1. On Deities
VII. Oppressed — SN1.61: Name
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“What oppresses everything?
What is nothing bigger than?
What is the one thing
that has everything under its sway?”
2“Name oppresses everything.
Nothing’s bigger than name.
Name is the one thing
that has everything under its sway.”
1"Kiṁsu sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
kismā bhiyyo na vijjati;
Kissassu ekadhammassa,
sabbeva vasamanvagū"ti.
2"Nāmaṁ sabbaṁ addhabhavi,
nāmā bhiyyo na vijjati;
Nāmassa ekadhammassa,
sabbeva vasamanvagū"ti.