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Thag 2.37

Soṇapoṭiriya

Soṇapoṭiriyattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Twos

Chapter Four

Soṇapoṭiriya

Night, with her garland of stars,
is not only for sleeping.
For those who know,
this night is really for waking.

Were I to fall from the back of an elephant,
trampled by the tuskers that follow,
better for me to die in battle,
than to live on in defeat.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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