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Assājānīyasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 8।13

Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.13

Numbered Discourses 8.13
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2। महावग्गma·hā·vag·ga

2. Mahāvagga

2. The Great Chapter
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अस्साजानीयसुत्तas·sā·jā·nī·ya·sut·ta

Assājānīyasutta

A Thoroughbred
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“अट्ठहि,aṭ·ṭha·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अङ्गेहिaṅ·ge·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to रञ्ञोrañ·ño भद्दोbhad·do अस्साजानीयोas·sā·jā·nī·yo राजारहोrā·jā·ra·ho होतिho·ti राजभोग्गो,rā·ja·bhog·go रञ्ञोrañ·ño अङ्गन्तेवaṅ·gan·te·va सङ्खंsaṅ·khaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

“Aṭṭhahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño bhaddo assājānīyo rājāraho hoti rājabhoggo, rañño aṅganteva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

“Mendicants, a fine royal thoroughbred with eight factors is worthy of a king, fit to serve a king, and reckoned a factor of kingship.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi अट्ठहि?aṭ·ṭha·hi

Katamehi aṭṭhahi?

What eight?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रञ्ञोrañ·ño भद्दोbhad·do अस्साजानीयोas·sā·jā·nī·yo उभतोu·bha·to सुजातोsu·jā·to होति—ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, rañño bhaddo assājānīyo ubhato sujāto hoti—

It’s when a fine royal thoroughbred is well born on both
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मातितोmā·ti·to चca पितितोpi·ti·to च।ca

mātito ca pitito ca.

the mother’s and the father’s sides.
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यस्संyas·saṃ दिसायंdi·sā·yaṃ अञ्ञेपिañ·ñe·pi भद्दाbhad·dā अस्साजानीयाas·sā·jā·nī·yā जायन्ति,jā·yan·ti तस्संtas·saṃ दिसायंdi·sā·yaṃ जातोjā·to होति।ho·ti

Yassaṁ disāyaṁ aññepi bhaddā assājānīyā jāyanti, tassaṁ disāyaṁ jāto hoti.

He’s bred in the region fine thoroughbreds come from.
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यंyaṃ खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ देन्ति—den·ti

Yaṁ kho panassa bhojanaṁ denti—

Whatever food he’s given,
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अल्लंal·laṃ वाvā सुक्खंsuk·khaṃ वा—vā

allaṁ vā sukkhaṁ vā—

fresh or dry,
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तंtaṃ सक्कच्चंयेवsak·kac·caṃ·ye·va परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अविकिरन्तो।a·vi·ki·ran·to

taṁ sakkaccaṁyeva paribhuñjati avikiranto.

he eats carefully, without making a mess.
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जेगुच्छीje·guc·chī होतिho·ti उच्चारंuc·cā·raṃ वाvā पस्सावंpas·sā·vaṃ वाvā अभिनिसीदितुंa·bhi·ni·sī·di·tuṃ वाvā अभिनिपज्जितुंa·bhi·ni·paj·ji·tuṃ वा।vā

Jegucchī hoti uccāraṁ vā passāvaṁ vā abhinisīdituṁ vā abhinipajjituṁ vā.

He’s disgusted by sitting or lying down in excrement or urine.
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सोरतोso·ra·to होतिho·ti सुखसंवासो,su·kha·saṃ·vā·so नna चca अञ्ञेañ·ñe अस्सेas·se उब्बेजेता।ub·be·je·tā

Sorato hoti sukhasaṁvāso, na ca aññe asse ubbejetā.

He’s gentle and pleasant to live with, and he doesn’t upset the other horses.
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यानिyā·ni खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa होन्तिhon·ti साठेय्यानिsā·ṭhey·yā·ni कूटेय्यानिkū·ṭey·yā·ni जिम्हेय्यानिjim·hey·yā·ni वङ्केय्यानि,vaṅ·key·yā·ni तानिtā·ni यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ सारथिस्सsā·ra·this·sa आविकत्ताā·vi·kat·tā होति।ho·ti

Yāni kho panassa honti sāṭheyyāni kūṭeyyāni jimheyyāni vaṅkeyyāni, tāni yathābhūtaṁ sārathissa āvikattā hoti.

He openly shows his tricks, bluffs, ruses, and feints to his trainer,
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तेसमस्सte·sa·mas·sa सारथिsā·ra·thi अभिनिम्मदनायa·bhi·nim·ma·da·nā·ya वायमति।vā·ya·ma·ti

Tesamassa sārathi abhinimmadanāya vāyamati.

so the trainer can try to subdue them.
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वाहीvā·hī खोkho पनpa·na होति।ho·ti

Vāhī kho pana hoti.

