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Sīhasenāpatisutta
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Numbered Discourses 5.34
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सीहसेनापतिसुत्तsī·ha·se·nā·pa·ti·sut·ta
Sīhasenāpatisutta
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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 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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‘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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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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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ
Catutthaṁ.
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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.