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5. Paṇihitaacchavagga
Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.
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Numbered Discourses 1.41–50
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सालिसूकंsā·li·sū·kaṃ वाvā यवसूकंya·va·sū·kaṃ वाvā मिच्छापणिहितंmic·chā·pa·ṇi·hi·taṃ हत्थेनhat·the·na वाvā पादेनpā·de·na वाvā अक्कन्तंak·kan·taṃ हत्थंhat·thaṃ वाvā पादंpā·daṃ वाvā भेच्छतिbhec·cha·ti लोहितंlo·hi·taṃ वाvā उप्पादेस्सतीतिup·pā·des·sa·tī·ti नेतंne·taṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā micchāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhecchati lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the wrong way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it is impossible for it to break the skin and produce blood.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso वतva·ta भिक्खुbhik·khu मिच्छापणिहितेनmic·chā·pa·ṇi·hi·te·na चित्तेनcit·te·na अविज्जंa·vij·jaṃ भेच्छति,bhec·cha·ti विज्जंvij·jaṃ उप्पादेस्सति,up·pā·des·sa·ti निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ सच्छिकरिस्सतीतिsac·chi·ka·ris·sa·tī·ti नेतंne·taṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu micchāpaṇihitena cittena avijjaṁ bhecchati, vijjaṁ uppādessati, nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
In the same way, it is quite impossible for a mendicant whose mind is pointing the wrong way to break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize extinguishment.
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ
Paṭhamaṁ.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सालिसूकंsā·li·sū·kaṃ वाvā यवसूकंya·va·sū·kaṃ वाvā सम्मापणिहितंsam·mā·pa·ṇi·hi·taṃ हत्थेनhat·the·na वाvā पादेनpā·de·na वाvā अक्कन्तंak·kan·taṃ हत्थंhat·thaṃ वाvā पादंpā·daṃ वाvā भेच्छतिbhec·cha·ti लोहितंlo·hi·taṃ वाvā उप्पादेस्सतीतिup·pā·des·sa·tī·ti ठानमेतंṭhā·na·me·taṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā sammāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhecchati lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it’s possible it may break the skin and produce blood.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso वतva·ta भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मापणिहितेनsam·mā·pa·ṇi·hi·te·na चित्तेनcit·te·na अविज्जंa·vij·jaṃ भेच्छति,bhec·cha·ti विज्जंvij·jaṃ उप्पादेस्सति,up·pā·des·sa·ti निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ सच्छिकरिस्सतीतिsac·chi·ka·ris·sa·tī·ti ठानमेतंṭhā·na·me·taṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu sammāpaṇihitena cittena avijjaṁ bhecchati, vijjaṁ uppādessati, nibbānaṁ sacchikarissatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
In the same way, it is quite possible for a mendicant whose mind is pointing the right way to break ignorance, produce knowledge, and realize extinguishment.
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दुतियं।du·ti·yaṃ
Dutiyaṁ.
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“इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चंe·kac·caṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ पदुट्ठचित्तंpa·duṭ·ṭha·cit·taṃ एवंe·vaṃ चेतसाce·ta·sā चेतोce·to परिच्चpa·ric·ca पजानामि:pa·jā·nā·mi
“Idhāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ekaccaṁ puggalaṁ paduṭṭhacittaṁ evaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi:
“Mendicants, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual whose mind is corrupted, I understand:
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‘इमम्हिi·mam·hi चेce अयंa·yaṃ समयेsa·ma·ye पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कालंkā·laṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya यथाभतंya·thā·bha·taṃ निक्खित्तोnik·khit·to एवंe·vaṃ निरये’।ni·ra·ye
‘imamhi ce ayaṁ samaye puggalo kālaṁ kareyya, yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ niraye’.
‘If this individual were to die right now, they would be placed in hell as if delivered there.’
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चेतोपदोसहेतुce·to·pa·do·sa·he·tu पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवम्’इधेकच्चेe·vam सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जन्ती”ति।u·pa·paj·jan·tī
Cetopadosahetu pana, bhikkhave, evam’idhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjantī”ti.
Corruption of mind is the reason why some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ
Tatiyaṁ.
