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Sukhumālasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।39

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.39

Numbered Discourses 3.39
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4। देवदूतवग्गde·va·dū·ta·vag·ga

4. Devadūtavagga

4. Messengers of the Gods
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सुखुमालसुत्तsu·khu·mā·la·sut·ta

Sukhumālasutta

A Delicate Lifestyle
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“सुखुमालोsu·khu·mā·lo अहं,a·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परमसुखुमालोpa·ra·ma·su·khu·mā·lo अच्चन्तसुखुमालो।ac·can·ta·su·khu·mā·lo

“Sukhumālo ahaṁ, bhikkhave, paramasukhumālo accantasukhumālo.

“My lifestyle was delicate, mendicants, most delicate, extremely delicate.
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ममma·ma सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पितुpi·tu निवेसनेni·ve·sa·ne पोक्खरणियोpok·kha·ra·ṇi·yo कारिताkā·ri·tā होन्ति।hon·ti

Mama sudaṁ, bhikkhave, pitu nivesane pokkharaṇiyo kāritā honti.

In my father’s home, lotus ponds were made just for me.
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एकत्थe·kat·tha सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve उप्पलंup·pa·laṃ वप्पति,vap·pa·ti एकत्थe·kat·tha पदुमं,pa·du·maṃ एकत्थe·kat·tha पुण्डरीकं,puṇ·ḍa·rī·kaṃ यावदेवyā·va·de·va ममत्थाय।ma·mat·thā·ya

Ekattha sudaṁ, bhikkhave, uppalaṁ vappati, ekattha padumaṁ, ekattha puṇḍarīkaṁ, yāvadeva mamatthāya.

In some, blue water lilies blossomed, while in others, there were pink or white lotuses, just for my benefit.
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नna खोkho पनस्साहं,pa·nas·sā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अकासिकंa·kā·si·kaṃ चन्दनंcan·da·naṃ धारेमि।dhā·re·mi कासिकं,kā·si·kaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुsu मेme तंtaṃ वेठनंve·ṭha·naṃ होति,ho·ti कासिकाkā·si·kā कञ्चुका,kañ·cu·kā कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ निवासनं,ni·vā·sa·naṃ कासिकोkā·si·ko उत्तरासङ्गो।ut·ta·rā·saṅ·go

Na kho panassāhaṁ, bhikkhave, akāsikaṁ candanaṁ dhāremi. Kāsikaṁ, bhikkhave, su me taṁ veṭhanaṁ hoti, kāsikā kañcukā, kāsikaṁ nivāsanaṁ, kāsiko uttarāsaṅgo.

I only used sandalwood from Kāsi, and my turbans, jackets, sarongs, and upper robes also came from Kāsi.
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रत्तिन्दिवंrat·tin·di·vaṃ खोkho पनpa·na मेme सुsu तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सेतच्छत्तंse·tac·chat·taṃ धारीयति:dhā·rī·ya·ti

Rattindivaṁ kho pana me su taṁ, bhikkhave, setacchattaṁ dhārīyati:

And a white parasol was held over me night and day, with the thought:
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‘माmā नंnaṃ फुसिphu·si सीतंsī·taṃ वाvā उण्हंuṇ·haṃ वाvā तिणंti·ṇaṃ वाvā रजोra·jo वाvā उस्सावोus·sā·vo वा’ति।vā

‘mā naṁ phusi sītaṁ vā uṇhaṁ vā tiṇaṁ vā rajo vā ussāvo vā’ti.

‘Don’t let cold, heat, grass, dust, or damp bother him.’
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo पासादाpā·sā·dā अहेसुं—एकोa·he·suṃ हेमन्तिको,he·man·ti·ko एकोe·ko गिम्हिको,gim·hi·ko एकोe·ko वस्सिको।vas·si·ko

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, tayo pāsādā ahesuṁ—eko hemantiko, eko gimhiko, eko vassiko.

I had three stilt longhouses—one for the winter, one for the summer, and one for the rainy season.
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सोso खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वस्सिकेvas·si·ke पासादेpā·sā·de वस्सिकेvas·si·ke चत्तारोcat·tā·ro मासेmā·se निप्पुरिसेहिnip·pu·ri·se·hi तूरियेहिtū·ri·ye·hi परिचारयमानोpa·ri·cā·ra·ya·mā·no नna हेट्ठापासादंheṭ·ṭhā·pā·sā·daṃ ओरोहामि।o·ro·hā·mi

So kho ahaṁ, bhikkhave, vassike pāsāde vassike cattāro māse nippurisehi tūriyehi paricārayamāno na heṭṭhāpāsādaṁ orohāmi.