He carries his load, determining:
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‘कामञ्ञेkā·mañ·ñe अस्साas·sā वहन्तुva·han·tu वाvā माmā वा,vā अहमेत्थa·ha·met·tha वहिस्सामी’तिva·his·sā·mī चित्तंcit·taṃ उप्पादेति।up·pā·de·ti

‘Kāmaññe assā vahantu vā mā vā, ahamettha vahissāmī’ti cittaṁ uppādeti.

‘Whether or not the other horses carry their loads, I’ll carry mine.’
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गच्छन्तोgac·chan·to खोkho पनpa·na उजुमग्गेनेवu·ju·mag·ge·ne·va गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Gacchanto kho pana ujumaggeneva gacchati.

He always walks in a straight path.
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थामवाthā·ma·vā होतिho·ti यावyā·va जीवितमरणपरियादानाjī·vi·ta·ma·ra·ṇa·pa·ri·yā·dā·nā थामंthā·maṃ उपदंसेता।u·pa·daṃ·se·tā

Thāmavā hoti yāva jīvitamaraṇapariyādānā thāmaṁ upadaṁsetā.

He’s strong, and stays strong even until death.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi अङ्गेहिaṅ·ge·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to रञ्ञोrañ·ño भद्दोbhad·do अस्साजानीयोas·sā·jā·nī·yo राजारहोrā·jā·ra·ho होतिho·ti राजभोग्गो,rā·ja·bhog·go रञ्ञोrañ·ño अङ्गन्तेवaṅ·gan·te·va सङ्खंsaṅ·khaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño bhaddo assājānīyo rājāraho hoti rājabhoggo, rañño aṅganteva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.

A fine royal thoroughbred with these eight factors is worthy of a king. …
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भिक्खुbhik·khu आहुनेय्योā·hu·ney·yo होतिho·ti …पे…pe अनुत्तरंa·nut·ta·raṃ पुञ्ञक्खेत्तंpuñ·ñak·khet·taṃ लोकस्स।lo·kas·sa

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassa.

In the same way, a mendicant with eight qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of greeting with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi अट्ठहि?aṭ·ṭha·hi

Katamehi aṭṭhahi?

What eight?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सीलवाsī·la·vā होति,ho·ti पातिमोक्खसंवरसंवुतोpā·ti·mok·kha·saṃ·va·ra·saṃ·vu·to विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आचारगोचरसम्पन्नोā·cā·ra·go·ca·ra·sam·pan·no अणुमत्तेसुa·ṇu·mat·te·su वज्जेसुvaj·je·su भयदस्सावी,bha·ya·das·sā·vī समादायsa·mā·dā·ya सिक्खतिsik·kha·ti सिक्खापदेसु।sik·khā·pa·de·su

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharati ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu.

It’s when a mendicant is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and resorting for alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
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यंyaṃ खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa भोजनंbho·ja·naṃ देन्ति—den·ti

Yaṁ kho panassa bhojanaṁ denti—

Whatever food they’re given,
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लूखंlū·khaṃ वाvā पणीतंpa·ṇī·taṃ वा—vā

lūkhaṁ vā paṇītaṁ vā—

coarse or fine,
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तंtaṃ सक्कच्चंयेवsak·kac·caṃ·ye·va परिभुञ्जतिpa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti अविहञ्ञमानो।a·vi·hañ·ña·mā·no

taṁ sakkaccaṁyeva paribhuñjati avihaññamāno.

they eat carefully, without bother.
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जेगुच्छीje·guc·chī होतिho·ti कायदुच्चरितेनkā·ya·duc·ca·ri·te·na वचीदुच्चरितेनva·cī·duc·ca·ri·te·na मनोदुच्चरितेन;ma·no·duc·ca·ri·te·na

Jegucchī hoti kāyaduccaritena vacīduccaritena manoduccaritena;

They’re disgusted with bad conduct by way of body, speech, or mind,
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जेगुच्छीje·guc·chī होतिho·ti अनेकविहितानंa·ne·ka·vi·hi·tā·naṃ पापकानंpā·pa·kā·naṃ अकुसलानंa·ku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ समापत्तिया।sa·mā·pat·ti·yā

jegucchī hoti anekavihitānaṁ pāpakānaṁ akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā.

and by attainment of the many kinds of unskillful things.
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सोरतोso·ra·to होतिho·ti सुखसंवासो,su·kha·saṃ·vā·so नna अञ्ञेañ·ñe भिक्खूbhik·khū उब्बेजेता।ub·be·je·tā

Sorato hoti sukhasaṁvāso, na aññe bhikkhū ubbejetā.

