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Kesisutta

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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1. 1

   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 4।111

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.111

   Numbered Discourses 4.111

2. 2

   12। केसिवग्गke·si·vag·ga

   12. Kesivagga

   12. With Kesi

3. 3

   केसिसुत्तke·si·sut·ta

   Kesisutta

   With Kesi

4. 4

   अथa·tha खोkho केसिke·si अस्सदम्मसारथिas·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thi येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho केसिंke·siṃ अस्सदम्मसारथिंas·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thiṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Atha kho kesi assadammasārathi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho kesiṁ assadammasārathiṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

   Then Kesi the horse trainer went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him,

5. 5

   “त्वंtvaṃ खोसि,kho·si केसि,ke·si पञ्ञातोpañ·ñā·to अस्सदम्मसारथीति।as·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thī·ti

   “tvaṁ khosi, kesi, paññāto assadammasārathīti.

   “Kesi, you’re known as a horse trainer.

6. 6

   कथंka·thaṃ पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ केसि,ke·si अस्सदम्मंas·sa·dam·maṃ विनेसी”ति?vi·ne·sī

   Kathaṁ pana tvaṁ, kesi, assadammaṁ vinesī”ti?

   Just how do you guide a horse in training?”

7. 7

   “अहंa·haṃ खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te अस्सदम्मंas·sa·dam·maṃ सण्हेनपिsaṇ·he·na·pi विनेमि,vi·ne·mi फरुसेनपिpha·ru·se·na·pi विनेमि,vi·ne·mi सण्हफरुसेनपिsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na·pi विनेमी”ति।vi·ne·mī

   “Ahaṁ kho, bhante, assadammaṁ saṇhenapi vinemi, pharusenapi vinemi, saṇhapharusenapi vinemī”ti.

   “Sir, I guide a horse in training sometimes gently, sometimes harshly, and sometimes both gently and harshly.”

8. 8

   “सचेsa·ce ते,te केसि,ke·si अस्सदम्मोas·sa·dam·mo सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti फरुसेनpha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti सण्हफरुसेनsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti किन्तिkin·ti नंnaṃ करोसी”ति?ka·ro·sī

   “Sace te, kesi, assadammo saṇhena vinayaṁ na upeti, pharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, saṇhapharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, kinti naṁ karosī”ti?

   “Kesi, what do you do with a horse in training that doesn’t follow these forms of training?”

9. 9

   “सचेsa·ce मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te अस्सदम्मोas·sa·dam·mo सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti फरुसेनpha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti सण्हफरुसेनsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति;u·pe·ti

   “Sace me, bhante, assadammo saṇhena vinayaṁ na upeti, pharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, saṇhapharusena vinayaṁ na upeti;

   (Pāli only)

10. 10

    हनामिha·nā·mi नं,naṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

    hanāmi naṁ, bhante.

    “In that case, sir, I kill it.

11. 11

    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

12. 12

    ‘माmā मेme आचरियकुलस्सā·ca·ri·ya·ku·las·sa अवण्णोa·vaṇ·ṇo अहोसी’ति।a·ho·sī

    ‘Mā me ācariyakulassa avaṇṇo ahosī’ti.

    So that I don’t disgrace my tutor’s community.

13. 13

    भगवाbha·ga·vā पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te अनुत्तरोa·nut·ta·ro पुरिसदम्मसारथि।pu·ri·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thi

    Bhagavā pana, bhante, anuttaro purisadammasārathi.

    But sir, the Buddha is the supreme guide for those fit for training.

14. 14

    कथंka·thaṃ पन,pa·na भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā पुरिसदम्मंpu·ri·sa·dam·maṃ विनेती”ति?vi·ne·tī

    Kathaṁ pana, bhante, bhagavā purisadammaṁ vinetī”ti?

    Just how do you guide a person in training?”

15. 15

    “अहंa·haṃ खो,kho केसि,ke·si पुरिसदम्मंpu·ri·sa·dam·maṃ सण्हेनपिsaṇ·he·na·pi विनेमि,vi·ne·mi फरुसेनपिpha·ru·se·na·pi विनेमि,vi·ne·mi सण्हफरुसेनपिsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na·pi विनेमि।vi·ne·mi

    “Ahaṁ kho, kesi, purisadammaṁ saṇhenapi vinemi, pharusenapi vinemi, saṇhapharusenapi vinemi.

    “Kesi, I guide a person in training sometimes gently, sometimes harshly, and sometimes both gently and harshly.

