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Soṇakāyanasutta
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सोणकायनसुत्तso·ṇa·kā·ya·na·sut·ta
Soṇakāyanasutta
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अथa·tha खोkho सिखामोग्गल्लानोsi·khā·mog·gal·lā·no ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di
Atha kho sikhāmoggallāno brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Then Sikhāmoggallāna the brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सिखामोग्गल्लानोsi·khā·mog·gal·lā·no ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sikhāmoggallāno brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
When the greetings and polite conversation were over, Sikhāmoggallāna sat down to one side, and said to the Buddha:
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“पुरिमानि,pu·ri·mā·ni भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma दिवसानिdi·va·sā·ni पुरिमतरानिpu·ri·ma·ta·rā·ni सोणकायनोso·ṇa·kā·ya·no माणवोmā·ṇa·vo येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
“Purimāni, bho gotama, divasāni purimatarāni soṇakāyano māṇavo yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ etadavoca:
“Worthy Gotama, a few days ago the student Soṇakāyana came to me and said:
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‘समणोsa·ma·ṇo गोतमोgo·ta·mo सब्बकम्मानंsab·ba·kam·mā·naṃ अकिरियंa·ki·ri·yaṃ पञ्ञपेति,pañ·ña·pe·ti सब्बकम्मानंsab·ba·kam·mā·naṃ खोkho पनpa·na अकिरियंa·ki·ri·yaṃ पञ्ञपेन्तोpañ·ña·pen·to उच्छेदंuc·che·daṃ आहā·ha लोकस्स’—lo·kas·sa
‘samaṇo gotamo sabbakammānaṁ akiriyaṁ paññapeti, sabbakammānaṁ kho pana akiriyaṁ paññapento ucchedaṁ āha lokassa’—
‘The ascetic Gotama advocates not doing any deeds. So he teaches the annihilation of the world!’
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“दस्सनम्पिdas·sa·nam·pi खोkho अहं,a·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa सोणकायनस्सso·ṇa·kā·ya·nas·sa माणवस्सmā·ṇa·vas·sa नाभिजानामि;nā·bhi·jā·nā·mi
“Dassanampi kho ahaṁ, brāhmaṇa, soṇakāyanassa māṇavassa nābhijānāmi;
“Brahmin, I can’t recall even seeing the student Soṇakāyana,
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चत्तारिमानि,cat·tā·ri·mā·ni ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कम्मानिkam·mā·ni मयाma·yā सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā पवेदितानि।pa·ve·di·tā·ni
Cattārimāni, brāhmaṇa, kammāni mayā sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditāni.
I declare these four kinds of deeds, having realized them with my own insight.
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अत्थि,at·thi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कम्मंkam·maṃ अकण्हअसुक्कंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·kaṃ अकण्हअसुक्कविपाकंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·ka·vi·pā·kaṃ कम्मक्खयायkam·mak·kha·yā·ya संवत्तति।saṃ·vat·ta·ti
atthi, brāhmaṇa, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati.
neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds.
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इध,i·dha ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एकच्चोe·kac·co सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति।a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti
Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti.
It’s when someone makes hurtful choices by way of body, speech, and mind. …
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सोso सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वाa·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
So sabyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā sabyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपन्नंu·pa·pan·naṃ समानंsa·mā·naṃ सब्याबज्झाsab·yā·baj·jhā फस्साphas·sā फुसन्ति।phu·san·ti
Tamenaṁ sabyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ sabyābajjhā phassā phusanti.
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सोso सब्याबज्झेहिsab·yā·baj·jhe·hi फस्सेहिphas·se·hi फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no सब्याबज्झंsab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदियतिve·di·ya·ti एकन्तदुक्खं,e·kan·ta·duk·khaṃ सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सत्ताsat·tā नेरयिका।ne·ra·yi·kā
So sabyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhaṁ vedanaṁ vediyati ekantadukkhaṁ, seyyathāpi sattā nerayikā.
Touched by hurtful contacts, they experience hurtful feelings that are absolutely painful—like the beings in hell.
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इध,i·dha ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एकच्चोe·kac·co अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति।a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti
Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco abyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, abyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, abyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti.
It’s when someone makes pleasing choices by way of body, speech, and mind. …
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सोso अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वाa·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
So abyābajjhaṁ kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, abyābajjhaṁ vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, abyābajjhaṁ manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā abyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपन्नंu·pa·pan·naṃ समानंsa·mā·naṃ अब्याबज्झाab·yā·baj·jhā फस्साphas·sā फुसन्ति।phu·san·ti
Tamenaṁ abyābajjhaṁ lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ abyābajjhā phassā phusanti.
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सोso अब्याबज्झेहिab·yā·baj·jhe·hi फस्सेहिphas·se·hi फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no अब्याबज्झंab·yā·baj·jhaṃ वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदियतिve·di·ya·ti एकन्तसुखं,e·kan·ta·su·khaṃ सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi देवाde·vā सुभकिण्हा।su·bha·kiṇ·hā
So abyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno abyābajjhaṁ vedanaṁ vediyati ekantasukhaṁ, seyyathāpi devā subhakiṇhā.
