JARA VAGGA
146 )
Ko nu hāso kimānando, niccaṃ pajjalite sati; andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṃ na gavesatha.
147 )
Passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ, arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ; āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ, yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti.
148 )
Parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ, roganīḷaṃ pabhaṅguraṃ; bhijjati pūtisandeho, maraṇantañhi jīvitaṃ.
149 )
Yānimāni apatthāni, alābūneva sārade. kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni, tāni disvāna kā rati.
150 )
Aṭṭhīnaṃ nagaraṃ kataṃ, maṃsalohitalepanaṃ; yattha jarā ca maccu ca, māno makkho ca ohito.
151 )
Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti; satañca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti, santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.
152 )
Appassutāyaṃ puriso, balibaddhova jīrati; maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.
153 )
Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ, sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ; gahakāraṃ ‚ gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.
154 )
Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi; sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṃ visaṅkhataṃ; visaṅkhāragataṃ cittaṃ, taṇhānaṃ khayamajjhagā.
155 )
Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ; jiṇṇakoñcāva jhāyanti, khīṇamaccheva pallale.
156 )
Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ; senti cāpātikhīṇāva, purāṇāni anutthunaṃ.