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Aparihāniyasutta
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Numbered Discourses 4.37
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4। चक्कवग्गcak·ka·vag·ga
4. Cakkavagga
4. Situations
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अपरिहानियसुत्तa·pa·ri·hā·ni·ya·sut·ta
Aparihāniyasutta
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“चतूहि,ca·tū·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भिक्खुbhik·khu अभब्बोa·bhab·bo परिहानायpa·ri·hā·nā·ya निब्बानस्सेवnib·bā·nas·se·va सन्तिके।san·ti·ke
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo parihānāya nibbānasseva santike.
“Mendicants, a mendicant who possesses four qualities can’t decline, and has drawn near to extinguishment.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सीलसम्पन्नोsī·la·sam·pan·no होति,ho·ti इन्द्रियेसुin·dri·ye·su गुत्तद्वारोgut·tad·vā·ro होति,ho·ti भोजनेbho·ja·ne मत्तञ्ञूmat·tañ·ñū होति,ho·ti जागरियंjā·ga·ri·yaṃ अनुयुत्तोa·nu·yut·to होति।ho·ti
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlasampanno hoti, indriyesu guttadvāro hoti, bhojane mattaññū hoti, jāgariyaṁ anuyutto hoti.
A mendicant is accomplished in ethics, guards the sense doors, eats in moderation, and is dedicated to wakefulness.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सीलवाsī·la·vā होतिho·ti पातिमोक्खसंवरसंवुतोpā·ti·mok·kha·saṃ·va·ra·saṃ·vu·to विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आचारगोचरसम्पन्नोā·cā·ra·go·ca·ra·sam·pan·no अणुमत्तेसुa·ṇu·mat·te·su वज्जेसुvaj·je·su भयदस्सावी,bha·ya·das·sā·vī समादायsa·mā·dā·ya सिक्खतिsik·kha·ti सिक्खापदेसु।sik·khā·pa·de·su
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.
It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā रूपंrū·paṃ दिस्वाdis·vā नna निमित्तग्गाहीni·mit·tag·gā·hī होतिho·ti नानुब्यञ्जनग्गाही।nā·nub·yañ·ja·nag·gā·hī
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā na nimittaggāhī hoti nānubyañjanaggāhī.
When a mendicant sees a sight with their eyes, they don’t get caught up in the features and details.
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यत्वाधिकरणमेनंyat·vā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇa·me·naṃ चक्खुन्द्रियंcak·khun·dri·yaṃ असंवुतंa·saṃ·vu·taṃ विहरन्तंvi·ha·ran·taṃ अभिज्झादोमनस्साa·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·sā पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā धम्माdham·mā अन्वास्सवेय्युं,an·vās·sa·vey·yuṃ तस्सtas·sa संवरायsaṃ·va·rā·ya पटिपज्जति;pa·ṭi·paj·ja·ti रक्खतिrak·kha·ti चक्खुन्द्रियं;cak·khun·dri·yaṃ चक्खुन्द्रियेcak·khun·dri·ye संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जति।ā·paj·ja·ti
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ cakkhundriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjati; rakkhati cakkhundriyaṁ; cakkhundriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjati.
If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.
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यत्वाधिकरणमेनंyat·vā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇa·me·naṃ मनिन्द्रियंma·nin·dri·yaṃ असंवुतंa·saṃ·vu·taṃ विहरन्तंvi·ha·ran·taṃ अभिज्झादोमनस्साa·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·sā पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā धम्माdham·mā अन्वास्सवेय्युं,an·vās·sa·vey·yuṃ तस्सtas·sa संवरायsaṃ·va·rā·ya पटिपज्जति;pa·ṭi·paj·ja·ti रक्खतिrak·kha·ti मनिन्द्रियं;ma·nin·dri·yaṃ मनिन्द्रियेma·nin·dri·ye संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जति।ā·paj·ja·ti
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ manindriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjati; rakkhati manindriyaṁ; manindriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjati.
If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, they practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.