16. 16

    तत्रिदं,tat·ri·daṃ केसि,ke·si सण्हस्मिं—saṇ·has·miṃ

    Tatridaṁ, kesi, saṇhasmiṁ—

    The gentle way is this:

17. 17

    इतिi·ti कायसुचरितंkā·ya·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti कायसुचरितस्सkā·ya·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti वचीसुचरितंva·cī·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti वचीसुचरितस्सva·cī·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti मनोसुचरितंma·no·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti मनोसुचरितस्सma·no·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti देवा,de·vā इतिi·ti मनुस्साति।ma·nus·sā·ti

    iti kāyasucaritaṁ iti kāyasucaritassa vipāko, iti vacīsucaritaṁ iti vacīsucaritassa vipāko, iti manosucaritaṁ iti manosucaritassa vipāko, iti devā, iti manussāti.

    ‘This is good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is the result of good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is life as a god. This is life as a human.’

18. 18

    तत्रिदं,tat·ri·daṃ केसि,ke·si फरुसस्मिं—pha·ru·sas·miṃ

    Tatridaṁ, kesi, pharusasmiṁ—

    The harsh way is this:

19. 19

    इतिi·ti कायदुच्चरितंkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti कायदुच्चरितस्सkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti वचीदुच्चरितंva·cī·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti वचीदुच्चरितस्सva·cī·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti मनोदुच्चरितंma·no·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti मनोदुच्चरितस्सma·no·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti निरयो,ni·ra·yo इतिi·ti तिरच्छानयोनि,ti·rac·chā·na·yo·ni इतिi·ti पेत्तिविसयोति।pet·ti·vi·sa·yo·ti

    iti kāyaduccaritaṁ iti kāyaduccaritassa vipāko, iti vacīduccaritaṁ iti vacīduccaritassa vipāko, iti manoduccaritaṁ iti manoduccaritassa vipāko, iti nirayo, iti tiracchānayoni, iti pettivisayoti.

    ‘This is bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is the result of bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. This is life in hell. This is life as an animal. This is life as a ghost.’

20. 20

    तत्रिदं,tat·ri·daṃ केसि,ke·si सण्हफरुसस्मिं—saṇ·ha·pha·ru·sas·miṃ

    Tatridaṁ, kesi, saṇhapharusasmiṁ—

    The both gentle and harsh way is this:

21. 21

    इतिi·ti कायसुचरितंkā·ya·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti कायसुचरितस्सkā·ya·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti कायदुच्चरितंkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti कायदुच्चरितस्सkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti वचीसुचरितंva·cī·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti वचीसुचरितस्सva·cī·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti वचीदुच्चरितंva·cī·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti वचीदुच्चरितस्सva·cī·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti मनोसुचरितंma·no·su·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti मनोसुचरितस्सma·no·su·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti मनोदुच्चरितंma·no·duc·ca·ri·taṃ इतिi·ti मनोदुच्चरितस्सma·no·duc·ca·ri·tas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko इतिi·ti देवा,de·vā इतिi·ti मनुस्सा,ma·nus·sā इतिi·ti निरयो,ni·ra·yo इतिi·ti तिरच्छानयोनि,ti·rac·chā·na·yo·ni इतिi·ti पेत्तिविसयो”ति।pet·ti·vi·sa·yo

    iti kāyasucaritaṁ iti kāyasucaritassa vipāko, iti kāyaduccaritaṁ iti kāyaduccaritassa vipāko, iti vacīsucaritaṁ iti vacīsucaritassa vipāko, iti vacīduccaritaṁ iti vacīduccaritassa vipāko, iti manosucaritaṁ iti manosucaritassa vipāko, iti manoduccaritaṁ iti manoduccaritassa vipāko, iti devā, iti manussā, iti nirayo, iti tiracchānayoni, iti pettivisayo”ti.

    ‘This is good conduct … this is bad conduct …’”

22. 22

    “सचेsa·ce ते,te भन्ते,bhan·te पुरिसदम्मोpu·ri·sa·dam·mo सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti फरुसेनpha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti सण्हफरुसेनsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti किन्तिkin·ti नंnaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā करोती”ति?ka·ro·tī

    “Sace te, bhante, purisadammo saṇhena vinayaṁ na upeti, pharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, saṇhapharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, kinti naṁ bhagavā karotī”ti?

