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Sarabhasutta
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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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सरभोsa·ra·bho नामnā·ma परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko अचिरपक्कन्तोa·ci·ra·pak·kan·to होतिho·ti इमस्माi·mas·mā धम्मविनया।dham·ma·vi·na·yā
Tena kho pana samayena sarabho nāma paribbājako acirapakkanto hoti imasmā dhammavinayā.
Now at that time a wanderer named Sarabha had recently left this teaching and training.
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अञ्ञायañ·ñā·ya चca पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ एवाहंe·vā·haṃ तस्माtas·mā धम्मविनयाdham·ma·vi·na·yā अपक्कन्तो”ति।a·pak·kan·to
Aññāya ca panāhaṁ samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammaṁ evāhaṁ tasmā dhammavinayā apakkanto”ti.
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अथa·tha खोkho सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā भिक्खूbhik·khū पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya राजगहंrā·ja·ga·haṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पविसिंसु।pa·vi·siṃ·su
Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṁ piṇḍāya pavisiṁsu.
Then several mendicants robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Rājagaha for alms.
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“अञ्ञातोañ·ñā·to मयाma·yā समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मो।dham·mo
“aññāto mayā samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammo.
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अञ्ञायañ·ñā·ya चca पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ एवाहंe·vā·haṃ तस्माtas·mā धम्मविनयाdham·ma·vi·na·yā अपक्कन्तो”ति।a·pak·kan·to
Aññāya ca panāhaṁ samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammaṁ evāhaṁ tasmā dhammavinayā apakkanto”ti.
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अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya चरित्वाca·rit·vā पच्छाभत्तंpac·chā·bhat·taṃ पिण्डपातपटिक्कन्ताpiṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·pa·ṭik·kan·tā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ
Atha kho te bhikkhū rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:
Then, after the meal, when they returned from almsround, they went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
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अञ्ञायañ·ñā·ya चca पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ एवाहंe·vā·haṃ तस्माtas·mā धम्मविनयाdham·ma·vi·na·yā अपक्कन्तो’ति।a·pak·kan·to
Aññāya ca panāhaṁ samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammaṁ evāhaṁ tasmā dhammavinayā apakkanto’ti.
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साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā येनye·na सिप्पिनिकातीरंsip·pi·ni·kā·tī·raṃ परिब्बाजकारामोpa·rib·bā·ja·kā·rā·mo येनye·na सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया”ति।u·pā·dā·yā
Sādhu, bhante, bhagavā yena sippinikātīraṁ paribbājakārāmo yena sarabho paribbājako tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā”ti.
Worthy sir, please go to the wanderers’ monastery on the bank of the Serpentine River to see Sarabha the wanderer out of sympathy.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ पटिसल्लानाpa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā वुट्ठितोvuṭ·ṭhi·to येनye·na सिप्पिनिकातीरंsip·pi·ni·kā·tī·raṃ परिब्बाजकारामोpa·rib·bā·ja·kā·rā·mo येनye·na सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di निसज्जni·saj·ja खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सरभंsa·ra·bhaṃ परिब्बाजकंpa·rib·bā·ja·kaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena sippinikātīraṁ paribbājakārāmo yena sarabho paribbājako tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā sarabhaṁ paribbājakaṁ etadavoca:
Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to the wanderers’ monastery on the bank of the Serpentine River to visit Sarabha the wanderer. He sat down on the seat spread out and said to the wanderer Sarabha,
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अञ्ञायañ·ñā·ya चca पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ एवाहंe·vā·haṃ तस्माtas·mā धम्मविनयाdham·ma·vi·na·yā अपक्कन्तो’”ति?a·pak·kan·to
Aññāya ca panāhaṁ samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammaṁ evāhaṁ tasmā dhammavinayā apakkanto’”ti?
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“वदेहि,va·de·hi सरभ,sa·ra·bha किन्तिkin·ti तेte अञ्ञातोañ·ñā·to समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मो?dham·mo
“vadehi, sarabha, kinti te aññāto samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammo?
“Tell me, Sarabha, what exactly have you learned of the teachings of the ascetics who follow the Sakyan?
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“योyo खो,kho सरभ,sa·ra·bha पञ्ञायतिpañ·ñā·ya·ti समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मोdham·mo वदेहि,va·de·hi सरभ,sa·ra·bha किन्तिkin·ti तेte अञ्ञातोañ·ñā·to समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मो?dham·mo
“yo kho, sarabha, paññāyati samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammo vadehi, sarabha, kinti te aññāto samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammo?
