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Vassakārasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 7।22

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.22

Numbered Discourses 7.22
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3। वज्जिसत्तकवग्गvaj·ji·sat·ta·ka·vag·ga

3. Vajjisattakavagga

3. The Vajji Seven
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वस्सकारसुत्तvas·sa·kā·ra·sut·ta

Vassakārasutta

With Vassakāra
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti गिज्झकूटेgij·jha·kū·ṭe पब्बते।pab·ba·te

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na राजाrā·jā मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to वज्जीvaj·jī अभियातुकामोa·bhi·yā·tu·kā·mo होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto vajjī abhiyātukāmo hoti.

Now at that time King Ajātasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, wanted to invade the Vajjis.
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सोso एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

So evamāha:

He said:
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“अहंa·haṃ हिमेhi·me वज्जीvaj·jī एवंमहिद्धिकेe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ke एवंमहानुभावेe·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·ve उच्छेच्छामि,uc·chec·chā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī विनासेस्सामि,vi·nā·ses·sā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī अनयब्यसनंa·na·yab·ya·sa·naṃ आपादेस्सामी”ति।ā·pā·des·sā·mī

“ahaṁ hime vajjī evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve ucchecchāmi, vajjī vināsessāmi, vajjī anayabyasanaṁ āpādessāmī”ti.

“I shall wipe out these Vajjis, so mighty and powerful! I shall destroy them, and lay ruin and devastation upon them!”
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अथa·tha खोkho राजाrā·jā मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to वस्सकारंvas·sa·kā·raṃ ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ मागधमहामत्तंmā·ga·dha·ma·hā·mat·taṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho rājā māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto vassakāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ māgadhamahāmattaṁ āmantesi:

And then King Ajātasattu addressed Vassakāra the brahmin, a chief minister of Magadha,
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“एहिe·hi त्वं,tvaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कम;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā ममma·ma वचनेनva·ca·ne·na भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दाहि,van·dā·hi अप्पाबाधंap·pā·bā·dhaṃ अप्पातङ्कंap·pā·taṅ·kaṃ लहुट्ठानंla·huṭ·ṭhā·naṃ बलंba·laṃ फासुविहारंphā·su·vi·hā·raṃ पुच्छ:puc·cha

“ehi tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena bhagavato pāde sirasā vandāhi, appābādhaṁ appātaṅkaṁ lahuṭṭhānaṁ balaṁ phāsuvihāraṁ puccha:

“Please, brahmin, go to the Buddha, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Ask him if he is healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.
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‘राजा,rā·jā भन्ते,bhan·te मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दति,van·da·ti अप्पाबाधंap·pā·bā·dhaṃ अप्पातङ्कंap·pā·taṅ·kaṃ लहुट्ठानंla·huṭ·ṭhā·naṃ बलंba·laṃ फासुविहारंphā·su·vi·hā·raṃ पुच्छती’ति।puc·cha·tī

‘rājā, bhante, māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto bhagavato pāde sirasā vandati, appābādhaṁ appātaṅkaṁ lahuṭṭhānaṁ balaṁ phāsuvihāraṁ pucchatī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca वदेहि:va·de·hi

Evañca vadehi:

And then say:
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‘राजा,rā·jā भन्ते,bhan·te मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to वज्जीvaj·jī अभियातुकामो।a·bhi·yā·tu·kā·mo

‘rājā, bhante, māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto vajjī abhiyātukāmo.

‘Sir, King Ajātasattu of Magadha, son of the princess of Videha, wants to invade the Vajjis.
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सोso एवमाह—e·va·mā·ha

So evamāha—

He said:
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अहंa·haṃ हिमेhi·me वज्जीvaj·jī एवंमहिद्धिकेe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ke एवंमहानुभावेe·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·ve उच्छेच्छामि,uc·chec·chā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī विनासेस्सामि,vi·nā·ses·sā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī अनयब्यसनंa·na·yab·ya·sa·naṃ आपादेस्सामी’ति।ā·pā·des·sā·mī

ahaṁ hime vajjī evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve ucchecchāmi, vajjī vināsessāmi, vajjī anayabyasanaṁ āpādessāmī’ti.

