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Macchabandhasutta

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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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 6।18

Aṅguttara Nikāya 6.18

Numbered Discourses 6.18
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2। सारणीयवग्गsā·ra·ṇī·ya·vag·ga

2. Sāraṇīyavagga

2. Warm-hearted
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मच्छबन्धसुत्तmac·cha·ban·dha·sut·ta

Macchabandhasutta

A Fish Dealer
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā कोसलेसुko·sa·le·su चारिकंcā·ri·kaṃ चरतिca·ra·ti महताma·ha·tā भिक्खुसङ्घेनbhik·khu·saṅ·ghe·na सद्धिं।sad·dhiṃ

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṁ carati mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ.

At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā अद्धानमग्गप्पटिपन्नोad·dhā·na·mag·gap·pa·ṭi·pan·no अञ्ञतरस्मिंañ·ña·ta·ras·miṃ पदेसेpa·de·se मच्छिकंmac·chi·kaṃ मच्छबन्धंmac·cha·ban·dhaṃ मच्छेmac·che वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानं।vik·ki·ṇa·mā·naṃ

Addasā kho bhagavā addhānamaggappaṭipanno aññatarasmiṁ padese macchikaṁ macchabandhaṁ macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamānaṁ.

While walking along the road he saw a fish dealer in a certain spot selling fish that he had killed himself.
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दिस्वाdis·vā मग्गाmag·gā ओक्कम्मok·kam·ma अञ्ञतरस्मिंañ·ña·ta·ras·miṃ रुक्खमूलेruk·kha·mū·le पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di

Disvā maggā okkamma aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle paññatte āsane nisīdi.

Seeing this he left the road, sat at the root of a tree on the seat spread out,
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निसज्जni·saj·ja खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Nisajja kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

and addressed the mendicants:
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“पस्सथpas·sa·tha नोno तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अमुंa·muṃ मच्छिकंmac·chi·kaṃ मच्छबन्धंmac·cha·ban·dhaṃ मच्छेmac·che वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानन्”ति?vik·ki·ṇa·mā·nan

“passatha no tumhe, bhikkhave, amuṁ macchikaṁ macchabandhaṁ macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamānan”ti?

“Mendicants, do you see that fish dealer selling fish that he killed himself?”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

“Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

“What do you think, mendicants?
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अपिa·pi नुnu तुम्हेहिtum·he·hi दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ वाvā सुतंsu·taṃ वा:vā

api nu tumhehi diṭṭhaṁ vā sutaṁ vā:

Have you ever seen or heard
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‘मच्छिकोmac·chi·ko मच्छबन्धोmac·cha·ban·dho मच्छेmac·che वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’”ति?aj·jhā·va·san·to

‘macchiko macchabandho macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’”ti?

of a fish dealer selling fish that he killed himself who, by means of that work and livelihood, got to travel by elephant, horse, chariot, or vehicle, or to enjoy wealth, or to live off a large fortune?”
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“नोno हेतं,he·taṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”
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“साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खवे।bhik·kha·ve

“Sādhu, bhikkhave.

“Good, mendicants!
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मयापिma·yā·pi खोkho एतं,e·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नेवne·va दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ नna सुतं:su·taṃ

Mayāpi kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, neva diṭṭhaṁ na sutaṁ:

I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.
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‘मच्छिकोmac·chi·ko मच्छबन्धोmac·cha·ban·dho मच्छेmac·che वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’ति।aj·jhā·va·san·to

‘macchiko macchabandho macche vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’ti.

(Pāli only)
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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तेte हिhi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मच्छेmac·che वज्झेvaj·jhe वधायुपनीतेva·dhā·yu·pa·nī·te पापकेनpā·pa·ke·na मनसानुपेक्खति,ma·na·sā·nu·pek·kha·ti तस्माtas·mā सोso नेवne·va हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī होतिho·ti नna अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī नna रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī नna यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī नna भोगभोगी,bho·ga·bho·gī नna महन्तंma·han·taṃ भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसति।aj·jhā·va·sa·ti

Te hi so, bhikkhave, macche vajjhe vadhāyupanīte pāpakena manasānupekkhati, tasmā so neva hatthiyāyī hoti na assayāyī na rathayāyī na yānayāyī na bhogabhogī, na mahantaṁ bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasati.

Because when the fish are led to the slaughter he regards them with bad intentions.
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

What do you think, mendicants?
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अपिa·pi नुnu तुम्हेहिtum·he·hi दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ वाvā सुतंsu·taṃ वा:vā

api nu tumhehi diṭṭhaṁ vā sutaṁ vā:

Have you ever seen or heard
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‘गोघातकोgo·ghā·ta·ko गावोgā·vo वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’”ति?aj·jhā·va·san·to

‘goghātako gāvo vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’”ti?

of a butcher of cattle selling cattle that he killed himself who, by means of that work and livelihood, got to travel by elephant, horse, chariot, or vehicle, or to enjoy wealth, or to live off a large fortune?”
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“नोno हेतं,he·taṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”
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“साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खवे।bhik·kha·ve

“Sādhu, bhikkhave.

“Good, mendicants!
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मयापिma·yā·pi खोkho एतं,e·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नेवne·va दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ नna सुतं:su·taṃ

Mayāpi kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, neva diṭṭhaṁ na sutaṁ:

I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.
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‘गोघातकोgo·ghā·ta·ko गावोgā·vo वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’ति।aj·jhā·va·san·to

‘goghātako gāvo vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’ti.