“Sarabha, the teachings of the ascetics who follow the Sakyan are clear to me. What exactly have you learned of the teachings of the ascetics who follow the Sakyan?
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“यदेवya·de·va खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ गोतमंgo·ta·maṃ याचेय्यासिyā·cey·yā·si तदेवta·de·va तेte समणोsa·ma·ṇo गोतमोgo·ta·mo पवारेति।pa·vā·re·ti
“yadeva kho tvaṁ, āvuso sarabha, samaṇaṁ gotamaṁ yāceyyāsi tadeva te samaṇo gotamo pavāreti.
“The ascetic Gotama has offered to tell you anything you ask for.
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वदेहावुसोva·de·hā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha किन्तिkin·ti तेte अञ्ञातोañ·ñā·to समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तिकानंsak·ya·put·ti·kā·naṃ धम्मो?dham·mo
Vadehāvuso sarabha, kinti te aññāto samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtikānaṁ dhammo?
Speak, reverend Sarabha, what exactly have you learned of the teachings of the ascetics who follow the Sakyan?
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजकोpa·rib·bā·ja·ko तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to मङ्कुभूतोmaṅ·ku·bhū·to पत्तक्खन्धोpat·tak·khan·dho अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho पज्झायन्तोpaj·jhā·yan·to अप्पटिभानोap·pa·ṭi·bhā·no निसीदि।ni·sī·di
Evaṁ vutte, sarabho paribbājako tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno nisīdi.
When this was said, Sarabha sat silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सरभंsa·ra·bhaṃ परिब्बाजकंpa·rib·bā·ja·kaṃ तुण्हीभूतंtuṇ·hī·bhū·taṃ मङ्कुभूतंmaṅ·ku·bhū·taṃ पत्तक्खन्धंpat·tak·khan·dhaṃ अधोमुखंa·dho·mu·khaṃ पज्झायन्तंpaj·jhā·yan·taṃ अप्पटिभानंap·pa·ṭi·bhā·naṃ विदित्वाvi·dit·vā तेte परिब्बाजकेpa·rib·bā·ja·ke एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Atha kho bhagavā sarabhaṁ paribbājakaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ maṅkubhūtaṁ pattakkhandhaṁ adhomukhaṁ pajjhāyantaṁ appaṭibhānaṁ viditvā te paribbājake etadavoca:
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‘सम्मासम्बुद्धस्सsam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa तेte पटिजानतोpa·ṭi·jā·na·to इमेi·me धम्माdham·mā अनभिसम्बुद्धा’ति,a·na·bhi·sam·bud·dhā तमहंta·ma·haṃ तत्थtat·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जेय्यंsa·ma·nu·yuñ·jey·yaṃ समनुगाहेय्यंsa·ma·nu·gā·hey·yaṃ समनुभासेय्यं।sa·ma·nu·bhā·sey·yaṃ
‘sammāsambuddhassa te paṭijānato ime dhammā anabhisambuddhā’ti, tamahaṁ tattha sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjeyyaṁ samanugāheyyaṁ samanubhāseyyaṁ.
‘You claim to be a fully awakened Buddha, but you don’t understand these things.’ Then I’d carefully pursue, press, and grill them on that point.
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सोso वतva·ta मयाma·yā साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जियमानोsa·ma·nu·yuñ·ji·ya·mā·no समनुगाहियमानोsa·ma·nu·gā·hi·ya·mā·no समनुभासियमानोsa·ma·nu·bhā·si·ya·mā·no अट्ठानमेतंaṭ·ṭhā·na·me·taṃ अनवकासोa·na·va·kā·so यंyaṃ सोso तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ ठानानंṭhā·nā·naṃ नाञ्ञतरंnāñ·ña·ta·raṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ निगच्छेय्य,ni·gac·chey·ya अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na वाvā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ पटिचरिस्सति,pa·ṭi·ca·ris·sa·ti बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā कथंka·thaṃ अपनामेस्सति,a·pa·nā·mes·sa·ti कोपञ्चko·pañ·ca दोसञ्चdo·sañ·ca अप्पच्चयञ्चap·pac·ca·yañ·ca पातुकरिस्सति,pā·tu·ka·ris·sa·ti तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to मङ्कुभूतोmaṅ·ku·bhū·to पत्तक्खन्धोpat·tak·khan·dho अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho पज्झायन्तोpaj·jhā·yan·to अप्पटिभानोap·pa·ṭi·bhā·no निसीदिस्सति,ni·sī·dis·sa·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजको।pa·rib·bā·ja·ko
So vata mayā sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjiyamāno samanugāhiyamāno samanubhāsiyamāno aṭṭhānametaṁ anavakāso yaṁ so tiṇṇaṁ ṭhānānaṁ nāññataraṁ ṭhānaṁ nigaccheyya, aññena vā aññaṁ paṭicarissati, bahiddhā kathaṁ apanāmessati, kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukarissati, tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno nisīdissati, seyyathāpi sarabho paribbājako.