“I shall wipe out these Vajjis, so mighty and powerful! I shall destroy them, and lay ruin and devastation upon them!”’
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यथाya·thā तेte भगवाbha·ga·vā ब्याकरोति,byā·ka·ro·ti तंtaṃ साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ उग्गहेत्वाug·ga·het·vā ममma·ma आरोचेय्यासि।ā·ro·cey·yā·si

Yathā te bhagavā byākaroti, taṁ sādhukaṁ uggahetvā mama āroceyyāsi.

Remember well how the Buddha answers and tell it to me.
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नna हिhi तथागताta·thā·ga·tā वितथंvi·ta·thaṃ भणन्ती”ति।bha·ṇan·tī

Na hi tathāgatā vitathaṁ bhaṇantī”ti.

For Realized Ones say nothing that is not so.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भो”तिbho खोkho वस्सकारोvas·sa·kā·ro ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo मागधमहामत्तोmā·ga·dha·ma·hā·mat·to रञ्ञोrañ·ño मागधस्सmā·ga·dhas·sa अजातसत्तुस्सa·jā·ta·sat·tus·sa वेदेहिपुत्तस्सve·de·hi·put·tas·sa पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

“Evaṁ, bho”ti kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo māgadhamahāmatto rañño māgadhassa ajātasattussa vedehiputtassa paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

“Yes, worthy sir,” Vassakāra replied. He went to the Buddha and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho वस्सकारोvas·sa·kā·ro ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo मागधमहामत्तोmā·ga·dha·ma·hā·mat·to भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo māgadhamahāmatto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:
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“राजा,rā·jā भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to भोतोbho·to गोतमस्सgo·ta·mas·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दति,van·da·ti अप्पाबाधंap·pā·bā·dhaṃ अप्पातङ्कंap·pā·taṅ·kaṃ लहुट्ठानंla·huṭ·ṭhā·naṃ बलंba·laṃ फासुविहारंphā·su·vi·hā·raṃ पुच्छति।puc·cha·ti

“rājā, bho gotama, māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto bhoto gotamassa pāde sirasā vandati, appābādhaṁ appātaṅkaṁ lahuṭṭhānaṁ balaṁ phāsuvihāraṁ pucchati.

“Worthy Gotama, King Ajātasattu bows with his head to your feet. He asks if you are healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably.
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राजा,rā·jā भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma मागधोmā·ga·dho अजातसत्तुa·jā·ta·sat·tu वेदेहिपुत्तोve·de·hi·put·to वज्जीvaj·jī अभियातुकामो।a·bhi·yā·tu·kā·mo

Rājā, bho gotama, māgadho ajātasattu vedehiputto vajjī abhiyātukāmo.

King Ajātasattu wants to invade the Vajjis.
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सोso एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

So evamāha:

He said:
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‘अहंa·haṃ हिमेhi·me वज्जीvaj·jī एवंमहिद्धिकेe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ke एवंमहानुभावेe·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·ve उच्छेच्छामि,uc·chec·chā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī विनासेस्सामि,vi·nā·ses·sā·mi वज्जीvaj·jī अनयब्यसनंa·na·yab·ya·sa·naṃ आपादेस्सामी’”ति।ā·pā·des·sā·mī

‘ahaṁ hime vajjī evaṁmahiddhike evaṁmahānubhāve ucchecchāmi, vajjī vināsessāmi, vajjī anayabyasanaṁ āpādessāmī’”ti.

‘I shall wipe out these Vajjis, so mighty and powerful! I shall destroy them, and lay ruin and devastation upon them!’”
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पिट्ठितोpiṭ·ṭhi·to ठितोṭhi·to होतिho·ti भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ बीजयमानो।bī·ja·ya·mā·no

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ānando bhagavato piṭṭhito ṭhito hoti bhagavantaṁ bījayamāno.