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‘नेवne·va दवायda·vā·ya नna मदायma·dā·ya नna मण्डनायmaṇ·ḍa·nā·ya नna विभूसनाय;vi·bhū·sa·nā·ya यावदेवyā·va·de·va इमस्सi·mas·sa कायस्सkā·yas·sa ठितियाṭhi·ti·yā यापनायyā·pa·nā·ya विहिंसूपरतियाvi·hiṃ·sū·pa·ra·ti·yā ब्रह्मचरियानुग्गहाय।brah·ma·ca·ri·yā·nug·ga·hā·ya इतिi·ti पुराणञ्चpu·rā·ṇañ·ca वेदनंve·da·naṃ पटिहङ्खामि,pa·ṭi·haṅ·khā·mi नवञ्चna·vañ·ca वेदनंve·da·naṃ नna उप्पादेस्सामि,up·pā·des·sā·mi यात्राyāt·rā चca मेme भविस्सति,bha·vis·sa·ti अनवज्जताa·na·vaj·ja·tā चca फासुविहारोphā·su·vi·hā·ro चा’ति।cā
‘neva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya; yāvadeva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya vihiṁsūparatiyā brahmacariyānuggahāya. Iti purāṇañca vedanaṁ paṭihaṅkhāmi, navañca vedanaṁ na uppādessāmi, yātrā ca me bhavissati, anavajjatā ca phāsuvihāro cā’ti.
‘Not for fun, indulgence, adornment, or decoration, but only to sustain this body, to avoid harm, and to support spiritual practice. In this way, I shall put an end to old discomfort and not give rise to new discomfort, and I will have the means to keep going, blamelessness, and a comfortable abiding.’
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu दिवसंdi·va·saṃ चङ्कमेनcaṅ·ka·me·na निसज्जायni·saj·jā·ya आवरणीयेहिā·va·ra·ṇī·ye·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ परिसोधेति;pa·ri·so·dhe·ti
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu divasaṁ caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodheti;
It’s when a mendicant practices walking and sitting meditation by day, purifying their mind from obstacles.
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रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ यामंyā·maṃ चङ्कमेनcaṅ·ka·me·na निसज्जायni·saj·jā·ya आवरणीयेहिā·va·ra·ṇī·ye·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ परिसोधेति;pa·ri·so·dhe·ti
rattiyā paṭhamaṁ yāmaṁ caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodheti;
In the first watch of the night, they continue to practice walking and sitting meditation.
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रत्तियाrat·ti·yā मज्झिमंmaj·jhi·maṃ यामंyā·maṃ दक्खिणेनdak·khi·ṇe·na पस्सेनpas·se·na सीहसेय्यंsī·ha·sey·yaṃ कप्पेति,kap·pe·ti पादेpā·de पादंpā·daṃ अच्चाधाय,ac·cā·dhā·ya सतोsa·to सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no उट्ठानसञ्ञंuṭ·ṭhā·na·sañ·ñaṃ मनसिma·na·si करित्वा;ka·rit·vā
rattiyā majjhimaṁ yāmaṁ dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappeti, pāde pādaṁ accādhāya, sato sampajāno uṭṭhānasaññaṁ manasi karitvā;
In the middle watch, they lie down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware, and focused on the time of getting up.
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रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पच्छिमंpac·chi·maṃ यामंyā·maṃ पच्चुट्ठायpac·cuṭ·ṭhā·ya चङ्कमेनcaṅ·ka·me·na निसज्जायni·saj·jā·ya आवरणीयेहिā·va·ra·ṇī·ye·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi चित्तंcit·taṃ परिसोधेति।pa·ri·so·dhe·ti
rattiyā pacchimaṁ yāmaṁ paccuṭṭhāya caṅkamena nisajjāya āvaraṇīyehi dhammehi cittaṁ parisodheti.
In the last watch, they get up and continue to practice walking and sitting meditation, purifying their mind from obstacles.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतूहिca·tū·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भिक्खुbhik·khu अभब्बोa·bhab·bo परिहानाय,pa·ri·hā·nā·ya निब्बानस्सेवnib·bā·nas·se·va सन्तिकेति।san·ti·ke·ti
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu abhabbo parihānāya, nibbānasseva santiketi.
A mendicant who possesses these four qualities can’t decline, and has drawn near to extinguishment.
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इन्द्रियेसुin·dri·ye·su चca संवुतो;saṃ·vu·to
indriyesu ca saṁvuto;
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जागरियंjā·ga·ri·yaṃ अनुयुञ्जति।a·nu·yuñ·ja·ti
jāgariyaṁ anuyuñjati.
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निब्बानस्सेवnib·bā·nas·se·va सन्तिके”ति।san·ti·ke
nibbānasseva santike”ti.
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ
Sattamaṁ.
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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.