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Sokhummasutta

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।16

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.16

   Numbered Discourses 4.16

2. 2

   2। चरवग्गca·ra·vag·ga

   2. Caravagga

   2. Walking

3. 3

   सोखुम्मसुत्तso·khum·ma·sut·ta

   Sokhummasutta

   Subtlety

4. 4

   “चत्तारिमानि,cat·tā·ri·mā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोखुम्मानि।so·khum·mā·ni

   “Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, sokhummāni.

   “Mendicants, there are these four kinds of subtlety.

5. 5

   कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni चत्तारि?cat·tā·ri

   Katamāni cattāri?

   What four?

6. 6

   इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu रूपसोखुम्मेनrū·pa·so·khum·me·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti परमेन;pa·ra·me·na

   Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu rūpasokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena;

   A mendicant has ultimate subtlety of form.

7. 7

   तेनte·na चca रूपसोखुम्मेनrū·pa·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ रूपसोखुम्मंrū·pa·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna समनुपस्सति;sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti

   tena ca rūpasokhummena aññaṁ rūpasokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na samanupassati;

   They don’t see any other subtlety of form that’s better or finer than that,

8. 8

   तेनte·na चca रूपसोखुम्मेनrū·pa·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ रूपसोखुम्मंrū·pa·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna पत्थेति।pat·the·ti

   tena ca rūpasokhummena aññaṁ rūpasokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na pattheti.

   nor do they aim for it.

9. 9

   वेदनासोखुम्मेनve·da·nā·so·khum·me·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti परमेन;pa·ra·me·na

   Vedanāsokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena;

   A mendicant has ultimate subtlety of feeling.

10. 10

    तेनte·na चca वेदनासोखुम्मेनve·da·nā·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ वेदनासोखुम्मंve·da·nā·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna समनुपस्सति;sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti

    tena ca vedanāsokhummena aññaṁ vedanāsokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na samanupassati;

    They don’t see any other subtlety of feeling that’s better or finer than that,

11. 11

    तेनte·na चca वेदनासोखुम्मेनve·da·nā·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ वेदनासोखुम्मंve·da·nā·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna पत्थेति।pat·the·ti

    tena ca vedanāsokhummena aññaṁ vedanāsokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na pattheti.

    nor do they aim for it.

12. 12

    सञ्ञासोखुम्मेनsañ·ñā·so·khum·me·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti परमेन;pa·ra·me·na

    Saññāsokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena;

    A mendicant has ultimate subtlety of perception.

13. 13

    तेनte·na चca सञ्ञासोखुम्मेनsañ·ñā·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सञ्ञासोखुम्मंsañ·ñā·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna समनुपस्सति;sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti

    tena ca saññāsokhummena aññaṁ saññāsokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na samanupassati;

    They don’t see any other subtlety of perception that’s better or finer than that,

14. 14

    तेनte·na चca सञ्ञासोखुम्मेनsañ·ñā·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सञ्ञासोखुम्मंsañ·ñā·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna पत्थेति।pat·the·ti

    tena ca saññāsokhummena aññaṁ saññāsokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na pattheti.

    nor do they aim for it.

15. 15

    सङ्खारसोखुम्मेनsaṅ·khā·ra·so·khum·me·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti परमेन;pa·ra·me·na

    Saṅkhārasokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena;

    A mendicant has ultimate subtlety of choices.

16. 16

    तेनte·na चca सङ्खारसोखुम्मेनsaṅ·khā·ra·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सङ्खारसोखुम्मंsaṅ·khā·ra·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna समनुपस्सति;sa·ma·nu·pas·sa·ti

    tena ca saṅkhārasokhummena aññaṁ saṅkhārasokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na samanupassati;

    They don’t see any other subtlety of choices that’s better or finer than that,

17. 17

    तेनte·na चca सङ्खारसोखुम्मेनsaṅ·khā·ra·so·khum·me·na अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सङ्खारसोखुम्मंsaṅ·khā·ra·so·khum·maṃ उत्तरितरंut·ta·ri·ta·raṃ वाvā पणीततरंpa·ṇī·ta·ta·raṃ वाvā नna पत्थेति।pat·the·ti

    tena ca saṅkhārasokhummena aññaṁ saṅkhārasokhummaṁ uttaritaraṁ vā paṇītataraṁ vā na pattheti.

    nor do they aim for it.

18. 18

    इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारिcat·tā·ri सोखुम्मानीति।so·khum·mā·nī·ti

    Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri sokhummānīti.

    These are the four kinds of subtlety.

19. 19

    रूपसोखुम्मतंrū·pa·so·khum·ma·taṃ ञत्वा,ñat·vā

    Rūpasokhummataṁ ñatvā,

    Knowing the subtlety of form,

20. 20

    वेदनानञ्चve·da·nā·nañ·ca सम्भवं;sam·bha·vaṃ

    vedanānañca sambhavaṁ;

    the cause of feelings,

21. 21

    सञ्ञाsañ·ñā यतोya·to समुदेति,sa·mu·de·ti

    Saññā yato samudeti,

    where perception comes from,

22. 22

    अत्थंat·thaṃ गच्छतिgac·cha·ti यत्थyat·tha च;ca

    atthaṁ gacchati yattha ca;

    and where it ends;

23. 23

    सङ्खारेsaṅ·khā·re परतोpa·ra·to ञत्वा,ñat·vā

    Saṅkhāre parato ñatvā,

    and knowing choices as alien,

24. 24

    दुक्खतोduk·kha·to नोno चca अत्ततो।at·ta·to

    dukkhato no ca attato.

    as suffering and as not-self,

25. 25

    सsa वेve सम्मद्दसोsam·mad·da·so भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu,

    that mendicant sees rightly,

26. 26

    सन्तोsan·to सन्तिपदेsan·ti·pa·de रतो;ra·to

    santo santipade rato;

    peaceful, in love with the state of peace.

27. 27

    धारेतिdhā·re·ti अन्तिमंan·ti·maṃ देहं,de·haṃ

    Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ,

    They bear their final body,

28. 28

    जेत्वाjet·vā मारंmā·raṃ सवाहिनिन्”ति।sa·vā·hi·nin

    jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti.

    having vanquished Māra with his legions.”

29. 29

    छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Chaṭṭhaṁ.

    (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.