Soṇapoṭiriyaputtatheragāthā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 294

[294] 7. "The night garlanded with stars is not yet a time for sleeping; for one who understands, this very night is for keeping vigil. #1 M.: nitako. If the elephant should trample me, fallen from the elephant's shoulders, death in battle is better for me than that I should live on defeated." The Elder Soṇa Poṭiriyaputta.¹

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.