From:
Sutta NipÄta 5.11 Anthology of Discourses 5.11
KappamÄį¹avapucchÄ The Questions of Kappa
āMajjhe sarasmiį¹ tiį¹į¹hataį¹, āFor those overwhelmed by old age and death,ā
(iccÄyasmÄ kappo) said Venerable Kappa,
Oghe jÄte mahabbhaye; āstuck mid-stream
JarÄmaccuparetÄnaį¹, as the terrifying flood arises,
DÄ«paį¹ pabrÅ«hi mÄrisa; tell me an island, good fellow.
TvaƱca me dÄ«pamakkhÄhi, Explain to me an island
YathÄyidaį¹ nÄparaį¹ siyÄā. so this may occur no further.ā
āMajjhe sarasmiį¹ tiį¹į¹hataį¹, āFor those overwhelmed by old age and death,ā
(kappÄti bhagavÄ) replied the Buddha,
Oghe jÄte mahabbhaye; āstuck mid-stream
JarÄmaccuparetÄnaį¹, as the terrifying flood arises,
DÄ«paį¹ pabrÅ«mi kappa te. I shall tell you an island, Kappa.
AkiƱcanaį¹ anÄdÄnaį¹, Having nothing, taking nothing:
etaį¹ dÄ«paį¹ anÄparaį¹; this is the island with nothing further.
NibbÄnaį¹ iti naį¹ brÅ«mi, I call it extinguishment,
jarÄmaccuparikkhayaį¹. the ending of old age and death.
EtadaƱƱÄya ye satÄ, Those who have fully understood this, mindful,
Diį¹į¹hadhammÄbhinibbutÄ; are quenched in this very life.
Na te mÄravasÄnugÄ, They donāt fall under MÄraās sway,
Na te mÄrassa paddhagÅ«āti. nor are they his footmen.ā
KappamÄį¹avapucchÄ dasamÄ.