I stayed in a stilt longhouse without coming downstairs for the four months of the rainy season, where I was entertained by musicians—none of them men.
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यथाya·thā खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञेसंañ·ñe·saṃ निवेसनेni·ve·sa·ne दासकम्मकरपोरिसस्सdā·sa·kam·ma·ka·ra·po·ri·sas·sa कणाजकंka·ṇā·ja·kaṃ भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ दीयतिdī·ya·ti बिलङ्गदुतियं,bi·laṅ·ga·du·ti·yaṃ एवमेवस्सुe·va·me·vas·su मे,me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पितुpi·tu निवेसनेni·ve·sa·ne दासकम्मकरपोरिसस्सdā·sa·kam·ma·ka·ra·po·ri·sas·sa सालिमंसोदनोsā·li·maṃ·so·da·no दीयति।dī·ya·ti

Yathā kho pana, bhikkhave, aññesaṁ nivesane dāsakammakaraporisassa kaṇājakaṁ bhojanaṁ dīyati bilaṅgadutiyaṁ, evamevassu me, bhikkhave, pitu nivesane dāsakammakaraporisassa sālimaṁsodano dīyati.

While the bondservants, workers, and staff in other houses are given sour gruel with false black pepper to eat, in my father’s home they are given fine rice with meat.
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवरूपायe·va·rū·pā·ya इद्धियाid·dhi·yā समन्नागतस्सsa·man·nā·ga·tas·sa एवरूपेनe·va·rū·pe·na चca सुखुमालेनsu·khu·mā·le·na एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, evarūpāya iddhiyā samannāgatassa evarūpena ca sukhumālena etadahosi:

Amid such prosperity and such a delicate lifestyle, I thought:
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‘अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā खोkho पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no अत्तनाat·ta·nā जराधम्मोja·rā·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no जरंja·raṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ जिण्णंjiṇ·ṇaṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयतिaṭ·ṭī·ya·ti हरायतिha·rā·ya·ti जिगुच्छतिji·guc·cha·ti अत्तानंयेवat·tā·naṃ·ye·va अतिसित्वा,a·ti·sit·vā अहम्पिa·ham·pi खोम्हिkhom·hi जराधम्मोja·rā·dham·mo जरंja·raṃ अनतीतो।a·na·tī·to

‘assutavā kho puthujjano attanā jarādhammo samāno jaraṁ anatīto paraṁ jiṇṇaṁ disvā aṭṭīyati harāyati jigucchati attānaṁyeva atisitvā, ahampi khomhi jarādhammo jaraṁ anatīto.

‘When an unlearned ordinary person—who is liable to grow old, not being exempt from old age—sees someone else who is old, they’re horrified, repelled, and disgusted, overlooking the fact that they themselves are in the same situation.
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अहञ्चेवa·hañ·ce·va खोkho पनpa·na जराधम्मोja·rā·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no जरंja·raṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ जिण्णंjiṇ·ṇaṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयेय्यंaṭ·ṭī·yey·yaṃ हरायेय्यंha·rā·yey·yaṃ जिगुच्छेय्यंji·guc·chey·yaṃ नna मेतंme·taṃ अस्सas·sa पतिरूपन्’ति।pa·ti·rū·pan

Ahañceva kho pana jarādhammo samāno jaraṁ anatīto paraṁ jiṇṇaṁ disvā aṭṭīyeyyaṁ harāyeyyaṁ jiguccheyyaṁ na metaṁ assa patirūpan’ti.

But since I, too, am liable to grow old, it would not be appropriate for me to be horrified, embarrassed, and disgusted, when I see someone else who is old.’
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खतोpa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·to योyo योब्बनेyob·ba·ne योब्बनमदोyob·ba·na·ma·do सोso सब्बसोsab·ba·so पहीयि।pa·hī·yi

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, iti paṭisañcikkhato yo yobbane yobbanamado so sabbaso pahīyi.

Reflecting like this, I entirely gave up the vanity of youth.
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अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā खोkho पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no अत्तनाat·ta·nā ब्याधिधम्मोbyā·dhi·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no ब्याधिंbyā·dhiṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ ब्याधितंbyā·dhi·taṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयतिaṭ·ṭī·ya·ti हरायतिha·rā·ya·ti जिगुच्छतिji·guc·cha·ti अत्तानंयेवat·tā·naṃ·ye·va अतिसित्वा:a·ti·sit·vā

Assutavā kho puthujjano attanā byādhidhammo samāno byādhiṁ anatīto paraṁ byādhitaṁ disvā aṭṭīyati harāyati jigucchati attānaṁyeva atisitvā:

