Kavisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 177

[177] "Metre (chanda) is the origin of verses; syllables (akkhara) are their expression; verses rest upon names (nāma); the poet (kavi) is the abode of verses." The Jarāvagga, the Sixth Chapter. #1 Sī. M.: akkhāto. 2 Po. M.: dutiyā. Its summary (uddāna): Jarā, Ajarasā, Mitta, Vatthu, and the three Jana (suttas); Uppatha and Dutiya — with Kavi the chapter is filled. __________ The Andhavagga, the Seventh Chapter __________ The Nāma Sutta, the First

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.