Now at that time Venerable Ānanda was standing behind the Buddha fanning him.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ āmantesi:

Then the Buddha said to him:
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“किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ सन्निपाताsan·ni·pā·tā सन्निपातबहुला’”ति?san·ni·pā·ta·ba·hu·lā

“kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī abhiṇhaṁ sannipātā sannipātabahulā’”ti?

“Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis meet frequently and have many meetings?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ सन्निपाताsan·ni·pā·tā सन्निपातबहुला’”ति।san·ni·pā·ta·ba·hu·lā

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī abhiṇhaṁ sannipātā sannipātabahulā’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī अभिण्हंa·bhiṇ·haṃ सन्निपाताsan·ni·pā·tā भविस्सन्तिbha·vis·san·ti सन्निपातबहुला;san·ni·pā·ta·ba·hu·lā वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī abhiṇhaṁ sannipātā bhavissanti sannipātabahulā; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis meet frequently and have many meetings, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī समग्गाsa·mag·gā सन्निपतन्ति,san·ni·pa·tan·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वुट्ठहन्ति,vuṭ·ṭha·han·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वज्जिकरणीयानिvaj·ji·ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni करोन्ती’”ति?ka·ron·tī

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī samaggā sannipatanti, samaggā vuṭṭhahanti, samaggā vajjikaraṇīyāni karontī’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis meet in harmony, leave in harmony, and carry on their business in harmony?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī समग्गाsa·mag·gā सन्निपतन्ति,san·ni·pa·tan·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वुट्ठहन्ति,vuṭ·ṭha·han·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वज्जिकरणीयानिvaj·ji·ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni करोन्ती’”ति।ka·ron·tī

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī samaggā sannipatanti, samaggā vuṭṭhahanti, samaggā vajjikaraṇīyāni karontī’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī समग्गाsa·mag·gā सन्निपतिस्सन्ति,san·ni·pa·tis·san·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वुट्ठहिस्सन्ति,vuṭ·ṭha·his·san·ti समग्गाsa·mag·gā वज्जिकरणीयानिvaj·ji·ka·ra·ṇī·yā·ni करिस्सन्ति;ka·ris·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī samaggā sannipatissanti, samaggā vuṭṭhahissanti, samaggā vajjikaraṇīyāni karissanti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis meet in harmony, leave in harmony, and carry on their business in harmony, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī अपञ्ञत्तंa·pañ·ñat·taṃ नna पञ्ञापेन्ति,pañ·ñā·pen·ti पञ्ञत्तंpañ·ñat·taṃ नna समुच्छिन्दन्ति,sa·muc·chin·dan·ti यथापञ्ञत्तेya·thā·pañ·ñat·te पोराणेpo·rā·ṇe वज्जिधम्मेvaj·ji·dham·me समादायsa·mā·dā·ya वत्तन्ती’”ति?vat·tan·tī

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī apaññattaṁ na paññāpenti, paññattaṁ na samucchindanti, yathāpaññatte porāṇe vajjidhamme samādāya vattantī’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis don’t make new decrees or abolish existing decrees, but proceed having undertaken the ancient Vajjian principles as they have been decreed?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī अपञ्ञत्तंa·pañ·ñat·taṃ नna पञ्ञापेन्ति,pañ·ñā·pen·ti पञ्ञत्तंpañ·ñat·taṃ नna समुच्छिन्दन्ति,sa·muc·chin·dan·ti यथापञ्ञत्तेya·thā·pañ·ñat·te पोराणेpo·rā·ṇe वज्जिधम्मेvaj·ji·dham·me समादायsa·mā·dā·ya वत्तन्ती’”ति।vat·tan·tī

