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Methunasutta
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5। महायञ्ञवग्गma·hā·yañ·ña·vag·ga
5. Mahāyaññavagga
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मेथुनसुत्तme·thu·na·sut·ta
Methunasutta
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अथa·tha खोkho जाणुस्सोणिjā·ṇus·so·ṇi ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo 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
Atha kho jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.
Then the brahmin Jānussoṇi went up 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 जाणुस्सोणिjā·ṇus·so·ṇi ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca
Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho jāṇussoṇi brāhmaṇo 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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‘अखण्डंa·khaṇ·ḍaṃ अच्छिद्दंac·chid·daṃ असबलंa·sa·ba·laṃ अकम्मासंa·kam·mā·saṃ परिपुण्णंpa·ri·puṇ·ṇaṃ परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरती’ति,ca·ra·tī ममेवma·me·va तं,taṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa सम्माsam·mā वदमानोva·da·mā·no वदेय्य:va·dey·ya
‘akhaṇḍaṁ acchiddaṁ asabalaṁ akammāsaṁ paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ caratī’ti, mameva taṁ, brāhmaṇa, sammā vadamāno vadeyya:
live the chaste life intact, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, full and pure, it’s me.”
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‘अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अखण्डंa·khaṇ·ḍaṃ अच्छिद्दंac·chid·daṃ असबलंa·sa·ba·laṃ अकम्मासंa·kam·mā·saṃ परिपुण्णंpa·ri·puṇ·ṇaṃ परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरामी’”ति।ca·rā·mī
‘ahañhi, brāhmaṇa, akhaṇḍaṁ acchiddaṁ asabalaṁ akammāsaṁ paripuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ carāmī’”ti.
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“किंkiṃ पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma ब्रह्मचरियस्सbrah·ma·ca·ri·yas·sa खण्डम्पिkhaṇ·ḍam·pi छिद्दम्पिchid·dam·pi सबलम्पिsa·ba·lam·pi कम्मासम्पी”ति?kam·mā·sam·pī
“Kiṁ pana, bho gotama, brahmacariyassa khaṇḍampi chiddampi sabalampi kammāsampī”ti?
“But what, Worthy Gotama, is a break, taint, stain, or mar in chastity?”
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“इध,i·dha ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa एकच्चोe·kac·co समणोsa·ma·ṇo वाvā ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo वाvā सम्माsam·mā ब्रह्मचारीbrah·ma·cā·rī पटिजानमानोpa·ṭi·jā·na·mā·no नna हेवhe·va खोkho मातुगामेनmā·tu·gā·me·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ द्वयंद्वयसमापत्तिंdva·yaṃd·va·ya·sa·mā·pat·tiṃ समापज्जति;sa·mā·paj·ja·ti
“Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā sammā brahmacārī paṭijānamāno na heva kho mātugāmena saddhiṁ dvayaṁdvayasamāpattiṁ samāpajjati;
“Firstly, an ascetic or brahmin who claims to be perfectly chaste does not mutually engage in sex with a lady.
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अपरिसुद्धंa·pa·ri·sud·dhaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti संयुत्तोsaṃ·yut·to मेथुनेनme·thu·ne·na संयोगेनsaṃ·yo·ge·na नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti जातियाjā·ti·yā जरायja·rā·ya मरणेनma·ra·ṇe·na सोकेहिso·ke·hi परिदेवेहिpa·ri·de·ve·hi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi दोमनस्सेहिdo·ma·nas·se·hi उपायासेहि।u·pā·yā·se·hi ‘नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti दुक्खस्मा’तिduk·khas·mā वदामि।va·dā·mi
Ayaṁ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, aparisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ carati, saṁyutto methunena saṁyogena na parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi. ‘Na parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.
This is called one who lives the chaste life impurely, yoked by the yoke of sex. They’re not freed from rebirth, old age, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. They’re not freed from suffering, I say.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa इधेकच्चोi·dhe·kac·co समणोsa·ma·ṇo वाvā ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo वाvā सम्माsam·mā ब्रह्मचारीbrah·ma·cā·rī पटिजानमानोpa·ṭi·jā·na·mā·no नna हेवhe·va खोkho मातुगामेनmā·tu·gā·me·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ द्वयंद्वयसमापत्तिंdva·yaṃd·va·ya·sa·mā·pat·tiṃ समापज्जति,sa·mā·paj·ja·ti नपिna·pi मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa उच्छादनपरिमद्दनन्हापनसम्बाहनंuc·chā·da·na·pa·ri·mad·da·nan·hā·pa·na·sam·bā·ha·naṃ सादियति;sā·di·ya·ti
Puna caparaṁ, brāhmaṇa, idhekacco samaṇo vā brāhmaṇo vā sammā brahmacārī paṭijānamāno na heva kho mātugāmena saddhiṁ dvayaṁdvayasamāpattiṁ samāpajjati, napi mātugāmassa ucchādanaparimaddananhāpanasambāhanaṁ sādiyati;
Furthermore, an ascetic or brahmin who claims to be perfectly chaste does not mutually engage in sex with a lady. Nor do they consent to massage and bathing.
