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Adhammikasutta

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।70

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.70

   Numbered Discourses 4.70

2. 2

   7। पत्तकम्मवग्गpat·ta·kam·ma·vag·ga

   7. Pattakammavagga

   7. Fitting Deeds

3. 3

   अधम्मिकसुत्तa·dham·mi·ka·sut·ta

   Adhammikasutta

   Unprincipled

4. 4

   “यस्मिं,yas·miṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समयेsa·ma·ye राजानोrā·jā·no अधम्मिकाa·dham·mi·kā होन्ति,hon·ti राजायुत्तापिrā·jā·yut·tā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye अधम्मिकाa·dham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

   “Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye rājāno adhammikā honti, rājāyuttāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.

   “At a time when kings are unprincipled, royal officials become unprincipled.

5. 5

   राजायुत्तेसुrā·jā·yut·te·su अधम्मिकेसुa·dham·mi·ke·su ब्राह्मणगहपतिकापिbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye अधम्मिकाa·dham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

   Rājāyuttesu adhammikesu brāhmaṇagahapatikāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.

   When royal officials are unprincipled, brahmins and householders become unprincipled.

6. 6

   ब्राह्मणगहपतिकेसुbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·ke·su अधम्मिकेसुa·dham·mi·ke·su नेगमजानपदापिne·ga·ma·jā·na·pa·dā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye अधम्मिकाa·dham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

   Brāhmaṇagahapatikesu adhammikesu negamajānapadāpi tasmiṁ samaye adhammikā honti.

   When brahmins and householders are unprincipled, the people of town and country become unprincipled.

7. 7

   नेगमजानपदेसुne·ga·ma·jā·na·pa·de·su अधम्मिकेसुa·dham·mi·ke·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ चन्दिमसूरियाcan·di·ma·sū·ri·yā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

   Negamajānapadesu adhammikesu visamaṁ candimasūriyā parivattanti.

   When the people of town and country are unprincipled, the courses of the moon and sun become erratic.

8. 8

   विसमंvi·sa·maṃ चन्दिमसूरियेसुcan·di·ma·sū·ri·ye·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ नक्खत्तानिnak·khat·tā·ni तारकरूपानिtā·ra·ka·rū·pā·ni परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

   Visamaṁ candimasūriyesu parivattantesu visamaṁ nakkhattāni tārakarūpāni parivattanti.

   … the courses of the stars and constellations …

9. 9

   विसमंvi·sa·maṃ नक्खत्तेसुnak·khat·te·su तारकरूपेसुtā·ra·ka·rū·pe·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ रत्तिन्दिवाrat·tin·di·vā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

   Visamaṁ nakkhattesu tārakarūpesu parivattantesu visamaṁ rattindivā parivattanti.

   the days and nights …

10. 10

    विसमंvi·sa·maṃ रत्तिन्दिवेसुrat·tin·di·ve·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ मासद्धमासाmā·sad·dha·mā·sā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Visamaṁ rattindivesu parivattantesu visamaṁ māsaddhamāsā parivattanti.

    the months and fortnights …

11. 11

    विसमंvi·sa·maṃ मासद्धमासेसुmā·sad·dha·mā·se·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ उतुसंवच्छराu·tu·saṃ·vac·cha·rā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Visamaṁ māsaddhamāsesu parivattantesu visamaṁ utusaṁvaccharā parivattanti.

    the seasons and years become erratic.

12. 12

    विसमंvi·sa·maṃ उतुसंवच्छरेसुu·tu·saṃ·vac·cha·re·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su विसमंvi·sa·maṃ वाताvā·tā वायन्तिvā·yan·ti विसमाvi·sa·mā अपञ्जसा।a·pañ·ja·sā

    Visamaṁ utusaṁvaccharesu parivattantesu visamaṁ vātā vāyanti visamā apañjasā.

    … the blowing of the winds becomes erratic and chaotic.