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī apaññattaṁ na paññāpenti, paññattaṁ na samucchindanti, yathāpaññatte porāṇe vajjidhamme samādāya vattantī’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī अपञ्ञत्तंa·pañ·ñat·taṃ नna पञ्ञापेस्सन्ति,pañ·ñā·pes·san·ti पञ्ञत्तंpañ·ñat·taṃ नna समुच्छिन्दिस्सन्ति,sa·muc·chin·dis·san·ti यथापञ्ञत्तेya·thā·pañ·ñat·te पोराणेpo·rā·ṇe वज्जिधम्मेvaj·ji·dham·me समादायsa·mā·dā·ya वत्तिस्सन्ति;vat·tis·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī apaññattaṁ na paññāpessanti, paññattaṁ na samucchindissanti, yathāpaññatte porāṇe vajjidhamme samādāya vattissanti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis don’t make new decrees or abolish existing decrees, but proceed having undertaken the ancient Vajjian principles as they have been decreed, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī येye तेte वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिमहल्लकाvaj·ji·ma·hal·la·kā तेte सक्करोन्तिsak·ka·ron·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करोन्तिka·ron·ti मानेन्तिmā·nen·ti पूजेन्ति,pū·jen·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca सोतब्बंso·tab·baṃ मञ्ञन्ती’”ति?mañ·ñan·tī

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī ye te vajjīnaṁ vajjimahallakā te sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, tesañca sotabbaṁ maññantī’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis honor, respect, esteem, and venerate Vajjian elders, and think them worth listening to?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī येye तेte वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिमहल्लकाvaj·ji·ma·hal·la·kā तेte सक्करोन्तिsak·ka·ron·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करोन्तिka·ron·ti मानेन्तिmā·nen·ti पूजेन्ति,pū·jen·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca सोतब्बंso·tab·baṃ मञ्ञन्ती’”ति।mañ·ñan·tī

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī ye te vajjīnaṁ vajjimahallakā te sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, tesañca sotabbaṁ maññantī’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī येye तेte वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिमहल्लकाvaj·ji·ma·hal·la·kā तेte सक्करिस्सन्तिsak·ka·ris·san·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करिस्सन्तिka·ris·san·ti मानेस्सन्तिmā·nes·san·ti पूजेस्सन्ति,pū·jes·san·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca सोतब्बंso·tab·baṃ मञ्ञिस्सन्ति;mañ·ñis·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī ye te vajjīnaṁ vajjimahallakā te sakkarissanti garuṁ karissanti mānessanti pūjessanti, tesañca sotabbaṁ maññissanti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis honor, respect, esteem, and venerate Vajjian elders, and think them worth listening to, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī याyā ताtā कुलित्थियोku·lit·thi·yo कुलकुमारियोku·la·ku·mā·ri·yo ताtā नna ओकस्सo·kas·sa पसय्हpa·say·ha वासेन्ती’”ति?vā·sen·tī

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī yā tā kulitthiyo kulakumāriyo tā na okassa pasayha vāsentī’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis don’t forcibly abduct the women or girls of the clans and make them live with them?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī याyā ताtā कुलित्थियोku·lit·thi·yo कुलकुमारियोku·la·ku·mā·ri·yo ताtā नna ओकस्सo·kas·sa पसय्हpa·say·ha वासेन्ती’”ति।vā·sen·tī

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī yā tā kulitthiyo kulakumāriyo tā na okassa pasayha vāsentī’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī याyā ताtā कुलित्थियोku·lit·thi·yo कुलकुमारियोku·la·ku·mā·ri·yo ताtā नna ओकस्सo·kas·sa पसय्हpa·say·ha वासेस्सन्ति;vā·ses·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī yā tā kulitthiyo kulakumāriyo tā na okassa pasayha vāsessanti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis don’t forcibly abduct the women or girls of the clans and make them live with them, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीvaj·jī यानिyā·ni तानिtā·ni वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिचेतियानिvaj·ji·ce·ti·yā·ni अब्भन्तरानिab·bhan·ta·rā·ni चेवce·va बाहिरानिbā·hi·rā·ni चca तानिtā·ni सक्करोन्तिsak·ka·ron·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करोन्तिka·ron·ti मानेन्तिmā·nen·ti पूजेन्ति,pū·jen·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca दिन्नपुब्बंdin·na·pub·baṃ कतपुब्बंka·ta·pub·baṃ धम्मिकंdham·mi·kaṃ बलिंba·liṃ नोno परिहापेन्ती’”ति?pa·ri·hā·pen·tī

