thig16.1:43.1
Rukkhapphalūpamā kāmā,
Kenikmatan indria bagaikan buah di pohon,
Sensual pleasures are like fruits of a tree,
Syair Sumedhā Therī
Rukkhapphalūpamā kāmā,
Kenikmatan indria bagaikan buah di pohon,
Sensual pleasures are like fruits of a tree,
maṁsapesūpamā dukhā;
bagaikan potongan daging, menyakitkan,
like scraps of meat, painful,
Supinopamā vañcaniyā,
menipumu bagaikan mimpi;
they trick you like a dream;
kāmā yācitakūpamā.
kenikmatan indria bagaikan barang pinjaman.
sensual pleasures are like borrowed goods.