When grilled by me, they would, without a doubt, fall into one of these three categories. They’d dodge the issue, distracting the discussion with irrelevant points. They’d display annoyance, hate, and bitterness. Or they’d sit silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, like Sarabha.
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‘खीणासवस्सkhī·ṇā·sa·vas·sa तेte पटिजानतोpa·ṭi·jā·na·to इमेi·me आसवाā·sa·vā अपरिक्खीणा’ति,a·pa·rik·khī·ṇā तमहंta·ma·haṃ तत्थtat·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जेय्यंsa·ma·nu·yuñ·jey·yaṃ समनुगाहेय्यंsa·ma·nu·gā·hey·yaṃ समनुभासेय्यं।sa·ma·nu·bhā·sey·yaṃ
‘khīṇāsavassa te paṭijānato ime āsavā aparikkhīṇā’ti, tamahaṁ tattha sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjeyyaṁ samanugāheyyaṁ samanubhāseyyaṁ.
‘You claim to have ended all defilements, but you still have these defilements.’ Then I’d carefully pursue, press, and grill them on that point.
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सोso वतva·ta मयाma·yā साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जियमानोsa·ma·nu·yuñ·ji·ya·mā·no समनुगाहियमानोsa·ma·nu·gā·hi·ya·mā·no समनुभासियमानोsa·ma·nu·bhā·si·ya·mā·no अट्ठानमेतंaṭ·ṭhā·na·me·taṃ अनवकासोa·na·va·kā·so यंyaṃ सोso तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ ठानानंṭhā·nā·naṃ नाञ्ञतरंnāñ·ña·ta·raṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ निगच्छेय्य,ni·gac·chey·ya अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na वाvā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ पटिचरिस्सति,pa·ṭi·ca·ris·sa·ti बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā कथंka·thaṃ अपनामेस्सति,a·pa·nā·mes·sa·ti कोपञ्चko·pañ·ca दोसञ्चdo·sañ·ca अप्पच्चयञ्चap·pac·ca·yañ·ca पातुकरिस्सति,pā·tu·ka·ris·sa·ti तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to मङ्कुभूतोmaṅ·ku·bhū·to पत्तक्खन्धोpat·tak·khan·dho अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho पज्झायन्तोpaj·jhā·yan·to अप्पटिभानोap·pa·ṭi·bhā·no निसीदिस्सति,ni·sī·dis·sa·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजको।pa·rib·bā·ja·ko
So vata mayā sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjiyamāno samanugāhiyamāno samanubhāsiyamāno aṭṭhānametaṁ anavakāso yaṁ so tiṇṇaṁ ṭhānānaṁ nāññataraṁ ṭhānaṁ nigaccheyya, aññena vā aññaṁ paṭicarissati, bahiddhā kathaṁ apanāmessati, kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukarissati, tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno nisīdissati, seyyathāpi sarabho paribbājako.
When grilled by me, they would, without a doubt, fall into one of these three categories. They’d dodge the issue, distracting the discussion with irrelevant points. They’d display annoyance, hate, and bitterness. Or they’d sit silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, like Sarabha.
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‘यस्सyas·sa खोkho पनpa·na तेte अत्थायat·thā·ya धम्मोdham·mo देसितो,de·si·to सोso नna निय्यातिniy·yā·ti तक्करस्सtak·ka·ras·sa सम्माsam·mā दुक्खक्खयाया’ति,duk·khak·kha·yā·yā तमहंta·ma·haṃ तत्थtat·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जेय्यंsa·ma·nu·yuñ·jey·yaṃ समनुगाहेय्यंsa·ma·nu·gā·hey·yaṃ समनुभासेय्यं।sa·ma·nu·bhā·sey·yaṃ
‘yassa kho pana te atthāya dhammo desito, so na niyyāti takkarassa sammā dukkhakkhayāyā’ti, tamahaṁ tattha sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjeyyaṁ samanugāheyyaṁ samanubhāseyyaṁ.
