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Paṭhamamettāsutta
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पठममेत्तासुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·met·tā·sut·ta
Paṭhamamettāsutta
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“चत्तारोमे,cat·tā·ro·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुग्गलाpug·ga·lā सन्तोsan·to संविज्जमानाsaṃ·vij·ja·mā·nā लोकस्मिं।lo·kas·miṃ
“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एकच्चोe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मेत्तासहगतेनmet·tā·sa·ha·ga·te·na चेतसाce·ta·sā एकंe·kaṃ दिसंdi·saṃ फरित्वाpha·rit·vā विहरति,vi·ha·ra·ti तथाta·thā दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ तथाta·thā ततियंta·ti·yaṃ तथाta·thā चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ इतिi·ti उद्धमधोud·dha·ma·dho तिरियंti·ri·yaṃ सब्बधिsab·ba·dhi सब्बत्ततायsab·bat·ta·tā·ya सब्बावन्तंsab·bā·van·taṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ मेत्तासहगतेनmet·tā·sa·ha·ga·te·na चेतसाce·ta·sā विपुलेनvi·pu·le·na महग्गतेनma·hag·ga·te·na अप्पमाणेनap·pa·mā·ṇe·na अवेरेनa·ve·re·na अब्यापज्जेनab·yā·paj·je·na फरित्वाpha·rit·vā विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti
Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo mettāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ mettāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati.
Firstly, an individual meditates spreading a heart full of love to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of love to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.
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तत्थtat·tha ठितोṭhi·to तदधिमुत्तोta·da·dhi·mut·to तब्बहुलविहारीtab·ba·hu·la·vi·hā·rī अपरिहीनोa·pa·ri·hī·no कालंkā·laṃ कुरुमानोku·ru·mā·no ब्रह्मकायिकानंbrah·ma·kā·yi·kā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
Tattha ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno brahmakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
If they abide in that, are committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die they’re reborn in the company of the gods of the Divinity’s host.
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तत्थtat·tha पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no यावतायुकंyā·va·tā·yu·kaṃ ठत्वाṭhat·vā यावतकंyā·va·ta·kaṃ तेसंte·saṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ खेपेत्वाkhe·pet·vā निरयम्पिni·ra·yam·pi गच्छतिgac·cha·ti तिरच्छानयोनिम्पिti·rac·chā·na·yo·nim·pi गच्छतिgac·cha·ti पेत्तिविसयम्पिpet·ti·vi·sa·yam·pi गच्छति।gac·cha·ti
Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati.
An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm.
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भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पनpa·na सावकोsā·va·ko तत्थtat·tha यावतायुकंyā·va·tā·yu·kaṃ ठत्वाṭhat·vā यावतकंyā·va·ta·kaṃ तेसंte·saṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ खेपेत्वाkhe·pet·vā तस्मिंयेवtas·miṃ·ye·va भवेbha·ve परिनिब्बायति।pa·ri·nib·bā·ya·ti
Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati.
But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life.
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अयंa·yaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विसेसोvi·se·so अयंa·yaṃ अधिप्पयासोa·dhip·pa·yā·so इदंi·daṃ नानाकरणंnā·nā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ सुतवतोsu·ta·va·to अरियसावकस्सa·ri·ya·sā·va·kas·sa अस्सुतवताas·su·ta·va·tā पुथुज्जनेन,pu·thuj·ja·ne·na यदिदंya·di·daṃ गतियाga·ti·yā उपपत्तियाu·pa·pat·ti·yā सति।sa·ti
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā sati.
This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person, that is, when there is a place of rebirth.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इधेकच्चोi·dhe·kac·co पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo करुणासहगतेनka·ru·ṇā·sa·ha·ga·te·na चेतसाce·ta·sā …पे…pe
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo karuṇāsahagatena cetasā …pe…
Furthermore, an individual meditates spreading a heart full of compassion … They’re reborn in the company of the gods of sublime luminosity. The lifespan of the gods of sublime luminosity is two eons.
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उपेक्खासहगतेनu·pek·khā·sa·ha·ga·te·na चेतसाce·ta·sā एकंe·kaṃ दिसंdi·saṃ फरित्वाpha·rit·vā विहरति,vi·ha·ra·ti तथाta·thā दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ तथाta·thā ततियंta·ti·yaṃ तथाta·thā चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ इतिi·ti उद्धमधोud·dha·ma·dho तिरियंti·ri·yaṃ सब्बधिsab·ba·dhi सब्बत्ततायsab·bat·ta·tā·ya सब्बावन्तंsab·bā·van·taṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपेक्खासहगतेनu·pek·khā·sa·ha·ga·te·na चेतसाce·ta·sā विपुलेनvi·pu·le·na महग्गतेनma·hag·ga·te·na अप्पमाणेनap·pa·mā·ṇe·na अवेरेनa·ve·re·na अब्यापज्जेनab·yā·paj·je·na फरित्वाpha·rit·vā विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti
upekkhāsahagatena cetasā ekaṁ disaṁ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṁ tathā tatiyaṁ tathā catutthaṁ. Iti uddhamadho tiriyaṁ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṁ lokaṁ upekkhāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati.
