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3. Bālavagga

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 2

Aṅguttara Nikāya 2

Numbered Discourses 2.21–31
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3। बालवग्गbā·la·vag·ga

3. Bālavagga

The Chapter on Fools
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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बाला।bā·lā

“Dveme, bhikkhave, bālā.

“Mendicants, there are two fools.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to नna पस्सति,pas·sa·ti योyo चca अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ नप्पटिग्गण्हाति।nap·pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti

Yo ca accayaṁ accayato na passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ nappaṭiggaṇhāti.

One who doesn’t recognize when they’ve made a mistake. And one who doesn’t properly accept the confession of someone who’s made a mistake.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve बालाति।bā·lā·ti

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve bālāti.

These are the two fools.
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द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

Dveme, bhikkhave, paṇḍitā.

There are two who are astute.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to पस्सति,pas·sa·ti योyo चca अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ देसेन्तस्सde·sen·tas·sa यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ पटिग्गण्हाति।pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti

Yo ca accayaṁ accayato passati, yo ca accayaṁ desentassa yathādhammaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti.

One who recognizes when they’ve made a mistake. And one who properly accepts the confession of someone who’s made a mistake.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve पण्डिता”ति।paṇ·ḍi·tā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve paṇḍitā”ti.

These are the two who are astute.”
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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्ति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·ti

“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.

“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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दुट्ठोduṭ·ṭho वाvā दोसन्तरो,do·san·ta·ro सद्धोsad·dho वाvā दुग्गहितेन।dug·ga·hi·te·na

Duṭṭho vā dosantaro, saddho vā duggahitena.

One who is hateful and hides it, and one whose faith is mistaken.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्ती”ति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·tī

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.

These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्ति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·ti

“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.

“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca अभासितंa·bhā·si·taṃ अलपितंa·la·pi·taṃ तथागतेनta·thā·ga·te·na भासितंbhā·si·taṃ लपितंla·pi·taṃ तथागतेनातिta·thā·ga·te·nā·ti दीपेति,dī·pe·ti योyo चca भासितंbhā·si·taṃ लपितंla·pi·taṃ तथागतेनta·thā·ga·te·na अभासितंa·bhā·si·taṃ अलपितंa·la·pi·taṃ तथागतेनातिta·thā·ga·te·nā·ti दीपेति।dī·pe·ti

Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti.

One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्तीति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·tī·ti

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantīti.

These two misrepresent the Realized One.
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द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ नाब्भाचिक्खन्ति।nāb·bhā·cik·khan·ti

Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti.

These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca अभासितंa·bhā·si·taṃ अलपितंa·la·pi·taṃ तथागतेनta·thā·ga·te·na अभासितंa·bhā·si·taṃ अलपितंa·la·pi·taṃ तथागतेनातिta·thā·ga·te·nā·ti दीपेति,dī·pe·ti योyo चca भासितंbhā·si·taṃ लपितंla·pi·taṃ तथागतेनta·thā·ga·te·na भासितंbhā·si·taṃ लपितंla·pi·taṃ तथागतेनातिta·thā·ga·te·nā·ti दीपेति।dī·pe·ti

Yo ca abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatena abhāsitaṁ alapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti, yo ca bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatena bhāsitaṁ lapitaṁ tathāgatenāti dīpeti.

One who explains what was not spoken by the Realized One as not spoken by him. And one who explains what was spoken by the Realized One as spoken by him.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ नाब्भाचिक्खन्ती”ति।nāb·bhā·cik·khan·tī

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.

These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्ति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·ti

“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhanti.

“Mendicants, these two misrepresent the Realized One.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca नेय्यत्थंney·yat·thaṃ सुत्तन्तंsut·tan·taṃ नीतत्थोnī·tat·tho सुत्तन्तोतिsut·tan·to·ti दीपेति,dī·pe·ti योyo चca नीतत्थंnī·tat·thaṃ सुत्तन्तंsut·tan·taṃ नेय्यत्थोney·yat·tho सुत्तन्तोतिsut·tan·to·ti दीपेति।dī·pe·ti

Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti.

One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse whose meaning is explicit. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse in need of interpretation.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ अब्भाचिक्खन्ती”ति।ab·bhā·cik·khan·tī

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ abbhācikkhantī”ti.

These two misrepresent the Realized One.”
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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ नाब्भाचिक्खन्ति।nāb·bhā·cik·khan·ti

“Dveme, bhikkhave, tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhanti.

