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Suppavāsāsutta

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।57

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.57

   Numbered Discourses 4.57

2. 2

   6। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·ga

   6. Puññābhisandavagga

   6. Overflowing Merit

3. 3

   सुप्पवासासुत्तsup·pa·vā·sā·sut·ta

   Suppavāsāsutta

   Suppavāsā

4. 4

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कोलियेसुko·li·ye·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti पज्जनिकंpaj·ja·ni·kaṃ नामnā·ma कोलियानंko·li·yā·naṃ निगमो।ni·ga·mo

   Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā koliyesu viharati pajjanikaṁ nāma koliyānaṁ nigamo.

   At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Koliyans, where they have a town named Pajjanika.

5. 5

   अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na सुप्पवासायsup·pa·vā·sā·ya कोलियधीतुयाko·li·ya·dhī·tu·yā निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di

   Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena suppavāsāya koliyadhītuyā nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.

   Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of Suppavāsā the Koliyan, where he sat down on the seat spread out.

6. 6

   अथa·tha खोkho सुप्पवासाsup·pa·vā·sā कोलियधीताko·li·ya·dhī·tā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ पणीतेनpa·ṇī·te·na खादनीयेनkhā·da·nī·ye·na भोजनीयेनbho·ja·nī·ye·na सहत्थाsa·hat·thā सन्तप्पेसिsan·tap·pe·si सम्पवारेसि।sam·pa·vā·re·si

   Atha kho suppavāsā koliyadhītā bhagavantaṁ paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappesi sampavāresi.

   Then Suppavāsā served and satisfied the Buddha with her own hands with delicious fresh and cooked foods.

7. 7

   अथa·tha खोkho सुप्पवासाsup·pa·vā·sā कोलियधीताko·li·ya·dhī·tā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ भुत्ताविंbhut·tā·viṃ ओनीतपत्तपाणिंo·nī·ta·pat·ta·pā·ṇiṃ एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di

   Atha kho suppavāsā koliyadhītā bhagavantaṁ bhuttāviṁ onītapattapāṇiṁ ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

   When the Buddha had eaten and washed his hand and bowl, she sat down to one side.

8. 8

   एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho सुप्पवासंsup·pa·vā·saṃ कोलियधीतरंko·li·ya·dhī·ta·raṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho suppavāsaṁ koliyadhītaraṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

   The Buddha said to her:

9. 9

   “भोजनं,bho·ja·naṃ सुप्पवासे,sup·pa·vā·se देन्तीden·tī अरियसाविकाa·ri·ya·sā·vi·kā पटिग्गाहकानंpa·ṭig·gā·ha·kā·naṃ चत्तारिcat·tā·ri ठानानिṭhā·nā·ni देति।de·ti

   “Bhojanaṁ, suppavāse, dentī ariyasāvikā paṭiggāhakānaṁ cattāri ṭhānāni deti.

   “Suppavāsā, when a noble disciple gives food, she gives the recipients four things.

10. 10

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

    Katamāni cattāri?

    What four?

11. 11

    आयुंā·yuṃ देति,de·ti वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ देति,de·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ देति,de·ti बलंba·laṃ देति।de·ti

    Āyuṁ deti, vaṇṇaṁ deti, sukhaṁ deti, balaṁ deti.

    Long life, beauty, happiness, and strength.

12. 12

    आयुंā·yuṃ खोkho पनpa·na दत्वाdat·vā आयुस्सā·yus·sa भागिनीbhā·gi·nī होतिho·ti दिब्बस्सdib·bas·sa वाvā मानुसस्सmā·nu·sas·sa वा।vā

    Āyuṁ kho pana datvā āyussa bhāginī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.

    Giving long life, she has long life as a god or human.

13. 13

    वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ दत्वाdat·vā वण्णस्सvaṇ·ṇas·sa भागिनीbhā·gi·nī होतिho·ti दिब्बस्सdib·bas·sa वाvā मानुसस्सmā·nu·sas·sa वा।vā

    Vaṇṇaṁ datvā vaṇṇassa bhāginī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.

