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Potthakasutta
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Numbered Discourses 3.99
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10। लोणकपल्लवग्गlo·ṇa·ka·pal·la·vag·ga
10. Loṇakapallavagga
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पोत्थकसुत्तpot·tha·ka·sut·ta
Potthakasutta
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“नवोपि,na·vo·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पोत्थकोpot·tha·ko दुब्बण्णोdub·baṇ·ṇo चca होतिho·ti दुक्खसम्फस्सोduk·kha·sam·phas·so चca अप्पग्घोap·pag·gho च;ca
“Navopi, bhikkhave, potthako dubbaṇṇo ca hoti dukkhasamphasso ca appaggho ca;
“Jute canvas is ugly, unpleasant to touch, and worthless whether it’s new, worn in, or worn out.
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मज्झिमोपि,maj·jhi·mo·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पोत्थकोpot·tha·ko दुब्बण्णोdub·baṇ·ṇo चca होतिho·ti दुक्खसम्फस्सोduk·kha·sam·phas·so चca अप्पग्घोap·pag·gho च;ca
majjhimopi, bhikkhave, potthako dubbaṇṇo ca hoti dukkhasamphasso ca appaggho ca;
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जिण्णम्पि,jiṇ·ṇam·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पोत्थकंpot·tha·kaṃ उक्खलिपरिमज्जनंuk·kha·li·pa·ri·maj·ja·naṃ वाvā करोन्तिka·ron·ti सङ्कारकूटेsaṅ·kā·ra·kū·ṭe वाvā नंnaṃ छड्डेन्ति।chaḍ·ḍen·ti
Jiṇṇampi, bhikkhave, potthakaṁ ukkhaliparimajjanaṁ vā karonti saṅkārakūṭe vā naṁ chaḍḍenti.
They use worn out jute canvas for scrubbing cauldrons, or else they just throw it away on the rubbish heap.
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येye खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa सेवन्तिse·van·ti भजन्तिbha·jan·ti पयिरुपासन्तिpa·yi·ru·pā·san·ti दिट्ठानुगतिंdiṭ·ṭhā·nu·ga·tiṃ आपज्जन्ति,ā·paj·jan·ti तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ होतिho·ti दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ अहितायa·hi·tā·ya दुक्खाय।duk·khā·ya
Ye kho panassa sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjanti, tesaṁ taṁ hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya.
If you associate with, accompany, and attend to them, following their example, it’ll be for your lasting harm and suffering.
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सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पोत्थकोpot·tha·ko दुक्खसम्फस्सोduk·kha·sam·phas·so तथूपमाहं,ta·thū·pa·mā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi
Seyyathāpi so, bhikkhave, potthako dukkhasamphasso tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
That individual is just as unpleasant to touch as jute canvas.
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येसंye·saṃ खोkho पनpa·na सोso पटिग्गण्हातिpa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारं,cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महानिसंसं।ma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ
Yesaṁ kho pana so paṭiggaṇhāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ, tesaṁ taṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahānisaṁsaṁ.
Any robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick that they receive are not very fruitful or beneficial for the donor.
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थेरोthe·ro चेपि,ce·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu होतिho·ti दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo पापधम्मो,pā·pa·dham·mo इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa दुब्बण्णतायdub·baṇ·ṇa·tā·ya वदामि।va·dā·mi
thero cepi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu hoti dussīlo pāpadhammo, idamassa dubbaṇṇatāya vadāmi.
If a senior mendicant is unethical, of bad character, this is how they’re ugly, I say. …
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येye खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa सेवन्तिse·van·ti भजन्तिbha·jan·ti पयिरुपासन्तिpa·yi·ru·pā·san·ti दिट्ठानुगतिंdiṭ·ṭhā·nu·ga·tiṃ आपज्जन्ति,ā·paj·jan·ti तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ होतिho·ti दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ अहितायa·hi·tā·ya दुक्खाय।duk·khā·ya
Ye kho panassa sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjanti, tesaṁ taṁ hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya.
If you associate with, accompany, and attend to them, following their example, it’ll be for your lasting harm and suffering. …
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इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa दुक्खसम्फस्सतायduk·kha·sam·phas·sa·tā·ya वदामि।va·dā·mi
Idamassa dukkhasamphassatāya vadāmi.
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येसंye·saṃ खोkho पनpa·na सोso पटिग्गण्हातिpa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारं,cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महानिसंसं।ma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ
Yesaṁ kho pana so paṭiggaṇhāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ, tesaṁ taṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahānisaṁsaṁ.
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इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa अप्पग्घतायap·pag·gha·tā·ya वदामि।va·dā·mi
Idamassa appagghatāya vadāmi.
