Bāla Vagga (Fools)
Verse 71
Na hi pāpam katam kammam
sajju khīram ’va muccati
Dahantam bālamanveti
bhasmacchanno’va pāvako
sajju khīram ’va muccati
Dahantam bālamanveti
bhasmacchanno’va pāvako
Verily, an evil deed committed
does not bear fruit (immediately),
just as milk curdles not at once;
smouldering, it follows the fool like fire covered with ashes.
does not bear fruit (immediately),
just as milk curdles not at once;
smouldering, it follows the fool like fire covered with ashes.
| Meaning | |
| na | not |
| pāpam | evil, unwholesome |
| katam | committed, performed |
| kammam | deed, action |
| sajju | instantly |
| khīram | milk |
| muccati | coagulate, curdle |
| dahantam | [ from dahati ] burn |
| bāla | fool |
| anveti | follows |
| bhasma | ashes |
| bhasmacchanna | covered by ashes |
| pāvaka | fire |
| A farmer set fire to a monastery where a Pacceka Buddha lived. Consequently he was reborn as a miserable spirit. | |