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjī yāni tāni vajjīnaṁ vajjicetiyāni abbhantarāni ceva bāhirāni ca tāni sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, tesañca dinnapubbaṁ katapubbaṁ dhammikaṁ baliṁ no parihāpentī’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis honor, respect, esteem, and venerate the Vajjian shrines, whether inner or outer, not neglecting the proper spirit-offerings that were given and made in the past?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीvaj·jī यानिyā·ni तानिtā·ni वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिचेतियानिvaj·ji·ce·ti·yā·ni अब्भन्तरानिab·bhan·ta·rā·ni चेवce·va बाहिरानिbā·hi·rā·ni चca तानिtā·ni सक्करोन्तिsak·ka·ron·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करोन्तिka·ron·ti मानेन्तिmā·nen·ti पूजेन्ति,pū·jen·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca दिन्नपुब्बंdin·na·pub·baṃ कतपुब्बंka·ta·pub·baṃ धम्मिकंdham·mi·kaṃ बलिंba·liṃ नोno परिहापेन्ती’”ति।pa·ri·hā·pen·tī

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjī yāni tāni vajjīnaṁ vajjicetiyāni abbhantarāni ceva bāhirāni ca tāni sakkaronti garuṁ karonti mānenti pūjenti, tesañca dinnapubbaṁ katapubbaṁ dhammikaṁ baliṁ no parihāpentī’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीvaj·jī यानिyā·ni तानिtā·ni वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वज्जिचेतियानिvaj·ji·ce·ti·yā·ni अब्भन्तरानिab·bhan·ta·rā·ni चेवce·va बाहिरानिbā·hi·rā·ni चca तानिtā·ni सक्करिस्सन्तिsak·ka·ris·san·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करिस्सन्तिka·ris·san·ti मानेस्सन्तिmā·nes·san·ti पूजेस्सन्ति,pū·jes·san·ti तेसञ्चte·sañ·ca दिन्नपुब्बंdin·na·pub·baṃ कतपुब्बंka·ta·pub·baṃ धम्मिकंdham·mi·kaṃ बलिंba·liṃ नोno परिहापेस्सन्ति;pa·ri·hā·pes·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि।pa·ri·hā·ni

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjī yāni tāni vajjīnaṁ vajjicetiyāni abbhantarāni ceva bāhirāni ca tāni sakkarissanti garuṁ karissanti mānessanti pūjessanti, tesañca dinnapubbaṁ katapubbaṁ dhammikaṁ baliṁ no parihāpessanti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni.

“As long as the Vajjis honor, respect, esteem, and venerate the Vajjian shrines, whether inner or outer, not neglecting the proper spirit-offerings that were given and made in the past, they can expect growth, not decline.
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किन्तिkin·ti ते,te आनन्द,ā·nan·da सुतं:su·taṃ ‘वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ अरहन्तेसुa·ra·han·te·su धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā रक्खावरणगुत्तिrak·khā·va·ra·ṇa·gut·ti सुसंविहिता—किन्तिsu·saṃ·vi·hi·tā अनागताa·nā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितंvi·ji·taṃ आगच्छेय्युं,ā·gac·chey·yuṃ आगताā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितेvi·ji·te फासुंphā·suṃ विहरेय्युन्’”ति?vi·ha·rey·yun

Kinti te, ānanda, sutaṁ: ‘vajjīnaṁ arahantesu dhammikā rakkhāvaraṇagutti susaṁvihitā—kinti anāgatā ca arahanto vijitaṁ āgaccheyyuṁ, āgatā ca arahanto vijite phāsuṁ vihareyyun’”ti?

