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Show IAST transliterationසංයුත්ත නිකාය 1.54
The Related Suttas Collection 1.54
6. ජරාවග්ග
6. Old Age
වත්ථුසුත්ත
Grounds
“කිංසු වත්ථු මනුස්සානං, කිංසූධ පරමෝ සඛා; කිංසු භූතා උපජීවන්ති, යේ පාණා පථවිස්සිතා”ති.
“What is the ground of human beings? What is the best companion here? By what do the creatures who live off the earth sustain their life?”
“පුත්තා වත්ථු මනුස්සානං, භරියා ච පරමෝ සඛා; වුට්ඨිං භූතා උපජීවන්ති, යේ පාණා පථවිස්සිතා”ති.
“Children are the ground of human beings. A wife is the best companion. The creatures who live off the earth sustain their life by rain.”
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