“These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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योyo चca नेय्यत्थंney·yat·thaṃ सुत्तन्तंsut·tan·taṃ नेय्यत्थोney·yat·tho सुत्तन्तोतिsut·tan·to·ti दीपेति,dī·pe·ti योyo चca नीतत्थंnī·tat·thaṃ सुत्तन्तंsut·tan·taṃ नीतत्थोnī·tat·tho सुत्तन्तोतिsut·tan·to·ti दीपेति।dī·pe·ti

Yo ca neyyatthaṁ suttantaṁ neyyattho suttantoti dīpeti, yo ca nītatthaṁ suttantaṁ nītattho suttantoti dīpeti.

One who explains a discourse in need of interpretation as a discourse in need of interpretation. And one who explains a discourse whose meaning is explicit as a discourse whose meaning is explicit.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve तथागतंta·thā·ga·taṃ नाब्भाचिक्खन्ती”ति।nāb·bhā·cik·khan·tī

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve tathāgataṁ nābbhācikkhantī”ti.

These two don’t misrepresent the Realized One.”
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“पटिच्छन्नकम्मन्तस्स,pa·ṭic·chan·na·kam·man·tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्विन्नंdvin·naṃ गतीनंga·tī·naṃ अञ्ञतराañ·ña·ta·rā गतिga·ti पाटिकङ्खा—pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā

“Paṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—

“Mendicants, one who is underhand can expect one of two destinies:
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निरयोni·ra·yo वाvā तिरच्छानयोनिti·rac·chā·na·yo·ni वाति।vā·ti

nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vāti.

hell or the animal realm.
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अप्पटिच्छन्नकम्मन्तस्स,ap·pa·ṭic·chan·na·kam·man·tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्विन्नंdvin·naṃ गतीनंga·tī·naṃ अञ्ञतराañ·ña·ta·rā गतिga·ti पाटिकङ्खा—pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā

Appaṭicchannakammantassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—

One who is aboveboard can expect one of two destinies:
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देवाde·vā वाvā मनुस्साma·nus·sā वा”ति।vā

devā vā manussā vā”ti.

as a god or a human.”
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“मिच्छादिट्ठिकस्स,mic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi·kas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्विन्नंdvin·naṃ गतीनंga·tī·naṃ अञ्ञतराañ·ña·ta·rā गतिga·ti पाटिकङ्खा—pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā

“Micchādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—

“Mendicants, one who has wrong view can expect one of two destinies:
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निरयोni·ra·yo वाvā तिरच्छानयोनिti·rac·chā·na·yo·ni वा”ति।vā

nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā”ti.

hell or the animal realm.”
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“सम्मादिट्ठिकस्स,sam·mā·diṭ·ṭhi·kas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्विन्नंdvin·naṃ गतीनंga·tī·naṃ अञ्ञतराañ·ña·ta·rā गतिga·ti पाटिकङ्खा—pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā

“Sammādiṭṭhikassa, bhikkhave, dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññatarā gati pāṭikaṅkhā—

“Mendicants, one who has right view can expect one of two destinies:
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देवाde·vā वाvā मनुस्साma·nus·sā वा”ति।vā

devā vā manussā vā”ti.

as a god or a human.”
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“दुस्सीलस्स,dus·sī·las·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve पटिग्गाहा—pa·ṭig·gā·hā

“Dussīlassa, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā—

“There are two places waiting to receive an unethical person:
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निरयोni·ra·yo वाvā तिरच्छानयोनिti·rac·chā·na·yo·ni वा।vā

nirayo vā tiracchānayoni vā.

hell and the animal realm.
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सीलवतो,sī·la·va·to भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve पटिग्गाहा—pa·ṭig·gā·hā

Sīlavato, bhikkhave, dve paṭiggāhā—

There are two places waiting to receive an ethical person:
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देवाde·vā वाvā मनुस्साma·nus·sā वा”ति।vā

devā vā manussā vā”ti.

the realms of gods and humans.”
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“द्वाहं,dvā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अत्थवसेat·tha·va·se सम्पस्समानोsam·pas·sa·mā·no अरञ्ञवनपत्थानिa·rañ·ña·va·na·pat·thā·ni पन्तानिpan·tā·ni सेनासनानिse·nā·sa·nā·ni पटिसेवामि।pa·ṭi·se·vā·mi

“Dvāhaṁ, bhikkhave, atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmi.

