Puppha Vagga (Flowers)
Verse 58
Yathā sankāra dhānasmim
ujjhitasmim mahāpathe
Padumam tattha jāyetha
sucigandham manoramam
ujjhitasmim mahāpathe
Padumam tattha jāyetha
sucigandham manoramam
Just as upon a heap of rubbish
thrown on the highway,
a sweet-smelling, lovely lotus that
delights the heart may be born …
thrown on the highway,
a sweet-smelling, lovely lotus that
delights the heart may be born …
| Meaning | |
| yathā | just as |
| sankāra | rubbish |
| dhānasmim | heap |
| ujjhitasmim | thrown away; swept out |
| mahāpathe | [ Loc. ] on the highway |
| padumam | lotus |
| tattha | at that place |
| jāyetha | born |
| sucigandham | having a sweet scent |
| manoramam | delightful and pleasing to the mind |