They’re gentle and pleasant to live with, and they don’t upset the other mendicants.
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यानिyā·ni खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa होन्तिhon·ti साठेय्यानिsā·ṭhey·yā·ni कूटेय्यानिkū·ṭey·yā·ni जिम्हेय्यानिjim·hey·yā·ni वङ्केय्यानि,vaṅ·key·yā·ni तानिtā·ni यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ आविकत्ताā·vi·kat·tā होतिho·ti सत्थरिsat·tha·ri वाvā विञ्ञूसुviñ·ñū·su वाvā सब्रह्मचारीसु।sab·rah·ma·cā·rī·su

Yāni kho panassa honti sāṭheyyāni kūṭeyyāni jimheyyāni vaṅkeyyāni, tāni yathābhūtaṁ āvikattā hoti satthari vā viññūsu vā sabrahmacārīsu.

They openly show their tricks, bluffs, ruses, and feints to their sensible spiritual companions,
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तेसमस्सte·sa·mas·sa सत्थाsat·thā वाvā विञ्ञूviñ·ñū वाvā सब्रह्मचारीsab·rah·ma·cā·rī अभिनिम्मदनायa·bhi·nim·ma·da·nā·ya वायमति।vā·ya·ma·ti

Tesamassa satthā vā viññū vā sabrahmacārī abhinimmadanāya vāyamati.

so they can try to subdue them.
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सिक्खिताsik·khi·tā खोkho पनpa·na होति।ho·ti

Sikkhitā kho pana hoti.

They do their training, determining:
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‘कामञ्ञेkā·mañ·ñe भिक्खूbhik·khū सिक्खन्तुsik·khan·tu वाvā माmā वा,vā अहमेत्थa·ha·met·tha सिक्खिस्सामी’तिsik·khis·sā·mī चित्तंcit·taṃ उप्पादेति।up·pā·de·ti

‘Kāmaññe bhikkhū sikkhantu vā mā vā, ahamettha sikkhissāmī’ti cittaṁ uppādeti.

‘Whether or not the other mendicants do their training, I’ll do mine.’
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गच्छन्तोgac·chan·to खोkho पनpa·na उजुमग्गेनेवu·ju·mag·ge·ne·va गच्छति;gac·cha·ti

Gacchanto kho pana ujumaggeneva gacchati;

They always walk in a straight path.
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तत्रायंtat·rā·yaṃ उजुमग्गो,u·ju·mag·go सेय्यथिदं—sey·ya·thi·daṃ

tatrāyaṁ ujumaggo, seyyathidaṁ—

And here the straight path is
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सम्मादिट्ठिsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhi …पे…pe सम्मासमाधि।sam·mā·sa·mā·dhi

sammādiṭṭhi …pe… sammāsamādhi.

right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
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आरद्धवीरियोā·rad·dha·vī·ri·yo विहरति:vi·ha·ra·ti

Āraddhavīriyo viharati:

They’re energetic:
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‘कामंkā·maṃ तचोta·co चca न्हारुnhā·ru चca अट्ठिaṭ·ṭhi चca अवसिस्सतु,a·va·sis·sa·tu सरीरेsa·rī·re उपस्सुस्सतुu·pas·sus·sa·tu मंसलोहितं;maṃ·sa·lo·hi·taṃ यंyaṃ तंtaṃ पुरिसथामेनpu·ri·sa·thā·me·na पुरिसवीरियेनpu·ri·sa·vī·ri·ye·na पुरिसपरक्कमेनpu·ri·sa·pa·rak·ka·me·na पत्तब्बं,pat·tab·baṃ नna तंtaṃ अपापुणित्वाa·pā·pu·ṇit·vā वीरियस्सvī·ri·yas·sa सण्ठानंsaṇ·ṭhā·naṃ भविस्सती’ति।bha·vis·sa·tī

‘kāmaṁ taco ca nhāru ca aṭṭhi ca avasissatu, sarīre upassussatu maṁsalohitaṁ; yaṁ taṁ purisathāmena purisavīriyena purisaparakkamena pattabbaṁ, na taṁ apāpuṇitvā vīriyassa saṇṭhānaṁ bhavissatī’ti.

‘Gladly, let my skin, sinews, and bones remain! Let the blood and flesh waste away in my body! I will not stop trying until I have achieved what is possible by human strength, energy, and vigor.’
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भिक्खुbhik·khu आहुनेय्योā·hu·ney·yo होतिho·ti …पे…pe अनुत्तरंa·nut·ta·raṃ पुञ्ञक्खेत्तंpuñ·ñak·khet·taṃ लोकस्सा”ति।lo·kas·sā

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āhuneyyo hoti …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā”ti.

A mendicant with these eight qualities is worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods, worthy of hospitality, worthy of a religious donation, worthy of veneration with cupped palms, and is the supreme field of merit for the world.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Tatiyaṁ.

(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.