Ua fa'aite mai nei te ari'i i te maha'a nui o te māmā i mua i te ha'avare. I te ora, e māmā te ta'ata, e pae'ia, e ha'api'ipi'i; i te make, e ha'avare, e pāpū. O te rā'au, i te ora, e hohoni, e māmā; i te make, e ma'ā, e ma'uro'uro. O te ha'avare, e haere noa i te make; o te māmā, e haere noa i te ora.
Key Concepts
柔弱
坚强
生
死
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76, "Te ta'ata i te ora e māmā", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/76/
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I te mea e ora ai te ta'ata, e māmā roa, e pae'ia; i te mea e make ai, e ha'avare roa, e pa'uria. O te mau mea tumu, te mau rā'au, i te mea e ora ai, e māmā roa, e hohoni; i te mea e make ai, e ma'ā roa, e ma'uro'uro. Nō reira, o te mau mea ha'avare, o te mau mea i haere noa i te make; o te mau mea māmā, o te mau mea i haere noa i te ora. Nō reira, i te mea e rahi roa te ma'iti a te tāone, e maha'a; i te mea e rahi roa te ma'ā o te rā'au, e fetō'ia. O te mau mea rahi, e iri i raro; o te mau mea māmā, e iri i rāvā.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
Ua fa'aite mai nei te ari'i i te maha'a nui o te māmā i mua i te ha'avare. I te ora, e māmā te ta'ata, e pae'ia, e ha'api'ipi'i; i te make, e ha'avare, e pāpū. O te rā'au, i te ora, e hohoni, e māmā; i te make, e ma'ā, e ma'uro'uro. O te ha'avare, e haere noa i te make; o te māmā, e haere noa i te ora.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
I to'u ora, e mātau au e, teie hau e mātau ra i te māmā, teie hau e rahi ra i te ha'avare. E mātau au e, i te mea e ha'avare roa nei au, e maha'a vau i roto i teie temi. E mātau au e, i te mea e māmā roa nei au, e haere au i te ora.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
E mātau au i te ra, e ha'amaniania tōku manava i te māmā, te pae'ia. E ha'amaniania vau i te ha'api'ipi'i, te 'āroni, te fēfē e māmā roa ai tōku orara'a. E tamāmu au i te ha'avare, te ha'ari'i, te tātararō, aore ra e maha'a.
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.
AI Modern
I te mea e ora ai te ta'ata, e māmā roa, e pae'ia; i te mea e make ai, e ha'avare roa, e pa'uria. O te mau mea tumu, te mau rā'au, i te mea e ora ai, e māmā roa, e hohoni; i te mea e make ai, e ma'ā roa, e ma'uro'uro. Nō reira, o te mau mea ha'avare, o te mau mea i haere noa i te make; o te mau mea māmā, o te mau mea i haere noa i te ora. Nō reira, i te mea e rahi roa te ma'iti a te tāone, e maha'a; i te mea e rahi roa te ma'ā o te rā'au, e fetō'ia. O te mau mea rahi, e iri i raro; o te mau mea māmā, e iri i rāvā.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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