13. 13

    विसमंvi·sa·maṃ वातेसुvā·te·su वायन्तेसुvā·yan·te·su विसमेसुvi·sa·me·su अपञ्जसेसुa·pañ·ja·se·su देवताde·va·tā परिकुपिताpa·ri·ku·pi·tā भवन्ति।bha·van·ti

    Visamaṁ vātesu vāyantesu visamesu apañjasesu devatā parikupitā bhavanti.

    … the deities are angered.

14. 14

    देवतासुde·va·tā·su परिकुपितासुpa·ri·ku·pi·tā·su देवोde·vo नna सम्माsam·mā धारंdhā·raṃ अनुप्पवेच्छति।a·nup·pa·vec·cha·ti

    Devatāsu parikupitāsu devo na sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchati.

    … the heavens don’t provide enough rain.

15. 15

    देवेde·ve नna सम्माsam·mā धारंdhā·raṃ अनुप्पवेच्छन्तेa·nup·pa·vec·chan·te विसमपाकानिvi·sa·ma·pā·kā·ni सस्सानिsas·sā·ni भवन्ति।bha·van·ti

    Deve na sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchante visamapākāni sassāni bhavanti.

    … the crops ripen erratically.

16. 16

    विसमपाकानि,vi·sa·ma·pā·kā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सस्सानिsas·sā·ni मनुस्साma·nus·sā परिभुञ्जन्ताpa·ri·bhuñ·jan·tā अप्पायुकाap·pā·yu·kā होन्तिhon·ti दुब्बण्णाdub·baṇ·ṇā चca बव्हाबाधाbav·hā·bā·dhā च।ca

    Visamapākāni, bhikkhave, sassāni manussā paribhuñjantā appāyukā honti dubbaṇṇā ca bavhābādhā ca.

    When people eat crops that have ripened erratically, they become short-lived, ugly, weak, and sickly.

17. 17

    यस्मिं,yas·miṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समयेsa·ma·ye राजानोrā·jā·no धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā होन्ति,hon·ti राजायुत्तापिrā·jā·yut·tā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

    Yasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye rājāno dhammikā honti, rājāyuttāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.

    At a time when kings are principled, royal officials become principled.

18. 18

    राजायुत्तेसुrā·jā·yut·te·su धम्मिकेसुdham·mi·ke·su ब्राह्मणगहपतिकापिbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

    Rājāyuttesu dhammikesu brāhmaṇagahapatikāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.

    … brahmins and householders …

19. 19

    ब्राह्मणगहपतिकेसुbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·ke·su धम्मिकेसुdham·mi·ke·su नेगमजानपदापिne·ga·ma·jā·na·pa·dā·pi तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā होन्ति।hon·ti

    Brāhmaṇagahapatikesu dhammikesu negamajānapadāpi tasmiṁ samaye dhammikā honti.

    people of town and country become principled.

20. 20

    नेगमजानपदेसुne·ga·ma·jā·na·pa·de·su धम्मिकेसुdham·mi·ke·su समंsa·maṃ चन्दिमसूरियाcan·di·ma·sū·ri·yā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Negamajānapadesu dhammikesu samaṁ candimasūriyā parivattanti.

    When the people of town and country are principled, the courses of the sun and moon become regular.

21. 21

    समंsa·maṃ चन्दिमसूरियेसुcan·di·ma·sū·ri·ye·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su समंsa·maṃ नक्खत्तानिnak·khat·tā·ni तारकरूपानिtā·ra·ka·rū·pā·ni परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Samaṁ candimasūriyesu parivattantesu samaṁ nakkhattāni tārakarūpāni parivattanti.

