• Numbered Discourses 5.137 Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 5.137
  • 14. Kings 14. Rājavagga

Little Sleep Appaṁsupatisutta

ā€œMendicants, these five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake. ā€œPaƱcime, bhikkhave, appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jagganti. What five? Katame paƱca? A woman longing for a man. ItthÄ«, bhikkhave, purisādhippāyā appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A man longing for a woman. Puriso, bhikkhave, itthādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A thief longing for their loot. Coro, bhikkhave, ādānādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A king busy with his duties. Rājā, bhikkhave, rājakaraṇīyesu yutto appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. A mendicant longing for freedom from the yoke. Bhikkhu, bhikkhave, visaṁyogādhippāyo appaṁ rattiyā supati, bahuṁ jaggati. These five sleep little at night, staying mostly awake.ā€ Ime kho, bhikkhave, paƱca appaṁ rattiyā supanti, bahuṁ jaggantÄ«ā€ti.

Sattamaṁ.