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Kusinārasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।123

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.123

Numbered Discourses 3.123
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13। कुसिनारवग्गku·si·nā·ra·vag·ga

13. Kusināravagga

13. Kusinārā
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कुसिनारसुत्तku·si·nā·ra·sut·ta

Kusinārasutta

At Kusinārā
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कुसिनारायंku·si·nā·rā·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti बलिहरणेba·li·ha·ra·ṇe वनसण्डे।va·na·saṇ·ḍe

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kusinārāyaṁ viharati baliharaṇe vanasaṇḍe.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Kusinārā in the Forest of Offerings.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”
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“भदन्ते”तिbha·dan·te तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ गामंgā·maṃ वाvā निगमंni·ga·maṃ वाvā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

“Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā upanissāya viharati.

“Mendicants, take the case of a mendicant living supported by a town or village.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā स्वातनायsvā·ta·nā·ya भत्तेनbhat·te·na निमन्तेति।ni·man·te·ti

Tamenaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā upasaṅkamitvā svātanāya bhattena nimanteti.

A householder or their child approaches and invites them for the next day’s meal.
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आकङ्खमानो,ā·kaṅ·kha·mā·no भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अधिवासेति।a·dhi·vā·se·ti

Ākaṅkhamāno, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti.

The mendicant accepts if they want.
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सोso तस्साtas·sā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na तस्सtas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa वाvā गहपतिपुत्तस्सga·ha·pa·ti·put·tas·sa वाvā निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमति;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति।ni·sī·da·ti

So tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena tassa gahapatissa vā gahapatiputtassa vā nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamati; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdati.

When the night has passed, they robe up in the morning, take their bowl and robe, and approach that householder’s home, where they sit on the seat spread out.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ सोso गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेतिsan·tap·pe·ti सम्पवारेति।sam·pa·vā·re·ti

Tamenaṁ so gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeti sampavāreti.

The householder or their child serves and satisfies them with their own hands with delicious fresh and cooked foods.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

Tassa evaṁ hoti:

The mendicant thinks:
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‘साधुsā·dhu वतva·ta म्यायंmyā·yaṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेतिsan·tap·pe·ti सम्पवारेती’ति।sam·pa·vā·re·tī

‘sādhu vata myāyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeti sampavāretī’ti.

‘It’s so good that this householder serves me with delicious fresh and cooked foods.’
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa होति:ho·ti

Evampissa hoti:

Then they think:
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‘अहोa·ho वतva·ta मायंmā·yaṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā आयतिम्पिā·ya·tim·pi एवरूपेनe·va·rū·pe·na पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेय्यsan·tap·pey·ya सम्पवारेय्या’ति।sam·pa·vā·rey·yā

‘aho vata māyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā āyatimpi evarūpena paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeyya sampavāreyyā’ti.

‘I really hope this householder serves me with delicious fresh and cooked foods in the future, too.’
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सोso तंtaṃ पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ गथितोga·thi·to मुच्छितोmuc·chi·to अज्झोसन्नोaj·jho·san·no अनादीनवदस्सावीa·nā·dī·na·va·das·sā·vī अनिस्सरणपञ्ञोa·nis·sa·ra·ṇa·pañ·ño परिभुञ्जति।pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti

So taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ gathito mucchito ajjhosanno anādīnavadassāvī anissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati.

They eat that food tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha कामवितक्कम्पिkā·ma·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति,vi·tak·ke·ti ब्यापादवितक्कम्पिbyā·pā·da·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति,vi·tak·ke·ti विहिंसावितक्कम्पिvi·hiṃ·sā·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति।vi·tak·ke·ti

So tattha kāmavitakkampi vitakketi, byāpādavitakkampi vitakketi, vihiṁsāvitakkampi vitakketi.

They think about it with sensual, malicious, or cruel thoughts.
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एवरूपस्साहं,e·va·rū·pas·sā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no दिन्नंdin·naṃ नna महप्फलन्तिma·hap·pha·lan·ti वदामि।va·dā·mi

Evarūpassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno dinnaṁ na mahapphalanti vadāmi.

A gift to such a mendicant is not very fruitful, I say.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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पमत्तोpa·mat·to हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Pamatto hi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu viharati.

