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Saṁyogasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 7।51

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.51

Numbered Discourses 7.51
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5। महायञ्ञवग्गma·hā·yañ·ña·vag·ga

5. Mahāyaññavagga

5. A Great Sacrifice
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संयोगसुत्तsaṃ·yo·ga·sut·ta

Saṁyogasutta

Yoking and Unyoking
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“संयोगविसंयोगंsaṃ·yo·ga·vi·saṃ·yo·gaṃ वो,vo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्मपरियायंdham·ma·pa·ri·yā·yaṃ देसेस्सामि।de·ses·sā·mi

“Saṁyogavisaṁyogaṁ vo, bhikkhave, dhammapariyāyaṁ desessāmi.

“Mendicants, I will teach you an exposition of the teaching on yoking and unyoking.
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तंtaṃ सुणाथsu·ṇā·tha …पे…pe

Taṁ suṇātha …pe…

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak. …
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कतमोka·ta·mo चca सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संयोगोsaṃ·yo·go विसंयोगोvi·saṃ·yo·go धम्मपरियायो?dham·ma·pa·ri·yā·yo

katamo ca so, bhikkhave, saṁyogo visaṁyogo dhammapariyāyo?

And what is the exposition of the teaching on yoking and unyoking?
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इत्थी,it·thī भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ इत्थिन्द्रियंit·thin·dri·yaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Itthī, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ itthindriyaṁ manasi karoti—

A woman focuses on her own femininity:
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इत्थिकुत्तंit·thi·kut·taṃ इत्थाकप्पंit·thā·kap·paṃ इत्थिविधंit·thi·vi·dhaṃ इत्थिच्छन्दंit·thic·chan·daṃ इत्थिस्सरंit·this·sa·raṃ इत्थालङ्कारं।it·thā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

itthikuttaṁ itthākappaṁ itthividhaṁ itthicchandaṁ itthissaraṁ itthālaṅkāraṁ.

her feminine moves, feminine appearance, feminine ways, feminine desires, feminine voice, and feminine adornment.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha रज्जतिraj·ja·ti तत्राभिरमति।tat·rā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

Sā tattha rajjati tatrābhiramati.

She’s stimulated by this and takes pleasure in it.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha रत्ताrat·tā तत्राभिरताtat·rā·bhi·ra·tā बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā पुरिसिन्द्रियंpu·ri·sin·dri·yaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Sā tattha rattā tatrābhiratā bahiddhā purisindriyaṁ manasi karoti—

So she focuses on the masculinity of others:
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पुरिसकुत्तंpu·ri·sa·kut·taṃ पुरिसाकप्पंpu·ri·sā·kap·paṃ पुरिसविधंpu·ri·sa·vi·dhaṃ पुरिसच्छन्दंpu·ri·sac·chan·daṃ पुरिसस्सरंpu·ri·sas·sa·raṃ पुरिसालङ्कारं।pu·ri·sā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

purisakuttaṁ purisākappaṁ purisavidhaṁ purisacchandaṁ purisassaraṁ purisālaṅkāraṁ.

masculine moves, masculine appearance, masculine ways, masculine desires, masculine voice, and masculine adornment.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha रज्जतिraj·ja·ti तत्राभिरमति।tat·rā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

Sā tattha rajjati tatrābhiramati.

She’s stimulated by this and takes pleasure in it.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha रत्ताrat·tā तत्राभिरताtat·rā·bhi·ra·tā बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ आकङ्खति।ā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Sā tattha rattā tatrābhiratā bahiddhā saṁyogaṁ ākaṅkhati.

So she desires to yoke herself to another.
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यञ्चस्साyañ·cas·sā संयोगपच्चयाsaṃ·yo·ga·pac·ca·yā उप्पज्जतिup·paj·ja·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ सोमनस्संso·ma·nas·saṃ तञ्चtañ·ca आकङ्खति।ā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Yañcassā saṁyogapaccayā uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ tañca ākaṅkhati.

