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Accāyikasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 3।92

Aṅguttara Nikāya 3.92

Numbered Discourses 3.92
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10। लोणकपल्लवग्गlo·ṇa·ka·pal·la·vag·ga

10. Loṇakapallavagga

10. A Lump of Salt
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अच्चायिकसुत्तac·cā·yi·ka·sut·ta

Accāyikasutta

Urgent
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“तीणिमानि,tī·ṇi·mā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कस्सकस्सkas·sa·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa अच्चायिकानिac·cā·yi·kā·ni करणीयानि।ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni

“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, kassakassa gahapatissa accāyikāni karaṇīyāni.

“Mendicants, a farmer has three urgent duties.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni तीणि?tī·ṇi

Katamāni tīṇi?

What three?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कस्सकोkas·sa·ko गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti सीघंsī·ghaṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ खेत्तंkhet·taṃ सुकट्ठंsu·kaṭ·ṭhaṃ करोतिka·ro·ti सुमतिकतं।su·ma·ti·ka·taṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, kassako gahapati sīghaṁ sīghaṁ khettaṁ sukaṭṭhaṁ karoti sumatikataṁ.

A farmer swiftly makes sure the field is well ploughed and tilled.
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सीघंsī·ghaṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ खेत्तंkhet·taṃ सुकट्ठंsu·kaṭ·ṭhaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā सुमतिकतंsu·ma·ti·ka·taṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ बीजानिbī·jā·ni पतिट्ठापेति।pa·tiṭ·ṭhā·pe·ti

Sīghaṁ sīghaṁ khettaṁ sukaṭṭhaṁ karitvā sumatikataṁ sīghaṁ sīghaṁ bījāni patiṭṭhāpeti.

Next they swiftly plant seeds in season.
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सीघंsī·ghaṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ बीजानिbī·jā·ni पतिट्ठापेत्वाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā·pet·vā सीघंsī·ghaṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ उदकंu·da·kaṃ अभिनेतिपिa·bhi·ne·ti·pi अपनेतिपि।a·pa·ne·ti·pi

Sīghaṁ sīghaṁ bījāni patiṭṭhāpetvā sīghaṁ sīghaṁ udakaṁ abhinetipi apanetipi.

When the time is right, they swiftly irrigate or drain the field.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तीणिtī·ṇi कस्सकस्सkas·sa·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa अच्चायिकानिac·cā·yi·kā·ni करणीयानि।ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi kassakassa gahapatissa accāyikāni karaṇīyāni.

These are the three urgent duties of a farmer.
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तस्सtas·sa खोkho तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कस्सकस्सkas·sa·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa नत्थिnat·thi साsā इद्धिid·dhi वाvā आनुभावोā·nu·bhā·vo वा:vā

Tassa kho taṁ, bhikkhave, kassakassa gahapatissa natthi sā iddhi vā ānubhāvo vā:

That farmer has no special power or ability to say:
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‘अज्जेवaj·je·va मेme धञ्ञानिdhañ·ñā·ni जायन्तु,jā·yan·tu स्वेवsve·va गब्भीनिgab·bhī·ni होन्तु,hon·tu उत्तरस्वेवut·ta·ras·ve·va पच्चन्तू’ति।pac·can·tū

‘ajjeva me dhaññāni jāyantu, sveva gabbhīni hontu, uttarasveva paccantū’ti.

‘Let the crops germinate today! Let them flower tomorrow! Let them ripen the day after!’
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve होतिho·ti सोso समयोsa·ma·yo यंyaṃ तस्सtas·sa कस्सकस्सkas·sa·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa तानिtā·ni धञ्ञानिdhañ·ñā·ni उतुपरिणामीनिu·tu·pa·ri·ṇā·mī·ni जायन्तिपिjā·yan·ti·pi गब्भीनिपिgab·bhī·ni·pi होन्तिhon·ti पच्चन्तिपि।pac·can·ti·pi

Atha kho, bhikkhave, hoti so samayo yaṁ tassa kassakassa gahapatissa tāni dhaññāni utupariṇāmīni jāyantipi gabbhīnipi honti paccantipi.

But there comes a time when that farmer’s crops germinate, flower, and ripen as the seasons change.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तीणिमानिtī·ṇi·mā·ni भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa अच्चायिकानिac·cā·yi·kā·ni करणीयानि।ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tīṇimāni bhikkhussa accāyikāni karaṇīyāni.

In the same way, a mendicant has three urgent duties.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni तीणि?tī·ṇi

Katamāni tīṇi?

What three?
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अधिसीलसिक्खासमादानं,a·dhi·sī·la·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·naṃ अधिचित्तसिक्खासमादानं,a·dhi·cit·ta·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·naṃ अधिपञ्ञासिक्खासमादानं—a·dhi·pañ·ñā·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·naṃ

Adhisīlasikkhāsamādānaṁ, adhicittasikkhāsamādānaṁ, adhipaññāsikkhāsamādānaṁ—

Undertaking the training in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तीणिtī·ṇi भिक्खुस्सbhik·khus·sa अच्चायिकानिac·cā·yi·kā·ni करणीयानि।ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni

imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi bhikkhussa accāyikāni karaṇīyāni.

These are the three urgent duties of a mendicant.
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तस्सtas·sa खोkho तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no नत्थिnat·thi साsā इद्धिid·dhi वाvā आनुभावोā·nu·bhā·vo वा:vā

Tassa kho taṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno natthi sā iddhi vā ānubhāvo vā:

That mendicant has no special power or ability to say:
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‘अज्जेवaj·je·va मेme अनुपादायa·nu·pā·dā·ya आसवेहिā·sa·ve·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चतुvi·muc·ca·tu स्वेsve वाvā उत्तरस्वेut·ta·ras·ve वा’ति।vā

‘ajjeva me anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimuccatu sve vā uttarasve vā’ti.

‘Let my mind be freed from defilements by not grasping today! Or tomorrow! Or the day after!’
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve होतिho·ti सोso समयोsa·ma·yo यंyaṃ तस्सtas·sa भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no अधिसीलम्पिa·dhi·sī·lam·pi सिक्खतोsik·kha·to अधिचित्तम्पिa·dhi·cit·tam·pi सिक्खतोsik·kha·to अधिपञ्ञम्पिa·dhi·pañ·ñam·pi सिक्खतोsik·kha·to अनुपादायa·nu·pā·dā·ya आसवेहिā·sa·ve·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चति।vi·muc·ca·ti

Atha kho, bhikkhave, hoti so samayo yaṁ tassa bhikkhuno adhisīlampi sikkhato adhicittampi sikkhato adhipaññampi sikkhato anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimuccati.

But there comes a time—as that mendicant trains in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom—that their mind is freed from defilements by not grasping.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

So you should train like this:
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‘तिब्बोtib·bo नोno छन्दोchan·do भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti अधिसीलसिक्खासमादाने,a·dhi·sī·la·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·ne तिब्बोtib·bo छन्दोchan·do भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti अधिचित्तसिक्खासमादाने,a·dhi·cit·ta·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·ne तिब्बोtib·bo छन्दोchan·do भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti अधिपञ्ञासिक्खासमादाने’ति।a·dhi·pañ·ñā·sik·khā·sa·mā·dā·ne

‘tibbo no chando bhavissati adhisīlasikkhāsamādāne, tibbo chando bhavissati adhicittasikkhāsamādāne, tibbo chando bhavissati adhipaññāsikkhāsamādāne’ti.

‘We will have keen enthusiasm for undertaking the training in the higher ethics, the higher mind, and the higher wisdom.’
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।sik·khi·tab·ban

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

That’s how you should train.”
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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.