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Uggasutta

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 7।7

Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.7

Numbered Discourses 7.7
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1। धनवग्गdha·na·vag·ga

1. Dhanavagga

1. Wealth
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उग्गसुत्तug·ga·sut·ta

Uggasutta

With Ugga
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अथa·tha खोkho उग्गोug·go राजमहामत्तोrā·ja·ma·hā·mat·to येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho उग्गोug·go राजमहामत्तोrā·ja·ma·hā·mat·to भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho uggo rājamahāmatto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uggo rājamahāmatto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Ugga the government chief minister went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
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“अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

“Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.

“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!
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यावyā·va अड्ढोaḍ·ḍho चायं,cā·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te मिगारोmi·gā·ro रोहणेय्योro·ha·ṇey·yo यावyā·va महद्धनोma·had·dha·no यावyā·va महाभोगो”ति।ma·hā·bho·go

Yāva aḍḍho cāyaṁ, bhante, migāro rohaṇeyyo yāva mahaddhano yāva mahābhogo”ti.

Migāra of Rohaṇa is so rich, so very wealthy.”
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“कीवkī·va अड्ढोaḍ·ḍho पनुग्ग,pa·nug·ga मिगारोmi·gā·ro रोहणेय्यो,ro·ha·ṇey·yo कीवkī·va महद्धनो,ma·had·dha·no कीवkī·va महाभोगो”ति?ma·hā·bho·go

“Kīva aḍḍho panugga, migāro rohaṇeyyo, kīva mahaddhano, kīva mahābhogo”ti?

“But Ugga, how rich is he?”
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“सतं,sa·taṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सतसहस्सानंsa·ta·sa·has·sā·naṃ हिरञ्ञस्स,hi·rañ·ñas·sa कोko पनpa·na वादोvā·do रूपियस्सा”ति।rū·pi·yas·sā

“Sataṁ, bhante, satasahassānaṁ hiraññassa, ko pana vādo rūpiyassā”ti.

“He has a hundred thousand gold coins, not to mention the silver coins!”
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“अत्थिat·thi खोkho एतं,e·taṃ उग्ग,ug·ga धनंdha·naṃ नेतंne·taṃ ‘नत्थी’तिnat·thī वदामीति।va·dā·mī·ti

“Atthi kho etaṁ, ugga, dhanaṁ netaṁ ‘natthī’ti vadāmīti.

“Well, Ugga, that is wealth, I can’t deny it.
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तञ्चtañ·ca खोkho एतं,e·taṃ उग्ग,ug·ga धनंdha·naṃ साधारणंsā·dhā·ra·ṇaṃ अग्गिनाag·gi·nā उदकेनu·da·ke·na राजूहिrā·jū·hi चोरेहिco·re·hi अप्पियेहिap·pi·ye·hi दायादेहि।dā·yā·de·hi

Tañca kho etaṁ, ugga, dhanaṁ sādhāraṇaṁ agginā udakena rājūhi corehi appiyehi dāyādehi.

But fire, water, rulers, thieves, and unloved heirs all take a share of that wealth.
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सत्तsat·ta खोkho इमानि,i·mā·ni उग्ग,ug·ga धनानिdha·nā·ni असाधारणानिa·sā·dhā·ra·ṇā·ni अग्गिनाag·gi·nā उदकेनu·da·ke·na राजूहिrā·jū·hi चोरेहिco·re·hi अप्पियेहिap·pi·ye·hi दायादेहि।dā·yā·de·hi

Satta kho imāni, ugga, dhanāni asādhāraṇāni agginā udakena rājūhi corehi appiyehi dāyādehi.

There are these seven kinds of wealth that they can’t take a share of.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni सत्त?sat·ta

Katamāni satta?

What seven?
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सद्धाधनं,sad·dhā·dha·naṃ सीलधनं,sī·la·dha·naṃ हिरीधनं,hi·rī·dha·naṃ ओत्तप्पधनं,ot·tap·pa·dha·naṃ सुतधनं,su·ta·dha·naṃ चागधनं,cā·ga·dha·naṃ पञ्ञाधनं।pañ·ñā·dha·naṃ

Saddhādhanaṁ, sīladhanaṁ, hirīdhanaṁ, ottappadhanaṁ, sutadhanaṁ, cāgadhanaṁ, paññādhanaṁ.

The wealth of faith, ethics, conscience, prudence, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho उग्ग,ug·ga सत्तsat·ta धनानिdha·nā·ni असाधारणानिa·sā·dhā·ra·ṇā·ni अग्गिनाag·gi·nā उदकेनu·da·ke·na राजूहिrā·jū·hi चोरेहिco·re·hi अप्पियेहिap·pi·ye·hi दायादेहीति।dā·yā·de·hī·ti

Imāni kho, ugga, satta dhanāni asādhāraṇāni agginā udakena rājūhi corehi appiyehi dāyādehīti.

There are these seven kinds of wealth that fire, water, rulers, thieves, and unloved heirs can’t take a share of.
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सद्धाधनंsad·dhā·dha·naṃ सीलधनं,sī·la·dha·naṃ

Saddhādhanaṁ sīladhanaṁ,

Faith and ethical conduct are kinds of wealth,
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हिरीhi·rī ओत्तप्पियंot·tap·pi·yaṃ धनं;dha·naṃ

hirī ottappiyaṁ dhanaṁ;

as are conscience and prudence,
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सुतधनञ्चsu·ta·dha·nañ·ca चागोcā·go च,ca

Sutadhanañca cāgo ca,

learning and generosity,
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā वेve सत्तमंsat·ta·maṃ धनं।dha·naṃ

paññā ve sattamaṁ dhanaṁ.

and wisdom is the seventh kind of wealth.
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यस्सyas·sa एतेe·te धनाdha·nā अत्थि,at·thi

Yassa ete dhanā atthi,

When a woman or man
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इत्थियाit·thi·yā पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa वा;vā

itthiyā purisassa vā;

has these kinds of wealth,
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सsa वेve महद्धनोma·had·dha·no लोके,lo·ke

Sa ve mahaddhano loke,

they’re really rich in the world,
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अजेय्योa·jey·yo देवमानुसे।de·va·mā·nu·se

ajeyyo devamānuse.

invincible among gods and humans.
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तस्माtas·mā सद्धञ्चsad·dhañ·ca सीलञ्च,sī·lañ·ca

Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca,

So let the wise devote themselves
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पसादंpa·sā·daṃ धम्मदस्सनं;dham·ma·das·sa·naṃ

pasādaṁ dhammadassanaṁ;

to faith, ethical behavior,
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अनुयुञ्जेथa·nu·yuñ·je·tha मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

Anuyuñjetha medhāvī,

confidence, and insight into the teaching,
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सरंsa·raṃ बुद्धानbud·dhā·na सासनन्”ति।sā·sa·nan

saraṁ buddhāna sāsanan”ti.

remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.