Bāla Vagga (Fools)
Verse 69
Madhū’va maññati bālo
yāva pāpam na paccati
Yadā ca paccati pāpam
atha bālo dukkham nigacchati
yāva pāpam na paccati
Yadā ca paccati pāpam
atha bālo dukkham nigacchati
As sweet as honey is an evil deed,
so thinks the fool so long as
it ripens not; but when it ripens,
he then comes to grief.
so thinks the fool so long as
it ripens not; but when it ripens,
he then comes to grief.
| Meaning | |
| madhū | honey |
| madhū’va | [ Read as ‘madhuvā’ ] |
| maññati | to think of |
| bālo | fool |
| yāva | so long as |
| pāpam | evil, unwholesome |
| na | does not |
| paccati | ripen |
| yadā | when |
| atha | and then |
| dukkham | suffering |
| nigacchati | (he) experiences, comes to (feel) |
| A foolish man molested an Arahant bhikkhunī, and had to suffer a terrible death and hereafter. | |