Because that mendicant is negligent.
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इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ गामंgā·maṃ वाvā निगमंni·ga·maṃ वाvā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu aññataraṁ gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā upanissāya viharati.

Take another case of a mendicant living supported by a town or village.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā स्वातनायsvā·ta·nā·ya भत्तेनbhat·te·na निमन्तेति।ni·man·te·ti

Tamenaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā upasaṅkamitvā svātanāya bhattena nimanteti.

A householder or their child approaches and invites them for the next day’s meal.
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आकङ्खमानो,ā·kaṅ·kha·mā·no भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अधिवासेति।a·dhi·vā·se·ti

Ākaṅkhamāno, bhikkhave, bhikkhu adhivāseti.

The mendicant accepts if they want.
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सोso तस्साtas·sā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na तस्सtas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa वाvā गहपतिपुत्तस्सga·ha·pa·ti·put·tas·sa वाvā निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमति;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदति।ni·sī·da·ti

So tassā rattiyā accayena pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena tassa gahapatissa vā gahapatiputtassa vā nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamati; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdati.

When the night has passed, they robe up in the morning, take their bowl and robe, and approach that householder’s home, where they sit on the seat spread out.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ सोso गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेतिsan·tap·pe·ti सम्पवारेति।sam·pa·vā·re·ti

Tamenaṁ so gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeti sampavāreti.

The householder or their child serves and satisfies them with their own hands with delicious fresh and cooked foods.
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तस्सtas·sa नna एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

Tassa na evaṁ hoti:

It never occurs to them:
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‘साधुsā·dhu वतva·ta म्यायंmyā·yaṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेतिsan·tap·pe·ti सम्पवारेती’ति।sam·pa·vā·re·tī

‘sādhu vata myāyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeti sampavāretī’ti.

‘It’s so good that the householder or their child serves and satisfies me with their own hands with delicious fresh and cooked foods.’
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एवम्पिस्सe·vam·pis·sa नna होति:ho·ti

Evampissa na hoti:

They don’t think:
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‘अहोa·ho वतva·ta मायंmā·yaṃ गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti वाvā गहपतिपुत्तोga·ha·pa·ti·put·to वाvā आयतिम्पिā·ya·tim·pi एवरूपेनe·va·rū·pe·na पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेय्यsan·tap·pey·ya सम्पवारेय्या’ति।sam·pa·vā·rey·yā

‘aho vata māyaṁ gahapati vā gahapatiputto vā āyatimpi evarūpena paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappeyya sampavāreyyā’ti.

‘I really hope this householder serves me with delicious fresh and cooked foods in the future, too.’
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सोso तंtaṃ पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ अगथितोa·ga·thi·to अमुच्छितोa·muc·chi·to अनज्झोसन्नोa·naj·jho·san·no आदीनवदस्सावीā·dī·na·va·das·sā·vī निस्सरणपञ्ञोnis·sa·ra·ṇa·pañ·ño परिभुञ्जति।pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti

So taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ agathito amucchito anajjhosanno ādīnavadassāvī nissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati.

They eat that almsfood untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawback, and understanding the escape.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha नेक्खम्मवितक्कम्पिnek·kham·ma·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति,vi·tak·ke·ti अब्यापादवितक्कम्पिab·yā·pā·da·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति,vi·tak·ke·ti अविहिंसावितक्कम्पिa·vi·hiṃ·sā·vi·tak·kam·pi वितक्केति।vi·tak·ke·ti

So tattha nekkhammavitakkampi vitakketi, abyāpādavitakkampi vitakketi, avihiṁsāvitakkampi vitakketi.

They think about it with thoughts of renunciation, good will, or harmlessness.
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एवरूपस्साहं,e·va·rū·pas·sā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no दिन्नंdin·naṃ महप्फलन्तिma·hap·pha·lan·ti वदामि।va·dā·mi

Evarūpassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno dinnaṁ mahapphalanti vadāmi.

A gift to such a mendicant is very fruitful, I say.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu विहरती”ति।vi·ha·ra·tī

Appamatto hi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu viharatī”ti.

Because that mendicant is diligent.”
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(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.