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नपिna·pi मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā चक्खुंcak·khuṃ उपनिज्झायतिu·pa·nij·jhā·ya·ti पेक्खति;pek·kha·ti
Napi mātugāmassa cakkhunā cakkhuṁ upanijjhāyati pekkhati;
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अपिa·pi चca खोkho मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa सद्दंsad·daṃ सुणातिsu·ṇā·ti तिरोकुट्टंti·ro·kuṭ·ṭaṃ वाvā तिरोपाकारंti·ro·pā·kā·raṃ वाvā हसन्तियाha·san·ti·yā वाvā भणन्तियाbha·ṇan·ti·yā वाvā गायन्तियाgā·yan·ti·yā वाvā रोदन्तियाro·dan·ti·yā वाvā …पे…।pe
api ca kho mātugāmassa saddaṁ suṇāti tirokuṭṭaṁ vā tiropākāraṁ vā hasantiyā vā bhaṇantiyā vā gāyantiyā vā rodantiyā vā …pe….
they listen through a wall or rampart to the sound of ladies laughing or chatting or singing or crying. …
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नपिna·pi मातुगामस्सmā·tu·gā·mas·sa सद्दंsad·daṃ सुणातिsu·ṇā·ti तिरोकुट्टंti·ro·kuṭ·ṭaṃ वाvā तिरोपाकारंti·ro·pā·kā·raṃ वाvā हसन्तियाha·san·ti·yā वाvā भणन्तियाbha·ṇan·ti·yā वाvā गायन्तियाgā·yan·ti·yā वाvā रोदन्तियाro·dan·ti·yā वा;vā
Napi mātugāmassa saddaṁ suṇāti tirokuṭṭaṁ vā tiropākāraṁ vā hasantiyā vā bhaṇantiyā vā gāyantiyā vā rodantiyā vā;
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अपिa·pi चca खोkho यानिस्सyā·nis·sa तानिtā·ni पुब्बेpub·be मातुगामेनmā·tu·gā·me·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ हसितलपितकीळितानिha·si·ta·la·pi·ta·kī·ḷi·tā·ni तानिtā·ni अनुस्सरतिa·nus·sa·ra·ti …पे…।pe
api ca kho yānissa tāni pubbe mātugāmena saddhiṁ hasitalapitakīḷitāni tāni anussarati …pe….
they recall when they used to laugh, chat, and have fun with ladies. …
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नपिna·pi यानिस्सyā·nis·sa तानिtā·ni पुब्बेpub·be मातुगामेनmā·tu·gā·me·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ हसितलपितकीळितानिha·si·ta·la·pi·ta·kī·ḷi·tā·ni तानिtā·ni अनुस्सरति;a·nus·sa·ra·ti
Napi yānissa tāni pubbe mātugāmena saddhiṁ hasitalapitakīḷitāni tāni anussarati;
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अपिa·pi चca खोkho पस्सतिpas·sa·ti गहपतिंga·ha·pa·tiṃ वाvā गहपतिपुत्तंga·ha·pa·ti·put·taṃ वाvā पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi कामगुणेहिkā·ma·gu·ṇe·hi समप्पितंsa·map·pi·taṃ समङ्गीभूतंsa·maṅ·gī·bhū·taṃ परिचारयमानंpa·ri·cā·ra·ya·mā·naṃ …पे…।pe
api ca kho passati gahapatiṁ vā gahapatiputtaṁ vā pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitaṁ samaṅgībhūtaṁ paricārayamānaṁ …pe….
