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Sutta Nipāta 1.1

Uragasutta

The Snake · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whoeverYo arisenuppatitaṁ drives outvineti anger,kodhaṁ,
spreadVisaṭaṁ snake·venom + assappavisaṁva with medicines;osadhehi;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore + far shoreorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old worn-out·as + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old.purāṇaṁ.

whoYo greed·has cut offrāgamudacchidā entirelyasesaṁ,
lotus·flower·likeBhisapupphaṁva growing in a lakesaroruhaṁ having pluckedvigayha;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo cut off cravingtaṇhamudacchidā entirelyasesaṁ,
streamSaritaṁ swift·flowingsīghasaraṁ drying upvisosayitvā;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo conceit·swept awaymānamudabbadhī entirelyasesaṁ,
as a bridge of reedsNaḷasetuṁva very·weaksudubbalaṁ by a great floodmahogho;
such a oneSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its oldjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not·findnājjhagamā in livesbhavesu worthsāraṁ,
inspectingVicinaṁ flower·likepupphamivā in fig treesudumbaresu;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old·like + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

who + withinYassantarato notna there aresanti angerskopā,
thus·existence-nonexistence + and thatItibhavābhavatañca passed beyondvītivatto;
heSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago worn-out + as + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

of whomYassa thoughtsvitakkā cleared awayvidhūpitā,
internallyAjjhattaṁ well·clipsuvikappitā completelyasesā;
such aSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago old·like + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not·to·beyondnāccasārī notna run backpaccasārī,
allSabbaṁ beyond·goaccagamā thisimaṁ proliferationpapañcaṁ;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old worn-out + like + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not·far·runnāccasārī norna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ false + this·isvitathamidanti having knownñatva in the worldloke;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago worn-out + like·skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoeverYo has not run too farnāccasārī norna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ false·thisvitathamidanti free of greedvītalobho;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not·run too farnāccasārī notna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ knowing it is not what it seemsvitathamidanti free of lustvītarāgo;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not-too-far·runnāccasārī notna back·runpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ false + this-indeedvitathamidanti free-of·hatevītadoso;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near·far-shoreorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago worn-out + as + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo not·to, toward·runnāccasārī notna back·runpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ be·false·so + thisvitathamidanti free of·delusionvītamoho;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore·far shoreorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old·as·skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

who + underlying tendencyYassānusayā notna there aresanti anykeci,
rootsMūlā andca not·skillfulakusalā together·uprootsamūhatāse;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore + far shoreorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago worn-out + like + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

for whomYassa distress·borndarathajā notna there aresanti anykeci,
to the near shoreOraṁ for comingāgamanāya conditionspaccayāse;
heSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

in whomYassa snarl·bornvanathajā notna there aresanti anykeci,
apart·shackleVinibandhāya to existencebhavāya with causehetukappā;
such aSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old·as + skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

whoYo hindrancesnīvaraṇe forth·give uppahāya fivepañca,
not·troubleAnigho crossed·doubttiṇṇakathaṅkatho free of thornsvisallo;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇanti.
snake·discourseUragasuttaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ.

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