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Dhammapada · 16.11

Cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ, dūrato sotthimāgataṃ;Ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṃ.

Cirappavasim purisam, durato sotthim-agatam; Natimitta suhajja ca, abhinandanti agatam.

A person long absent from home, safely returned from afar — relatives, friends, and well-wishers rejoice at his arrival, welcome him gladly.

— Dhammapada 16.11

Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.

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