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Andhasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।29

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.29

Numbered Discourses 3.29
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3। पुग्गलवग्गpug·ga·la·vag·ga

3. Puggalavagga

3. Individuals
3

अन्धसुत्तan·dha·sut·ta

Andhasutta

Blind
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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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अन्धो,an·dho एकचक्खु,e·ka·cak·khu द्विचक्खु।dvi·cak·khu

Andho, ekacakkhu, dvicakkhu.

The blind, the one-eyed, and the two-eyed.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo अन्धो?an·dho

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo andho?

Who is the blind individual?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चस्सe·kac·cas·sa पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa तथारूपंta·thā·rū·paṃ चक्खुcak·khu नna होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā अनधिगतंa·na·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ अधिगच्छेय्यa·dhi·gac·chey·ya अधिगतंa·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ फातिंphā·tiṃ करेय्य;ka·rey·ya

Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa tathārūpaṁ cakkhu na hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigaccheyya adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kareyya;

It’s someone who doesn’t have the kind of vision that’s needed to acquire more wealth or to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.
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तथारूपम्पिस्सta·thā·rū·pam·pis·sa चक्खुcak·khu नna होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā कुसलाकुसलेku·sa·lā·ku·sa·le धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya सावज्जानवज्जेsā·vaj·jā·na·vaj·je धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya हीनप्पणीतेhī·nap·pa·ṇī·te धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya कण्हसुक्कसप्पटिभागेkaṇ·ha·suk·ka·sap·pa·ṭi·bhā·ge धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य।jā·ney·ya

tathārūpampissa cakkhu na hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā kusalākusale dhamme jāneyya, sāvajjānavajje dhamme jāneyya, hīnappaṇīte dhamme jāneyya, kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāge dhamme jāneyya.

Nor do they have the kind of vision that’s needed to know the difference between qualities that are skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and superior, and those with a portion of dark or bright.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo अन्धो।an·dho

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo andho.

This is called a blind individual.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo एकचक्खु?e·ka·cak·khu

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo ekacakkhu?

Who is the individual with one eye?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चस्सe·kac·cas·sa पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa तथारूपंta·thā·rū·paṃ चक्खुcak·khu होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā अनधिगतंa·na·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ अधिगच्छेय्यa·dhi·gac·chey·ya अधिगतंa·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ फातिंphā·tiṃ करेय्य;ka·rey·ya

Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa tathārūpaṁ cakkhu hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigaccheyya adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kareyya;

It’s someone who has the kind of vision that’s needed to acquire more wealth and to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.
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तथारूपंta·thā·rū·paṃ पनस्सpa·nas·sa चक्खुcak·khu नna होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā कुसलाकुसलेku·sa·lā·ku·sa·le धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya सावज्जानवज्जेsā·vaj·jā·na·vaj·je धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya हीनप्पणीतेhī·nap·pa·ṇī·te धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya कण्हसुक्कसप्पटिभागेkaṇ·ha·suk·ka·sap·pa·ṭi·bhā·ge धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य।jā·ney·ya

tathārūpaṁ panassa cakkhu na hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā kusalākusale dhamme jāneyya, sāvajjānavajje dhamme jāneyya, hīnappaṇīte dhamme jāneyya, kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāge dhamme jāneyya.

But they don’t have the kind of vision that’s needed to know the difference between qualities that are skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and superior, and those with a portion of dark or bright.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo एकचक्खु।e·ka·cak·khu

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo ekacakkhu.

This is called a one-eyed individual.
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कतमोka·ta·mo च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo द्विचक्खु?dvi·cak·khu

Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo dvicakkhu?

Who is the individual with two eyes?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चस्सe·kac·cas·sa पुग्गलस्सpug·ga·las·sa तथारूपंta·thā·rū·paṃ चक्खुcak·khu होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā अनधिगतंa·na·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ अधिगच्छेय्य,a·dhi·gac·chey·ya अधिगतंa·dhi·ga·taṃ वाvā भोगंbho·gaṃ फातिंphā·tiṃ करेय्य;ka·rey·ya

Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa tathārūpaṁ cakkhu hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā anadhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ adhigaccheyya, adhigataṁ vā bhogaṁ phātiṁ kareyya;

It’s someone who has the kind of vision that’s needed to acquire more wealth and to increase the wealth they’ve already acquired.
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तथारूपम्पिस्सta·thā·rū·pam·pis·sa चक्खुcak·khu होतिho·ti यथारूपेनya·thā·rū·pe·na चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā कुसलाकुसलेku·sa·lā·ku·sa·le धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य;jā·ney·ya

tathārūpampissa cakkhu hoti yathārūpena cakkhunā kusalākusale dhamme jāneyya;

And they have the kind of vision that’s needed to know the difference between skillful and unskillful, blameworthy and blameless, inferior and superior, or qualities on the side of dark and bright.
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सावज्जानवज्जेsā·vaj·jā·na·vaj·je धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya हीनप्पणीतेhī·nap·pa·ṇī·te धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य,jā·ney·ya कण्हसुक्कसप्पटिभागेkaṇ·ha·suk·ka·sap·pa·ṭi·bhā·ge धम्मेdham·me जानेय्य।jā·ney·ya

sāvajjānavajje dhamme jāneyya, hīnappaṇīte dhamme jāneyya, kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāge dhamme jāneyya.