    “Sir, what do you do with a person in training who doesn’t follow these forms of training?”

23. 23

    “सचेsa·ce मे,me केसि,ke·si पुरिसदम्मोpu·ri·sa·dam·mo सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti फरुसेनpha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti सण्हफरुसेनsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti हनामिha·nā·mi नं,naṃ केसी”ति।ke·sī

    “Sace me, kesi, purisadammo saṇhena vinayaṁ na upeti, pharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, saṇhapharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, hanāmi naṁ, kesī”ti.

    “In that case, Kesi, I kill them.”

24. 24

    “नna खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पाणातिपातोpā·ṇā·ti·pā·to कप्पति।kap·pa·ti

    “Na kho, bhante, bhagavato pāṇātipāto kappati.

    “Sir, it’s not appropriate for the Buddha to kill living creatures.

25. 25

    अथa·tha चca पनpa·na भगवाbha·ga·vā एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

    Atha ca pana bhagavā evamāha:

    And yet you say

26. 26

    ‘हनामिha·nā·mi नं,naṃ केसी’”ति।ke·sī

    ‘hanāmi naṁ, kesī’”ti.

    you kill them.”

27. 27

    “सच्चं,sac·caṃ केसि।ke·si

    “Saccaṁ, kesi.

    “It’s true, Kesi,

28. 28

    नna तथागतस्सta·thā·ga·tas·sa पाणातिपातोpā·ṇā·ti·pā·to कप्पति।kap·pa·ti

    Na tathāgatassa pāṇātipāto kappati.

    it’s not appropriate for a Realized One to kill living creatures.

29. 29

    अपिa·pi चca योyo पुरिसदम्मोpu·ri·sa·dam·mo सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti फरुसेनpha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti सण्हफरुसेनsaṇ·ha·pha·ru·se·na विनयंvi·na·yaṃ नna उपेति,u·pe·ti नna तंtaṃ तथागतोta·thā·ga·to वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञति,mañ·ña·ti नापिnā·pi विञ्ञूviñ·ñū सब्रह्मचारीsab·rah·ma·cā·rī वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञन्ति।mañ·ñan·ti

    Api ca yo purisadammo saṇhena vinayaṁ na upeti, pharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, saṇhapharusena vinayaṁ na upeti, na taṁ tathāgato vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññati, nāpi viññū sabrahmacārī vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññanti.

    But when a person in training doesn’t follow any of these forms of training, the Realized One doesn’t think they’re worth advising or instructing, and neither do their sensible spiritual companions.

30. 30

    वधोva·dho हेसो,he·so केसि,ke·si अरियस्सa·ri·yas·sa विनये—vi·na·ye

    Vadho heso, kesi, ariyassa vinaye—

    For it is killing in the training of the Noble One

31. 31

    यंyaṃ नna तथागतोta·thā·ga·to वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञति,mañ·ña·ti नापिnā·pi विञ्ञूviñ·ñū सब्रह्मचारीsab·rah·ma·cā·rī वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञन्ती”ति।mañ·ñan·tī

    yaṁ na tathāgato vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññati, nāpi viññū sabrahmacārī vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññantī”ti.

    when the Realized One doesn’t think they’re worth advising or instructing, and neither do their sensible spiritual companions.”

32. 32

    “सोso हिhi नून,nū·na भन्ते,bhan·te सुहतोsu·ha·to होति—ho·ti

    “So hi nūna, bhante, suhato hoti—

    “Well, they’re definitely dead

33. 33

    यंyaṃ नna तथागतोta·thā·ga·to वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञति,mañ·ña·ti नापिnā·pi विञ्ञूviñ·ñū सब्रह्मचारीsab·rah·ma·cā·rī वत्तब्बंvat·tab·baṃ अनुसासितब्बंa·nu·sā·si·tab·baṃ मञ्ञन्तीति।mañ·ñan·tī·ti

    yaṁ na tathāgato vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññati, nāpi viññū sabrahmacārī vattabbaṁ anusāsitabbaṁ maññantīti.

    when the Realized One doesn’t think they’re worth advising or instructing, and neither do their sensible spiritual companions.

34. 34

    अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भन्तेbhan·te …पे…pe उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

    Abhikkantaṁ, bhante, abhikkantaṁ, bhante …pe… upāsakaṁ maṁ, bhante, bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

    Excellent, sir! … From this day forth, may the Buddha remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

35. 35

    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.