Ānanda, have you heard that the Vajjis organize proper protection, shelter, and security for perfected ones, so that more perfected ones might come to the realm and those already here may live in comfort?”
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते:bhan·te ‘वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ अरहन्तेसुa·ra·han·te·su धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā रक्खावरणगुत्तिrak·khā·va·ra·ṇa·gut·ti सुसंविहिताsu·saṃ·vi·hi·tā भविस्सति—किन्तिbha·vis·sa·ti अनागताa·nā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितंvi·ji·taṃ आगच्छेय्युं,ā·gac·chey·yuṃ आगताā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितेvi·ji·te फासुंphā·suṃ विहरेय्युन्’”ति।vi·ha·rey·yun

“Sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante: ‘vajjīnaṁ arahantesu dhammikā rakkhāvaraṇagutti susaṁvihitā bhavissati—kinti anāgatā ca arahanto vijitaṁ āgaccheyyuṁ, āgatā ca arahanto vijite phāsuṁ vihareyyun’”ti.

“I have heard that, sir.”
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“यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ अरहन्तेसुa·ra·han·te·su धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā रक्खावरणगुत्तिrak·khā·va·ra·ṇa·gut·ti सुसंविहिताsu·saṃ·vi·hi·tā भविस्सति:bha·vis·sa·ti ‘किन्तिkin·ti अनागताa·nā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितंvi·ji·taṃ आगच्छेय्युं,ā·gac·chey·yuṃ आगताā·ga·tā चca अरहन्तोa·ra·han·to विजितेvi·ji·te फासुंphā·suṃ विहरेय्युन्’ति;vi·ha·rey·yun वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va आनन्द,ā·nan·da वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानी”ति।pa·ri·hā·nī

“Yāvakīvañca, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ arahantesu dhammikā rakkhāvaraṇagutti susaṁvihitā bhavissati: ‘kinti anāgatā ca arahanto vijitaṁ āgaccheyyuṁ, āgatā ca arahanto vijite phāsuṁ vihareyyun’ti; vuddhiyeva, ānanda, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.

“As long as the Vajjis organize proper protection, shelter, and security for perfected ones, so that more perfected ones might come to the realm and those already here may live in comfort, they can expect growth, not decline.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā वस्सकारंvas·sa·kā·raṃ ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ मागधमहामत्तंmā·ga·dha·ma·hā·mat·taṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā vassakāraṁ brāhmaṇaṁ māgadhamahāmattaṁ āmantesi:

Then the Buddha said to Vassakāra:
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“एकमिदाहं,e·ka·mi·dā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa समयंsa·ma·yaṃ वेसालियंve·sā·li·yaṃ विहरामिvi·ha·rā·mi सारन्ददेsā·ran·da·de चेतिये।ce·ti·ye

“ekamidāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, samayaṁ vesāliyaṁ viharāmi sārandade cetiye.

“Brahmin, this one time I was staying near Vesālī at the Sārandada Shrine.
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तत्राहं,tat·rā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ इमेi·me सत्तsat·ta अपरिहानियेa·pa·ri·hā·ni·ye धम्मेdham·me देसेसिं।de·se·siṃ

Tatrāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, vajjīnaṁ ime satta aparihāniye dhamme desesiṁ.

