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Linked Discourses 1.77 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.77

8. Incinerated – 8. Chetvāvagga

SN 1.77 Authority – Issariyasutta

 

“What is authority in the world?

“Kiṁsu issariyaṁ loke,

What’s the best of valuables?

kiṁsu bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;

What in the world is a rusty sword?

Kiṁsu satthamalaṁ loke,

Who is a plague on the world?

kiṁsu lokasmimabbudaṁ.

Who gets arrested when they take things away?

Kiṁsu harantaṁ vārenti,

And who is loved when they take things away?

haranto pana ko piyo;

And who is approved by the astute

Kiṁsu punappunāyantaṁ,

when they come again and again?”

abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.

“Power is authority in the world.

“Vaso issariyaṁ loke,

A woman is the best of valuables.

itthī bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;

Anger in the world is a rusty sword.

Kodho satthamalaṁ loke,

A bandit is a plague on the world.

corā lokasmimabbudā.

A bandit gets arrested when they take things away.

Coraṁ harantaṁ vārenti,

And an ascetic is loved when they take things away.

haranto samaṇo piyo;

An ascetic is approved by the astute

Samaṇaṁ punappunāyantaṁ,

when they come again and again.”

abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.