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Akkhaṇasutta
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Numbered Discourses 8.29
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3। गहपतिवग्गga·ha·pa·ti·vag·ga
3. Gahapativagga
3. Householders
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अक्खणसुत्तak·kha·ṇa·sut·ta
Akkhaṇasutta
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“‘खणकिच्चोkha·ṇa·kic·co लोको,lo·ko खणकिच्चोkha·ṇa·kic·co लोको’ति,lo·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अस्सुतवाas·su·ta·vā पुथुज्जनोpu·thuj·ja·no भासति,bhā·sa·ti नोno चca खोkho सोso जानातिjā·nā·ti खणंkha·ṇaṃ वाvā अक्खणंak·kha·ṇaṃ वा।vā
“‘Khaṇakicco loko, khaṇakicco loko’ti, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano bhāsati, no ca kho so jānāti khaṇaṁ vā akkhaṇaṁ vā.
“‘Now is the time! Now is the time!’ So says an unlearned ordinary person. But they don’t know whether it’s time or not.
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अट्ठिमे,aṭ·ṭhi·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अक्खणाak·kha·ṇā असमयाa·sa·ma·yā ब्रह्मचरियवासाय।brah·ma·ca·ri·ya·vā·sā·ya
Aṭṭhime, bhikkhave, akkhaṇā asamayā brahmacariyavāsāya.
Mendicants, there are eight lost opportunities for spiritual practice.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतोta·thā·ga·to चca लोकेlo·ke उप्पन्नोup·pan·no होतिho·ti अरहंa·ra·haṃ सम्मासम्बुद्धोsam·mā·sam·bud·dho विज्जाचरणसम्पन्नोvij·jā·ca·ra·ṇa·sam·pan·no सुगतोsu·ga·to लोकविदूlo·ka·vi·dū अनुत्तरोa·nut·ta·ro पुरिसदम्मसारथिpu·ri·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thi सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवा,bha·ga·vā धम्मोdham·mo चca देसियतिde·si·ya·ti ओपसमिकोo·pa·sa·mi·ko परिनिब्बानिकोpa·ri·nib·bā·ni·ko सम्बोधगामीsam·bo·dha·gā·mī सुगतप्पवेदितो;su·ga·tap·pa·ve·di·to
Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā, dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappavedito;
Firstly, a Realized One has arisen in the world—perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed. He teaches the Dhamma leading to peace, extinguishment, awakening, as proclaimed by the Holy One.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतोta·thā·ga·to चca लोकेlo·ke उप्पन्नोup·pan·no होतिho·ti …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवा,bha·ga·vā धम्मोdham·mo चca देसियतिde·si·ya·ti ओपसमिकोo·pa·sa·mi·ko परिनिब्बानिकोpa·ri·nib·bā·ni·ko सम्बोधगामीsam·bo·dha·gā·mī सुगतप्पवेदितो;su·ga·tap·pa·ve·di·to
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā, dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappavedito;
Furthermore, a Realized One has arisen in the world … He teaches the Dhamma leading to peace, extinguishment, awakening, as proclaimed by the Holy One.
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अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ दीघायुकंdī·ghā·yu·kaṃ देवनिकायंde·va·ni·kā·yaṃ उपपन्नोu·pa·pan·no होतिho·ti …पे…।pe
ayañca puggalo aññataraṁ dīghāyukaṁ devanikāyaṁ upapanno hoti …pe….
But an individual has been reborn in one of the long-lived orders of gods. This is the fourth lost opportunity …
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अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo पच्चन्तिमेसुpac·can·ti·me·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su पच्चाजातोpac·cā·jā·to होति,ho·ti सोso चca होतिho·ti अविञ्ञातारेसुa·viñ·ñā·tā·re·su मिलक्खेसु,mi·lak·khe·su यत्थyat·tha नत्थिnat·thi गतिga·ti भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ भिक्खुनीनंbhik·khu·nī·naṃ उपासकानंu·pā·sa·kā·naṃ उपासिकानंu·pā·si·kā·naṃ …पे…।pe
ayañca puggalo paccantimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti aviññātāresu milakkhesu, yattha natthi gati bhikkhūnaṁ bhikkhunīnaṁ upāsakānaṁ upāsikānaṁ …pe….
But an individual has been reborn in the borderlands, among uneducated foreigners, where monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen do not go. This is the fifth lost opportunity …
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवेbhik·kha·ve …पे…pe अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मज्झिमेसुmaj·jhi·me·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su पच्चाजातोpac·cā·jā·to होति,ho·ti सोso चca होतिho·ti मिच्छादिट्ठिकोmic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi·ko विपरीतदस्सनो:vi·pa·rī·ta·das·sa·no
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave …pe… ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti micchādiṭṭhiko viparītadassano:
Furthermore, a Realized One has arisen in the world … And an individual is reborn in a central country. But they have wrong view and distorted perspective:
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‘नत्थिnat·thi दिन्नं,din·naṃ नत्थिnat·thi यिट्ठं,yiṭ·ṭhaṃ नत्थिnat·thi हुतं,hu·taṃ नत्थिnat·thi सुकतदुक्कटानंsu·ka·ta·duk·ka·ṭā·naṃ कम्मानंkam·mā·naṃ फलंpha·laṃ विपाको,vi·pā·ko नत्थिnat·thi अयंa·yaṃ लोको,lo·ko नत्थिnat·thi परोpa·ro लोको,lo·ko नत्थिnat·thi माता,mā·tā नत्थिnat·thi पिता,pi·tā नत्थिnat·thi सत्ताsat·tā ओपपातिका,o·pa·pā·ti·kā नत्थिnat·thi लोकेlo·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā सम्मग्गताsam·mag·ga·tā सम्माsam·mā पटिपन्नाpa·ṭi·pan·nā येye इमञ्चi·mañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ परञ्चpa·rañ·ca लोकंlo·kaṃ सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā पवेदेन्ती’तिpa·ve·den·tī …पे…।pe
‘natthi dinnaṁ, natthi yiṭṭhaṁ, natthi hutaṁ, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ vipāko, natthi ayaṁ loko, natthi paro loko, natthi mātā, natthi pitā, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi loke samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammaggatā sammā paṭipannā ye imañca lokaṁ parañca lokaṁ sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā pavedentī’ti …pe….
