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title: "Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 6 of 31
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/6/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga, section 6. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/6/"
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# Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

The first book of the Linked Discourses: dialogues in verse with gods, Māra, nuns, brahmins and kings.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 6. Old Age · SN 1.51–1.60

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/6/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/6/#p-N

[¶0] SN 1.51 · Old Age

> Pali: SN 1.51 · Jarāsutta

[¶1] “What’s still good in old age?
What’s good when grounded?
What is people’s treasure?
What’s hard for thieves to take?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu yāva jarā sādhu,
kiṁsu sādhu patiṭṭhitaṁ;
Kiṁsu narānaṁ ratanaṁ,
kiṁsu corehi dūharan”ti.

[¶2] “Ethics are still good in old age.
Faith is good when grounded.
Wisdom is people’s treasure.
Merit’s hard for thieves to take.”

> Pali: “Sīlaṁ yāva jarā sādhu,
saddhā sādhu patiṭṭhitā;
Paññā narānaṁ ratanaṁ,
puññaṁ corehi dūharan”ti.

[¶3] SN 1.52 · Getting Old

> Pali: SN 1.52 · Ajarasāsutta

[¶4] “What’s good because it never gets old?
What’s good when committed?
What is people’s treasure?
What can thieves never take?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu ajarasā sādhu,
kiṁsu sādhu adhiṭṭhitaṁ;
Kiṁsu narānaṁ ratanaṁ,
kiṁsu corehyahāriyan”ti.

[¶5] “Ethics are good because they never grow old.
Faith is good when committed.
Wisdom is people’s treasure.
Merit’s what thieves can never take.”

> Pali: “Sīlaṁ ajarasā sādhu,
saddhā sādhu adhiṭṭhitā;
Paññā narānaṁ ratanaṁ,
puññaṁ corehyahāriyan”ti.

[¶6] SN 1.53 · A Friend

> Pali: SN 1.53 · Mittasutta

[¶7] “Who’s your friend while journeying?
Who’s your friend at home?
Who’s your friend in time of need?
Who’s your friend in lives to come?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu pavasato mittaṁ,
kiṁsu mittaṁ sake ghare;
Kiṁ mittaṁ atthajātassa,
kiṁ mittaṁ samparāyikan”ti.

[¶8] “A caravan is your friend while journeying.
Mother is your friend at home.
An ally in time of need
is a friend time and again.
But the good deeds you’ve done yourself—
that’s your friend in lives to come.”

> Pali: “Sattho pavasato mittaṁ,
mātā mittaṁ sake ghare;
Sahāyo atthajātassa,
hoti mittaṁ punappunaṁ;
Sayaṅkatāni puññāni,
taṁ mittaṁ samparāyikan”ti.

[¶9] SN 1.54 · Grounds

> Pali: SN 1.54 · Vatthusutta

[¶10] “What is the site for human beings?
What is the best comrade here?
By what do the creatures who live off the earth
sustain their life?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ,
kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā;
Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti,
ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

[¶11] “Children are the site for human beings.
A wife is the best comrade.
The creatures who live off the earth
sustain their life by rain.”

> Pali: “Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ,
bhariyā ca paramo sakhā;
Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti,
ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

[¶12] SN 1.55 · Gives Birth (1st)

> Pali: SN 1.55 · Paṭhamajanasutta

[¶13] “What gives birth to a person?
What do they have that runs about?
What enters transmigration?
What’s their greatest fear?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
kiṁsu tassa mahabbhayan”ti.

[¶14] “Craving gives birth to a person.
Their mind is what runs about.
A sentient being enters transmigration.
Suffering is their greatest fear.”

> Pali: “Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
cittamassa vidhāvati;
Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
dukkhamassa mahabbhayan”ti.

[¶15] SN 1.56 · Gives Birth (2nd)

> Pali: SN 1.56 · Dutiyajanasutta

[¶16] “What gives birth to a person?
What do they have that runs about?
What enters transmigration?
From what are they not free?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
kismā na parimuccatī”ti.

[¶17] “Craving gives birth to a person.
Their mind is what runs about.
A sentient being enters transmigration.
From suffering they are not free.”

> Pali: “Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
cittamassa vidhāvati;
Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
dukkhā na parimuccatī”ti.

[¶18] SN 1.57 · Gives Birth (3rd)

> Pali: SN 1.57 · Tatiyajanasutta

[¶19] “What gives birth to a person?
What do they have that runs about?
What enters transmigration?
What is their destiny?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
kiṁsu tassa parāyanan”ti.

[¶20] “Craving gives birth to a person.
Their mind is what runs about.
A sentient being enters transmigration.
Deeds are their final haven.”

> Pali: “Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
cittamassa vidhāvati;
Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
kammaṁ tassa parāyanan”ti.

[¶21] SN 1.58 · Deviation

> Pali: SN 1.58 · Uppathasutta

[¶22] “What’s declared to be a deviation?
What is ending day and night?
What’s the stain of chastity?
What’s the waterless bath?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu uppatho akkhāto,
kiṁsu rattindivakkhayo;
Kiṁ malaṁ brahmacariyassa,
kiṁ sinānamanodakan”ti.

[¶23] “Lust is declared to be a deviation.
Youth is ending day and night.
Women are the stain of chastity,
to which this generation clings.
Fervor and chastity
are the waterless bath.”

> Pali: “Rāgo uppatho akkhāto,
Vayo rattindivakkhayo;
Itthī malaṁ brahmacariyassa,
Etthāyaṁ sajjate pajā;
Tapo ca brahmacariyañca,
Taṁ sinānamanodakan”ti.

[¶24] SN 1.59 · A Partner

> Pali: SN 1.59 · Dutiyasutta

[¶25] “What is a person’s partner?
What instructs them?
Enjoying what is a mortal
released from all suffering?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu dutiyā purisassa hoti,
Kiṁsu cenaṁ pasāsati;
Kissa cābhirato macco,
Sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

[¶26] “Faith is a person’s partner.
Wisdom instructs them.
Delighting in extinguishment a mortal
is released from all suffering.”

> Pali: “Saddhā dutiyā purisassa hoti,
Paññā cenaṁ pasāsati;
Nibbānābhirato macco,
Sabbadukkhā pamuccatī”ti.

[¶27] SN 1.60 · A Poet

> Pali: SN 1.60 · Kavisutta

[¶28] “What’s the source of verses?
What constitutes their phrasing?
What do verses depend upon?
What underlies verses?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsu nidānaṁ gāthānaṁ,
kiṁsu tāsaṁ viyañjanaṁ;
Kiṁsu sannissitā gāthā,
kiṁsu gāthānamāsayo”ti.

[¶29] “Metre is the source of verses.
Syllables constitute their phrasing.
Verses depend on names.
A poet underlies verses.”

> Pali: “Chando nidānaṁ gāthānaṁ,
akkharā tāsaṁ viyañjanaṁ;
Nāmasannissitā gāthā,
kavi gāthānamāsayo”ti.

[¶30] > Pali: Jarāvaggo chaṭṭho.

[¶31] > Pali: Tassuddānaṁ

[¶32] > Pali: Jarā ajarasā mittaṁ,
vatthu tīṇi janāni ca;
Uppatho ca dutiyo ca,
kavinā pūrito vaggoti.