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Gūthabhāṇīsutta

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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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।28

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.28

Numbered Discourses 3.28
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3। पुग्गलवग्गpug·ga·la·vag·ga

3. Puggalavagga

3. Individuals
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गूथभाणीसुत्तgū·tha·bhā·ṇī·sut·ta

Gūthabhāṇīsutta

Speech like Dung
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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ

“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“These three individuals are found in the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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गूथभाणी,gū·tha·bhā·ṇī पुप्फभाणी,pup·pha·bhā·ṇī मधुभाणी।ma·dhu·bhā·ṇī

Gūthabhāṇī, pupphabhāṇī, madhubhāṇī.

One with speech like dung, one with speech like flowers, and one with speech like honey.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo गूथभाणी?gū·tha·bhā·ṇī

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo gūthabhāṇī?

And who has speech like dung?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सभग्गतोsa·bhag·ga·to वाvā परिसग्गतोpa·ri·sag·ga·to वाvā ञातिमज्झगतोñā·ti·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā पूगमज्झगतोpū·ga·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā राजकुलमज्झगतोrā·ja·ku·la·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā अभिनीतोa·bhi·nī·to सक्खिपुट्ठो:sak·khi·puṭ·ṭho ‘एहम्भोe·ham·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa यंyaṃ जानासिjā·nā·si तंtaṃ वदेही’ति।va·de·hī सोso अजानंa·jā·naṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘जानामी’ति,jā·nā·mī जानंjā·naṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘नna जानामी’ति,jā·nā·mī अपस्संa·pas·saṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘पस्सामी’ति,pas·sā·mī पस्संpas·saṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘नna पस्सामी’ति;pas·sā·mī इतिi·ti अत्तहेतुat·ta·he·tu वाvā परहेतुpa·ra·he·tu वाvā आमिसकिञ्चिक्खहेतुā·mi·sa·kiñ·cik·kha·he·tu वाvā सम्पजानमुसाsam·pa·jā·na·mu·sā भासिताbhā·si·tā होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabhaggato vā parisaggato vā ñātimajjhagato vā pūgamajjhagato vā rājakulamajjhagato vā abhinīto sakkhipuṭṭho: ‘ehambho purisa, yaṁ jānāsi taṁ vadehī’ti. So ajānaṁ vā āha: ‘jānāmī’ti, jānaṁ vā āha: ‘na jānāmī’ti, apassaṁ vā āha: ‘passāmī’ti, passaṁ vā āha: ‘na passāmī’ti; iti attahetu vā parahetu vā āmisakiñcikkhahetu vā sampajānamusā bhāsitā hoti.

It’s an individual who is summoned to a council, an assembly, a family meeting, a guild, or to the royal court, and asked to bear witness: ‘Please, my man, say what you know.’ Not knowing, they say ‘I know.’ Knowing, they say ‘I don’t know.’ Not seeing, they say ‘I see.’ And seeing, they say ‘I don’t see.’ So they deliberately lie for the sake of themselves or another, or for some trivial worldly reason.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo गूथभाणी।gū·tha·bhā·ṇī

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo gūthabhāṇī.

This is called an individual with speech like dung.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo पुप्फभाणी?pup·pha·bhā·ṇī

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo pupphabhāṇī?

And who has speech like flowers?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo सभग्गतोsa·bhag·ga·to वाvā परिसग्गतोpa·ri·sag·ga·to वाvā ञातिमज्झगतोñā·ti·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā पूगमज्झगतोpū·ga·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā राजकुलमज्झगतोrā·ja·ku·la·maj·jha·ga·to वाvā अभिनीतोa·bhi·nī·to सक्खिपुट्ठो:sak·khi·puṭ·ṭho ‘एहम्भोe·ham·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa यंyaṃ पजानासिpa·jā·nā·si तंtaṃ वदेही’ति,va·de·hī सोso अजानंa·jā·naṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘नna जानामी’ति,jā·nā·mī जानंjā·naṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘जानामी’ति,jā·nā·mī अपस्संa·pas·saṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘नna पस्सामी’ति,pas·sā·mī पस्संpas·saṃ वाvā आह:ā·ha ‘पस्सामी’ति;pas·sā·mī इतिi·ti अत्तहेतुat·ta·he·tu वाvā परहेतुpa·ra·he·tu वाvā आमिसकिञ्चिक्खहेतुā·mi·sa·kiñ·cik·kha·he·tu वाvā नna सम्पजानमुसाsam·pa·jā·na·mu·sā भासिताbhā·si·tā होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabhaggato vā parisaggato vā ñātimajjhagato vā pūgamajjhagato vā rājakulamajjhagato vā abhinīto sakkhipuṭṭho: ‘ehambho purisa, yaṁ pajānāsi taṁ vadehī’ti, so ajānaṁ vā āha: ‘na jānāmī’ti, jānaṁ vā āha: ‘jānāmī’ti, apassaṁ vā āha: ‘na passāmī’ti, passaṁ vā āha: ‘passāmī’ti; iti attahetu vā parahetu vā āmisakiñcikkhahetu vā na sampajānamusā bhāsitā hoti.

It’s an individual who is summoned to a council, an assembly, a family meeting, a guild, or to the royal court, and asked to bear witness: ‘Please, my man, say what you know.’ Not knowing, they say ‘I don’t know.’ Knowing, they say ‘I know.’ Not seeing, they say ‘I don’t see.’ And seeing, they say ‘I see.’ So they don’t deliberately lie for the sake of themselves or another, or for some trivial worldly reason.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo पुप्फभाणी।pup·pha·bhā·ṇī

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo pupphabhāṇī.

This is called an individual with speech like flowers.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मधुभाणी?ma·dhu·bhā·ṇī

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo madhubhāṇī?

And who has speech like honey?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo फरुसंpha·ru·saṃ वाचंvā·caṃ पहायpa·hā·ya फरुसायpha·ru·sā·ya वाचायvā·cā·ya पटिविरतोpa·ṭi·vi·ra·to होति;ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo pharusaṁ vācaṁ pahāya pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti;

It’s an individual who gives up harsh speech.
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याyā साsā वाचाvā·cā नेलाne·lā कण्णसुखाkaṇ·ṇa·su·khā पेमनीयाpe·ma·nī·yā हदयङ्गमाha·da·yaṅ·ga·mā पोरीpo·rī बहुजनकन्ताba·hu·ja·na·kan·tā बहुजनमनापाba·hu·ja·na·ma·nā·pā तथारूपिंta·thā·rū·piṃ वाचंvā·caṃ भासिताbhā·si·tā होति।ho·ti

yā sā vācā nelā kaṇṇasukhā pemanīyā hadayaṅgamā porī bahujanakantā bahujanamanāpā tathārūpiṁ vācaṁ bhāsitā hoti.

They speak in a way that’s mellow, pleasing to the ear, endearing, going to the heart, polite, and likable and agreeable to the people.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मधुभाणी।ma·dhu·bhā·ṇī

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo madhubhāṇī.

This is called an individual with speech like honey.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिन्”ति।lo·kas·min

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

These are the three individuals found in the world.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.