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Puṇṇiyasutta
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Numbered Discourses 10.83
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9। थेरवग्गthe·ra·vag·ga
9. Theravagga
9. Senior Mendicants
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पुण्णियसुत्तpuṇ·ṇi·ya·sut·ta
Puṇṇiyasutta
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā पुण्णियोpuṇ·ṇi·yo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā पुण्णियोpuṇ·ṇi·yo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho āyasmā puṇṇiyo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā puṇṇiyo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then Venerable Puṇṇiya went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“कोko नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te हेतुhe·tu कोko पच्चयोpac·ca·yo येनye·na अप्पेकदाap·pe·ka·dā तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ धम्मदेसनाdham·ma·de·sa·nā पटिभातिpa·ṭi·bhā·ti अप्पेकदाap·pe·ka·dā नप्पटिभाती”ति?nap·pa·ṭi·bhā·tī
“ko nu kho, bhante, hetu ko paccayo yena appekadā tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti appekadā nappaṭibhātī”ti?
“Sir, what is the cause, what is the reason why sometimes the Realized One feels inspired to teach, and other times not?”
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“सद्धोsad·dho च,ca पुण्णिय,puṇ·ṇi·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu होति,ho·ti नोno चca उपसङ्कमिता;u·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tā नेवne·va तावtā·va तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ धम्मदेसनाdham·ma·de·sa·nā पटिभाति।pa·ṭi·bhā·ti
“Saddho ca, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu hoti, no ca upasaṅkamitā; neva tāva tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.
“Puṇṇiya, when a mendicant has faith but doesn’t approach, the Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.
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यतोya·to चca खो,kho पुण्णिय,puṇ·ṇi·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu सद्धोsad·dho चca होतिho·ti उपसङ्कमिताu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tā च,ca एवंe·vaṃ तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ धम्मदेसनाdham·ma·de·sa·nā पटिभाति।pa·ṭi·bhā·ti
Yato ca kho, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti upasaṅkamitā ca, evaṁ tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.
But when a mendicant has faith and approaches, the Realized One feels inspired to teach.
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सुत्वाsut·vā चca धम्मंdham·maṃ धारेति,dhā·re·ti नोno चca धातानंdhā·tā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खतिu·pa·pa·rik·kha·ti …
sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhāreti, no ca dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati …
they remember the teaching they’ve heard, but don’t examine the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered …
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धातानञ्चdhā·tā·nañ·ca धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खतिu·pa·pa·rik·kha·ti नोno चca अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मप्पटिपन्नोdham·mā·nu·dham·map·pa·ṭi·pan·no होतिho·ti …
dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati no ca atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno hoti …
they examine the meaning of the teachings they’ve remembered, but, not having understood the meaning and the teaching, they don’t practice in line with the principle of the teaching …
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अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मप्पटिपन्नोdham·mā·nu·dham·map·pa·ṭi·pan·no चca होति,ho·ti नोno चca कल्याणवाचोkal·yā·ṇa·vā·co होतिho·ti कल्याणवाक्करणोkal·yā·ṇa·vāk·ka·ra·ṇo पोरियाpo·ri·yā वाचायvā·cā·ya समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to विस्सट्ठायvis·saṭ·ṭhā·ya अनेलगळायa·ne·la·ga·ḷā·ya अत्थस्सat·thas·sa विञ्ञापनियाviñ·ñā·pa·ni·yā …
atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno ca hoti, no ca kalyāṇavāco hoti kalyāṇavākkaraṇo poriyā vācāya samannāgato vissaṭṭhāya anelagaḷāya atthassa viññāpaniyā …
they practice in line with the teaching, but they’re not a good speaker and do not enunciate well. Their voice is not polished, clear, articulate, and doesn’t express the meaning …
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कल्याणवाचोkal·yā·ṇa·vā·co चca होतिho·ti कल्याणवाक्करणोkal·yā·ṇa·vāk·ka·ra·ṇo पोरियाpo·ri·yā वाचायvā·cā·ya समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to विस्सट्ठायvis·saṭ·ṭhā·ya अनेलगळायa·ne·la·ga·ḷā·ya अत्थस्सat·thas·sa विञ्ञापनिया,viñ·ñā·pa·ni·yā नोno चca सन्दस्सकोsan·das·sa·ko होतिho·ti समादपकोsa·mā·da·pa·ko समुत्तेजकोsa·mut·te·ja·ko सम्पहंसकोsam·pa·haṃ·sa·ko सब्रह्मचारीनं,sab·rah·ma·cā·rī·naṃ नेवne·va तावtā·va तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ धम्मदेसनाdham·ma·de·sa·nā पटिभाति।pa·ṭi·bhā·ti
kalyāṇavāco ca hoti kalyāṇavākkaraṇo poriyā vācāya samannāgato vissaṭṭhāya anelagaḷāya atthassa viññāpaniyā, no ca sandassako hoti samādapako samuttejako sampahaṁsako sabrahmacārīnaṁ, neva tāva tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā paṭibhāti.
