{"id":"thig5.3","title":"Sīhā","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thig5.3","title":"Sīhā","units":[{"id":"thig5.3:0","sourceIds":["thig5.3:0.1","thig5.3:0.2","thig5.3:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Therīgāthā 5.3\nPañcakanipāta\nSīhātherīgāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.3\nThe Book of the Fives\nSīhā"}},{"id":"thig5.3:1","sourceIds":["thig5.3:1.1","thig5.3:1.2","thig5.3:1.3","thig5.3:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ayoniso manasikārā,\nkāmarāgena aṭṭitā;\nAhosiṁ uddhatā pubbe,\ncitte avasavattinī.","en":"Due to irrational application of mind,\nI was racked by desire for pleasures of the senses.\nI was restless in the past,\nlacking control over my mind."}},{"id":"thig5.3:2","sourceIds":["thig5.3:2.1","thig5.3:2.2","thig5.3:2.3","thig5.3:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pariyuṭṭhitā klesehi,\nsubhasaññānuvattinī;\nSamaṁ cittassa na labhiṁ,\nrāgacittavasānugā.","en":"Overcome by corruptions,\npursuing perceptions of the beautiful,\nI gained no peace of mind.\nUnder the sway of lustful thoughts,"}},{"id":"thig5.3:3","sourceIds":["thig5.3:3.1","thig5.3:3.2","thig5.3:3.3","thig5.3:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kisā paṇḍu vivaṇṇā ca,\nsatta vassāni cārihaṁ;\nNāhaṁ divā vā rattiṁ vā,\nsukhaṁ vindiṁ sudukkhitā.","en":"thin, pale, and wan,\nfor seven years I wandered,\nfull of pain,\nfinding no happiness by day or night."}},{"id":"thig5.3:4","sourceIds":["thig5.3:4.1","thig5.3:4.2","thig5.3:4.3","thig5.3:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tato rajjuṁ gahetvāna,\npāvisiṁ vanamantaraṁ;\nVaraṁ me idha ubbandhaṁ,\nyañca hīnaṁ punācare.","en":"Taking a rope\nI entered deep into the forest, thinking:\n“It’s better that I hang myself\nthan I return to a lesser life.”"}},{"id":"thig5.3:5","sourceIds":["thig5.3:5.1","thig5.3:5.2","thig5.3:5.3","thig5.3:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Daḷhapāsaṁ karitvāna,\nrukkhasākhāya bandhiya;\nPakkhipiṁ pāsaṁ gīvāyaṁ,\natha cittaṁ vimucci me”ti.","en":"I made a strong noose\nand tied it to the branch of a tree.\nCasting it round my neck,\nmy mind was freed."}},{"id":"thig5.3:6","sourceIds":["thig5.3:6.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… Sīhā therī …."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thig5.3/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."}