Metta Sutta
Verse 9
Tittham caram nisinno vā
Sayāno vā yāvat’assa vigata-middho
Etam satim adhittheyya
Brahma-metam vihāram idha-māhu
Sayāno vā yāvat’assa vigata-middho
Etam satim adhittheyya
Brahma-metam vihāram idha-māhu
Whether standing, walking, seated
or lying down, as long as he is awake,
he should develop this mindfulness.
This they say, is the divine abiding here.
or lying down, as long as he is awake,
he should develop this mindfulness.
This they say, is the divine abiding here.
| Meaning | |
| Tittham | (In whatever posture whether) standing |
| caram | walking |
| nisinno [vā] | seated [or] |
| Sayāno | lying down |
| yāvat’assa | while he is |
| vigata-middho | undrowsing, awake |
| Etam | this (loving kindness) |
| satim | mindfulness |
| adhittheyya | (he would) pursue |
| Brahmam | divine |
| etam | this |
| vihāram | abiding |
| idham | here (is) |
| āhu | they say |