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Assaparassasutta

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1. 1

   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।141

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.141

   Numbered Discourses 3.141

2. 2

   14। योधाजीववग्गyo·dhā·jī·va·vag·ga

   14. Yodhājīvavagga

   14. A Warrior

3. 3

   अस्सपरस्ससुत्तas·sa·pa·ras·sa·sut·ta

   Assaparassasutta

   Excellent Horses

4. 4

   “तयोta·yo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अस्सपरस्सेas·sa·pa·ras·se देसेस्सामिde·ses·sā·mi तयोta·yo चca पुरिसपरस्से।pu·ri·sa·pa·ras·se

   “Tayo ca, bhikkhave, assaparasse desessāmi tayo ca purisaparasse.

   “Mendicants, I will teach you the three excellent horses and the three excellent people.

5. 5

   तंtaṃ सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोथ,ka·ro·tha भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

   Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

   Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

6. 6

   “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

   “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

   “Yes, sir,” they replied.

7. 7

   भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Bhagavā etadavoca:

   The Buddha said this:

8. 8

   “कतमेka·ta·me च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo अस्सपरस्सा?as·sa·pa·ras·sā

   “Katame ca, bhikkhave, tayo assaparassā?

   “What are the three excellent horses?

9. 9

   इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co अस्सपरस्सोas·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no होति;ho·ti नna वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

   Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

   One excellent horse is fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned.

10. 10

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co अस्सपरस्सोas·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no च;ca नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca; na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

    Another excellent horse is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.

11. 11

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co अस्सपरस्सोas·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no चca आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नोā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no च।ca

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco assaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.

    While another excellent horse is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

12. 12

    इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo अस्सपरस्सा।as·sa·pa·ras·sā

    Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo assaparassā.

    These are the three excellent horses.

13. 13

    कतमेka·ta·me च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पुरिसपरस्सा?pu·ri·sa·pa·ras·sā

    Katame ca, bhikkhave, tayo purisaparassā?

    What are the three excellent people?

14. 14

    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no होति;ho·ti नna वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

    One excellent person is fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned.

15. 15

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no च;ca नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca; na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

    Another excellent person is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.

16. 16

    इधi·dha पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no चca आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नोā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no च।ca

    Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.

    While another excellent person is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

17. 17

    कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no होति;ho·ti नna वण्णसम्पन्नो,vaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो?ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno hoti; na vaṇṇasampanno, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno?

    And how is an excellent person fast, but not beautiful or well proportioned?

18. 18

    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu पञ्चन्नंpañ·can·naṃ ओरम्भागियानंo·ram·bhā·gi·yā·naṃ संयोजनानंsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·naṃ परिक्खयाpa·rik·kha·yā ओपपातिकोo·pa·pā·ti·ko होतिho·ti तत्थtat·tha परिनिब्बायीpa·ri·nib·bā·yī अनावत्तिधम्मोa·nā·vat·ti·dham·mo तस्माtas·mā लोका।lo·kā

    Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.

    It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.

19. 19

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa जवस्मिंja·vas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re fast, I say.

20. 20

    अभिधम्मेa·bhi·dham·me खोkho पनpa·na अभिविनयेa·bhi·vi·na·ye पञ्हंpañ·haṃ पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho संसादेति,saṃ·sā·de·ti नोno विस्सज्जेति।vis·saj·je·ti

    Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho saṁsādeti, no vissajjeti.

    But when asked a question about the teaching or training, they falter without answering.

21. 21

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa नna वण्णस्मिंvaṇ·ṇas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa na vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re not beautiful, I say.

22. 22

    नna खोkho पनpa·na लाभीlā·bhī होतिho·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारानं।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·rā·naṃ

    Na kho pana lābhī hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.

    And they don’t receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

23. 23

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa नna आरोहपरिणाहस्मिंā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·has·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no होति;ho·ti

    Idamassa na ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno hoti;

    This is how they’re not well proportioned, I say. This is how an excellent person is fast,

24. 24

    नna वण्णसम्पन्नो,vaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    na vaṇṇasampanno, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

    but not beautiful or well proportioned.

25. 25

    कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no च,ca नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो?ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno?

    And how is an excellent person fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned?

