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Sīhasenāpatisutta

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    अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 5।34

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.34

    Numbered Discourses 5.34

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    4। सुमनवग्गsu·ma·na·vag·ga

    4. Sumanavagga

    4. With Sumanā

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    सीहसेनापतिसुत्तsī·ha·se·nā·pa·ti·sut·ta

    Sīhasenāpatisutta

    With General Sīha

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    एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā वेसालियंve·sā·li·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti महावनेma·hā·va·ne कूटागारसालायं।kū·ṭā·gā·ra·sā·lā·yaṃ

    Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.

    At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.

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    अथa·tha खोkho सीहोsī·ho सेनापतिse·nā·pa·ti येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सीहोsī·ho सेनापतिse·nā·pa·ti भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho sīho senāpati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho sīho senāpati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    Then General Sīha went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and asked him,

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    “सक्काsak·kā नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā सन्दिट्ठिकंsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ दानफलंdā·na·pha·laṃ पञ्ञापेतुन्”ति?pañ·ñā·pe·tun

    “sakkā nu kho, bhante, bhagavā sandiṭṭhikaṁ dānaphalaṁ paññāpetun”ti?

    “Sir, can you point out a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life?”

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    “सक्का,sak·kā सीहा”तिsī·hā भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच:a·vo·ca

    “Sakkā, sīhā”ti bhagavā avoca:

    “I can, Sīha,” said the Buddha.

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    “दायको,dā·ya·ko सीह,sī·ha दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa पियोpi·yo होतिho·ti मनापो।ma·nā·po

    “dāyako, sīha, dānapati bahuno janassa piyo hoti manāpo.

    “A giver, a donor is dear and beloved to many people.

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    यम्पि,yam·pi सीह,sī·ha दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa पियोpi·yo होतिho·ti मनापो,ma·nā·po इदम्पिi·dam·pi सन्दिट्ठिकंsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ दानफलं।dā·na·pha·laṃ

    Yampi, sīha, dāyako dānapati bahuno janassa piyo hoti manāpo, idampi sandiṭṭhikaṁ dānaphalaṁ.

    This is a fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ सीह,sī·ha दायकंdā·ya·kaṃ दानपतिंdā·na·pa·tiṃ सन्तोsan·to सप्पुरिसाsap·pu·ri·sā भजन्ति।bha·jan·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, sīha, dāyakaṁ dānapatiṁ santo sappurisā bhajanti.

    Furthermore, good and true persons associate with a giver.

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    यम्पि,yam·pi सीह,sī·ha दायकंdā·ya·kaṃ दानपतिंdā·na·pa·tiṃ सन्तोsan·to सप्पुरिसाsap·pu·ri·sā भजन्ति,bha·jan·ti इदम्पिi·dam·pi सन्दिट्ठिकंsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ दानफलं।dā·na·pha·laṃ

    Yampi, sīha, dāyakaṁ dānapatiṁ santo sappurisā bhajanti, idampi sandiṭṭhikaṁ dānaphalaṁ.

    This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ सीह,sī·ha दायकस्सdā·ya·kas·sa दानपतिनोdā·na·pa·ti·no कल्याणोkal·yā·ṇo कित्तिसद्दोkit·ti·sad·do अब्भुग्गच्छति।ab·bhug·gac·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, sīha, dāyakassa dānapatino kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati.

    Furthermore, a giver gains a good reputation.

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    यम्पि,yam·pi सीह,sī·ha दायकस्सdā·ya·kas·sa दानपतिनोdā·na·pa·ti·no कल्याणोkal·yā·ṇo कित्तिसद्दोkit·ti·sad·do अब्भुग्गच्छति,ab·bhug·gac·cha·ti इदम्पिi·dam·pi सन्दिट्ठिकंsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ दानफलं।dā·na·pha·laṃ

    Yampi, sīha, dāyakassa dānapatino kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati, idampi sandiṭṭhikaṁ dānaphalaṁ.

    This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ सीह,sī·ha दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti यंyaṃ यदेवya·de·va परिसंpa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमति—यदिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti खत्तियपरिसंkhat·ti·ya·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di ब्राह्मणपरिसंbrāh·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di गहपतिपरिसंga·ha·pa·ti·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di समणपरिसं—विसारदोsa·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमतिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti अमङ्कुभूतो।a·maṅ·ku·bhū·to

    Puna caparaṁ, sīha, dāyako dānapati yaṁ yadeva parisaṁ upasaṅkamati—yadi khattiyaparisaṁ yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṁ yadi gahapatiparisaṁ yadi samaṇaparisaṁ—visārado upasaṅkamati amaṅkubhūto.

    Furthermore, a giver enters any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.