And she desires the pleasure and happiness that comes from such yoking.
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इत्थत्ते,it·that·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अभिरताa·bhi·ra·tā सत्ताsat·tā पुरिसेसुpu·ri·se·su संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ गता।ga·tā

Itthatte, bhikkhave, abhiratā sattā purisesu saṁyogaṁ gatā.

Sentient beings who relish their femininity are yoked to men.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इत्थीit·thī इत्थत्तंit·that·taṃ नातिवत्तति।nā·ti·vat·ta·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, itthī itthattaṁ nātivattati.

This is how a woman does not transcend her femininity.
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पुरिसो,pu·ri·so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ पुरिसिन्द्रियंpu·ri·sin·dri·yaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Puriso, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ purisindriyaṁ manasi karoti—

A man focuses on his own masculinity:
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पुरिसकुत्तंpu·ri·sa·kut·taṃ पुरिसाकप्पंpu·ri·sā·kap·paṃ पुरिसविधंpu·ri·sa·vi·dhaṃ पुरिसच्छन्दंpu·ri·sac·chan·daṃ पुरिसस्सरंpu·ri·sas·sa·raṃ पुरिसालङ्कारं।pu·ri·sā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

purisakuttaṁ purisākappaṁ purisavidhaṁ purisacchandaṁ purisassaraṁ purisālaṅkāraṁ.

his masculine moves, masculine appearance, masculine ways, masculine desires, masculine voice, and masculine adornment.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha रज्जतिraj·ja·ti तत्राभिरमति।tat·rā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

So tattha rajjati tatrābhiramati.

He’s stimulated by this and takes pleasure in it.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha रत्तोrat·to तत्राभिरतोtat·rā·bhi·ra·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā इत्थिन्द्रियंit·thin·dri·yaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

So tattha ratto tatrābhirato bahiddhā itthindriyaṁ manasi karoti—

So he focuses on the femininity of others:
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इत्थिकुत्तंit·thi·kut·taṃ इत्थाकप्पंit·thā·kap·paṃ इत्थिविधंit·thi·vi·dhaṃ इत्थिच्छन्दंit·thic·chan·daṃ इत्थिस्सरंit·this·sa·raṃ इत्थालङ्कारं।it·thā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

itthikuttaṁ itthākappaṁ itthividhaṁ itthicchandaṁ itthissaraṁ itthālaṅkāraṁ.

feminine moves, feminine appearance, feminine ways, feminine desires, feminine voice, and feminine adornment.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha रज्जतिraj·ja·ti तत्राभिरमति।tat·rā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

So tattha rajjati tatrābhiramati.

He’s stimulated by this and takes pleasure in it.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha रत्तोrat·to तत्राभिरतोtat·rā·bhi·ra·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ आकङ्खति।ā·kaṅ·kha·ti

So tattha ratto tatrābhirato bahiddhā saṁyogaṁ ākaṅkhati.

So he desires to yoke himself to another.
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यञ्चस्सyañ·cas·sa संयोगपच्चयाsaṃ·yo·ga·pac·ca·yā उप्पज्जतिup·paj·ja·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ सोमनस्संso·ma·nas·saṃ तञ्चtañ·ca आकङ्खति।ā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Yañcassa saṁyogapaccayā uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ tañca ākaṅkhati.

And he desires the pleasure and happiness that comes from such yoking.
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पुरिसत्ते,pu·ri·sat·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अभिरताa·bhi·ra·tā सत्ताsat·tā इत्थीसुit·thī·su संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ गता।ga·tā

Purisatte, bhikkhave, abhiratā sattā itthīsu saṁyogaṁ gatā.

Sentient beings who relish their masculinity are yoked to women.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so पुरिसत्तंpu·ri·sat·taṃ नातिवत्तति।nā·ti·vat·ta·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puriso purisattaṁ nātivattati.

This is how a man does not transcend his masculinity.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संयोगोsaṃ·yo·go होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saṁyogo hoti.

This is how yoking comes about.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विसंयोगोvi·saṃ·yo·go होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, visaṁyogo hoti?