‘When an unlearned ordinary person—who is liable to get sick, not being exempt from sickness—sees someone else who is sick, they’re horrified, repelled, and disgusted, overlooking the fact that they themselves are in the same situation.
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‘अहम्पिa·ham·pi खोम्हिkhom·hi ब्याधिधम्मोbyā·dhi·dham·mo ब्याधिंbyā·dhiṃ अनतीतो,a·na·tī·to अहञ्चेवa·hañ·ce·va खोkho पनpa·na ब्याधिधम्मोbyā·dhi·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no ब्याधिंbyā·dhiṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ ब्याधिकंbyā·dhi·kaṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयेय्यंaṭ·ṭī·yey·yaṃ हरायेय्यंha·rā·yey·yaṃ जिगुच्छेय्यं,ji·guc·chey·yaṃ नna मेतंme·taṃ अस्सas·sa पतिरूपन्’ति।pa·ti·rū·pan

‘ahampi khomhi byādhidhammo byādhiṁ anatīto, ahañceva kho pana byādhidhammo samāno byādhiṁ anatīto paraṁ byādhikaṁ disvā aṭṭīyeyyaṁ harāyeyyaṁ jiguccheyyaṁ, na metaṁ assa patirūpan’ti.

But since I, too, am liable to get sick, it would not be appropriate for me to be horrified, embarrassed, and disgusted, when I see someone else who is sick.’
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खतोpa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·to योyo आरोग्येā·rog·ye आरोग्यमदोā·rog·ya·ma·do सोso सब्बसोsab·ba·so पहीयि।pa·hī·yi

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, iti paṭisañcikkhato yo ārogye ārogyamado so sabbaso pahīyi.

Reflecting like this, I entirely gave up the vanity of health.
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अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā खोkho पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no अत्तनाat·ta·nā मरणधम्मोma·ra·ṇa·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ मतंma·taṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयतिaṭ·ṭī·ya·ti हरायतिha·rā·ya·ti जिगुच्छतिji·guc·cha·ti अत्तानंयेवat·tā·naṃ·ye·va अतिसित्वा:a·ti·sit·vā

Assutavā kho puthujjano attanā maraṇadhammo samāno maraṇaṁ anatīto paraṁ mataṁ disvā aṭṭīyati harāyati jigucchati attānaṁyeva atisitvā:

‘When an unlearned ordinary person—who is liable to die, not being exempt from death—sees someone else who is dead, they’re horrified, repelled, and disgusted, overlooking the fact that they themselves are in the same situation.
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‘अहम्पिa·ham·pi खोम्हिkhom·hi मरणधम्मो,ma·ra·ṇa·dham·mo मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ अनतीतो,a·na·tī·to अहंa·haṃ चेवce·va खोkho पनpa·na मरणधम्मोma·ra·ṇa·dham·mo समानोsa·mā·no मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ अनतीतोa·na·tī·to परंpa·raṃ मतंma·taṃ दिस्वाdis·vā अट्टीयेय्यंaṭ·ṭī·yey·yaṃ हरायेय्यंha·rā·yey·yaṃ जिगुच्छेय्यं,ji·guc·chey·yaṃ नna मेतंme·taṃ अस्सas·sa पतिरूपन्’ति।pa·ti·rū·pan

‘ahampi khomhi maraṇadhammo, maraṇaṁ anatīto, ahaṁ ceva kho pana maraṇadhammo samāno maraṇaṁ anatīto paraṁ mataṁ disvā aṭṭīyeyyaṁ harāyeyyaṁ jiguccheyyaṁ, na metaṁ assa patirūpan’ti.

But since I, too, am liable to die, it would not be appropriate for me to be horrified, embarrassed, and disgusted, when I see someone else who is dead.’
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खतोpa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·to योyo जीवितेjī·vi·te जीवितमदोjī·vi·ta·ma·do सोso सब्बसोsab·ba·so पहीयीति।pa·hī·yī·ti

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, iti paṭisañcikkhato yo jīvite jīvitamado so sabbaso pahīyīti.

Reflecting like this, I entirely gave up the vanity of life.
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तयोमे,ta·yo·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मदा।ma·dā

Tayome, bhikkhave, madā.

There are these three vanities.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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योब्बनमदो,yob·ba·na·ma·do आरोग्यमदो,ā·rog·ya·ma·do जीवितमदो।jī·vi·ta·ma·do

Yobbanamado, ārogyamado, jīvitamado.

The vanity of youth, of health, and of life.
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योब्बनमदमत्तोyob·ba·na·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti वाचायvā·cā·ya दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti मनसाma·na·sā दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति।ca·ra·ti

Yobbanamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati.

Intoxicated with the vanity of youth, an unlearned ordinary person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind.
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सोso कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वा,ca·rit·vā वाचायvā·cā·ya दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वा,ca·rit·vā मनसाma·na·sā दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वाca·rit·vā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya duccaritaṁ caritvā, manasā duccaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.

When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
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आरोग्यमदमत्तोā·rog·ya·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no …पे…pe

Ārogyamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano …pe…

Intoxicated with the vanity of health …
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जीवितमदमत्तोjī·vi·ta·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti वाचायvā·cā·ya दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti मनसाma·na·sā दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति।ca·ra·ti

jīvitamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati.

