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Paṭhamahatthakasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 8।23

Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.23

Numbered Discourses 8.23
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3। गहपतिवग्गga·ha·pa·ti·vag·ga

3. Gahapativagga

3. Householders
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पठमहत्थकसुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·hat·tha·ka·sut·ta

Paṭhamahatthakasutta

With Hatthaka (1st)
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā आळवियंā·ḷa·vi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti अग्गाळवेag·gā·ḷa·ve चेतिये।ce·ti·ye

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati aggāḷave cetiye.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī, at Āḷavī’s premier shrine.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:
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“सत्तहि,sat·ta·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतंsa·man·nā·ga·taṃ हत्थकंhat·tha·kaṃ आळवकंā·ḷa·va·kaṃ धारेथ।dhā·re·tha

“sattahi, bhikkhave, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgataṁ hatthakaṁ āḷavakaṁ dhāretha.

“Mendicants, you should remember the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī as someone who has seven amazing and incredible qualities.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi सत्तहि?sat·ta·hi

Katamehi sattahi?

What seven?
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सद्धोsad·dho हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

Saddho hi, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

He’s faithful,
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सीलवा,sī·la·vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

sīlavā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

ethical,
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हिरीमा,hi·rī·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

hirīmā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

conscientious,
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ओत्तप्पी,ot·tap·pī भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

ottappī, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

prudent,
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बहुस्सुतो,ba·hus·su·to भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

bahussuto, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

learned,
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चागवा,cā·ga·vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

cāgavā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

generous,
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पञ्ञवा,pañ·ña·vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको—ā·ḷa·va·ko

paññavā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako—

and wise.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्तहिsat·ta·hi अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतंsa·man·nā·ga·taṃ हत्थकंhat·tha·kaṃ आळवकंā·ḷa·va·kaṃ धारेथा”ति।dhā·re·thā

imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgataṁ hatthakaṁ āḷavakaṁ dhārethā”ti.

You should remember the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī as someone who possesses these seven amazing and incredible qualities.”
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इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca भगवा।bha·ga·vā

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वानvat·vā·na सुगतोsu·ga·to उट्ठायासनाuṭ·ṭhā·yā·sa·nā विहारंvi·hā·raṃ पाविसि।pā·vi·si

Idaṁ vatvāna sugato uṭṭhāyāsanā vihāraṁ pāvisi.

When he had spoken, the Holy One rose from his seat and entered his dwelling.
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अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na हत्थकस्सhat·tha·kas·sa आळवकस्सā·ḷa·va·kas·sa निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena hatthakassa āḷavakassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.

Then a certain mendicant robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī, where he sat down on the seat spread out.
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अथa·tha खोkho हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko येनye·na सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho हत्थकंhat·tha·kaṃ आळवकंā·ḷa·va·kaṃ सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho hatthako āḷavako yena so bhikkhu tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho hatthakaṁ āḷavakaṁ so bhikkhu etadavoca:

Then Hatthaka went up to that mendicant, bowed, and sat down to one side. The mendicant said to Hatthaka:
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“सत्तहिsat·ta·hi खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भगवताbha·ga·va·tā ब्याकतो।byā·ka·to

“Sattahi kho tvaṁ, āvuso, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgato bhagavatā byākato.

“Respectable sir, the Buddha declared that you have seven amazing and incredible qualities.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi सत्तहि?sat·ta·hi

Katamehi sattahi?

What seven?
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‘सद्धो,sad·dho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

‘Saddho, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

He said that you’re faithful,
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सीलवाsī·la·vā …पे…pe

sīlavā …pe…

ethical,
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हिरीमाhi·rī·mā …

hirīmā …

conscientious,
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ओत्तप्पीot·tap·pī …

ottappī …

prudent,
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बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to …

bahussuto …

learned,
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चागवाcā·ga·vā …

cāgavā …

generous,
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पञ्ञवा,pañ·ña·vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको’ति।ā·ḷa·va·ko

paññavā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako’ti.

and wise.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so सत्तहिsat·ta·hi अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भगवताbha·ga·va·tā ब्याकतो”ति।byā·ka·to

Imehi kho tvaṁ, āvuso, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgato bhagavatā byākato”ti.

The Buddha declared that you possess these seven amazing and incredible qualities.”
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“कच्चित्थ,kac·cit·tha भन्ते,bhan·te नna कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो”ति?o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

“Kaccittha, bhante, na koci gihī ahosi odātavasano”ti?

“But sir, I trust that no white-clothed lay people were present?”
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“नna हेत्थ,het·tha आवुसो,ā·vu·so कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो”ति।o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

“Na hettha, āvuso, koci gihī ahosi odātavasano”ti.

“No, there weren’t any white-clothed lay people present.”
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“साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते,bhan·te यदेत्थya·det·tha नna कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो”ति।o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

“Sādhu, bhante, yadettha na koci gihī ahosi odātavasano”ti.

“That’s good, sir.”
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu हत्थकस्सhat·tha·kas·sa आळवकस्सā·ḷa·va·kas·sa निवेसनेni·ve·sa·ne पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ गहेत्वाga·het·vā उट्ठायासनाuṭ·ṭhā·yā·sa·nā पक्कामि।pak·kā·mi

Atha kho so bhikkhu hatthakassa āḷavakassa nivesane piṇḍapātaṁ gahetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmi.

