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Numbered Discourses 3.56
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6। ब्राह्मणवग्गbrāh·ma·ṇa·vag·ga
6. Brāhmaṇavagga
6. Brahmins
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अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi …पे…pe एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇamahāsālo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇamahāsālo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then a certain well-to-do brahmin went up to the Buddha, and seated to one side he said to him:
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma पुब्बकानंpub·ba·kā·naṃ ब्राह्मणानंbrāh·ma·ṇā·naṃ वुद्धानंvud·dhā·naṃ महल्लकानंma·hal·la·kā·naṃ आचरियपाचरियानंā·ca·ri·ya·pā·ca·ri·yā·naṃ भासमानानं:bhā·sa·mā·nā·naṃ
“sutaṁ metaṁ, bho gotama, pubbakānaṁ brāhmaṇānaṁ vuddhānaṁ mahallakānaṁ ācariyapācariyānaṁ bhāsamānānaṁ:
“Worthy Gotama, I have heard that brahmins of the past who were elderly and senior, the tutors of tutors, said:
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‘पुब्बेpub·be सुदंsu·daṃ अयंa·yaṃ लोकोlo·ko अवीचिa·vī·ci मञ्ञेmañ·ñe फुटोphu·ṭo अहोसिa·ho·si मनुस्सेहि,ma·nus·se·hi कुक्कुटसंपातिकाkuk·ku·ṭa·saṃ·pā·ti·kā गामनिगमराजधानियो’ति।gā·ma·ni·ga·ma·rā·ja·dhā·ni·yo
‘pubbe sudaṁ ayaṁ loko avīci maññe phuṭo ahosi manussehi, kukkuṭasaṁpātikā gāmanigamarājadhāniyo’ti.
‘In the old days this world was so full of humans you’d think they were squashed together. The villages, towns, and capital cities were no more than a chicken’s flight apart.’
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कोko नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma हेतुhe·tu कोko पच्चयोpac·ca·yo येनेतरहिye·ne·ta·ra·hi मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ खयोkha·yo होति,ho·ti तनुत्तंta·nut·taṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti गामापिgā·mā·pi अगामाa·gā·mā होन्ति,hon·ti निगमापिni·ga·mā·pi अनिगमाa·ni·ga·mā होन्ति,hon·ti नगरापिna·ga·rā·pi अनगराa·na·ga·rā होन्ति,hon·ti जनपदापिja·na·pa·dā·pi अजनपदाa·ja·na·pa·dā होन्ती”ति?hon·tī
Ko nu kho, bho gotama, hetu ko paccayo yenetarahi manussānaṁ khayo hoti, tanuttaṁ paññāyati, gāmāpi agāmā honti, nigamāpi anigamā honti, nagarāpi anagarā honti, janapadāpi ajanapadā hontī”ti?
What is the cause, worthy Gotama, what is the reason why these days human numbers have dwindled, a decline in population is evident, and whole villages, towns, cities, and countries have disappeared?”
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“एतरहि,e·ta·ra·hi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa मनुस्साma·nus·sā अधम्मरागरत्ताa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā विसमलोभाभिभूताvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā मिच्छाधम्मपरेता।mic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā
“Etarahi, brāhmaṇa, manussā adhammarāgarattā visamalobhābhibhūtā micchādhammaparetā.
“These days, brahmin, humans just love illicit desire. They’re overcome by immoral greed, and mired in wrong religious teachings.
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तेte अधम्मरागरत्ताa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā विसमलोभाभिभूताvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā मिच्छाधम्मपरेताmic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā तिण्हानिtiṇ·hā·ni सत्थानिsat·thā·ni गहेत्वाga·het·vā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ जीविताjī·vi·tā वोरोपेन्ति,vo·ro·pen·ti तेनte·na बहूba·hū मनुस्साma·nus·sā कालंkā·laṃ करोन्ति।ka·ron·ti
Te adhammarāgarattā visamalobhābhibhūtā micchādhammaparetā tiṇhāni satthāni gahetvā aññamaññaṁ jīvitā voropenti, tena bahū manussā kālaṁ karonti.
Taking up sharp knives, they murder each other. And so many people perish.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa हेतुhe·tu अयंa·yaṃ पच्चयोpac·ca·yo येनेतरहिye·ne·ta·ra·hi मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ खयोkha·yo होति,ho·ti तनुत्तंta·nut·taṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti गामापिgā·mā·pi अगामाa·gā·mā होन्ति,hon·ti निगमापिni·ga·mā·pi अनिगमाa·ni·ga·mā होन्ति,hon·ti नगरापिna·ga·rā·pi अनगराa·na·ga·rā होन्ति,hon·ti जनपदापिja·na·pa·dā·pi अजनपदाa·ja·na·pa·dā होन्ति।hon·ti
Ayampi kho, brāhmaṇa, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yenetarahi manussānaṁ khayo hoti, tanuttaṁ paññāyati, gāmāpi agāmā honti, nigamāpi anigamā honti, nagarāpi anagarā honti, janapadāpi ajanapadā honti.
