Dhammapada · Verse 349

Cūḷadhanuggahapaṇḍitavatthu

Pali

Vitakkamathitassa jantuno,
Tibbarāgassa subhānupassino;
Bhiyyo taṇhā pavaḍḍhati,
Esa kho daḷhaṁ karoti bandhanaṁ.

English

For a personage churned by thoughts,
very lustful, focusing on beauty,
their craving grows and grows,
tying them with a stout bond.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).