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# Thag 2:37 · Soṇa Poṭiriyaputta
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/thag-2-37/
- Published: 2026-06-01T01:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:58:07.000Z
- Description: Theragāthā · Thag 2:37. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Elder Monks, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Theragāthā, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library

It’s not for sleeping,

the night garlanded

with zodiac stars.

The night, for one who knows,

is for staying awake.

If I were to fall from my elephant’s shoulder,

and a tusker trampled me,

death in battle would be better for me,

than that I, defeated,

survive.

See also: [Sn 3:2](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-3-2/)

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/KN/Thag/thag2%5F37.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*