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AN 5.137 appaṃ-supati

AN 5.137 appaṃ-supati-suttaṃ
AN 5.137 Little Sleep
♦ 137. “pañc-ime, bhikkhave,
“five-of-these [people], *********,
appaṃ rattiyā supanti, bahuṃ jagganti.
[get] little night-time sleep, [stay] mostly awake.
katame pañca?
which five?
1. itthī, bhikkhave, puris-ādhippāyā
1. (a) woman, *********, intent-on-a-man
appaṃ rattiyā supati, bahuṃ jaggati.
[gets] little night-time sleep, [stays] mostly awake.
2. puriso, bhikkhave, itth-ādhippāyo
2. (a) man, ***********, intent-on-a-woman
appaṃ rattiyā supati, bahuṃ jaggati.
[gets] little night-time sleep, [stays] mostly awake.
3. coro, bhikkhave, ādān-ādhippāyo
3. (a) thief, *********, intent on theft,
appaṃ rattiyā supati, bahuṃ jaggati.
[gets] little night-time sleep, [stays] mostly awake.
4. rājā VAR, bhikkhave, rāja-karaṇīyesu yutto
4. (a) king, *********, (engaged with his) kingly-duties,
appaṃ rattiyā supati, bahuṃ jaggati.
[gets] little night-time sleep, [stays] mostly awake.
5. bhikkhu, bhikkhave, vi-saṃyog-ādhippāyo
5. (a) monk, *********, intent on severing the bonds,
appaṃ rattiyā supati, bahuṃ jaggati.
[gets] little night-time sleep, [stays] mostly awake.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca
These ***, *********, five
appaṃ rattiyā supanti, bahuṃ jaggantī”ti.
[get] sleep little at night but mostly keep awake.
sattamaṃ.
(end of sutta)