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    यम्पि,yam·pi सीह,sī·ha दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti यंyaṃ यदेवya·de·va परिसंpa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमति—यदिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti खत्तियपरिसंkhat·ti·ya·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di ब्राह्मणपरिसंbrāh·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di गहपतिपरिसंga·ha·pa·ti·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di समणपरिसं—विसारदोsa·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमतिu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti अमङ्कुभूतो,a·maṅ·ku·bhū·to इदम्पिi·dam·pi सन्दिट्ठिकंsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kaṃ दानफलं।dā·na·pha·laṃ

    Yampi, sīha, dāyako dānapati yaṁ yadeva parisaṁ upasaṅkamati—yadi khattiyaparisaṁ yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṁ yadi gahapatiparisaṁ yadi samaṇaparisaṁ—visārado upasaṅkamati amaṅkubhūto, idampi sandiṭṭhikaṁ dānaphalaṁ.

    This is another fruit of giving that’s apparent in the present life.

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ सीह,sī·ha दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, sīha, dāyako dānapati kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.

    Furthermore, when a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

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    यम्पि,yam·pi सीह,sī·ha दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जति,u·pa·paj·ja·ti इदंi·daṃ सम्परायिकंsam·pa·rā·yi·kaṃ दानफलन्”ति।dā·na·pha·lan

    Yampi, sīha, dāyako dānapati kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati, idaṁ samparāyikaṁ dānaphalan”ti.

    This is a fruit of giving to do with lives to come.”

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    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te सीहोsī·ho सेनापतिse·nā·pa·ti भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Evaṁ vutte, sīho senāpati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    When he said this, General Sīha said to the Buddha,

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    “यानिमानि,yā·ni·mā·ni भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā चत्तारिcat·tā·ri सन्दिट्ठिकानिsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā·ni दानफलानिdā·na·pha·lā·ni अक्खातानि,ak·khā·tā·ni नाहंnā·haṃ एत्थet·tha भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सद्धायsad·dhā·ya गच्छामि;gac·chā·mi अहंa·haṃ पेतानिpe·tā·ni जानामि।jā·nā·mi

    “yānimāni, bhante, bhagavatā cattāri sandiṭṭhikāni dānaphalāni akkhātāni, nāhaṁ ettha bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmi; ahaṁ petāni jānāmi.

    “When it comes to those four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.

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    अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti बहुनोba·hu·no जनस्सja·nas·sa पियोpi·yo मनापो।ma·nā·po

    Ahaṁ, bhante, dāyako dānapati bahuno janassa piyo manāpo.

    I’m a giver, a donor, and am dear and beloved to many people.

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    अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपति;dā·na·pa·ti मंmaṃ सन्तोsan·to सप्पुरिसाsap·pu·ri·sā भजन्ति।bha·jan·ti

    Ahaṁ, bhante, dāyako dānapati; maṁ santo sappurisā bhajanti.

    I’m a giver, and good and true persons associate with me.

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    अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपति;dā·na·pa·ti मय्हंmay·haṃ कल्याणोkal·yā·ṇo कित्तिसद्दोkit·ti·sad·do अब्भुग्गतो:ab·bhug·ga·to ‘सीहोsī·ho सेनापतिse·nā·pa·ti दायकोdā·ya·ko कारकोkā·ra·ko सङ्घुपट्ठाको’ति।saṅ·ghu·paṭ·ṭhā·ko

    Ahaṁ, bhante, dāyako dānapati; mayhaṁ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato: ‘sīho senāpati dāyako kārako saṅghupaṭṭhāko’ti.

    I’m a giver, and I have this good reputation: ‘General Sīha gives, serves, and attends on the Saṅgha.’

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    अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti यंyaṃ यदेवya·de·va परिसंpa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमामि—यदिu·pa·saṅ·ka·mā·mi खत्तियपरिसंkhat·ti·ya·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di ब्राह्मणपरिसंbrāh·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di गहपतिपरिसंga·ha·pa·ti·pa·ri·saṃ यदिya·di समणपरिसं—विसारदोsa·ma·ṇa·pa·ri·saṃ उपसङ्कमामिu·pa·saṅ·ka·mā·mi अमङ्कुभूतो।a·maṅ·ku·bhū·to

    Ahaṁ, bhante, dāyako dānapati yaṁ yadeva parisaṁ upasaṅkamāmi—yadi khattiyaparisaṁ yadi brāhmaṇaparisaṁ yadi gahapatiparisaṁ yadi samaṇaparisaṁ—visārado upasaṅkamāmi amaṅkubhūto.

    I’m a giver, and I enter any kind of assembly bold and self-assured, whether it’s an assembly of aristocrats, brahmins, householders, or ascetics.

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    यानिमानि,yā·ni·mā·ni भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā चत्तारिcat·tā·ri सन्दिट्ठिकानिsan·diṭ·ṭhi·kā·ni दानफलानिdā·na·pha·lā·ni अक्खातानि,ak·khā·tā·ni नाहंnā·haṃ एत्थet·tha भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सद्धायsad·dhā·ya गच्छामि;gac·chā·mi अहंa·haṃ पेतानिpe·tā·ni जानामि।jā·nā·mi

    Yānimāni, bhante, bhagavatā cattāri sandiṭṭhikāni dānaphalāni akkhātāni, nāhaṁ ettha bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmi; ahaṁ petāni jānāmi.

