Yamaka Vagga (The Twin Verses)
Verse 13 & 14
Yathā’gāram ducchannam
vutthi samativijjhati
Evam abhāvitam cittam
rāgo samativijjhati
vutthi samativijjhati
Evam abhāvitam cittam
rāgo samativijjhati
Even as rain penetrates
an ill-thatched house,
so does lust penetrate
an undeveloped mind.
an ill-thatched house,
so does lust penetrate
an undeveloped mind.
Yathā’gāram succhannam
vutthi na samativijjhati
Evam subhāvitam cittam
rāgo na samativijjhati
Even as rain does not penetrate
a well-thatched house,
so does lust not penetrate
a well-developed mind.
| Meaning | |
| yathā | just as |
| gāram | a house |
| ducchannam | (which is) ill-thatched |
| vutthi | rain |
| samativijjhati | penetrates (through the roof) |
| evam | even so |
| abhāvitam | undeveloped |
| cittam | mind |
| rāgo | lust |
| succhannam | well-thatched |
| na | does not |
| subhāvitam | well-developed |