11. Jarāvaggo

146.

Ko nu hāso ² kimānando, niccaṃ pajjalite sati;

Andhakārena onaddhā, padīpaṃ na gavesatha.

147.

Passa cittakataṃ bimbaṃ, arukāyaṃ samussitaṃ;

Āturaṃ bahusaṅkappaṃ, yassa natthi dhuvaṃ ṭhiti.

148.

Parijiṇṇamidaṃ rūpaṃ, roganīḷaṃ ⁴ pabhaṅguraṃ;

Bhijjati pūtisandeho, maraṇantañhi jīvitaṃ.

149.

Yānimāni apatthāni ⁷, alābūneva ⁸ sārade;

Kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni, tāni disvāna kā rati.

150.

Aṭṭhīnaṃ nagaraṃ kataṃ, maṃsalohitalepanaṃ;

Yattha jarā ca maccu ca, māno makkho ca ohito.

151.

Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti;

Satañca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti, santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.

152.

Appassutāyaṃ puriso, balibaddhova ¹⁰ jīrati;

Maṃsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti, paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.

153.

Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ , sandhāvissaṃ anibbisaṃ;

Gahakāraṃ ¹² gavesanto, dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.

154.

Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi, puna gehaṃ na kāhasi;

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā, gahakūṭaṃ visaṅkhataṃ;

Visaṅkhāragataṃ cittaṃ, taṇhānaṃ khayamajjhagā.

155.

Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ;

Jiṇṇakoñcāva jhāyanti, khīṇamaccheva pallale.

156.

Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ, aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ;

Senti cāpātikhīṇāva, purāṇāni anutthunaṃ.

Jarāvaggo ekādasamo niṭṭhito.