III. Āyudo balado dhīro
III.
Āyudo balado dhīro
Vaṇṇado paṭibhāṇado
Sukhassa dātā medhāvī
Sukhaṁ so adhigacchati.
Āyuṁ datvā balaṁ vaṇṇaṁ
Sukhañ-ca paṭibhāṇado
Dīghāyu yasavā hoti
Yattha yatthūpapajjatīti.
The enlightened person, having given life, strength,
beauty, quick-wittedness—
the intelligent person, a giver of happiness—
attains happiness himself.
Having given life, strength, beauty,
happiness, & quick-wittedness,
he has long life & status wherever he arises.
Note: These verses are from the Bhojanā-dānānumodanā Sutta (Discourse on Rejoicing in the Gift of Food), Aṅguttara Nikāya 5:37.