And how does unyoking come about?
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इत्थी,it·thī भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ इत्थिन्द्रियंit·thin·dri·yaṃ नna मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Itthī, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ itthindriyaṁ na manasi karoti—

A woman doesn’t focus on her own femininity:
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इत्थिकुत्तंit·thi·kut·taṃ इत्थाकप्पंit·thā·kap·paṃ इत्थिविधंit·thi·vi·dhaṃ इत्थिच्छन्दंit·thic·chan·daṃ इत्थिस्सरंit·this·sa·raṃ इत्थालङ्कारं।it·thā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

itthikuttaṁ itthākappaṁ itthividhaṁ itthicchandaṁ itthissaraṁ itthālaṅkāraṁ.

her feminine moves, feminine appearance, feminine ways, feminine desires, feminine voice, and feminine adornment.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha नna रज्जति,raj·ja·ti साsā तत्रtat·ra नाभिरमति।nā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

Sā tattha na rajjati, sā tatra nābhiramati.

She isn’t stimulated by this and takes no pleasure in it.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha अरत्ताa·rat·tā तत्रtat·ra अनभिरताa·na·bhi·ra·tā बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā पुरिसिन्द्रियंpu·ri·sin·dri·yaṃ नna मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Sā tattha arattā tatra anabhiratā bahiddhā purisindriyaṁ na manasi karoti—

So she doesn’t focus on the masculinity of others:
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पुरिसकुत्तंpu·ri·sa·kut·taṃ पुरिसाकप्पंpu·ri·sā·kap·paṃ पुरिसविधंpu·ri·sa·vi·dhaṃ पुरिसच्छन्दंpu·ri·sac·chan·daṃ पुरिसस्सरंpu·ri·sas·sa·raṃ पुरिसालङ्कारं।pu·ri·sā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

purisakuttaṁ purisākappaṁ purisavidhaṁ purisacchandaṁ purisassaraṁ purisālaṅkāraṁ.

masculine moves, masculine appearance, masculine ways, masculine desires, masculine voice, and masculine adornment.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha नna रज्जति,raj·ja·ti तत्रtat·ra नाभिरमति।nā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

Sā tattha na rajjati, tatra nābhiramati.

She isn’t stimulated by this and takes no pleasure in it.
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साsā तत्थtat·tha अरत्ताa·rat·tā तत्रtat·ra अनभिरताa·na·bhi·ra·tā बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ नाकङ्खति।nā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Sā tattha arattā tatra anabhiratā bahiddhā saṁyogaṁ nākaṅkhati.

So she doesn’t desire to yoke herself to another.
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यञ्चस्साyañ·cas·sā संयोगपच्चयाsaṃ·yo·ga·pac·ca·yā उप्पज्जतिup·paj·ja·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ सोमनस्संso·ma·nas·saṃ तञ्चtañ·ca नाकङ्खति।nā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Yañcassā saṁyogapaccayā uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ tañca nākaṅkhati.

Nor does she desire the pleasure and happiness that comes from such yoking.
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इत्थत्ते,it·that·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनभिरताa·na·bhi·ra·tā सत्ताsat·tā पुरिसेसुpu·ri·se·su विसंयोगंvi·saṃ·yo·gaṃ गता।ga·tā

Itthatte, bhikkhave, anabhiratā sattā purisesu visaṁyogaṁ gatā.

Sentient beings who do not relish their femininity are not yoked to men.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इत्थीit·thī इत्थत्तंit·that·taṃ अतिवत्तति।a·ti·vat·ta·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, itthī itthattaṁ ativattati.