‘Regardless of your goal in teaching the Dhamma, it does not deliver one who applies it to the complete ending of suffering.’ Then I’d carefully pursue, press, and grill them on that point.
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सोso वतva·ta मयाma·yā साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ समनुयुञ्जियमानोsa·ma·nu·yuñ·ji·ya·mā·no समनुगाहियमानोsa·ma·nu·gā·hi·ya·mā·no समनुभासियमानोsa·ma·nu·bhā·si·ya·mā·no अट्ठानमेतंaṭ·ṭhā·na·me·taṃ अनवकासोa·na·va·kā·so यंyaṃ सोso तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ ठानानंṭhā·nā·naṃ नाञ्ञतरंnāñ·ña·ta·raṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ निगच्छेय्य,ni·gac·chey·ya अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na वाvā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ पटिचरिस्सति,pa·ṭi·ca·ris·sa·ti बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā कथंka·thaṃ अपनामेस्सति,a·pa·nā·mes·sa·ti कोपञ्चko·pañ·ca दोसञ्चdo·sañ·ca अप्पच्चयञ्चap·pac·ca·yañ·ca पातुकरिस्सति,pā·tu·ka·ris·sa·ti तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to मङ्कुभूतोmaṅ·ku·bhū·to पत्तक्खन्धोpat·tak·khan·dho अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho पज्झायन्तोpaj·jhā·yan·to अप्पटिभानोap·pa·ṭi·bhā·no निसीदिस्सति,ni·sī·dis·sa·ti सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सरभोsa·ra·bho परिब्बाजको”ति।pa·rib·bā·ja·ko
So vata mayā sādhukaṁ samanuyuñjiyamāno samanugāhiyamāno samanubhāsiyamāno aṭṭhānametaṁ anavakāso yaṁ so tiṇṇaṁ ṭhānānaṁ nāññataraṁ ṭhānaṁ nigaccheyya, aññena vā aññaṁ paṭicarissati, bahiddhā kathaṁ apanāmessati, kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukarissati, tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno nisīdissati, seyyathāpi sarabho paribbājako”ti.
When grilled by me, they would, without a doubt, fall into one of these three categories. They’d dodge the issue, distracting the discussion with irrelevant points. They’d display annoyance, hate, and bitterness. Or they’d sit silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, like Sarabha.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सिप्पिनिकातीरेsip·pi·ni·kā·tī·re परिब्बाजकारामेpa·rib·bā·ja·kā·rā·me तिक्खत्तुंtik·khat·tuṃ सीहनादंsī·ha·nā·daṃ नदित्वाna·dit·vā वेहासंve·hā·saṃ पक्कामि।pak·kā·mi
Atha kho bhagavā sippinikātīre paribbājakārāme tikkhattuṁ sīhanādaṁ naditvā vehāsaṁ pakkāmi.
Then the Buddha, having roared his lion’s roar three times in the monastery for the wanderers on the bank of the Serpentine River, rose into the air and flew away.
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अथa·tha खोkho तेte परिब्बाजकाpa·rib·bā·ja·kā अचिरपक्कन्तस्सa·ci·ra·pak·kan·tas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सरभंsa·ra·bhaṃ परिब्बाजकंpa·rib·bā·ja·kaṃ समन्ततोsa·man·ta·to वाचायसन्नितोदकेनvā·cā·ya·san·ni·to·da·ke·na सञ्जम्भरिमकंसु:sañ·jam·bha·ri·ma·kaṃ·su
Atha kho te paribbājakā acirapakkantassa bhagavato sarabhaṁ paribbājakaṁ samantato vācāyasannitodakena sañjambharimakaṁsu:
Soon after the Buddha left, those wanderers beset Sarabha on all sides with sneering and jeering.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha ब्रहारञ्ञेbra·hā·rañ·ñe जरसिङ्गालोja·ra·siṅ·gā·lo ‘सीहनादंsī·ha·nā·daṃ नदिस्सामी’तिna·dis·sā·mī सिङ्गालकंयेवsiṅ·gā·la·kaṃ·ye·va नदति,na·da·ti भेरण्डकंयेवbhe·raṇ·ḍa·kaṃ·ye·va नदति;na·da·ti
“seyyathāpi, āvuso sarabha, brahāraññe jarasiṅgālo ‘sīhanādaṁ nadissāmī’ti siṅgālakaṁyeva nadati, bheraṇḍakaṁyeva nadati;
“Reverend Sarabha, you’re just like an old jackal in the formidable wilderness who thinks, ‘I’ll roar a lion’s roar!’ but they still only manage to squeal and yelp like a jackal.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha अञ्ञत्रेवañ·ñat·re·va समणेनsa·ma·ṇe·na गोतमेनgo·ta·me·na ‘सीहनादंsī·ha·nā·daṃ नदिस्सामी’तिna·dis·sā·mī सिङ्गालकंयेवsiṅ·gā·la·kaṃ·ye·va नदसिna·da·si भेरण्डकंयेवbhe·raṇ·ḍa·kaṃ·ye·va नदसि।na·da·si
evamevaṁ kho tvaṁ, āvuso sarabha, aññatreva samaṇena gotamena ‘sīhanādaṁ nadissāmī’ti siṅgālakaṁyeva nadasi bheraṇḍakaṁyeva nadasi.