There I taught the Vajjis these principles that prevent decline.
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यावकीवञ्च,yā·va·kī·vañ·ca ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa इमेi·me सत्तsat·ta अपरिहानियाa·pa·ri·hā·ni·yā धम्माdham·mā वज्जीसुvaj·jī·su ठस्सन्ति,ṭhas·san·ti इमेसुi·me·su चca सत्तसुsat·ta·su अपरिहानियेसुa·pa·ri·hā·ni·ye·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su वज्जीvaj·jī सन्दिस्सिस्सन्ति;san·dis·sis·san·ti वुद्धियेव,vud·dhi·ye·va ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानी”ति।pa·ri·hā·nī

Yāvakīvañca, brāhmaṇa, ime satta aparihāniyā dhammā vajjīsu ṭhassanti, imesu ca sattasu aparihāniyesu dhammesu vajjī sandississanti; vuddhiyeva, brāhmaṇa, vajjīnaṁ pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihānī”ti.

As long as these seven principles that prevent decline last among the Vajjis, and as long as the Vajjis are seen following them, they can expect growth, not decline.”
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“एकमेकेनपि,e·ka·me·ke·na·pi भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma अपरिहानियेनa·pa·ri·hā·ni·ye·na धम्मेनdham·me·na समन्नागतानंsa·man·nā·ga·tā·naṃ वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वुद्धियेवvud·dhi·ye·va पाटिकङ्खा,pā·ṭi·kaṅ·khā नोno परिहानि;pa·ri·hā·ni

“Ekamekenapi, bho gotama, aparihāniyena dhammena samannāgatānaṁ vajjīnaṁ vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā, no parihāni;

When the Buddha had spoken, Vassakāra said to him: “Worthy Gotama, if the Vajjis follow even a single one of these principles they can expect growth, not decline.
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कोko पनpa·na वादोvā·do सत्तहिsat·ta·hi अपरिहानियेहिa·pa·ri·hā·ni·ye·hi धम्मेहि।dham·me·hi

ko pana vādo sattahi aparihāniyehi dhammehi.

How much more so all seven!
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अकरणीयाa·ka·ra·ṇī·yā च,ca भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma वज्जीvaj·jī रञ्ञाrañ·ñā मागधेनmā·ga·dhe·na अजातसत्तुनाa·jā·ta·sat·tu·nā वेदेहिपुत्तेनve·de·hi·put·te·na यदिदंya·di·daṃ युद्धस्स,yud·dhas·sa अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra उपलापनाय,u·pa·lā·pa·nā·ya अञ्ञत्रañ·ñat·ra मिथुभेदा।mi·thu·bhe·dā

Akaraṇīyā ca, bho gotama, vajjī raññā māgadhena ajātasattunā vedehiputtena yadidaṁ yuddhassa, aññatra upalāpanāya, aññatra mithubhedā.

King Ajātasattu cannot defeat the Vajjis in war, unless by bribery or by sowing dissension.
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हन्दhan·da चca दानिdā·ni मयं,ma·yaṃ भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma गच्छाम,gac·chā·ma बहुकिच्चाba·hu·kic·cā मयंma·yaṃ बहुकरणीया”ति।ba·hu·ka·ra·ṇī·yā

Handa ca dāni mayaṁ, bho gotama, gacchāma, bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā”ti.

Well, now, worthy Gotama, I must go. I have many duties, and much to do.”
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“यस्सदानिyas·sa·dā·ni त्वं,tvaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कालंkā·laṃ मञ्ञसी”ति।mañ·ña·sī

“Yassadāni tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, kālaṁ maññasī”ti.

“Please, brahmin, go at your convenience.”
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अथa·tha खोkho वस्सकारोvas·sa·kā·ro ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo मागधमहामत्तोmā·ga·dha·ma·hā·mat·to भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दित्वाa·bhi·nan·dit·vā अनुमोदित्वाa·nu·mo·dit·vā उट्ठायासनाuṭ·ṭhā·yā·sa·nā पक्कामीति।pak·kā·mī·ti

Atha kho vassakāro brāhmaṇo māgadhamahāmatto bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinanditvā anumoditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmīti.

Then Vassakāra the brahmin, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, rose from his seat and left.
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दुतियं।du·ti·yaṃ

Dutiyaṁ.

(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.