Thag 3.9

Yasojattheragāthā

“Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso, kiso dhamanisanthato; Mattaññū annapānamhi, adīnamānaso naro”.

Yasoja

“With knobbly knees, thin and veiny, eating and drinking but little— this person’s spirit is undaunted.”

“Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi, araññasmiṁ brahāvane; Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva, sato tatrādhivāsaye.

“Pestered by flies and mosquitoes in the wilds, the formidable forest, one should mindfully endure, like an elephant at the head of the battle.

Yathā brahmā tathā eko, yathā devo tathā duve; Yathā gāmo tathā tayo, kolāhalaṁ tatuttarin”ti.

A monk alone is like the supreme Divinity; a pair of monks are like gods; three are like a village; and more than that is a rabble.”