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Show IAST transliterationසංයුත්ත නිකාය 1.51
The Related Suttas Collection 1.51
6. ජරාවග්ග
6. Old Age
ජරාසුත්ත
Old Age
“කිංසු යාව ජරා සාධු, කිංසු සාධු පතිට්ඨිතං; කිංසු නරානං රතනං, කිංසු චෝරේහි දූහරන්”ති.
“What’s still good in old age? What’s good when grounded? What is people’s treasure? What’s hard for thieves to take?”
“සීලං යාව ජරා සාධු, සද්ධා සාධු පතිට්ඨිතා; පඤ්ඤා නරානං රතනං, පුඤ්ඤං චෝරේහි දූහරන්”ති.
“Ethics are still good in old age. Faith is good when grounded. Wisdom is people’s treasure. Merit’s hard for thieves to take.”
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