Furthermore, an individual meditates spreading a heart full of equanimity to one direction, and to the second, and to the third, and to the fourth. In the same way above, below, across, everywhere, all around, they spread a heart full of equanimity to the whole world—abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.
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तत्थtat·tha ठितोṭhi·to तदधिमुत्तोta·da·dhi·mut·to तब्बहुलविहारीtab·ba·hu·la·vi·hā·rī अपरिहीनोa·pa·ri·hī·no कालंkā·laṃ कुरुमानोku·ru·mā·no आभस्सरानंā·bhas·sa·rā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
Tattha ṭhito tadadhimutto tabbahulavihārī aparihīno kālaṁ kurumāno ābhassarānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
If they abide in that, are committed to it, and meditate on it often without losing it, when they die
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आभस्सरानं,ā·bhas·sa·rā·naṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवानंde·vā·naṃ द्वेdve कप्पाkap·pā आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ …पे…pe सुभकिण्हानंsu·bha·kiṇ·hā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
Ābhassarānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ dve kappā āyuppamāṇaṁ …pe… subhakiṇhānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
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सुभकिण्हानं,su·bha·kiṇ·hā·naṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवानंde·vā·naṃ चत्तारोcat·tā·ro कप्पाkap·pā आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ …पे…pe वेहप्फलानंve·hap·pha·lā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
Subhakiṇhānaṁ, bhikkhave, devānaṁ cattāro kappā āyuppamāṇaṁ …pe… vehapphalānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.
they’re reborn in the company of the gods of abundant fruit.
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तत्थtat·tha पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no यावतायुकंyā·va·tā·yu·kaṃ ठत्वाṭhat·vā यावतकंyā·va·ta·kaṃ तेसंte·saṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ खेपेत्वाkhe·pet·vā निरयम्पिni·ra·yam·pi गच्छतिgac·cha·ti तिरच्छानयोनिम्पिti·rac·chā·na·yo·nim·pi गच्छतिgac·cha·ti पेत्तिविसयम्पिpet·ti·vi·sa·yam·pi गच्छति।gac·cha·ti
Tattha puthujjano yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā nirayampi gacchati tiracchānayonimpi gacchati pettivisayampi gacchati.
An ordinary person stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they go to hell or the animal realm or the ghost realm.
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भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पनpa·na सावकोsā·va·ko तत्थtat·tha यावतायुकंyā·va·tā·yu·kaṃ ठत्वाṭhat·vā यावतकंyā·va·ta·kaṃ तेसंte·saṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ आयुप्पमाणंā·yup·pa·mā·ṇaṃ तंtaṃ सब्बंsab·baṃ खेपेत्वाkhe·pet·vā तस्मिंयेवtas·miṃ·ye·va भवेbha·ve परिनिब्बायति।pa·ri·nib·bā·ya·ti
Bhagavato pana sāvako tattha yāvatāyukaṁ ṭhatvā yāvatakaṁ tesaṁ devānaṁ āyuppamāṇaṁ taṁ sabbaṁ khepetvā tasmiṁyeva bhave parinibbāyati.
But a disciple of the Buddha stays there until the lifespan of those gods is spent, then they’re extinguished in that very life.
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अयंa·yaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विसेसोvi·se·so अयंa·yaṃ अधिप्पयासोa·dhip·pa·yā·so इदंi·daṃ नानाकरणंnā·nā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ सुतवतोsu·ta·va·to अरियसावकस्सa·ri·ya·sā·va·kas·sa अस्सुतवताas·su·ta·va·tā पुथुज्जनेन,pu·thuj·ja·ne·na यदिदंya·di·daṃ गतियाga·ti·yā उपपत्तियाu·pa·pat·ti·yā सति।sa·ti
Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso ayaṁ adhippayāso idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ sutavato ariyasāvakassa assutavatā puthujjanena, yadidaṁ gatiyā upapattiyā sati.
This is the difference between a learned noble disciple and an unlearned ordinary person, that is, when there is a place of rebirth.
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ
Pañcamaṁ.
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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.