They’re a good speaker who enunciates well, but they don’t educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire their spiritual companions. The Realized One doesn’t feel inspired to teach.
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यतोya·to चca खो,kho पुण्णिय,puṇ·ṇi·ya भिक्खुbhik·khu सद्धोsad·dho चca होति,ho·ti उपसङ्कमिताu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tā च,ca पयिरुपासिताpa·yi·ru·pā·si·tā च,ca परिपुच्छिताpa·ri·puc·chi·tā च,ca ओहितसोतोo·hi·ta·so·to चca धम्मंdham·maṃ सुणाति,su·ṇā·ti सुत्वाsut·vā चca धम्मंdham·maṃ धारेति,dhā·re·ti धातानञ्चdhā·tā·nañ·ca धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खति,u·pa·pa·rik·kha·ti अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मप्पटिपन्नोdham·mā·nu·dham·map·pa·ṭi·pan·no चca होति,ho·ti कल्याणवाचोkal·yā·ṇa·vā·co चca होतिho·ti कल्याणवाक्करणोkal·yā·ṇa·vāk·ka·ra·ṇo पोरियाpo·ri·yā वाचायvā·cā·ya समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to विस्सट्ठायvis·saṭ·ṭhā·ya अनेलगळायa·ne·la·ga·ḷā·ya अत्थस्सat·thas·sa विञ्ञापनिया,viñ·ñā·pa·ni·yā सन्दस्सकोsan·das·sa·ko चca होतिho·ti समादपकोsa·mā·da·pa·ko समुत्तेजकोsa·mut·te·ja·ko सम्पहंसकोsam·pa·haṃ·sa·ko सब्रह्मचारीनं—sab·rah·ma·cā·rī·naṃ
Yato ca kho, puṇṇiya, bhikkhu saddho ca hoti, upasaṅkamitā ca, payirupāsitā ca, paripucchitā ca, ohitasoto ca dhammaṁ suṇāti, sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhāreti, dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhati, atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammappaṭipanno ca hoti, kalyāṇavāco ca hoti kalyāṇavākkaraṇo poriyā vācāya samannāgato vissaṭṭhāya anelagaḷāya atthassa viññāpaniyā, sandassako ca hoti samādapako samuttejako sampahaṁsako sabrahmacārīnaṁ—
But when a mendicant has faith, approaches, pays homage, asks questions, actively listens to the teachings, remembers the teachings, examines the meaning, practices in line with the principle of the teaching, has a good voice, and encourages their spiritual companions,
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho पुण्णिय,puṇ·ṇi·ya दसहिda·sa·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागताsa·man·nā·ga·tā एकन्तपटिभानाe·kan·ta·pa·ṭi·bhā·nā तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ धम्मदेसनाdham·ma·de·sa·nā होती”ति।ho·tī
Imehi kho, puṇṇiya, dasahi dhammehi samannāgatā ekantapaṭibhānā tathāgataṁ dhammadesanā hotī”ti.
When someone possesses these ten qualities, the Realized One feels totally inspired to teach.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ
Tatiyaṁ.
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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.