they see a householder or their child amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation. …
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नपिna·pi पस्सतिpas·sa·ti गहपतिंga·ha·pa·tiṃ वाvā गहपतिपुत्तंga·ha·pa·ti·put·taṃ वाvā पञ्चहिpañ·ca·hi कामगुणेहिkā·ma·gu·ṇe·hi समप्पितंsa·map·pi·taṃ समङ्गीभूतंsa·maṅ·gī·bhū·taṃ परिचारयमानं;pa·ri·cā·ra·ya·mā·naṃ
Napi passati gahapatiṁ vā gahapatiputtaṁ vā pañcahi kāmaguṇehi samappitaṁ samaṅgībhūtaṁ paricārayamānaṁ;
They don’t see a householder or their child amusing themselves, supplied and provided with the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
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अपिa·pi चca खोkho अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ देवनिकायंde·va·ni·kā·yaṃ पणिधायpa·ṇi·dhā·ya ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरतिca·ra·ti इमिनाहंi·mi·nā·haṃ सीलेनsī·le·na वाvā वतेनva·te·na वाvā तपेनta·pe·na वाvā ब्रह्मचरियेनbrah·ma·ca·ri·ye·na वाvā देवोde·vo वाvā भविस्सामिbha·vis·sā·mi देवञ्ञतरोde·vañ·ña·ta·ro वाति।vā·ti
api ca kho aññataraṁ devanikāyaṁ paṇidhāya brahmacariyaṁ carati imināhaṁ sīlena vā vatena vā tapena vā brahmacariyena vā devo vā bhavissāmi devaññataro vāti.
However, they live the chaste life wishing to be reborn in one of the orders of gods. They think: ‘By this precept or observance or fervent austerity or spiritual practice, may I become one of the gods!’
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अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अपरिसुद्धंa·pa·ri·sud·dhaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरतिca·ra·ti संयुत्तोsaṃ·yut·to मेथुनेनme·thu·ne·na संयोगेन,saṃ·yo·ge·na नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti जातियाjā·ti·yā जरायja·rā·ya मरणेनma·ra·ṇe·na सोकेहिso·ke·hi परिदेवेहिpa·ri·de·ve·hi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi दोमनस्सेहिdo·ma·nas·se·hi उपायासेहि।u·pā·yā·se·hi ‘नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti दुक्खस्मा’तिduk·khas·mā वदामि।va·dā·mi
Ayaṁ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, aparisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ carati saṁyutto methunena saṁyogena, na parimuccati jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi. ‘Na parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.
This is called one who lives the chaste life impurely, yoked by the yoke of sex. They’re not free from rebirth, old age, death, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. They’re not free from suffering, I say.
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यावकीवञ्चाहं,yā·va·kī·vañ·cā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa इमेसंi·me·saṃ सत्तन्नंsat·tan·naṃ मेथुनसंयोगानंme·thu·na·saṃ·yo·gā·naṃ अञ्ञतरञ्ञतरमेथुनसंयोगंañ·ña·ta·rañ·ña·ta·ra·me·thu·na·saṃ·yo·gaṃ अत्तनिat·ta·ni अप्पहीनंap·pa·hī·naṃ समनुपस्सिं,sa·ma·nu·pas·siṃ नेवne·va तावाहं,tā·vā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्सायsa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya अनुत्तरंa·nut·ta·raṃ सम्मासम्बोधिंsam·mā·sam·bo·dhiṃ अभिसम्बुद्धोतिa·bhi·sam·bud·dho·ti पच्चञ्ञासिं।pac·cañ·ñā·siṃ
Yāvakīvañcāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, imesaṁ sattannaṁ methunasaṁyogānaṁ aññataraññataramethunasaṁyogaṁ attani appahīnaṁ samanupassiṁ, neva tāvāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddhoti paccaññāsiṁ.
As long as I saw that these seven sexual yokes—or even one of them—had not been given up in me, I didn’t announce my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.
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यतोya·to चca खोहं,kho·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa इमेसंi·me·saṃ सत्तन्नंsat·tan·naṃ मेथुनसंयोगानंme·thu·na·saṃ·yo·gā·naṃ अञ्ञतरञ्ञतरमेथुनसंयोगंañ·ña·ta·rañ·ña·ta·ra·me·thu·na·saṃ·yo·gaṃ अत्तनिat·ta·ni अप्पहीनंap·pa·hī·naṃ नna समनुपस्सिं,sa·ma·nu·pas·siṃ अथाहं,a·thā·haṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्सायsa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya अनुत्तरंa·nut·ta·raṃ सम्मासम्बोधिंsam·mā·sam·bo·dhiṃ अभिसम्बुद्धोतिa·bhi·sam·bud·dho·ti पच्चञ्ञासिं।pac·cañ·ñā·siṃ
Yato ca khohaṁ, brāhmaṇa, imesaṁ sattannaṁ methunasaṁyogānaṁ aññataraññataramethunasaṁyogaṁ attani appahīnaṁ na samanupassiṁ, athāhaṁ, brāhmaṇa, sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya anuttaraṁ sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambuddhoti paccaññāsiṁ.
But when I saw that these seven sexual yokes—every one of them—had been given up in me, I announced my supreme perfect awakening in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans.
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उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan
upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.
From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ
Sattamaṁ.
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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.