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to restrain their grief; but Adma sorrows not and weeps not. I shall 
therefore enquire of hım the cause of his non-sorrowing*, uttered the 
second stanza for the (purpose of) that inquiry: 
„Having heard the death of a father sorrow distresses thee not 
(na tan pasakati)"), Räma. By what power (pabhäva) doest thou not 
srieve for that, which should be grieved for?* 
Rama then addressing him thus explained the reason why he 
sorrowed not: 
1. „If a person by great grief can not protect (paälrtum) a thing, where- 
fore should a wise (vinnu) and discreet (medhävi) man distress himself? 
2. The young as well as (dahara ca) the old, the ignorant as well as 
the wise, and the poor as well as the rich — all are (alike) subject to 
death (maccuparayand). 
3. The ripe fruit is ever in danger of dropping down (papatand); 
so likewise man that is born (of a woman) is always in danger of death. 
4. Many people are seen in the morning (of whom) some disappear 
in the evening (sdvam), (and again), many people are seen in the evening 
(of whom) some disappear in the morning. 
5. If a stupid person, who weeps afflicting himself, can derive any 
profit (krmeid attham), then indeed should the wise man do the same 
(kairamenan [?) vicakkhana). 
6. He who torments himself (aftänam attano) (by sorrow) becomes 
lean and (colourless) cheerless; by sorrow (tend) the dead are not saved 
(na pälenti), ıt is vam (miratthä) (therefore) to weep. 
7. Asa house (saranam) involved in flames is extinguished with water, 
so likewise the steady, well informed, mtelligent and learned man speedily 
destroys the sorrow that is begotten (the felt sorrow) as the wind (drives 
away a tuft of) cotton. 
8. Alone is man (eko va macco) born in a family — alone does he 
depart; the chief end of the enjoyment of all beings is their very association 
together (for a time) (samyogaparamattho va sambhogd savvapdnınam). 
9. Wherefore, the heart (hadayam manam ca) of the wise and well 
-ınformed, who sees both this and the world to come (passato imam ca 
1) zu pasakati vgl. parisakkati Fausböll Dhammap. 331, 3. 6, und Yshvakk bei Westergaard. 
resp. meine Abh. über Yala Anhang v. 51. 59. 