    Giving beauty, she has beauty as a god or human.

14. 14

    सुखंsu·khaṃ दत्वाdat·vā सुखस्सsu·khas·sa भागिनीbhā·gi·nī होतिho·ti दिब्बस्सdib·bas·sa वाvā मानुसस्सmā·nu·sas·sa वा।vā

    Sukhaṁ datvā sukhassa bhāginī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.

    Giving happiness, she has happiness as a god or human.

15. 15

    बलंba·laṃ दत्वाdat·vā बलस्सba·las·sa भागिनीbhā·gi·nī होतिho·ti दिब्बस्सdib·bas·sa वाvā मानुसस्सmā·nu·sas·sa वा।vā

    Balaṁ datvā balassa bhāginī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.

    Giving strength, she has strength as a god or human.

16. 16

    भोजनं,bho·ja·naṃ सुप्पवासे,sup·pa·vā·se देन्तीden·tī अरियसाविकाa·ri·ya·sā·vi·kā पटिग्गाहकानंpa·ṭig·gā·ha·kā·naṃ इमानिi·mā·ni चत्तारिcat·tā·ri ठानानिṭhā·nā·ni देतीति।de·tī·ti

    Bhojanaṁ, suppavāse, dentī ariyasāvikā paṭiggāhakānaṁ imāni cattāri ṭhānāni detīti.

    When a noble disciple gives food, she gives the recipients these four things.

17. 17

    सुसङ्खतंsu·saṅ·kha·taṃ भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ याyā ददाति,da·dā·ti

    Susaṅkhataṁ bhojanaṁ yā dadāti,

    When she gives well-prepared food,

18. 18

    सुचिंsu·ciṃ पणीतंpa·ṇī·taṃ रससाra·sa·sā उपेतं;u·pe·taṃ

    Suciṁ paṇītaṁ rasasā upetaṁ;

    pure, fine, and full of flavor,

19. 19

    साsā दक्खिणाdak·khi·ṇā उज्जुगतेसुuj·ju·ga·te·su दिन्ना,din·nā

    Sā dakkhiṇā ujjugatesu dinnā,

    that offering—given to the sincere,

20. 20

    चरणूपपन्नेसुca·ra·ṇū·pa·pan·ne·su महग्गतेसु;ma·hag·ga·te·su

    Caraṇūpapannesu mahaggatesu;

    who have good conduct, and are big-hearted—

21. 21

    पुञ्ञेनpuñ·ñe·na पुञ्ञंpuñ·ñaṃ संसन्दमाना,saṃ·san·da·mā·nā

    Puññena puññaṁ saṁsandamānā,

    joins merit to merit. It’s very fruitful,

22. 22

    महप्फलाma·hap·pha·lā लोकविदूनlo·ka·vi·dū·na वण्णिता।vaṇ·ṇi·tā

    Mahapphalā lokavidūna vaṇṇitā.

    and is praised by those who know the world.

23. 23

    एतादिसंe·tā·di·saṃ यञ्ञमनुस्सरन्ता,yañ·ña·ma·nus·sa·ran·tā

    Etādisaṁ yaññamanussarantā,

    Those who recall such sacrifices,

24. 24

    येye वेदजाताve·da·jā·tā विचरन्तिvi·ca·ran·ti लोके;lo·ke

    Ye vedajātā vicaranti loke;

    live in the world full of inspiration.

25. 25

    विनेय्यvi·ney·ya मच्छेरमलंmac·che·ra·ma·laṃ समूलं,sa·mū·laṃ

    Vineyya maccheramalaṁ samūlaṁ,

    They’ve driven out the stain of stinginess, <j>root and all,

26. 26

    अनिन्दिताa·nin·di·tā सग्गमुपेन्तिsag·ga·mu·pen·ti ठानन्”ति।ṭhā·nan

    Aninditā saggamupenti ṭhānan”ti.

    blameless, they go to a heavenly place.”

27. 27

    सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

    Sattamaṁ.

    (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.