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TherÄ«gÄthÄ 6.5 Verses of the Elder BhikkhunÄ«s Verses of the Senior Nuns 6.5
ChakkanipÄta Chapter of the Sixes The Book of the Sixes
AnopamÄtherÄ«gÄthÄ Verses of the Elder AnopamÄ AnopamÄ
āUcce kule ahaį¹ jÄtÄ, āI was Majjhaās daughter: I was born into an eminent family,
bahuvitte mahaddhane; well-born, affluent and wealthy,
Vaį¹į¹arÅ«pena sampannÄ, with much wealth and property, endowed with a beautiful complexion and figure;
dhÄ«tÄ majjhassa atrajÄ. endowed with beauty. Majjhaās true-born daughter.
PatthitÄ rÄjaputtehi, Sons of kings pursued me, I was sought by princes,
seį¹į¹hiputtehi gijjhitÄ; sons of wealthy merchants desired me. coveted by sons of the wealthy.
Pitu me pesayÄ« dÅ«taį¹, One sent out a messenger for my father: One sent a messenger to my father:
detha mayhaį¹ anopamaį¹. āGive me AnopamÄ! āGive me AnopamÄ!
Yattakaį¹ tulitÄ esÄ, However much she is worth, However much your daughter
tuyhaį¹ dhÄ«tÄ anopamÄ; your daughter AnopamÄ, AnopamÄ weighs,
Tato aį¹į¹haguį¹aį¹ dassaį¹, I will give you eight times as much Iāll give you eight times that
hiraƱƱaį¹ ratanÄni ca. in gold and gems.ā in gold coin and gems.ā
SÄhaį¹ disvÄna sambuddhaį¹, When I saw the Self-Enlightened One, When I saw the Awakened One,
lokajeį¹į¹haį¹ anuttaraį¹; the supreme in the world, the unsurpassable one, the worldās Elder, unsurpassed,
Tassa pÄdÄni vanditvÄ, I paid homage at his feet, I paid homage at his feet,
ekamantaį¹ upÄvisiį¹. and sat down to one side. and withdrew to one side.
So me dhammamadesesi, Gotama taught me the Dhamma Out of compassion,
anukampÄya gotamo; out of compassion. Gotama taught me the Dhamma.
NisinnÄ Äsane tasmiį¹, Sitting on that seat, While sitting in that seat,
phusayiį¹ tatiyaį¹ phalaį¹. I reached the third fruit. I realized the third fruit.
Tato kesÄni chetvÄna, Then I cut off my hair, Then, having shaved off my hair,
pabbajiį¹ anagÄriyaį¹; and went forth into homelessness. I went forth to homelessness.
Ajja me sattamī ratti, Today is the seventh night This is the seventh day
yato taį¹hÄ visositÄāti. from when craving was made to wither.ā since my craving dried up.
ā¦ AnopamÄ therÄ« ā¦. The Elder AnopamÄ