“Mendicants, I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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अत्तनोat·ta·no चca दिट्ठधम्मसुखविहारंdiṭ·ṭha·dham·ma·su·kha·vi·hā·raṃ सम्पस्समानो,sam·pas·sa·mā·no पच्छिमञ्चpac·chi·mañ·ca जनतंja·na·taṃ अनुकम्पमानो।a·nu·kam·pa·mā·no

Attano ca diṭṭhadhammasukhavihāraṁ sampassamāno, pacchimañca janataṁ anukampamāno.

Seeing happiness for oneself in this life, and having sympathy for future generations.
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इमेi·me खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve अत्थवसेat·tha·va·se सम्पस्समानोsam·pas·sa·mā·no अरञ्ञवनपत्थानिa·rañ·ña·va·na·pat·thā·ni पन्तानिpan·tā·ni सेनासनानिse·nā·sa·nā·ni पटिसेवामी”ति।pa·ṭi·se·vā·mī

Ime kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, dve atthavase sampassamāno araññavanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevāmī”ti.

I see two reasons to frequent remote lodgings in the wilderness and the forest.”
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“द्वेdve मे,me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्माdham·mā विज्जाभागिया।vij·jā·bhā·gi·yā

“Dve me, bhikkhave, dhammā vijjābhāgiyā.

“These two things play a part in realization.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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समथोsa·ma·tho चca विपस्सनाvi·pas·sa·nā च।ca

Samatho ca vipassanā ca.

Serenity and discernment.
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समथो,sa·ma·tho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भावितोbhā·vi·to कमत्थमनुभोति?ka·mat·tha·ma·nu·bho·ti

Samatho, bhikkhave, bhāvito kamatthamanubhoti?

What is the benefit of developing serenity?
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चित्तंcit·taṃ भावीयति।bhā·vī·ya·ti

Cittaṁ bhāvīyati.

The mind is developed.
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चित्तंcit·taṃ भावितंbhā·vi·taṃ कमत्थमनुभोति?ka·mat·tha·ma·nu·bho·ti

Cittaṁ bhāvitaṁ kamatthamanubhoti?

What is the benefit of developing the mind?
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योyo रागोrā·go सोso पहीयति।pa·hī·ya·ti

Yo rāgo so pahīyati.

Greed is given up.
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विपस्सना,vi·pas·sa·nā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भाविताbhā·vi·tā कमत्थमनुभोति?ka·mat·tha·ma·nu·bho·ti

Vipassanā, bhikkhave, bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti?

What is the benefit of developing discernment?
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā भावीयति।bhā·vī·ya·ti

Paññā bhāvīyati.

Wisdom is developed.
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā भाविताbhā·vi·tā कमत्थमनुभोति?ka·mat·tha·ma·nu·bho·ti

Paññā bhāvitā kamatthamanubhoti?

What is the benefit of developing wisdom?
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याyā अविज्जाa·vij·jā साsā पहीयति।pa·hī·ya·ti

Yā avijjā sā pahīyati.

Ignorance is given up.
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रागुपक्किलिट्ठंrā·gu·pak·ki·liṭ·ṭhaṃ वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तंcit·taṃ नna विमुच्चति,vi·muc·ca·ti अविज्जुपक्किलिट्ठाa·vij·ju·pak·ki·liṭ·ṭhā वाvā पञ्ञाpañ·ñā नna भावीयति।bhā·vī·ya·ti

Rāgupakkiliṭṭhaṁ vā, bhikkhave, cittaṁ na vimuccati, avijjupakkiliṭṭhā vā paññā na bhāvīyati.

The mind corrupted by greed is not free; and wisdom corrupted by ignorance does not grow.
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इतिi·ti खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रागविरागाrā·ga·vi·rā·gā चेतोविमुत्ति,ce·to·vi·mut·ti अविज्जाविरागाa·vij·jā·vi·rā·gā पञ्ञाविमुत्ती”ति।pañ·ñā·vi·mut·tī

Iti kho, bhikkhave, rāgavirāgā cetovimutti, avijjāvirāgā paññāvimuttī”ti.

In this way, freedom of heart comes from the fading away of greed, while freedom by wisdom comes from the fading away of ignorance.”
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बालवग्गोbā·la·vag·go ततियो।ta·ti·yo

Bālavaggo tatiyo.

(Pāli only)

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.