sn.17.7 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Poisoned Arrow

At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Who should be pierced by a poisoned arrow? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.
‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”