Intoxicated with the vanity of life, an unlearned ordinary person does bad things by way of body, speech, and mind.
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सोso कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वा,ca·rit·vā वाचायvā·cā·ya दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वा,ca·rit·vā मनसाma·na·sā दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वाca·rit·vā कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā, vācāya duccaritaṁ caritvā, manasā duccaritaṁ caritvā kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati.

When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.
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योब्बनमदमत्तोyob·ba·na·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सिक्खंsik·khaṃ पच्चक्खायpac·cak·khā·ya हीनायावत्तति।hī·nā·yā·vat·ta·ti

Yobbanamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattati.

Intoxicated with the vanity of youth, health, or life, a mendicant resigns the training and returns to a lesser life.
32

आरोग्यमदमत्तोā·rog·ya·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu …पे…pe

Ārogyamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu …pe…

(Pāli only)
33

जीवितमदमत्तोjī·vi·ta·ma·da·mat·to वा,vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सिक्खंsik·khaṃ पच्चक्खायpac·cak·khā·ya हीनायावत्ततीति।hī·nā·yā·vat·ta·tī·ti

jīvitamadamatto vā, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattatīti.

(Pāli only)
34

ब्याधिधम्माbyā·dhi·dham·mā जराधम्मा,ja·rā·dham·mā

Byādhidhammā jarādhammā,

For others, sickness is natural,
35

अथोa·tho मरणधम्मिनो;ma·ra·ṇa·dham·mi·no

atho maraṇadhammino;

and so are old age and death.
36

यथाधम्माya·thā·dham·mā तथासन्ता,ta·thā·san·tā

Yathādhammā tathāsantā,

Though this is how their nature is,
37

जिगुच्छन्तिji·guc·chan·ti पुथुज्जना।pu·thuj·ja·nā

jigucchanti puthujjanā.

ordinary people feel disgusted.
38

अहञ्चेa·hañ·ce तंtaṃ जिगुच्छेय्यं,ji·guc·chey·yaṃ

Ahañce taṁ jiguccheyyaṁ,

If I were to be disgusted
39

एवंधम्मेसुe·vaṃ·dham·me·su पाणिसु;pā·ṇi·su

evaṁdhammesu pāṇisu;

with creatures whose nature is such,
40

नna मेतंme·taṃ पतिरूपस्स,pa·ti·rū·pas·sa

Na metaṁ patirūpassa,

it would not be appropriate for me,
41

ममma·ma एवंe·vaṃ विहारिनो।vi·hā·ri·no

mama evaṁ vihārino.

since my life is just the same.
42

सोहंso·haṃ एवंe·vaṃ विहरन्तो,vi·ha·ran·to

Sohaṁ evaṁ viharanto,

Living in such a way,
43

ञत्वाñat·vā धम्मंdham·maṃ निरूपधिं;ni·rū·pa·dhiṃ

ñatvā dhammaṁ nirūpadhiṁ;

I understood the truth without attachments.
44

आरोग्येā·rog·ye योब्बनस्मिञ्च,yob·ba·nas·miñ·ca

Ārogye yobbanasmiñca,

I mastered all vanities—
45

जीवितस्मिञ्चjī·vi·tas·miñ·ca येye मदा।ma·dā

jīvitasmiñca ye madā.

of health, of youth,
46

सब्बेsab·be मदेma·de अभिभोस्मि,a·bhi·bhos·mi

Sabbe made abhibhosmi,

and even of life—
47

नेक्खम्मेnek·kham·me दट्ठुdaṭ·ṭhu खेमतं;khe·ma·taṃ

Nekkhamme daṭṭhu khemataṁ;

seeing renunciation as sanctuary.
48

तस्सtas·sa मेme अहुa·hu उस्साहो,us·sā·ho

Tassa me ahu ussāho,

Zeal sprang up in me
49

निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ अभिपस्सतो।a·bhi·pas·sa·to

Nibbānaṁ abhipassato.

as I looked to extinguishment.
50

नाहंnā·haṃ भब्बोbhab·bo एतरहि,e·ta·ra·hi

Nāhaṁ bhabbo etarahi,

Now I’m unable
51

कामानिkā·mā·ni पटिसेवितुं;pa·ṭi·se·vi·tuṃ

Kāmāni paṭisevituṁ;

to indulge in sensual pleasures;
52

अनिवत्तिa·ni·vat·ti भविस्सामि,bha·vis·sā·mi

Anivatti bhavissāmi,

there’s no turning back,
53

ब्रह्मचरियपरायणो”ति।brah·ma·ca·ri·ya·pa·rā·ya·ṇo

Brahmacariyaparāyaṇo”ti.

I’m committed to the spiritual life.”
54

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.