Yamaka Vagga (The Twin Verses)
Verse 7 & 8
Subhānupassim viharantam
indriyesu asamvutam
Bhojanamhi amattaññum
kusītam hīnavīriyam
Tam ve pasahati māro
vāto rukkham’va dubbalam
indriyesu asamvutam
Bhojanamhi amattaññum
kusītam hīnavīriyam
Tam ve pasahati māro
vāto rukkham’va dubbalam
Whoever lives contemplating things
as pleasant, with senses unrestrained,
immoderate in consuming food,
lazy and indolent,
him verily Māra overcomes,
as the wind (overthrows) a weak tree.
as pleasant, with senses unrestrained,
immoderate in consuming food,
lazy and indolent,
him verily Māra overcomes,
as the wind (overthrows) a weak tree.
Asubhānupassim viharantam
indriyesu susamvutam
Bhojanamhi ca mattaññum
saddham āraddhavīriyam
Tam ve nappasahati māro
vāto selam’va pabbatam
Whoever lives contemplating
“the Impurities”, with senses restrained,
in food moderate,
full of faith and sustained effort,
him Māra overcomes not,
as the wind (does not overthrow) a rocky mountain.
| Meaning | |
| subhānupassim | [ From subha + anupassati ] contemplating things as pleasant |
| viharantam | (whoever) lives |
| indriyesu | with senses |
| asamvutam | unrestrained, unguarded, uncontrolled |
| bhojanam | (in consuming) food |
| amattaññum | not knowing the right measure, immoderate |
| kusītam | indolent, inert, inactive |
| hīnavīriyam | lazy, devoid of zeal, not energetic |
| tam ve | he is verily |
| pasahati | overcomes |
| māro | Māra, the ‘evil one’ |
| vāto | wind |
| rukkham [eva] | [ just as ] a tree |
| dubbalam | weak |
| asubhānupassim | contemplating foulness |
| susamvutam | well-retrained, guarded, controlled |
| ca | and |
| mattaññum | knowing the right measure, moderate |
| saddham | (with) faith |
| āraddha | [ pp. of ārabhati ] to undertake |
| āraddhavīriyam | to practise with zeal, sustained effort |
| na pasahati | not overcome |
| selam [eva] | [ just like] rock(y) |
| pabbatam | mountain |