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Numbered Discourses 3 51 अङ्गुत्तर 3 51

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Paṭhamadvebrāhmaṇasutta

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1. 1

   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।51

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.51

   Numbered Discourses 3.51

2. 2

   6। ब्राह्मणवग्गbrāh·ma·ṇa·vag·ga

   6. Brāhmaṇavagga

   6. Brahmins

3. 3

   पठमद्वेब्राह्मणसुत्तpa·ṭha·mad·veb·rāh·ma·ṇa·sut·ta

   Paṭhamadvebrāhmaṇasutta

   Two Brahmins (1st)

4. 4

   अथa·tha खोkho द्वेdve ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā जिण्णाjiṇ·ṇā वुद्धाvud·dhā महल्लकाma·hal·la·kā अद्धगताad·dha·ga·tā वयोअनुप्पत्ताva·yo·a·nup·pat·tā वीसवस्ससतिकाvī·sa·vas·sa·sa·ti·kā जातियाjā·ti·yā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदिंसु।sam·mo·diṃ·su

   Atha kho dve brāhmaṇā jiṇṇā vuddhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā vīsavassasatikā jātiyā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu.

   Then two old brahmins—elderly and senior, who were advanced in years and had reached the final stage of life, a hundred and twenty years old—went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.

5. 5

   सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

   Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te brāhmaṇā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

   When the greetings and polite conversation were over, they sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:

6. 6

   “मयमस्सु,ma·ya·mas·su भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā जिण्णाjiṇ·ṇā वुद्धाvud·dhā महल्लकाma·hal·la·kā अद्धगताad·dha·ga·tā वयोअनुप्पत्ताva·yo·a·nup·pat·tā वीसवस्ससतिकाvī·sa·vas·sa·sa·ti·kā जातिया;jā·ti·yā

   “mayamassu, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā jiṇṇā vuddhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā vīsavassasatikā jātiyā;

   “We brahmins, worthy Gotama, are old, elderly and senior, we’re advanced in years and have reached the final stage of life; we’re a hundred and twenty years old.

7. 7

   तेte चम्हाcam·hā अकतकल्याणाa·ka·ta·kal·yā·ṇā अकतकुसलाa·ka·ta·ku·sa·lā अकतभीरुत्ताणा।a·ka·ta·bhī·rut·tā·ṇā

   te camhā akatakalyāṇā akatakusalā akatabhīruttāṇā.

   And we haven’t done what is good and skillful, nor have we made a shelter from fear.

8. 8

   ओवदतुo·va·da·tu नोno भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमो,go·ta·mo अनुसासतुa·nu·sā·sa·tu नोno भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo यंyaṃ अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ अस्सas·sa दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ हितायhi·tā·ya सुखाया”ति।su·khā·yā

   Ovadatu no bhavaṁ gotamo, anusāsatu no bhavaṁ gotamo yaṁ amhākaṁ assa dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāyā”ti.

   Advise us, worthy Gotama, instruct us! It will be for our lasting welfare and happiness.”

9. 9

   “तग्घtag·gha तुम्हे,tum·he ब्राह्मणा,brāh·ma·ṇā जिण्णाjiṇ·ṇā वुद्धाvud·dhā महल्लकाma·hal·la·kā अद्धगताad·dha·ga·tā वयोअनुप्पत्ताva·yo·a·nup·pat·tā वीसवस्ससतिकाvī·sa·vas·sa·sa·ti·kā जातिया;jā·ti·yā

   “Taggha tumhe, brāhmaṇā, jiṇṇā vuddhā mahallakā addhagatā vayoanuppattā vīsavassasatikā jātiyā;

   “Indeed, brahmins, you’re old, elderly and senior.

10. 10

    तेte चत्थcat·tha अकतकल्याणाa·ka·ta·kal·yā·ṇā अकतकुसलाa·ka·ta·ku·sa·lā अकतभीरुत्ताणा।a·ka·ta·bhī·rut·tā·ṇā

    te cattha akatakalyāṇā akatakusalā akatabhīruttāṇā.

    And you haven’t done what is good and skillful, nor have you made a shelter from fear.

11. 11

    उपनीयतिu·pa·nī·ya·ti खोkho अयं,a·yaṃ ब्राह्मणा,brāh·ma·ṇā लोकोlo·ko जरायja·rā·ya ब्याधिनाbyā·dhi·nā मरणेन।ma·ra·ṇe·na

    Upanīyati kho ayaṁ, brāhmaṇā, loko jarāya byādhinā maraṇena.

    This world is led onward by old age, sickness, and death.

12. 12

    एवंe·vaṃ उपनीयमानेu·pa·nī·ya·mā·ne खो,kho ब्राह्मणा,brāh·ma·ṇā लोकेlo·ke जरायja·rā·ya ब्याधिनाbyā·dhi·nā मरणेन,ma·ra·ṇe·na योyo इधi·dha कायेनkā·ye·na संयमोsaṃ·ya·mo वाचायvā·cā·ya संयमोsaṃ·ya·mo मनसाma·na·sā संयमो,saṃ·ya·mo तंtaṃ तस्सtas·sa पेतस्सpe·tas·sa ताणञ्चtā·ṇañ·ca लेणञ्चle·ṇañ·ca दीपञ्चdī·pañ·ca सरणञ्चsa·ra·ṇañ·ca परायणञ्चाति।pa·rā·ya·ṇañ·cā·ti

    Evaṁ upanīyamāne kho, brāhmaṇā, loke jarāya byādhinā maraṇena, yo idha kāyena saṁyamo vācāya saṁyamo manasā saṁyamo, taṁ tassa petassa tāṇañca leṇañca dīpañca saraṇañca parāyaṇañcāti.

    But restraint here by way of body, speech, and mind is the shelter, asylum, island, refuge, and final haven for the departed.

13. 13

    उपनीयतिu·pa·nī·ya·ti जीवितमप्पमायु,jī·vi·ta·map·pa·mā·yu

    Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,

    This life, so very short, is led onward.

14. 14

    जरूपनीतस्सja·rū·pa·nī·tas·sa नna सन्तिsan·ti ताणा;tā·ṇā

    Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;

    One led on to old age has no shelter.

15. 15

    एतंe·taṃ भयंbha·yaṃ मरणेma·ra·ṇe पेक्खमानो,pek·kha·mā·no

    Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,

    Seeing this peril in death,

16. 16

    पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni कयिराथka·yi·rā·tha सुखावहानि।su·khā·va·hā·ni

    Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahāni.

    do good deeds that bring you joy.

17. 17

    योधyo·dha कायेनkā·ye·na संयमो,saṃ·ya·mo

    Yodha kāyena saṁyamo,

    The restraint practiced here—

18. 18

    वाचायvā·cā·ya उदu·da चेतसा;ce·ta·sā

    Vācāya uda cetasā;

    of body, speech, and mind—

19. 19

    तंtaṃ तस्सtas·sa पेतस्सpe·tas·sa सुखायsu·khā·ya होति,ho·ti

    Taṁ tassa petassa sukhāya hoti,

    leads the departed to happiness,

20. 20

    यंyaṃ जीवमानोjī·va·mā·no पकरोतिpa·ka·ro·ti पुञ्ञन्”ति।puñ·ñan

    Yaṁ jīvamāno pakaroti puññan”ti.

    as the good deeds done while living.”

21. 21

    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.