    … the stars and constellations …

22. 22

    समंsa·maṃ नक्खत्तेसुnak·khat·te·su तारकरूपेसुtā·ra·ka·rū·pe·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su समंsa·maṃ रत्तिन्दिवाrat·tin·di·vā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Samaṁ nakkhattesu tārakarūpesu parivattantesu samaṁ rattindivā parivattanti.

    the days and nights …

23. 23

    समंsa·maṃ रत्तिन्दिवेसुrat·tin·di·ve·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su समंsa·maṃ मासद्धमासाmā·sad·dha·mā·sā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Samaṁ rattindivesu parivattantesu samaṁ māsaddhamāsā parivattanti.

    the months and fortnights …

24. 24

    समंsa·maṃ मासद्धमासेसुmā·sad·dha·mā·se·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su समंsa·maṃ उतुसंवच्छराu·tu·saṃ·vac·cha·rā परिवत्तन्ति।pa·ri·vat·tan·ti

    Samaṁ māsaddhamāsesu parivattantesu samaṁ utusaṁvaccharā parivattanti.

    the seasons and years become regular.

25. 25

    समंsa·maṃ उतुसंवच्छरेसुu·tu·saṃ·vac·cha·re·su परिवत्तन्तेसुpa·ri·vat·tan·te·su समंsa·maṃ वाताvā·tā वायन्तिvā·yan·ti समाsa·mā पञ्जसा।pañ·ja·sā

    Samaṁ utusaṁvaccharesu parivattantesu samaṁ vātā vāyanti samā pañjasā.

    … the blowing of the winds becomes regular and orderly.

26. 26

    समंsa·maṃ वातेसुvā·te·su वायन्तेसुvā·yan·te·su समेसुsa·me·su पञ्जसेसुpañ·ja·se·su देवताde·va·tā अपरिकुपिताa·pa·ri·ku·pi·tā भवन्ति।bha·van·ti

    Samaṁ vātesu vāyantesu samesu pañjasesu devatā aparikupitā bhavanti.

    … the deities are not angered.

27. 27

    देवतासुde·va·tā·su अपरिकुपितासुa·pa·ri·ku·pi·tā·su देवोde·vo सम्माsam·mā धारंdhā·raṃ अनुप्पवेच्छति।a·nup·pa·vec·cha·ti

    Devatāsu aparikupitāsu devo sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchati.

    … the heavens provide plenty of rain.

28. 28

    देवेde·ve सम्माsam·mā धारंdhā·raṃ अनुप्पवेच्छन्तेa·nup·pa·vec·chan·te समपाकानिsa·ma·pā·kā·ni सस्सानिsas·sā·ni भवन्ति।bha·van·ti

    Deve sammā dhāraṁ anuppavecchante samapākāni sassāni bhavanti.

    When the heavens provide plenty of rain, the crops ripen well.

29. 29

    समपाकानि,sa·ma·pā·kā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सस्सानिsas·sā·ni मनुस्साma·nus·sā परिभुञ्जन्ताpa·ri·bhuñ·jan·tā दीघायुकाdī·ghā·yu·kā चca होन्तिhon·ti वण्णवन्तोvaṇ·ṇa·van·to चca बलवन्तोba·la·van·to चca अप्पाबाधाap·pā·bā·dhā चाति।cā·ti

    Samapākāni, bhikkhave, sassāni manussā paribhuñjantā dīghāyukā ca honti vaṇṇavanto ca balavanto ca appābādhā cāti.

    When people eat crops that have ripened well, they become long-lived, beautiful, strong, and healthy.

30. 30

    गुन्नञ्चेgun·nañ·ce तरमानानं,ta·ra·mā·nā·naṃ

    Gunnañce taramānānaṁ,

    When cattle cross a river,

31. 31

    जिम्हंjim·haṃ गच्छतिgac·cha·ti पुङ्गवो;puṅ·ga·vo

    jimhaṁ gacchati puṅgavo;

    if the bull goes off course,

32. 32

    सब्बाsab·bā ताtā जिम्हंjim·haṃ गच्छन्ति,gac·chan·ti

    Sabbā tā jimhaṁ gacchanti,

    they all go off course,

33. 33

    नेत्तेnet·te जिम्हंjim·haṃ गतेga·te सति।sa·ti

    nette jimhaṁ gate sati.

    because their leader is off course.