26. 26

    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu पञ्चन्नंpañ·can·naṃ ओरम्भागियानंo·ram·bhā·gi·yā·naṃ संयोजनानंsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·naṃ परिक्खयाpa·rik·kha·yā ओपपातिकोo·pa·pā·ti·ko होतिho·ti तत्थtat·tha परिनिब्बायीpa·ri·nib·bā·yī अनावत्तिधम्मोa·nā·vat·ti·dham·mo तस्माtas·mā लोका।lo·kā

    Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.

    It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.

27. 27

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa जवस्मिंja·vas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re fast, I say.

28. 28

    अभिधम्मेa·bhi·dham·me खोkho पनpa·na अभिविनयेa·bhi·vi·na·ye पञ्हंpañ·haṃ पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho विस्सज्जेति,vis·saj·je·ti नोno संसादेति।saṃ·sā·de·ti

    Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho vissajjeti, no saṁsādeti.

    When asked a question about the teaching or training, they answer without faltering.

29. 29

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa वण्णस्मिंvaṇ·ṇas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re beautiful, I say.

30. 30

    नna खोkho पनpa·na लाभीlā·bhī होतिho·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारानं।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·rā·naṃ

    Na kho pana lābhī hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.

    But they don’t receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

31. 31

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa नna आरोहपरिणाहस्मिंā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·has·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa na ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re not well proportioned, I say.

32. 32

    एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होति;ho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no च,ca नna आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नो।ā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no

    Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti; vaṇṇasampanno ca, na ārohapariṇāhasampanno.

    This is how an excellent person is fast and beautiful, but not well proportioned.

33. 33

    कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no चca आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नोā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no च?ca

    Kathañca, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca?

    And how is an excellent person fast, beautiful, and well proportioned?

34. 34

    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu पञ्चन्नंpañ·can·naṃ ओरम्भागियानंo·ram·bhā·gi·yā·naṃ संयोजनानंsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·naṃ परिक्खयाpa·rik·kha·yā ओपपातिकोo·pa·pā·ti·ko होतिho·ti तत्थtat·tha परिनिब्बायीpa·ri·nib·bā·yī अनावत्तिधम्मोa·nā·vat·ti·dham·mo तस्माtas·mā लोका।lo·kā

    Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.

    It’s when a mendicant, with the ending of the five lower fetters, is reborn spontaneously. They’re extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.

35. 35

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa जवस्मिंja·vas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa javasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re fast, I say.

36. 36

    अभिधम्मेa·bhi·dham·me खोkho पनpa·na अभिविनयेa·bhi·vi·na·ye पञ्हंpañ·haṃ पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho विस्सज्जेति,vis·saj·je·ti नोno संसादेति।saṃ·sā·de·ti

    Abhidhamme kho pana abhivinaye pañhaṁ puṭṭho vissajjeti, no saṁsādeti.

    When asked a question about the teaching or training, they answer without faltering.

37. 37

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa वण्णस्मिंvaṇ·ṇas·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa vaṇṇasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re beautiful, I say.

38. 38

    लाभीlā·bhī खोkho पनpa·na होतिho·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारानं।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·rā·naṃ

    Lābhī kho pana hoti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.

    They receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.

39. 39

    इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa आरोहपरिणाहस्मिंā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·has·miṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi

    Idamassa ārohapariṇāhasmiṁ vadāmi.

    This is how they’re well proportioned, I say.

40. 40

    एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपरस्सोpu·ri·sa·pa·ras·so जवसम्पन्नोja·va·sam·pan·no चca होतिho·ti वण्णसम्पन्नोvaṇ·ṇa·sam·pan·no चca आरोहपरिणाहसम्पन्नोā·ro·ha·pa·ri·ṇā·ha·sam·pan·no च।ca

    Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, purisaparasso javasampanno ca hoti vaṇṇasampanno ca ārohapariṇāhasampanno ca.

    This is how an excellent person is fast, beautiful, and well proportioned.

41. 41

    इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पुरिसपरस्सा”ति।pu·ri·sa·pa·ras·sā

    Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo purisaparassā”ti.

    These are the three excellent people.”

42. 42

    नवमं।na·va·maṃ

    Navamaṁ.

    (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.