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सोso कुपितोku·pi·to अनत्तमनोa·nat·ta·ma·no तथारूपिंta·thā·rū·piṃ वाचंvā·caṃ निच्छारेतिnic·chā·re·ti यथारूपायya·thā·rū·pā·ya वाचायvā·cā·ya सङ्घोsaṅ·gho तंtaṃ उक्खिपति,uk·khi·pa·ti सङ्कारकूटेवsaṅ·kā·ra·kū·ṭe·va नंnaṃ पोत्थकं।pot·tha·kaṃ
So kupito anattamano tathārūpiṁ vācaṁ nicchāreti yathārūpāya vācāya saṅgho taṁ ukkhipati, saṅkārakūṭeva naṁ potthakaṁ.
They become angry and upset, and blurt out things that make the Saṅgha throw them out, as if they were throwing jute canvas away on the rubbish heap.
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नवम्पि,na·vam·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ वत्थंvat·thaṃ वण्णवन्तञ्चेवvaṇ·ṇa·van·tañ·ce·va होतिho·ti सुखसम्फस्सञ्चsu·kha·sam·phas·sañ·ca महग्घञ्च;ma·hag·ghañ·ca मज्झिमम्पि,maj·jhi·mam·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ वत्थंvat·thaṃ वण्णवन्तञ्चेवvaṇ·ṇa·van·tañ·ce·va होतिho·ti सुखसम्फस्सञ्चsu·kha·sam·phas·sañ·ca महग्घञ्च;ma·hag·ghañ·ca जिण्णम्पि,jiṇ·ṇam·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ वत्थंvat·thaṃ वण्णवन्तञ्चेवvaṇ·ṇa·van·tañ·ce·va होतिho·ti सुखसम्फस्सञ्चsu·kha·sam·phas·sañ·ca महग्घञ्च।ma·hag·ghañ·ca
Navampi, bhikkhave, kāsikaṁ vatthaṁ vaṇṇavantañceva hoti sukhasamphassañca mahagghañca; majjhimampi, bhikkhave, kāsikaṁ vatthaṁ vaṇṇavantañceva hoti sukhasamphassañca mahagghañca; jiṇṇampi, bhikkhave, kāsikaṁ vatthaṁ vaṇṇavantañceva hoti sukhasamphassañca mahagghañca.
Cloth from Kāsi is beautiful, pleasant to touch, and valuable whether it’s new, worn in, or worn out.
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जिण्णम्पि,jiṇ·ṇam·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ वत्थंvat·thaṃ रतनपलिवेठनंra·ta·na·pa·li·ve·ṭha·naṃ वाvā करोतिka·ro·ti गन्धकरण्डकेgan·dha·ka·raṇ·ḍa·ke वाvā नंnaṃ पक्खिपन्ति।pak·khi·pan·ti
Jiṇṇampi, bhikkhave, kāsikaṁ vatthaṁ ratanapaliveṭhanaṁ vā karoti gandhakaraṇḍake vā naṁ pakkhipanti.
They use worn out cloth from Kāsi for wrapping, or else they place it in a fragrant casket.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नवोna·vo चेपिce·pi भिक्खुbhik·khu होतिho·ti सीलवाsī·la·vā कल्याणधम्मो,kal·yā·ṇa·dham·mo इदमस्सi·da·mas·sa सुवण्णतायsu·vaṇ·ṇa·tā·ya वदामि।va·dā·mi
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, navo cepi bhikkhu hoti sīlavā kalyāṇadhammo, idamassa suvaṇṇatāya vadāmi.
In the same way, if a junior mendicant is ethical, of good character, this is how they’re beautiful, I say.
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येye खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa सेवन्तिse·van·ti भजन्तिbha·jan·ti पयिरुपासन्तिpa·yi·ru·pā·san·ti दिट्ठानुगतिंdiṭ·ṭhā·nu·ga·tiṃ आपज्जन्ति,ā·paj·jan·ti तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ होतिho·ti दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ हितायhi·tā·ya सुखाय।su·khā·ya
Ye kho panassa sevanti bhajanti payirupāsanti diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjanti, tesaṁ taṁ hoti dīgharattaṁ hitāya sukhāya.
If you associate with, accompany, and attend to such an individual, following their example, it will be for your lasting welfare and happiness.
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सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कासिकंkā·si·kaṃ वत्थंvat·thaṃ सुखसम्फस्संsu·kha·sam·phas·saṃ तथूपमाहं,ta·thū·pa·mā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ वदामि।va·dā·mi
Seyyathāpi taṁ, bhikkhave, kāsikaṁ vatthaṁ sukhasamphassaṁ tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi.
That individual is just as pleasant to touch as cloth from Kāsi.
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येसंye·saṃ खोkho पनpa·na सोso पटिग्गण्हातिpa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानप्पच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारं,cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·nap·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·raṃ तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti महानिसंसं।ma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ
Yesaṁ kho pana so paṭiggaṇhāti cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānappaccayabhesajjaparikkhāraṁ, tesaṁ taṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti mahānisaṁsaṁ.
Any robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick that they receive are very fruitful and beneficial for the donor.
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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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.