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Mātāputtasutta

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 5।55

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.55

   Numbered Discourses 5.55

2. 2

   6। नीवरणवग्गnī·va·ra·ṇa·vag·ga

   6. Nīvaraṇavagga

   6. Hindrances

3. 3

   मातापुत्तसुत्तmā·tā·put·ta·sut·ta

   Mātāputtasutta

   Mother and Son

4. 4

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

   Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

   At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

5. 5

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ उभोu·bho मातापुत्ताmā·tā·put·tā वस्सावासंvas·sā·vā·saṃ उपगमिंसु—u·pa·ga·miṃ·su

   Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyaṁ ubho mātāputtā vassāvāsaṁ upagamiṁsu—

   Now, at that time a mother and son had both entered the rainy season residence at Sāvatthī,

6. 6

   भिक्खुbhik·khu चca भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī च।ca

   bhikkhu ca bhikkhunī ca.

   as a monk and a nun.

7. 7

   तेte अञ्ञमञ्ञस्सañ·ña·mañ·ñas·sa अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामाdas·sa·na·kā·mā अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

   Te aññamaññassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahesuṁ.

   They wanted to see each other often.

8. 8

   मातापिmā·tā·pi पुत्तस्सput·tas·sa अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामाdas·sa·na·kā·mā अहोसि;a·ho·si

   Mātāpi puttassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahosi;

   The mother wanted to see her son often,

9. 9

   पुत्तोपिput·to·pi मातरंmā·ta·raṃ अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामोdas·sa·na·kā·mo अहोसि।a·ho·si

   puttopi mātaraṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmo ahosi.

   and the son his mother.

10. 10

    तेसंte·saṃ अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनाdas·sa·nā संसग्गोsaṃ·sag·go अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Tesaṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanā saṁsaggo ahosi.

    Seeing each other often, they became close.

11. 11

    संसग्गेsaṃ·sag·ge सतिsa·ti विस्सासोvis·sā·so अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Saṁsagge sati vissāso ahosi.

    Being so close, they became familiar.

12. 12

    विस्सासेvis·sā·se सतिsa·ti ओतारोo·tā·ro अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Vissāse sati otāro ahosi.

    And being familiar, lust overcame them.

13. 13

    तेte ओतिण्णचित्ताo·tiṇ·ṇa·cit·tā सिक्खंsik·khaṃ अपच्चक्खायa·pac·cak·khā·ya दुब्बल्यंdub·bal·yaṃ अनाविकत्वाa·nā·vi·kat·vā मेथुनंme·thu·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ पटिसेविंसु।pa·ṭi·se·viṃ·su

    Te otiṇṇacittā sikkhaṁ apaccakkhāya dubbalyaṁ anāvikatvā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseviṁsu.

    With their minds swamped by lust, without resigning the training and declaring their inability to continue, they had sex.

14. 14

    अथa·tha खोkho सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā भिक्खूbhik·khū येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened.

15. 15

    “इध,i·dha भन्ते,bhan·te सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ उभोu·bho मातापुत्ताmā·tā·put·tā वस्सावासंvas·sā·vā·saṃ उपगमिंसु—u·pa·ga·miṃ·su

    “idha, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ ubho mātāputtā vassāvāsaṁ upagamiṁsu—

    (Pāli only)

16. 16

    भिक्खुbhik·khu चca भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī च,ca तेte अञ्ञमञ्ञस्सañ·ña·mañ·ñas·sa अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामाdas·sa·na·kā·mā अहेसुं,a·he·suṃ मातापिmā·tā·pi पुत्तस्सput·tas·sa अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामाdas·sa·na·kā·mā अहोसि,a·ho·si पुत्तोपिput·to·pi मातरंmā·ta·raṃ अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनकामोdas·sa·na·kā·mo अहोसि।a·ho·si

    bhikkhu ca bhikkhunī ca, te aññamaññassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahesuṁ, mātāpi puttassa abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmā ahosi, puttopi mātaraṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanakāmo ahosi.