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“इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चंe·kac·caṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ पसन्नचित्तंpa·san·na·cit·taṃ एवंe·vaṃ चेतसाce·ta·sā चेतोce·to परिच्चpa·ric·ca पजानामि:pa·jā·nā·mi
“Idhāhaṁ, bhikkhave, ekaccaṁ puggalaṁ pasannacittaṁ evaṁ cetasā ceto paricca pajānāmi:
“Mendicants, when I’ve comprehended the mind of an individual whose mind is pure, I understand:
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‘इमम्हिi·mam·hi चेce अयंa·yaṃ समयेsa·ma·ye पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo कालंkā·laṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya यथाभतंya·thā·bha·taṃ निक्खित्तोnik·khit·to एवंe·vaṃ सग्गे’।sag·ge
‘imamhi ce ayaṁ samaye puggalo kālaṁ kareyya, yathābhataṁ nikkhitto evaṁ sagge’.
‘If this individual were to die right now, they would be placed in heaven as if delivered there.’
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चेतोपसादहेतुce·to·pa·sā·da·he·tu पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवम्’इधेकच्चेe·vam सत्ताsat·tā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जन्ती”ति।u·pa·paj·jan·tī
Cetopasādahetu pana, bhikkhave, evam’idhekacce sattā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjantī”ti.
Purity of mind is the reason why some sentient beings, when their body breaks up, after death, are reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.”
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ
Catutthaṁ.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve उदकरहदोu·da·ka·ra·ha·do आविलोā·vi·lo लुळितोlu·ḷi·to कललीभूतोka·la·lī·bhū·to तत्थtat·tha चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so तीरेtī·re ठितोṭhi·to नna पस्सेय्यpas·sey·ya सिप्पिसम्बुकम्पिsip·pi·sam·bu·kam·pi सक्खरकठलम्पिsak·kha·ra·ka·ṭha·lam·pi मच्छगुम्बम्पिmac·cha·gum·bam·pi चरन्तम्पिca·ran·tam·pi तिट्ठन्तम्पि।tiṭ·ṭhan·tam·pi
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, udakarahado āvilo luḷito kalalībhūto tattha cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito na passeyya sippisambukampi sakkharakaṭhalampi macchagumbampi carantampi tiṭṭhantampi.
“Suppose, mendicants, there was a lake that was cloudy, murky, and muddy. A person with clear eyes standing on the bank would not see the clams and mussels, pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso वतva·ta भिक्खुbhik·khu आविलेनā·vi·le·na चित्तेनcit·te·na अत्तत्थंat·tat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti परत्थंpa·rat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti उभयत्थंu·bha·yat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti उत्तरिंut·ta·riṃ वाvā मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसंa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·saṃ सच्छिकरिस्सतीतिsac·chi·ka·ris·sa·tī·ti नेतंne·taṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu āvilena cittena attatthaṁ vā ñassati paratthaṁ vā ñassati ubhayatthaṁ vā ñassati uttariṁ vā manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ sacchikarissatīti netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.
In the same way, that a mendicant whose mind is clouded would know what’s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both; or that they would realize any superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones: this is quite impossible.
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ
Pañcamaṁ.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve उदकरहदोu·da·ka·ra·ha·do अच्छोac·cho विप्पसन्नोvip·pa·san·no अनाविलोa·nā·vi·lo तत्थtat·tha चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so तीरेtī·re ठितोṭhi·to पस्सेय्यpas·sey·ya सिप्पिसम्बुकम्पिsip·pi·sam·bu·kam·pi सक्खरकठलम्पिsak·kha·ra·ka·ṭha·lam·pi मच्छगुम्बम्पिmac·cha·gum·bam·pi चरन्तम्पिca·ran·tam·pi तिट्ठन्तम्पि।tiṭ·ṭhan·tam·pi
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, udakarahado accho vippasanno anāvilo tattha cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito passeyya sippisambukampi sakkharakaṭhalampi macchagumbampi carantampi tiṭṭhantampi.
