Pandita Vagga (The Wise)
Verse 85
Appakā te manussesu
ye janā pāragāmino
Athāyam itarā pajā
tīramevānudhāvati
ye janā pāragāmino
Athāyam itarā pajā
tīramevānudhāvati
Few are there amongst men who
cross to the other shore (Nibbāna);
the rest of mankind
(merely) run along this bank.
cross to the other shore (Nibbāna);
the rest of mankind
(merely) run along this bank.
| Meaning | |
| appakā (te) | very few (among them) |
| ye manussesu | (among) humans |
| janā | people |
| pāragāmino | go across (to the other shore) |
| athāyam | [ atha + ayam ] this side |
| itarā | others |
| pajā | men; beings |
| tīramevānudhāvati | [ tīraŋ + eva + anudhāvati ] |
| tīraŋ | the opposite bank, the farther side (of a river or sea) |
| eva | [ use here as emphasis ] just |
| anudhāvati | [ anu + dhāvati ] run along (i.e. run up and down this bank of the river) |