    (Pāli only)

17. 17

    तेसंte·saṃ अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ दस्सनाdas·sa·nā संसग्गोsaṃ·sag·go अहोसि,a·ho·si संसग्गेsaṃ·sag·ge सतिsa·ti विस्सासोvis·sā·so अहोसि,a·ho·si विस्सासेvis·sā·se सतिsa·ti ओतारोo·tā·ro अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte ओतिण्णचित्ताo·tiṇ·ṇa·cit·tā सिक्खंsik·khaṃ अपच्चक्खायa·pac·cak·khā·ya दुब्बल्यंdub·bal·yaṃ अनाविकत्वाa·nā·vi·kat·vā मेथुनंme·thu·naṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ पटिसेविंसू”ति।pa·ṭi·se·viṃ·sū

    Tesaṁ abhiṇhaṁ dassanā saṁsaggo ahosi, saṁsagge sati vissāso ahosi, vissāse sati otāro ahosi, te otiṇṇacittā sikkhaṁ apaccakkhāya dubbalyaṁ anāvikatvā methunaṁ dhammaṁ paṭiseviṁsū”ti.

    (Pāli only)

18. 18

    “किंkiṃ नुnu सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मोघपुरिसोmo·gha·pu·ri·so मञ्ञति:mañ·ña·ti

    “Kiṁ nu so, bhikkhave, moghapuriso maññati:

    “Mendicants, how could that futile man imagine that

19. 19

    ‘नna माताmā·tā पुत्तेput·te सारज्जति,sā·raj·ja·ti पुत्तोput·to वाvā पनpa·na मातरी’ति?mā·ta·rī

    ‘na mātā putte sārajjati, putto vā pana mātarī’ti?

    a mother cannot lust for her son, or that a son cannot lust for his mother?

20. 20

    नाहं,nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ एकरूपम्पिe·ka·rū·pam·pi समनुपस्सामिsa·ma·nu·pas·sā·mi एवंe·vaṃ रजनीयंra·ja·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ कमनीयंka·ma·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ मदनीयंma·da·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ बन्धनीयंban·dha·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ मुच्छनीयंmuc·cha·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ अन्तरायकरंan·ta·rā·ya·ka·raṃ अनुत्तरस्सa·nut·ta·ras·sa योगक्खेमस्सyo·gak·khe·mas·sa अधिगमायa·dhi·ga·mā·ya यथयिदं,ya·tha·yi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इत्थिरूपं।it·thi·rū·paṃ

    Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekarūpampi samanupassāmi evaṁ rajanīyaṁ evaṁ kamanīyaṁ evaṁ madanīyaṁ evaṁ bandhanīyaṁ evaṁ mucchanīyaṁ evaṁ antarāyakaraṁ anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāya yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthirūpaṁ.

    Compared to the sight of a woman, I do not see a single sight that is so arousing, sensuous, intoxicating, captivating, and infatuating, and such an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.

21. 21

    इत्थिरूपे,it·thi·rū·pe भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्ताsat·tā रत्ताrat·tā गिद्धाgid·dhā गथिताga·thi·tā मुच्छिताmuc·chi·tā अज्झोसन्ना।aj·jho·san·nā

    Itthirūpe, bhikkhave, sattā rattā giddhā gathitā mucchitā ajjhosannā.

    Sentient beings are lustful, greedy, tied, infatuated, and attached to the sight of a woman.

22. 22

    तेte दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सोचन्तिso·can·ti इत्थिरूपवसानुगा।it·thi·rū·pa·va·sā·nu·gā

    Te dīgharattaṁ socanti itthirūpavasānugā.

    They sorrow for a long time under the sway of a woman’s sight.

23. 23

    नाहं,nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ एकसद्दम्पिe·ka·sad·dam·pi … एकगन्धम्पिe·ka·gan·dham·pi … एकरसम्पिe·ka·ra·sam·pi … एकफोट्ठब्बम्पिe·ka·phoṭ·ṭhab·bam·pi समनुपस्सामिsa·ma·nu·pas·sā·mi एवंe·vaṃ रजनीयंra·ja·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ कमनीयंka·ma·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ मदनीयंma·da·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ बन्धनीयंban·dha·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ मुच्छनीयंmuc·cha·nī·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ अन्तरायकरंan·ta·rā·ya·ka·raṃ अनुत्तरस्सa·nut·ta·ras·sa योगक्खेमस्सyo·gak·khe·mas·sa अधिगमायa·dhi·ga·mā·ya यथयिदं,ya·tha·yi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इत्थिफोट्ठब्बं।it·thi·phoṭ·ṭhab·baṃ