This is the cause, this is the reason why these days human numbers have dwindled.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi मनुस्साma·nus·sā अधम्मरागरत्ताa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā विसमलोभाभिभूताvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā मिच्छाधम्मपरेता।mic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā
Puna caparaṁ, brāhmaṇa, etarahi manussā adhammarāgarattā visamalobhābhibhūtā micchādhammaparetā.
Furthermore, because these days humans just love illicit desire …
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तेसंte·saṃ अधम्मरागरत्तानंa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā·naṃ विसमलोभाभिभूतानंvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā·naṃ मिच्छाधम्मपरेतानंmic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā·naṃ देवोde·vo नna सम्माधारंsam·mā·dhā·raṃ अनुप्पवेच्छति।a·nup·pa·vec·cha·ti
Tesaṁ adhammarāgarattānaṁ visamalobhābhibhūtānaṁ micchādhammaparetānaṁ devo na sammādhāraṁ anuppavecchati.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa हेतुhe·tu अयंa·yaṃ पच्चयोpac·ca·yo येनेतरहिye·ne·ta·ra·hi मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ खयोkha·yo होति,ho·ti तनुत्तंta·nut·taṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti गामापिgā·mā·pi अगामाa·gā·mā होन्ति,hon·ti निगमापिni·ga·mā·pi अनिगमाa·ni·ga·mā होन्ति,hon·ti नगरापिna·ga·rā·pi अनगराa·na·ga·rā होन्ति,hon·ti जनपदापिja·na·pa·dā·pi अजनपदाa·ja·na·pa·dā होन्ति।hon·ti
Ayampi kho, brāhmaṇa, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yenetarahi manussānaṁ khayo hoti, tanuttaṁ paññāyati, gāmāpi agāmā honti, nigamāpi anigamā honti, nagarāpi anagarā honti, janapadāpi ajanapadā honti.
This is the cause, this is the reason why these days human numbers have dwindled.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi मनुस्साma·nus·sā अधम्मरागरत्ताa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā विसमलोभाभिभूताvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā मिच्छाधम्मपरेता।mic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā
Puna caparaṁ, brāhmaṇa, etarahi manussā adhammarāgarattā visamalobhābhibhūtā micchādhammaparetā.
Furthermore, because these days humans just love illicit desire …
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तेसंte·saṃ अधम्मरागरत्तानंa·dham·ma·rā·ga·rat·tā·naṃ विसमलोभाभिभूतानंvi·sa·ma·lo·bhā·bhi·bhū·tā·naṃ मिच्छाधम्मपरेतानंmic·chā·dham·ma·pa·re·tā·naṃ यक्खाyak·khā वाळेvā·ḷe अमनुस्सेa·ma·nus·se ओस्सज्जन्ति,os·saj·jan·ti तेनte·na बहूba·hū मनुस्साma·nus·sā कालंkā·laṃ करोन्ति।ka·ron·ti
Tesaṁ adhammarāgarattānaṁ visamalobhābhibhūtānaṁ micchādhammaparetānaṁ yakkhā vāḷe amanusse ossajjanti, tena bahū manussā kālaṁ karonti.
native spirits let vicious monsters loose. And so many humans perish.
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa हेतुhe·tu अयंa·yaṃ पच्चयोpac·ca·yo येनेतरहिye·ne·ta·ra·hi मनुस्सानंma·nus·sā·naṃ खयोkha·yo होति,ho·ti तनुत्तंta·nut·taṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti गामापिgā·mā·pi अगामाa·gā·mā होन्ति,hon·ti निगमापिni·ga·mā·pi अनिगमाa·ni·ga·mā होन्ति,hon·ti नगरापिna·ga·rā·pi अनगराa·na·ga·rā होन्ति,hon·ti जनपदापिja·na·pa·dā·pi अजनपदाa·ja·na·pa·dā होन्ती”ति।hon·tī
Ayampi kho, brāhmaṇa, hetu ayaṁ paccayo yenetarahi manussānaṁ khayo hoti, tanuttaṁ paññāyati, gāmāpi agāmā honti, nigamāpi anigamā honti, nagarāpi anagarā honti, janapadāpi ajanapadā hontī”ti.
This is the cause, this is the reason why these days human numbers have dwindled.”
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उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan
upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.
From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
(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.