‘There’s no meaning in giving, sacrifice, or offerings. There’s no fruit or result of good and bad deeds. There’s no afterlife. There’s no such thing as mother and father, or beings that are reborn spontaneously. And there’s no ascetic or brahmin who is rightly comported and rightly practiced, and who describes the afterlife after realizing it with their own insight.’ This is the sixth lost opportunity …
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अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मज्झिमेसुmaj·jhi·me·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su पच्चाजातोpac·cā·jā·to होति,ho·ti सोso चca होतिho·ti दुप्पञ्ञोdup·pañ·ño जळोja·ḷo एळमूगोe·ḷa·mū·go अप्पटिबलोap·pa·ṭi·ba·lo सुभासितदुब्भासितस्सsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·tas·sa अत्थमञ्ञातुं।at·tha·mañ·ñā·tuṃ
ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti duppañño jaḷo eḷamūgo appaṭibalo subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ.
And an individual is reborn in a central country. But they’re witless, dull, idiotic, and unable to distinguish what is well said from what is poorly said.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतोta·thā·ga·to चca लोकेlo·ke अनुप्पन्नोa·nup·pan·no होतिho·ti अरहंa·ra·haṃ सम्मासम्बुद्धोsam·mā·sam·bud·dho …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवा।bha·ga·vā
Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke anuppanno hoti arahaṁ sammāsambuddho …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā.
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धम्मोdham·mo चca नna देसियतिde·si·ya·ti ओपसमिकोo·pa·sa·mi·ko परिनिब्बानिकोpa·ri·nib·bā·ni·ko सम्बोधगामीsam·bo·dha·gā·mī सुगतप्पवेदितो।su·ga·tap·pa·ve·di·to अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मज्झिमेसुmaj·jhi·me·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su पच्चाजातोpac·cā·jā·to होति,ho·ti सोso चca होतिho·ti पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā अजळोa·ja·ḷo अनेळमूगोa·ne·ḷa·mū·go पटिबलोpa·ṭi·ba·lo सुभासितदुब्भासितस्सsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·tas·sa अत्थमञ्ञातुं।at·tha·mañ·ñā·tuṃ
Dhammo ca na desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappavedito. Ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo aneḷamūgo paṭibalo subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ.
So he doesn’t teach the Dhamma leading to peace, extinguishment, awakening, as proclaimed by the Holy One. And an individual is reborn in a central country. And they’re wise, bright, clever, and able to distinguish what is well said from what is poorly said.
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतोta·thā·ga·to चca लोकेlo·ke उप्पन्नोup·pan·no होतिho·ti अरहंa·ra·haṃ सम्मासम्बुद्धोsam·mā·sam·bud·dho विज्जाचरणसम्पन्नोvij·jā·ca·ra·ṇa·sam·pan·no सुगतोsu·ga·to लोकविदूlo·ka·vi·dū अनुत्तरोa·nut·ta·ro पुरिसदम्मसारथिpu·ri·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thi सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवा।bha·ga·vā
Idha, bhikkhave, tathāgato ca loke uppanno hoti arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā.
It’s when a Realized One has arisen in the world, perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.
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धम्मोdham·mo चca देसियतिde·si·ya·ti ओपसमिकोo·pa·sa·mi·ko परिनिब्बानिकोpa·ri·nib·bā·ni·ko सम्बोधगामीsam·bo·dha·gā·mī सुगतप्पवेदितो।su·ga·tap·pa·ve·di·to अयञ्चa·yañ·ca पुग्गलोpug·ga·lo मज्झिमेसुmaj·jhi·me·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su पच्चाजातोpac·cā·jā·to होति,ho·ti सोso चca होतिho·ti पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā अजळोa·ja·ḷo अनेळमूगोa·ne·ḷa·mū·go पटिबलोpa·ṭi·ba·lo सुभासितदुब्भासितस्सsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·tas·sa अत्थमञ्ञातुं।at·tha·mañ·ñā·tuṃ
Dhammo ca desiyati opasamiko parinibbāniko sambodhagāmī sugatappavedito. Ayañca puggalo majjhimesu janapadesu paccājāto hoti, so ca hoti paññavā ajaḷo aneḷamūgo paṭibalo subhāsitadubbhāsitassa atthamaññātuṁ.
He teaches the Dhamma leading to peace, extinguishment, awakening, as proclaimed by the Holy One. And an individual is reborn in a central country. And they’re wise, bright, clever, and able to distinguish what is well said from what is poorly said.
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जातिमरणसंसारं,jā·ti·ma·ra·ṇa·saṃ·sā·raṃ
Jātimaraṇasaṁsāraṁ,
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चिरंci·raṃ पच्चनुभोस्सति।pac·ca·nu·bhos·sa·ti
ciraṁ paccanubhossati.
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तथागतप्पवेदितं।ta·thā·ga·tap·pa·ve·di·taṃ
tathāgatappaveditaṁ.
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येye पत्ताpat·tā आसवक्खयन्”ति।ā·sa·vak·kha·yan
ye pattā āsavakkhayan”ti.
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ
Navamaṁ.
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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.