(Pāli only)
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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तेte हिhi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve गावोgā·vo वज्झेvaj·jhe वधायुपनीतेva·dhā·yu·pa·nī·te पापकेनpā·pa·ke·na मनसानुपेक्खति,ma·na·sā·nu·pek·kha·ti तस्माtas·mā सोso नेवne·va हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī होतिho·ti नna अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī नna रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī नna यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī नna भोगभोगी,bho·ga·bho·gī नna महन्तंma·han·taṃ भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसति।aj·jhā·va·sa·ti

Te hi so, bhikkhave, gāvo vajjhe vadhāyupanīte pāpakena manasānupekkhati, tasmā so neva hatthiyāyī hoti na assayāyī na rathayāyī na yānayāyī na bhogabhogī, na mahantaṁ bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasati.

Because when the cattle are led to the slaughter he regards them with bad intentions.
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

What do you think, mendicants?
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अपिa·pi नुnu तुम्हेहिtum·he·hi दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ वाvā सुतंsu·taṃ वा:vā

api nu tumhehi diṭṭhaṁ vā sutaṁ vā:

Have you ever seen or heard
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‘ओरब्भिकोo·rab·bhi·ko …पे…pe

‘orabbhiko …pe…

of a butcher of sheep …
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सूकरिकोsū·ka·ri·ko …पे…pe

sūkariko …pe…

a butcher of pigs …
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साकुणिकोsā·ku·ṇi·ko …पे…pe

sākuṇiko …pe…

a butcher of poultry …
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मागविकोmā·ga·vi·ko मगेma·ge वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’”ति?aj·jhā·va·san·to

māgaviko mage vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’”ti?

or a deer-hunter selling deer which he killed himself who, by means of that work and livelihood, got to travel by elephant, horse, chariot, or vehicle, or to enjoy wealth, or to live off a large fortune?”
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“नोno हेतं,he·taṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”
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“साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खवे।bhik·kha·ve

“Sādhu, bhikkhave.

“Good, mendicants!
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मयापिma·yā·pi खोkho एतं,e·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नेवne·va दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ नna सुतं:su·taṃ

Mayāpi kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, neva diṭṭhaṁ na sutaṁ:

I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.
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‘मागविकोmā·ga·vi·ko मगेma·ge वधित्वाva·dhit·vā वधित्वाva·dhit·vā विक्किणमानोvik·ki·ṇa·mā·no तेनte·na कम्मेनkam·me·na तेनte·na आजीवेनā·jī·ve·na हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī वाvā अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī वाvā रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī वाvā यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī वाvā भोगभोगीbho·ga·bho·gī वाvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ वाvā भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसन्तो’ति।aj·jhā·va·san·to

‘māgaviko mage vadhitvā vadhitvā vikkiṇamāno tena kammena tena ājīvena hatthiyāyī vā assayāyī vā rathayāyī vā yānayāyī vā bhogabhogī vā mahantaṁ vā bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasanto’ti.

(Pāli only)
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
39

तेte हिhi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मगेma·ge वज्झेvaj·jhe वधायुपनीतेva·dhā·yu·pa·nī·te पापकेनpā·pa·ke·na मनसानुपेक्खति,ma·na·sā·nu·pek·kha·ti तस्माtas·mā सोso नेवne·va हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī होतिho·ti नna अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī नna रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī नna यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī नna भोगभोगी,bho·ga·bho·gī नna महन्तंma·han·taṃ भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसति।aj·jhā·va·sa·ti

Te hi so, bhikkhave, mage vajjhe vadhāyupanīte pāpakena manasānupekkhati, tasmā so neva hatthiyāyī hoti na assayāyī na rathayāyī na yānayāyī na bhogabhogī, na mahantaṁ bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasati.

Because when the deer are led to the slaughter he regards them with bad intentions.
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तेte हिhi नामnā·ma सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिरच्छानगतेti·rac·chā·na·ga·te पाणेpā·ṇe वज्झेvaj·jhe वधायुपनीतेva·dhā·yu·pa·nī·te पापकेनpā·pa·ke·na मनसानुपेक्खमानोma·na·sā·nu·pek·kha·mā·no नेवne·va हत्थियायीhat·thi·yā·yī भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti नna अस्सयायीas·sa·yā·yī नna रथयायीra·tha·yā·yī नna यानयायीyā·na·yā·yī नna भोगभोगी,bho·ga·bho·gī नna महन्तंma·han·taṃ भोगक्खन्धंbho·gak·khan·dhaṃ अज्झावसिस्सति।aj·jhā·va·sis·sa·ti

Te hi nāma so, bhikkhave, tiracchānagate pāṇe vajjhe vadhāyupanīte pāpakena manasānupekkhamāno neva hatthiyāyī bhavissati na assayāyī na rathayāyī na yānayāyī na bhogabhogī, na mahantaṁ bhogakkhandhaṁ ajjhāvasissati.

By regarding even animals led to the slaughter with bad intentions he did not get to travel by elephant, horse, chariot, or vehicle, or to enjoy wealth, or to live off a large fortune.
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कोko पनpa·na वादोvā·do यंyaṃ मनुस्सभूतंma·nus·sa·bhū·taṃ वज्झंvaj·jhaṃ वधायुपनीतंva·dhā·yu·pa·nī·taṃ पापकेनpā·pa·ke·na मनसानुपेक्खति।ma·na·sā·nu·pek·kha·ti

Ko pana vādo yaṁ manussabhūtaṁ vajjhaṁ vadhāyupanītaṁ pāpakena manasānupekkhati.

How much worse is someone who regards human beings brought to the slaughter with bad intentions!
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तञ्हिtañ·hi तस्स,tas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve होतिho·ti दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ अहितायa·hi·tā·ya दुक्खाय।duk·khā·ya

Tañhi tassa, bhikkhave, hoti dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya.

This will be for their lasting harm and suffering.
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कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जती”ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

Kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjatī”ti.

When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.