    Nāhaṁ, bhikkhave, aññaṁ ekasaddampi … ekagandhampi … ekarasampi … ekaphoṭṭhabbampi samanupassāmi evaṁ rajanīyaṁ evaṁ kamanīyaṁ evaṁ madanīyaṁ evaṁ bandhanīyaṁ evaṁ mucchanīyaṁ evaṁ antarāyakaraṁ anuttarassa yogakkhemassa adhigamāya yathayidaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiphoṭṭhabbaṁ.

    Compared to the sound … smell … taste … touch of a woman, I do not see a single touch that is so arousing, sensuous, intoxicating, captivating, and infatuating, and such an obstacle to reaching the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.

24. 24

    इत्थिफोट्ठब्बे,it·thi·phoṭ·ṭhab·be भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्ताsat·tā रत्ताrat·tā गिद्धाgid·dhā गथिताga·thi·tā मुच्छिताmuc·chi·tā अज्झोसन्ना।aj·jho·san·nā

    Itthiphoṭṭhabbe, bhikkhave, sattā rattā giddhā gathitā mucchitā ajjhosannā.

    Sentient beings are lustful, greedy, tied, infatuated, and attached to the touch of a woman.

25. 25

    तेte दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सोचन्तिso·can·ti इत्थिफोट्ठब्बवसानुगा।it·thi·phoṭ·ṭhab·ba·va·sā·nu·gā

    Te dīgharattaṁ socanti itthiphoṭṭhabbavasānugā.

    They sorrow for a long time under the sway of a woman’s touch.

26. 26

    इत्थी,it·thī भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve गच्छन्तीपिgac·chan·tī·pi पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ परियादायpa·ri·yā·dā·ya तिट्ठति;tiṭ·ṭha·ti

    Itthī, bhikkhave, gacchantīpi purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati;

    When a woman walks, she occupies a man’s mind.

27. 27

    ठितापिṭhi·tā·pi …पे…pe निसिन्नापिni·sin·nā·pi … सयानापिsa·yā·nā·pi … हसन्तीपिha·san·tī·pi … भणन्तीपिbha·ṇan·tī·pi … गायन्तीपिgā·yan·tī·pi … रोदन्तीपिro·dan·tī·pi … उग्घातितापिug·ghā·ti·tā·pi … मतापिma·tā·pi पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ परियादायpa·ri·yā·dā·ya तिट्ठति।tiṭ·ṭha·ti

    ṭhitāpi …pe… nisinnāpi … sayānāpi … hasantīpi … bhaṇantīpi … gāyantīpi … rodantīpi … ugghātitāpi … matāpi purisassa cittaṁ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati.

    When a woman stands … sits … lies down … laughs … speaks … sings … cries … is injured, she occupies a man’s mind. Even when a woman is dead, she occupies a man’s mind.

28. 28

    यञ्हिyañ·hi तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सम्माsam·mā वदमानोva·da·mā·no वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    Yañhi taṁ, bhikkhave, sammā vadamāno vadeyya:

    For if anyone should be rightly called ‘an all-round snare of Māra’, it’s ladies.

29. 29

    ‘समन्तपासोsa·man·ta·pā·so मारस्सा’तिmā·ras·sā मातुगामंयेवmā·tu·gā·maṃ·ye·va सम्माsam·mā वदमानोva·da·mā·no वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

    ‘samantapāso mārassā’ti mātugāmaṁyeva sammā vadamāno vadeyya:

    (Pāli only)

30. 30

    ‘समन्तपासोsa·man·ta·pā·so मारस्सा’ति।mā·ras·sā

    ‘samantapāso mārassā’ti.

    (Pāli only)

31. 31

    सल्लपेsal·la·pe असिहत्थेन,a·si·hat·the·na

    Sallape asihatthena,

    You might chat with someone who has knife in hand.