In the same way, when the ascetic Gotama wasn’t here you said ‘I’ll roar a lion’s roar!’ but you only managed to squeal and yelp like a jackal.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha अम्बुकसञ्चरीam·bu·ka·sañ·ca·rī ‘पुरिसकरवितंpu·ri·sa·ka·ra·vi·taṃ रविस्सामी’तिra·vis·sā·mī अम्बुकसञ्चरिरवितंयेवam·bu·ka·sañ·ca·ri·ra·vi·taṃ·ye·va रवति;ra·va·ti
Seyyathāpi, āvuso sarabha, ambukasañcarī ‘purisakaravitaṁ ravissāmī’ti ambukasañcariravitaṁyeva ravati;
You’re just like a marsh hen who thinks, ‘I’ll cry like a cuckoo!’ but they still only manage to cry like a marsh hen.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha अञ्ञत्रेवañ·ñat·re·va समणेनsa·ma·ṇe·na गोतमेनgo·ta·me·na ‘पुरिसकरवितंpu·ri·sa·ka·ra·vi·taṃ रविस्सामी’ति,ra·vis·sā·mī अम्बुकसञ्चरिरवितंयेवam·bu·ka·sañ·ca·ri·ra·vi·taṃ·ye·va रवसि।ra·va·si
evamevaṁ kho tvaṁ, āvuso sarabha, aññatreva samaṇena gotamena ‘purisakaravitaṁ ravissāmī’ti, ambukasañcariravitaṁyeva ravasi.
In the same way, when the ascetic Gotama wasn’t here you said ‘I’ll cry like a cuckoo!’ but you still only managed to cry like a marsh hen.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha उसभोu·sa·bho सुञ्ञायsuñ·ñā·ya गोसालायgo·sā·lā·ya गम्भीरंgam·bhī·raṃ नदितब्बंna·di·tab·baṃ मञ्ञति;mañ·ña·ti
Seyyathāpi, āvuso sarabha, usabho suññāya gosālāya gambhīraṁ naditabbaṁ maññati;
You’re just like a bull that thinks to bellow only when the cowstall is empty.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसोā·vu·so सरभ,sa·ra·bha अञ्ञत्रेवañ·ñat·re·va समणेनsa·ma·ṇe·na गोतमेनgo·ta·me·na गम्भीरंgam·bhī·raṃ नदितब्बंna·di·tab·baṃ मञ्ञसी”ति।mañ·ña·sī
evamevaṁ kho tvaṁ, āvuso sarabha, aññatreva samaṇena gotamena gambhīraṁ naditabbaṁ maññasī”ti.
In the same way, you only thought to bellow when the ascetic Gotama wasn’t here.”
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अथa·tha खोkho तेte परिब्बाजकाpa·rib·bā·ja·kā सरभंsa·ra·bhaṃ परिब्बाजकंpa·rib·bā·ja·kaṃ समन्ततोsa·man·ta·to वाचायसन्नितोदकेनvā·cā·ya·san·ni·to·da·ke·na सञ्जम्भरिमकंसूति।sañ·jam·bha·ri·ma·kaṃ·sū·ti
Atha kho te paribbājakā sarabhaṁ paribbājakaṁ samantato vācāyasannitodakena sañjambharimakaṁsūti.
That’s how those wanderers beset Sarabha on all sides with sneering and jeering.
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ
Catutthaṁ.
(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.