Touched by pleasing contacts, they experience pleasing feelings of absolute happiness—like the gods of universal beauty.
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इध,i·dha ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एकच्चोe·kac·co सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरोति।a·bhi·saṅ·kha·ro·ti
Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharoti.
It’s when someone makes both hurtful and pleasing choices by way of body, speech, and mind. …
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सोso सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi कायसङ्खारंkā·ya·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi वचीसङ्खारंva·cī·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वा,a·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi मनोसङ्खारंma·no·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खरित्वाa·bhi·saṅ·kha·rit·vā सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti
So sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkharitvā sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṁ upapajjati.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपन्नंu·pa·pan·naṃ समानंsa·mā·naṃ सब्याबज्झापिsab·yā·baj·jhā·pi अब्याबज्झापिab·yā·baj·jhā·pi फस्साphas·sā फुसन्ति।phu·san·ti
Tamenaṁ sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṁ upapannaṁ samānaṁ sabyābajjhāpi abyābajjhāpi phassā phusanti.
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सोso सब्याबज्झेहिपिsab·yā·baj·jhe·hi·pi अब्याबज्झेहिपिab·yā·baj·jhe·hi·pi फस्सेहिphas·se·hi फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no सब्याबज्झम्पिsab·yā·baj·jham·pi अब्याबज्झम्पिab·yā·baj·jham·pi वेदनंve·da·naṃ वेदियतिve·di·ya·ti वोकिण्णसुखदुक्खं,vo·kiṇ·ṇa·su·kha·duk·khaṃ सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi मनुस्साma·nus·sā एकच्चेe·kac·ce चca देवाde·vā एकच्चेe·kac·ce चca विनिपातिका।vi·ni·pā·ti·kā
So sabyābajjhehipi abyābajjhehipi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vedanaṁ vediyati vokiṇṇasukhadukkhaṁ, seyyathāpi manussā ekacce ca devā ekacce ca vinipātikā.
Touched by both hurtful and pleasing contacts, they experience both hurtful and pleasing feelings that are a mixture of pleasure and pain—like humans, some gods, and some beings in the underworld.
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कतमञ्च,ka·ta·mañ·ca ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कम्मंkam·maṃ अकण्हअसुक्कंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·kaṃ अकण्हअसुक्कविपाकंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·ka·vi·pā·kaṃ कम्मक्खयायkam·mak·kha·yā·ya संवत्तति?saṃ·vat·ta·ti
Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati?
And what are neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds?
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तत्र,tat·ra ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa यमिदंya·mi·daṃ कम्मंkam·maṃ कण्हंkaṇ·haṃ कण्हविपाकंkaṇ·ha·vi·pā·kaṃ तस्सtas·sa पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya याyā चेतना,ce·ta·nā यमिदंya·mi·daṃ कम्मंkam·maṃ सुक्कंsuk·kaṃ सुक्कविपाकंsuk·ka·vi·pā·kaṃ तस्सtas·sa पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya याyā चेतना,ce·ta·nā यमिदंya·mi·daṃ कम्मंkam·maṃ कण्हसुक्कंkaṇ·ha·suk·kaṃ कण्हसुक्कविपाकंkaṇ·ha·suk·ka·vi·pā·kaṃ तस्सtas·sa पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya याyā चेतना—ce·ta·nā
Tatra, brāhmaṇa, yamidaṁ kammaṁ kaṇhaṁ kaṇhavipākaṁ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā, yamidaṁ kammaṁ sukkaṁ sukkavipākaṁ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā, yamidaṁ kammaṁ kaṇhasukkaṁ kaṇhasukkavipākaṁ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā—
It’s the intention to give up dark deeds with dark results, bright deeds with bright results, and both dark and bright deeds with both dark and bright results.
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इदंi·daṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कम्मंkam·maṃ अकण्हअसुक्कंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·kaṃ अकण्हअसुक्कविपाकंa·kaṇ·ha·a·suk·ka·vi·pā·kaṃ कम्मक्खयायkam·mak·kha·yā·ya संवत्तति।saṃ·vat·ta·ti
idaṁ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, kammaṁ akaṇhaasukkaṁ akaṇhaasukkavipākaṁ kammakkhayāya saṁvattati.
These are called neither dark nor bright deeds with neither dark nor bright results, which lead to the ending of deeds.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa चत्तारिcat·tā·ri कम्मानिkam·mā·ni मयाma·yā सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā पवेदितानी”ति।pa·ve·di·tā·nī
Imāni kho, brāhmaṇa, cattāri kammāni mayā sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditānī”ti.
These are the four kinds of deeds that I declare, having realized them with my own insight.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ
Tatiyaṁ.
(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.