32. 32

    पिसाचेनापिpi·sā·ce·nā·pi सल्लपे;sal·la·pe

    pisācenāpi sallape;

    You might even chat with a goblin.

33. 33

    आसीविसम्पिā·sī·vi·sam·pi आसीदे,ā·sī·de

    Āsīvisampi āsīde,

    You might sit close by a viper,

34. 34

    येनye·na दट्ठोdaṭ·ṭho नna जीवति;jī·va·ti

    yena daṭṭho na jīvati;

    whose bite would take your life.

35. 35

    नna त्वेवtve·va एकोe·ko एकाय,e·kā·ya

    Na tveva eko ekāya,

    But never should you chat

36. 36

    मातुगामेनmā·tu·gā·me·na सल्लपे।sal·la·pe

    mātugāmena sallape.

    one on one with a lady.

37. 37

    मुट्ठस्सतिंmuṭ·ṭhas·sa·tiṃ ताtā बन्धन्ति,ban·dhan·ti

    Muṭṭhassatiṁ tā bandhanti,

    They captivate the unmindful

38. 38

    पेक्खितेनpek·khi·te·na सितेनsi·te·na च;ca

    pekkhitena sitena ca;

    with a glance and a smile.

39. 39

    अथोपिa·tho·pi दुन्निवत्थेन,dun·ni·vat·the·na

    Athopi dunnivatthena,

    Or scantily clad,

40. 40

    मञ्जुनाmañ·ju·nā भणितेनbha·ṇi·te·na च;ca

    mañjunā bhaṇitena ca;

    they speak charming words.

41. 41

    नेसोne·so जनोja·no स्वासीसदो,svā·sī·sa·do

    Neso jano svāsīsado,

    It’s not good to sit with such a person,

42. 42

    अपिa·pi उग्घातितोug·ghā·ti·to मतो।ma·to

    api ugghātito mato.

    even if she’s injured or dead.

43. 43

    पञ्चpañ·ca कामगुणाkā·ma·gu·ṇā एते,e·te

    Pañca kāmaguṇā ete,

    These five kinds of sensual stimulation

44. 44

    इत्थिरूपस्मिंit·thi·rū·pas·miṃ दिस्सरे;dis·sa·re

    itthirūpasmiṁ dissare;

    are apparent in a woman’s body:

45. 45

    रूपाrū·pā सद्दाsad·dā रसाra·sā गन्धा,gan·dhā

    Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,

    sights, sounds, tastes, smells,

46. 46

    फोट्ठब्बाphoṭ·ṭhab·bā चca मनोरमा।ma·no·ra·mā

    phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā.

    and touches so delightful.

47. 47

    तेसंte·saṃ कामोघवूळ्हानं,kā·mo·gha·vū·ḷhā·naṃ

    Tesaṁ kāmoghavūḷhānaṁ,

    Those swept away by the flood of sensual pleasures,

48. 48

    कामेkā·me अपरिजानतं;a·pa·ri·jā·na·taṃ

    kāme aparijānataṁ;

    not comprehending them,

49. 49

    कालंkā·laṃ गतिga·ti भवाभवं,bha·vā·bha·vaṃ

    Kālaṁ gati bhavābhavaṁ,

    are governed by transmigration—

50. 50

    संसारस्मिंsaṃ·sā·ras·miṃ पुरक्खता।pu·rak·kha·tā

    saṁsārasmiṁ purakkhatā.

    time and destination, and life after life.

51. 51

    येye चca कामेkā·me परिञ्ञाय,pa·riñ·ñā·ya

    Ye ca kāme pariññāya,

    But those who fully understand sensual pleasures

52. 52

    चरन्तिca·ran·ti अकुतोभया;a·ku·to·bha·yā

    caranti akutobhayā;

    live fearing nothing from any quarter.

53. 53

    तेte वेve पारङ्गताpā·raṅ·ga·tā लोके,lo·ke

    Te ve pāraṅgatā loke,

    They are those in the world who’ve crossed over,

54. 54

    येye पत्ताpat·tā आसवक्खयन्”ति।ā·sa·vak·kha·yan

    ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.

    having reached the ending of defilements.”

55. 55

    पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

    Pañcamaṁ.

    (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.