This is how a woman transcends her femininity.
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पुरिसो,pu·ri·so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ पुरिसिन्द्रियंpu·ri·sin·dri·yaṃ नna मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

Puriso, bhikkhave, ajjhattaṁ purisindriyaṁ na manasi karoti—

A man doesn’t focus on his own masculinity:
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पुरिसकुत्तंpu·ri·sa·kut·taṃ पुरिसाकप्पंpu·ri·sā·kap·paṃ पुरिसविधंpu·ri·sa·vi·dhaṃ पुरिसच्छन्दंpu·ri·sac·chan·daṃ पुरिसस्सरंpu·ri·sas·sa·raṃ पुरिसालङ्कारं।pu·ri·sā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

purisakuttaṁ purisākappaṁ purisavidhaṁ purisacchandaṁ purisassaraṁ purisālaṅkāraṁ.

masculine moves, masculine appearance, masculine ways, masculine desires, masculine voice, and masculine adornment.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha नna रज्जति,raj·ja·ti सोso तत्रtat·ra नाभिरमति।nā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

So tattha na rajjati, so tatra nābhiramati.

He isn’t stimulated by this and takes no pleasure in it.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha अरत्तोa·rat·to तत्रtat·ra अनभिरतोa·na·bhi·ra·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā इत्थिन्द्रियंit·thin·dri·yaṃ नna मनसिma·na·si करोति—ka·ro·ti

So tattha aratto tatra anabhirato bahiddhā itthindriyaṁ na manasi karoti—

So he doesn’t focus on the femininity of others:
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इत्थिकुत्तंit·thi·kut·taṃ इत्थाकप्पंit·thā·kap·paṃ इत्थिविधंit·thi·vi·dhaṃ इत्थिच्छन्दंit·thic·chan·daṃ इत्थिस्सरंit·this·sa·raṃ इत्थालङ्कारं।it·thā·laṅ·kā·raṃ

itthikuttaṁ itthākappaṁ itthividhaṁ itthicchandaṁ itthissaraṁ itthālaṅkāraṁ.

feminine moves, feminine appearance, feminine ways, feminine desires, feminine voice, and feminine adornment.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha नna रज्जति,raj·ja·ti तत्रtat·ra नाभिरमति।nā·bhi·ra·ma·ti

So tattha na rajjati, tatra nābhiramati.

He isn’t stimulated by this and takes no pleasure in it.
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सोso तत्थtat·tha अरत्तोa·rat·to तत्रtat·ra अनभिरतोa·na·bhi·ra·to बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā संयोगंsaṃ·yo·gaṃ नाकङ्खति।nā·kaṅ·kha·ti

So tattha aratto tatra anabhirato bahiddhā saṁyogaṁ nākaṅkhati.

So he doesn’t desire to yoke himself to another.
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यञ्चस्सyañ·cas·sa संयोगपच्चयाsaṃ·yo·ga·pac·ca·yā उप्पज्जतिup·paj·ja·ti सुखंsu·khaṃ सोमनस्संso·ma·nas·saṃ तञ्चtañ·ca नाकङ्खति।nā·kaṅ·kha·ti

Yañcassa saṁyogapaccayā uppajjati sukhaṁ somanassaṁ tañca nākaṅkhati.

Nor does he desire the pleasure and happiness that comes from such yoking.
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पुरिसत्ते,pu·ri·sat·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनभिरताa·na·bhi·ra·tā सत्ताsat·tā इत्थीसुit·thī·su विसंयोगंvi·saṃ·yo·gaṃ गता।ga·tā

Purisatte, bhikkhave, anabhiratā sattā itthīsu visaṁyogaṁ gatā.

Sentient beings who do not relish their masculinity are not yoked to women.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so पुरिसत्तंpu·ri·sat·taṃ अतिवत्तति।a·ti·vat·ta·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puriso purisattaṁ ativattati.

This is how a man transcends his masculinity.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विसंयोगोvi·saṃ·yo·go होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, visaṁyogo hoti.

This is how unyoking comes about.
50

अयंa·yaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संयोगोsaṃ·yo·go विसंयोगोvi·saṃ·yo·go धम्मपरियायो”ति।dham·ma·pa·ri·yā·yo

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saṁyogo visaṁyogo dhammapariyāyo”ti.

This is the exposition of the teaching on yoking and unyoking.”
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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.