Then that mendicant, after taking almsfood in Hatthaka of Āḷavī’s home, rose from his seat and left.
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu पच्छाभत्तंpac·chā·bhat·taṃ पिण्डपातपटिक्कन्तोpiṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·pa·ṭik·kan·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 सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho so bhikkhu pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then after the meal, on his return from almsround, he went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him of what he had discussed with the householder Hatthaka. The Buddha said:
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“इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na हत्थकस्सhat·tha·kas·sa आळवकस्सā·ḷa·va·kas·sa निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमिं;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदिं।ni·sī·diṃ

“Idhāhaṁ, bhante, pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena hatthakassa āḷavakassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamiṁ; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdiṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अथa·tha खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di

Atha kho, bhante, hatthako āḷavako yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

(Pāli only)
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te हत्थकंhat·tha·kaṃ आळवकंā·ḷa·va·kaṃ एतदवचं:e·ta·da·va·caṃ

Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, hatthakaṁ āḷavakaṁ etadavacaṁ:

(Pāli only)
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‘सत्तहिsat·ta·hi खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भगवताbha·ga·va·tā ब्याकतो।byā·ka·to

‘sattahi kho tvaṁ, āvuso, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgato bhagavatā byākato.

(Pāli only)
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi सत्तहि?sat·ta·hi

Katamehi sattahi?

(Pāli only)
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सद्धो,sad·dho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवको;ā·ḷa·va·ko

Saddho, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavako;

(Pāli only)
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सीलवाsī·la·vā …पे…pe

sīlavā …pe…

(Pāli only)
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हिरीमाhi·rī·mā …

hirīmā …

(Pāli only)
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ओत्तप्पीot·tap·pī …

ottappī …

(Pāli only)
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बहुस्सुतोba·hus·su·to …

bahussuto …

(Pāli only)
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चागवाcā·ga·vā …

cāgavā …

(Pāli only)
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पञ्ञवा,pañ·ña·vā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve हत्थकोhat·tha·ko आळवकोति।ā·ḷa·va·ko·ti

paññavā, bhikkhave, hatthako āḷavakoti.

(Pāli only)
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इमेहिi·me·hi खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so सत्तहिsat·ta·hi अच्छरियेहिac·cha·ri·ye·hi अब्भुतेहिab·bhu·te·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to भगवताbha·ga·va·tā ब्याकतो’ति।byā·ka·to

Imehi kho tvaṁ, āvuso, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samannāgato bhagavatā byākato’ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भन्ते,bhan·te हत्थकोhat·tha·ko मंmaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, bhante, hatthako maṁ etadavoca:

(Pāli only)
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‘कच्चित्थ,kac·cit·tha भन्ते,bhan·te नna कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो’ति?o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

‘kaccittha, bhante, na koci gihī ahosi odātavasano’ti?

(Pāli only)
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‘नna हेत्थ,het·tha आवुसो,ā·vu·so कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो’ति।o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

‘Na hettha, āvuso, koci gihī ahosi odātavasano’ti.

(Pāli only)
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‘साधु,sā·dhu भन्ते,bhan·te यदेत्थya·det·tha नna कोचिko·ci गिहीgi·hī अहोसिa·ho·si ओदातवसनो’”ति।o·dā·ta·va·sa·no

‘Sādhu, bhante, yadettha na koci gihī ahosi odātavasano’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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“साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu भिक्खु।bhik·khu

“Sādhu sādhu, bhikkhu.

“Good, good, mendicant!
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अप्पिच्छोap·pic·cho सो,so भिक्खु,bhik·khu कुलपुत्तो।ku·la·put·to

Appiccho so, bhikkhu, kulaputto.

That gentleman has few wishes.
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सन्तेयेवsan·te·ye·va अत्तनिat·ta·ni कुसलधम्मेku·sa·la·dham·me नna इच्छतिic·cha·ti परेहिpa·re·hi ञायमाने।ñā·ya·mā·ne

Santeyeva attani kusaladhamme na icchati parehi ñāyamāne.

He doesn’t want his own good qualities to be made known to others.
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तेनte·na हिhi त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu इमिनापिi·mi·nā·pi अट्ठमेनaṭ·ṭha·me·na अच्छरियेनac·cha·ri·ye·na अब्भुतेनab·bhu·te·na धम्मेनdham·me·na समन्नागतंsa·man·nā·ga·taṃ हत्थकंhat·tha·kaṃ आळवकंā·ḷa·va·kaṃ धारेहि,dhā·re·hi यदिदंya·di·daṃ अप्पिच्छताया”ति।ap·pic·cha·tā·yā

Tena hi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, imināpi aṭṭhamena acchariyena abbhutena dhammena samannāgataṁ hatthakaṁ āḷavakaṁ dhārehi, yadidaṁ appicchatāyā”ti.

Well then, mendicant, you should remember the householder Hatthaka of Āḷavī as someone who has this eighth amazing and incredible quality, that is, fewness of wishes.”
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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.