34. 34

    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ मनुस्सेसु,ma·nus·se·su

    Evamevaṁ manussesu,

    So it is for humans:

35. 35

    योyo होतिho·ti सेट्ठसम्मतो;seṭ·ṭha·sam·ma·to

    yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;

    when the one deemed chief

36. 36

    सोso चेce अधम्मंa·dham·maṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti

    So ce adhammaṁ carati,

    behaves badly,

37. 37

    पगेवpa·ge·va इतराi·ta·rā पजा;pa·jā

    pageva itarā pajā;

    what do you expect the rest to do?

38. 38

    सब्बंsab·baṃ रट्ठंraṭ·ṭhaṃ दुक्खंduk·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

    Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ dukkhaṁ seti,

    The whole nation sleeps badly,

39. 39

    राजाrā·jā चेce होतिho·ti अधम्मिको।a·dham·mi·ko

    rājā ce hoti adhammiko.

    when the king is unprincipled.

40. 40

    गुन्नञ्चेgun·nañ·ce तरमानानं,ta·ra·mā·nā·naṃ

    Gunnañce taramānānaṁ,

    When cattle cross a river,

41. 41

    उजुंu·juṃ गच्छतिgac·cha·ti पुङ्गवो;puṅ·ga·vo

    ujuṁ gacchati puṅgavo;

    if the bull goes straight,

42. 42

    सब्बाsab·bā ताtā उजुंu·juṃ गच्छन्ति,gac·chan·ti

    Sabbā tā ujuṁ gacchanti,

    they all go straight,

43. 43

    नेत्तेnet·te उजुंu·juṃ गतेga·te सति।sa·ti

    nette ujuṁ gate sati.

    because their leader is straight.

44. 44

    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ मनुस्सेसु,ma·nus·se·su

    Evamevaṁ manussesu,

    So it is for humans:

45. 45

    योyo होतिho·ti सेट्ठसम्मतो;seṭ·ṭha·sam·ma·to

    yo hoti seṭṭhasammato;

    when the one deemed chief

46. 46

    सोso सचेsa·ce धम्मंdham·maṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti

    So sace dhammaṁ carati,

    does the right thing,

47. 47

    पगेवpa·ge·va इतराi·ta·rā पजा;pa·jā

    pageva itarā pajā;

    what do you expect the rest to do?

48. 48

    सब्बंsab·baṃ रट्ठंraṭ·ṭhaṃ सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

    Sabbaṁ raṭṭhaṁ sukhaṁ seti,

    The whole nation sleeps at ease,

49. 49

    राजाrā·jā चेce होतिho·ti धम्मिको”ति।dham·mi·ko

    rājā ce hoti dhammiko”ti.

    when the king is just.”

50. 50

    दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

    Dasamaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

51. 51

    पत्तकम्मवग्गोpat·ta·kam·ma·vag·go दुतियो।du·ti·yo

    Pattakammavaggo dutiyo.

    (Pāli only)

52. 52

    तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

    Tassuddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

53. 53

    पत्तकम्मंpat·ta·kam·maṃ आनण्यको,ā·naṇ·ya·ko

    Pattakammaṁ ānaṇyako,

    (Pāli only)

54. 54

    सब्रह्मनिरयाsab·rah·ma·ni·ra·yā रूपेनrū·pe·na पञ्चमं;pañ·ca·maṃ

    Sabrahmanirayā rūpena pañcamaṁ;

    (Pāli only)

55. 55

    सरागअहिराजाsa·rā·ga·a·hi·rā·jā देवदत्तो,de·va·dat·to

    Sarāgaahirājā devadatto,

    (Pāli only)

56. 56

    पधानंpa·dhā·naṃ अधम्मिकेनa·dham·mi·ke·na चाति।cā·ti

    Padhānaṁ adhammikena cāti.

    (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.