sn.1.72 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

Chariot

“What is the token of a chariot?
What, the token of a fire?
What is the token of a country?
What, the token of a woman?”

“A standard is the token of a chariot;
Smoke, the token of a fire;
The king is a country’s token;
A husband, the token of a woman.”

- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi

- Editor: Blake Walsh

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A Chariot

“What’s the mark of a chariot?
What’s the mark of fire?
What’s the mark of a nation?
What’s the mark of a woman?”
“A banner is the mark of a chariot.
Smoke is the mark of fire.
A ruler is a nation’s mark.
And a husband is the mark of a woman.”