Excessive sleep, sluggishness, yawning, discontent, and post-meal drowsiness can obstruct the noble path from appearing.
“Niddā tandī vijambhitā,
Aratī bhattasammado;
Etena nappakāsati,
Ariyamaggo idha pāṇinan”ti.
“From excessive sleep, |sluggishness::sloth, tiredness [tandī]|, |yawning::lazy stretching [vijambhitā]|,
|discontent::dislike, dissatisfaction, aversion, boredom [arati]|, and post-meal drowsiness;
Because of these, among beings,
the noble path does not appear.”
“Niddaṁ tandiṁ vijambhitaṁ,
Aratiṁ bhattasammadaṁ;
Vīriyena naṁ paṇāmetvā,
Ariyamaggo visujjhatī”ti.
“Having dispelled excessive sleep, sluggishness, yawning,
discontent, and post-meal drowsiness;
with |energy::willpower, determination [vīriya]|,
the noble path is cleared.”
“From excessive sleep, |sluggishness::sloth, tiredness [tandī]|, |yawning::lazy stretching [vijambhitā]|,
|discontent::dislike, dissatisfaction, aversion, boredom [arati]|, and post-meal drowsiness;
Because of these, among beings,
the noble path does not appear.”
“Having dispelled excessive sleep, sluggishness, yawning,
discontent, and post-meal drowsiness;
with |energy::willpower, determination [vīriya]|,
the noble path is cleared.”
“Niddā tandī vijambhitā,
Aratī bhattasammado;
Etena nappakāsati,
Ariyamaggo idha pāṇinan”ti.
“Niddaṁ tandiṁ vijambhitaṁ,
Aratiṁ bhattasammadaṁ;
Vīriyena naṁ paṇāmetvā,
Ariyamaggo visujjhatī”ti.