(Pāli only)
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo द्विचक्खु।dvi·cak·khu

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo dvicakkhu.

This is called a two-eyed individual.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिन्ति।lo·kas·min·ti

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.

These are the three individuals found in the world.
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नna चेवce·va भोगाbho·gā तथारूपा,ta·thā·rū·pā

Na ceva bhogā tathārūpā,

Neither suitable wealth,
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नna चca पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni कुब्बति;kub·ba·ti

na ca puññāni kubbati;

nor merit do they make.
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उभयत्थu·bha·yat·tha कलिग्गाहो,ka·lig·gā·ho

Ubhayattha kaliggāho,

They hold a losing hand on both counts,
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अन्धस्सan·dhas·sa हतचक्खुनो।ha·ta·cak·khu·no

andhassa hatacakkhuno.

those who are blind, with ruined eyes.
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अथापरायंa·thā·pa·rā·yaṃ अक्खातो,ak·khā·to

Athāparāyaṁ akkhāto,

And now the one-eyed
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एकचक्खुe·ka·cak·khu चca पुग्गलो;pug·ga·lo

Ekacakkhu ca puggalo;

individual is explained.
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धम्माधम्मेनdham·mā·dham·me·na सठोसो,sa·ṭho·so

Dhammādhammena saṭhoso,

By methods good and bad,
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भोगानिbho·gā·ni परियेसति।pa·ri·ye·sa·ti

Bhogāni pariyesati.

that devious person seeks wealth.
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थेय्येनthey·ye·na कूटकम्मेन,kū·ṭa·kam·me·na

Theyyena kūṭakammena,

Both by fraudulent, thieving deeds,
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मुसावादेनmu·sā·vā·de·na चूभयं;cū·bha·yaṃ

musāvādena cūbhayaṁ;

and also by lies,
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कुसलोku·sa·lo होतिho·ti सङ्घातुं,saṅ·ghā·tuṃ

Kusalo hoti saṅghātuṁ,

the young man’s skilled at piling up money,
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कामभोगीkā·ma·bho·gī चca मानवो;mā·na·vo

kāmabhogī ca mānavo;

and enjoying sensual pleasures.
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इतोi·to सोso निरयंni·ra·yaṃ गन्त्वा,gan·tvā

Ito so nirayaṁ gantvā,

From here they go to hell—
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एकचक्खुe·ka·cak·khu विहञ्ञति।vi·hañ·ña·ti

ekacakkhu vihaññati.

the one-eyed person is ruined.
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द्विचक्खुdvi·cak·khu पनpa·na अक्खातो,ak·khā·to

Dvicakkhu pana akkhāto,

And now the two-eyed is explained,
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सेट्ठोseṭ·ṭho पुरिसपुग्गलो;pu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo

seṭṭho purisapuggalo;

the best individual.
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धम्मलद्धेहिdham·ma·lad·dhe·hi भोगेहि,bho·ge·hi

Dhammaladdhehi bhogehi,

Their wealth is earned legitimately,
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उट्ठानाधिगतंuṭ·ṭhā·nā·dhi·ga·taṃ धनं।dha·naṃ

uṭṭhānādhigataṁ dhanaṁ.

money acquired by their own hard work.
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ददातिda·dā·ti सेट्ठसङ्कप्पो,seṭ·ṭha·saṅ·kap·po

Dadāti seṭṭhasaṅkappo,

They give with best of intentions,
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अब्यग्गमानसोab·yag·ga·mā·na·so नरो;na·ro

abyaggamānaso naro;

that peaceful-hearted man.
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उपेतिu·pe·ti भद्दकंbhad·da·kaṃ ठानं,ṭhā·naṃ

Upeti bhaddakaṁ ṭhānaṁ,

They go to a good place,
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यत्थyat·tha गन्त्वाgan·tvā नna सोचति।so·ca·ti

yattha gantvā na socati.

where there is no sorrow.
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अन्धञ्चan·dhañ·ca एकचक्खुञ्च,e·ka·cak·khuñ·ca

Andhañca ekacakkhuñca,

The blind and the one-eyed,
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आरकाā·ra·kā परिवज्जये;pa·ri·vaj·ja·ye

ārakā parivajjaye;

you should avoid from afar.
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द्विचक्खुंdvi·cak·khuṃ पनpa·na सेवेथ,se·ve·tha

Dvicakkhuṁ pana sevetha,

But you should keep the two-eyed close,
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सेट्ठंseṭ·ṭhaṃ पुरिसपुग्गलन्”ति।pu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lan

seṭṭhaṁ purisapuggalan”ti.

the best individual.”
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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.