{"id":"thig13.1","title":"Ambapālī","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thig13.1","title":"Ambapālī","units":[{"id":"thig13.1:0","sourceIds":["thig13.1:0.1","thig13.1:0.2","thig13.1:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Therīgāthā 13.1\nVīsatinipāta\nAmbapālītherīgāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Nuns 13.1\nThe Book of the Twenties\nAmbapālī"}},{"id":"thig13.1:1","sourceIds":["thig13.1:1.1","thig13.1:1.2","thig13.1:1.3","thig13.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Kāḷakā bhamaravaṇṇasādisā,\nVellitaggā mama muddhajā ahuṁ;\nTe jarāya sāṇavākasādisā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My hair was as black as bees,\ngraced with curly tips;\nnow old, it has become like hemp bark—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:2","sourceIds":["thig13.1:2.1","thig13.1:2.2","thig13.1:2.3","thig13.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vāsitova surabhī karaṇḍako,\nPupphapūra mama uttamaṅgajo;\nTaṁ jarāyatha salomagandhikaṁ,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"Crowned with flowers,\nmy head was as fragrant as a perfume box;\nnow old, it smells like dog fur—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:3","sourceIds":["thig13.1:3.1","thig13.1:3.2","thig13.1:3.3","thig13.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kānanaṁva sahitaṁ suropitaṁ,\nKocchasūcivicitaggasobhitaṁ;\nTaṁ jarāya viralaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My hair was as thick as a well-planted forest,\nit shone, parted with brush and pins;\nnow old, it’s patchy and sparse—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:4","sourceIds":["thig13.1:4.1","thig13.1:4.2","thig13.1:4.3","thig13.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kaṇhakhandhakasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitaṁ,\nSobhate suveṇīhilaṅkataṁ;\nTaṁ jarāya khalitaṁ siraṁ kataṁ,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"With plaits of black and ribbons of gold,\nit was so pretty, graced with braids;\nnow old, my head’s gone bald—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:5","sourceIds":["thig13.1:5.1","thig13.1:5.2","thig13.1:5.3","thig13.1:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cittakārasukatāva lekhikā,\nSobhare su bhamukā pure mama;\nTā jarāya valibhippalambitā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My eyebrows used to look so nice,\nlike crescents painted by an artist;\nnow old, they droop with wrinkles—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:6","sourceIds":["thig13.1:6.1","thig13.1:6.2","thig13.1:6.3","thig13.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Bhassarā surucirā yathā maṇī,\nNettahesumabhinīlamāyatā;\nTe jarāyabhihatā na sobhare,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My eyes shone brilliant as gems,\nwide and indigo;\nruined by age, they shine no more—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:7","sourceIds":["thig13.1:7.1","thig13.1:7.2","thig13.1:7.3","thig13.1:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṇhatuṅgasadisī ca nāsikā,\nSobhate su abhiyobbanaṁ pati;\nSā jarāya upakūlitā viya,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My nose was like a perfect peak,\nlovely in my bloom of youth;\nnow old, it’s shriveled like a pepper;\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:8","sourceIds":["thig13.1:8.1","thig13.1:8.2","thig13.1:8.3","thig13.1:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kaṅkaṇaṁva sukataṁ suniṭṭhitaṁ,\nSobhare su mama kaṇṇapāḷiyo;\nTā jarāya valibhippalambitā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My ear-lobes were so pretty,\nlike lovingly crafted bracelets;\nnow old, they droop with wrinkles—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:9","sourceIds":["thig13.1:9.1","thig13.1:9.2","thig13.1:9.3","thig13.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pattalīmakulavaṇṇasādisā,\nSobhare su dantā pure mama;\nTe jarāya khaṇḍitā cāsitā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My teeth used to be so pretty,\nbright as a jasmine flower;\nnow old, they’re broken and yellow—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:10","sourceIds":["thig13.1:10.1","thig13.1:10.2","thig13.1:10.3","thig13.1:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kānanamhi vanasaṇḍacārinī,\nKokilāva madhuraṁ nikūjihaṁ;\nTaṁ jarāya khalitaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My singing was sweet as a cuckoo\nwandering in the forest groves;\nnow old, it’s patchy and croaking—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:11","sourceIds":["thig13.1:11.1","thig13.1:11.2","thig13.1:11.3","thig13.1:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṇhakamburiva suppamajjitā,\nSobhate su gīvā pure mama;\nSā jarāya bhaggā vināmitā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My neck used to be so pretty,\nlike a polished shell of conch;\nnow old, it’s bowed and bent—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:12","sourceIds":["thig13.1:12.1","thig13.1:12.2","thig13.1:12.3","thig13.1:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vaṭṭapalighasadisopamā ubho,\nSobhare su bāhā pure mama;\nTā jarāya yatha pāṭalibbalitā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My arms used to be so pretty,\nlike rounded cross-bars;\nwith age, they wrinkle and sag as a patala tree—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:13","sourceIds":["thig13.1:13.1","thig13.1:13.2","thig13.1:13.3","thig13.1:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṇhamuddikasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā,\nSobhare su hatthā pure mama;\nTe jarāya yathā mūlamūlikā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My hands used to be so pretty,\ngraced with lovely golden rings;\nnow old, they’re like red radishes—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:14","sourceIds":["thig13.1:14.1","thig13.1:14.2","thig13.1:14.3","thig13.1:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pīnavaṭṭasahituggatā ubho,\nSobhare su thanakā pure mama;\nThevikīva lambanti nodakā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My breasts were both once so pretty,\nswelling, round, close-set, and perky;\nnow they droop like water bags—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:15","sourceIds":["thig13.1:15.1","thig13.1:15.2","thig13.1:15.3","thig13.1:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kañcanassa phalakaṁva sammaṭṭhaṁ,\nSobhate su kāyo pure mama;\nSo valīhi sukhumāhi otato,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My body used to be so pretty,\nlike a polished slab of lustrous gold;\nnow it’s covered with delicate wrinkles—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:16","sourceIds":["thig13.1:16.1","thig13.1:16.2","thig13.1:16.3","thig13.1:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nāgabhogasadisopamā ubho,\nSobhare su ūrū pure mama;\nTe jarāya yathā veḷunāḷiyo,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"Both my thighs used to be so pretty,\nlike an elephant’s trunk;\nnow old, they’re like bamboo—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:17","sourceIds":["thig13.1:17.1","thig13.1:17.2","thig13.1:17.3","thig13.1:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṇhanūpurasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā,\nSobhare su jaṅghā pure mama;\nTā jarāya tiladaṇḍakāriva,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"My calves used to be so pretty,\ngraced with cute golden anklets;\nnow old, they’re like sesame sticks—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:18","sourceIds":["thig13.1:18.1","thig13.1:18.2","thig13.1:18.3","thig13.1:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tūlapuṇṇasadisopamā ubho,\nSobhare su pādā pure mama;\nTe jarāya phuṭitā valīmatā,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.","en":"Both my feet used to be so pretty,\nplump as if with cotton-wool;\nnow old, they’re cracked and wrinkly—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:19","sourceIds":["thig13.1:19.1","thig13.1:19.2","thig13.1:19.3","thig13.1:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ediso ahu ayaṁ samussayo,\nJajjaro bahudukkhānamālayo;\nSopalepapatito jarāgharo,\nSaccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā”.","en":"This bag of bones once was such,\nbut now it’s withered, home to so much pain;\nlike a house in decay with plaster crumbling—\nthe word of the truthful one is confirmed."}},{"id":"thig13.1:20","sourceIds":["thig13.1:20.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… Ambapālī therī …."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thig13.1/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}