    When it comes to these four fruits of giving that are apparent in the present life, I don’t rely on faith in the Buddha, for I know them too.

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    यञ्चyañ·ca खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

    Yañca kho maṁ, bhante, bhagavā evamāha:

    But when the Buddha says:

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    ‘दायको,dā·ya·ko सीह,sī·ha दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जती’ति,u·pa·paj·ja·tī एताहंe·tā·haṃ नna जानामि;jā·nā·mi एत्थet·tha चca पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सद्धायsad·dhā·ya गच्छामी”ति।gac·chā·mī

    ‘dāyako, sīha, dānapati kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatī’ti, etāhaṁ na jānāmi; ettha ca panāhaṁ bhagavato saddhāya gacchāmī”ti.

    ‘When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.’ I don’t know this, so I have to rely on faith in the Buddha.”

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    “एवमेतं,e·va·me·taṃ सीह,sī·ha एवमेतं,e·va·me·taṃ सीह।sī·ha

    “Evametaṁ, sīha, evametaṁ, sīha.

    “That’s so true, Sīha! That’s so true!

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    दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā सुगतिंsu·ga·tiṃ सग्गंsag·gaṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ उपपज्जतीति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī·ti

    Dāyako dānapati kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjatīti.

    When a giver’s body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

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    ददंda·daṃ पियोpi·yo होतिho·ti भजन्तिbha·jan·ti नंnaṃ बहू,ba·hū

    Dadaṁ piyo hoti bhajanti naṁ bahū,

    Giving, you’re loved and befriended by many people.

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    कित्तिञ्चkit·tiñ·ca पप्पोतिpap·po·ti यसोya·so चca वड्ढति;vaḍ·ḍha·ti

    Kittiñca pappoti yaso ca vaḍḍhati;

    You get a good reputation, and your fame grows.

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    अमङ्कुभूतोa·maṅ·ku·bhū·to परिसंpa·ri·saṃ विगाहति,vi·gā·ha·ti

    Amaṅkubhūto parisaṁ vigāhati,

    A generous man enters an assembly

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    विसारदोvi·sā·ra·do होतिho·ti नरोna·ro अमच्छरी।a·mac·cha·rī

    Visārado hoti naro amaccharī.

    bold and self-assured.

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    तस्माtas·mā हिhi दानानिdā·nā·ni ददन्तिda·dan·ti पण्डिता,paṇ·ḍi·tā

    Tasmā hi dānāni dadanti paṇḍitā,

    So an astute person, seeking happiness, <j>would give gifts,

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    विनेय्यvi·ney·ya मच्छेरमलंmac·che·ra·ma·laṃ सुखेसिनो;su·khe·si·no

    Vineyya maccheramalaṁ sukhesino;

    having driven out the stain of stinginess.

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    तेte दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ तिदिवेti·di·ve पतिट्ठिता,pa·tiṭ·ṭhi·tā

    Te dīgharattaṁ tidive patiṭṭhitā,

    They live long in the Third Heaven,

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    देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यगताsa·hab·ya·ga·tā रमन्तिra·man·ti ते।te

    Devānaṁ sahabyagatā ramanti te.

    enjoying the company of the gods.

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    कतावकासाka·tā·va·kā·sā कतकुसलाka·ta·ku·sa·lā इतोi·to चुता,cu·tā

    Katāvakāsā katakusalā ito cutā,

    Having taken the opportunity to do good, <j>when they pass from here

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    सयंपभाsa·yaṃ·pa·bhā अनुविचरन्तिa·nu·vi·ca·ran·ti नन्दनं;nan·da·naṃ

    Sayaṁpabhā anuvicaranti nandanaṁ;

    they wander self-radiant in the Garden of Delight.

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    तेte तत्थtat·tha नन्दन्तिnan·dan·ti रमन्तिra·man·ti मोदरे,mo·da·re

    Te tattha nandanti ramanti modare,

    There they delight, rejoice, and enjoy themselves,

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    समप्पिताsa·map·pi·tā कामगुणेहिkā·ma·gu·ṇe·hi पञ्चहि;pañ·ca·hi

    Samappitā kāmaguṇehi pañcahi;

    provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

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    कत्वानkat·vā·na वाक्यंvāk·yaṃ असितस्सa·si·tas·sa तादिनो,tā·di·no

    Katvāna vākyaṁ asitassa tādino,

    Having practiced the word of the unattached, <j>the unaffected,

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    रमन्तिra·man·ti सग्गेsag·ge सुगतस्सsu·ga·tas·sa सावका”ति।sā·va·kā

    Ramanti sagge sugatassa sāvakā”ti.

    disciples of the Holy One rejoice in heaven.”

  43. 43

    चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

    Catutthaṁ.

    (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.