā, Who Went Forth Late in Life

1.1

“Sukhaṁ tvaṁ vuḍḍhike sehi,

Sleep softly, old lady,

1.2

katvā coḷena pārutā;

wrapped in the cloth you sewed yourself;

1.3

Upasanto hi te rāgo,

for your desire has been quelled,

1.4

sītibhūtāsi nibbutā”ti.

you’re cooled and quenched.

2.1

… Sumanā vuḍḍhapabbajitā therī ….