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Show IAST transliterationසංයුත්ත නිකාය 1.53
The Related Suttas Collection 1.53
6. ජරාවග්ග
6. Old Age
මිත්තසුත්ත
A Friend
“කිංසු පවසතෝ මිත්තං, කිංසු මිත්තං සකේ ඝරේ; කිං මිත්තං අත්ථජාතස්ස, කිං මිත්තං සම්පරායිකන්”ති.
“Who’s your friend abroad? Who’s your friend at home? Who’s your friend in need? Who’s your friend in the next life?”
“සත්ථෝ පවසතෝ මිත්තං, මාතා මිත්තං සකේ ඝරේ; සහායෝ අත්ථජාතස්ස, හෝති මිත්තං පුනප්පුනං; සයඞ්කතානි පුඤ්ඤානි, තං මිත්තං සම්පරායිකන්”ති.
“A caravan is your friend abroad. Mother is your friend at home. A comrade in a time of need is a friend time and again. But the good deeds you’ve done yourself—that’s your friend in the next life.”
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