“Suppose, mendicants, there was a lake that was transparent, clear, and unclouded. A person with clear eyes standing on the bank would see the clams and mussels, pebbles and gravel, and schools of fish swimming about or staying still.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso वतva·ta भिक्खुbhik·khu अनाविलेनa·nā·vi·le·na चित्तेनcit·te·na अत्तत्थंat·tat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti परत्थंpa·rat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti उभयत्थंu·bha·yat·thaṃ वाvā ञस्सतिñas·sa·ti उत्तरिंut·ta·riṃ वाvā मनुस्सधम्माma·nus·sa·dham·mā अलमरियञाणदस्सनविसेसंa·la·ma·ri·ya·ñā·ṇa·das·sa·na·vi·se·saṃ सच्छिकरिस्सतीतिsac·chi·ka·ris·sa·tī·ti ठानमेतंṭhā·na·me·taṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, so vata bhikkhu anāvilena cittena attatthaṁ vā ñassati paratthaṁ vā ñassati ubhayatthaṁ vā ñassati uttariṁ vā manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṁ sacchikarissatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.
In the same way, that a mendicant whose mind is not clouded would know what’s for their own good, the good of another, or the good of both; or that they would realize any superhuman distinction in knowledge and vision worthy of the noble ones: this is quite possible.
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अनाविलत्ता,a·nā·vi·lat·tā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तस्सा”ति।cit·tas·sā
Anāvilattā, bhikkhave, cittassā”ti.
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve यानिyā·ni कानिचिkā·ni·ci रुक्खजातानंruk·kha·jā·tā·naṃ फन्दनोphan·da·no तेसंte·saṃ अग्गमक्खायतिag·ga·mak·khā·ya·ti यदिदंya·di·daṃ मुदुतायmu·du·tā·ya चेवce·va कम्मञ्ञतायkam·mañ·ña·tā·ya च।ca
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yāni kānici rukkhajātānaṁ phandano tesaṁ aggamakkhāyati yadidaṁ mudutāya ceva kammaññatāya ca.
“Just as, mendicants, the sandan is said to be the best kind of tree in terms of its pliability and workability,
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नाञ्ञंnāñ·ñaṃ एकधम्मम्पिe·ka·dham·mam·pi समनुपस्सामिsa·ma·nu·pas·sā·mi यंyaṃ एवंe·vaṃ भावितंbhā·vi·taṃ बहुलीकतंba·hu·lī·ka·taṃ मुदुmu·du चca होतिho·ti कम्मञ्ञञ्चkam·mañ·ñañ·ca यथयिदंya·tha·yi·daṃ चित्तं।cit·taṃ
Evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, nāññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ bhāvitaṁ bahulīkataṁ mudu ca hoti kammaññañca yathayidaṁ cittaṁ.
so too, I do not see a single thing that’s as pliable and workable as this mind that is developed and cultivated.
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ
Sattamaṁ.
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“नाहं,nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ एकधम्मम्पिe·ka·dham·mam·pi समनुपस्सामिsa·ma·nu·pas·sā·mi यंyaṃ एवंe·vaṃ लहुपरिवत्तंla·hu·pa·ri·vat·taṃ यथयिदंya·tha·yi·daṃ चित्तं।cit·taṃ
“Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekadhammampi samanupassāmi yaṁ evaṁ lahuparivattaṁ yathayidaṁ cittaṁ.
“Mendicants, I do not see a single thing that’s as quick to change as this mind.
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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“पभस्सरमिदं,pa·bhas·sa·ra·mi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तं।cit·taṃ
“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“This mind, mendicants, is radiant.
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तञ्चtañ·ca खोkho आगन्तुकेहिā·gan·tu·ke·hi उपक्किलेसेहिu·pak·ki·le·se·hi उपक्किलिट्ठन्”ति।u·pak·ki·liṭ·ṭhan
Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi upakkiliṭṭhan”ti.
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ
Navamaṁ.
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“पभस्सरमिदं,pa·bhas·sa·ra·mi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तं।cit·taṃ
“Pabhassaramidaṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ.
“This mind, mendicants, is radiant.
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तञ्चtañ·ca खोkho आगन्तुकेहिā·gan·tu·ke·hi उपक्किलेसेहिu·pak·ki·le·se·hi विप्पमुत्तन्”ति।vip·pa·mut·tan
Tañca kho āgantukehi upakkilesehi vippamuttan”ti.
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दसमं।da·sa·maṃ
Dasamaṁ.
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पणिहितअच्छवग्गोpa·ṇi·hi·ta·ac·cha·vag·go पञ्चमो।pañ·ca·mo
Paṇihitaacchavaggo pañcamo.
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Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.