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Khettasutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 8।34

Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.34

Numbered Discourses 8.34
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4। दानवग्गdā·na·vag·ga

4. Dānavagga

4. Giving
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खेत्तसुत्तkhet·ta·sut·ta

Khettasutta

A Field
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“अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तेkhet·te बीजंbī·jaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महस्सादंma·has·sā·daṃ नna फातिसेय्यं।phā·ti·sey·yaṃ

“Aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṁ vuttaṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahassādaṁ na phātiseyyaṁ.

“Mendicants, when a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is not very fruitful or rewarding or productive.
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कथंka·thaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते?aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te

Kathaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate?

What eight factors does it have?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तंkhet·taṃ उन्नामनिन्नामिun·nā·ma·nin·nā·mi चca होति,ho·ti पासाणसक्खरिकञ्चpā·sā·ṇa·sak·kha·ri·kañ·ca होति,ho·ti ऊसरञ्चū·sa·rañ·ca होति,ho·ti नna चca गम्भीरसितंgam·bhī·ra·si·taṃ होति,ho·ti नna आयसम्पन्नंā·ya·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti नna अपायसम्पन्नंa·pā·ya·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti नna मातिकासम्पन्नंmā·ti·kā·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti नna मरियादसम्पन्नंma·ri·yā·da·sam·pan·naṃ होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, khettaṁ unnāmaninnāmi ca hoti, pāsāṇasakkharikañca hoti, ūsarañca hoti, na ca gambhīrasitaṁ hoti, na āyasampannaṁ hoti, na apāyasampannaṁ hoti, na mātikāsampannaṁ hoti, na mariyādasampannaṁ hoti.

It’s when a field has mounds and ditches. It has stones and gravel. It’s salty. It doesn’t have deep furrows. And it’s not equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.
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एवंe·vaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तेkhet·te बीजंbī·jaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महस्सादंma·has·sā·daṃ नna फातिसेय्यं।phā·ti·sey·yaṃ

Evaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṁ vuttaṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahassādaṁ na phātiseyyaṁ.

When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is not fruitful or rewarding or productive.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसुaṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su समणब्राह्मणेसुsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe·su दानंdā·naṃ दिन्नंdin·naṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महानिसंसंma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ नna महाजुतिकंma·hā·ju·ti·kaṃ नna महाविप्फारं।ma·hā·vip·phā·raṃ

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṁ dinnaṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahānisaṁsaṁ na mahājutikaṁ na mahāvipphāraṁ.

In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.
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कथंka·thaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसु?aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su

Kathaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu?

What eight factors do they have?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā मिच्छादिट्ठिकाmic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi·kā होन्ति,hon·ti मिच्छासङ्कप्पा,mic·chā·saṅ·kap·pā मिच्छावाचा,mic·chā·vā·cā मिच्छाकम्मन्ता,mic·chā·kam·man·tā मिच्छाआजीवा,mic·chā·ā·jī·vā मिच्छावायामा,mic·chā·vā·yā·mā मिच्छासतिनो,mic·chā·sa·ti·no मिच्छासमाधिनो।mic·chā·sa·mā·dhi·no

Idha, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇā micchādiṭṭhikā honti, micchāsaṅkappā, micchāvācā, micchākammantā, micchāājīvā, micchāvāyāmā, micchāsatino, micchāsamādhino.

It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, and wrong immersion.
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एवंe·vaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसु,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समणब्राह्मणेसुsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe·su दानंdā·naṃ दिन्नंdin·naṃ नna महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti नna महानिसंसंma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ नna महाजुतिकंma·hā·ju·ti·kaṃ नna महाविप्फारं।ma·hā·vip·phā·raṃ

Evaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṁ dinnaṁ na mahapphalaṁ hoti na mahānisaṁsaṁ na mahājutikaṁ na mahāvipphāraṁ.

When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is not very fruitful or beneficial or brilliant or bountiful.
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अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तेkhet·te बीजंbī·jaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti महस्सादंma·has·sā·daṃ फातिसेय्यं।phā·ti·sey·yaṃ

Aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṁ vuttaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti mahassādaṁ phātiseyyaṁ.

When a field has eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.
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कथंka·thaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते?aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te

Kathaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate?

What eight factors does it have?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तंkhet·taṃ अनुन्नामानिन्नामिa·nun·nā·mā·nin·nā·mi चca होति,ho·ti अपासाणसक्खरिकञ्चa·pā·sā·ṇa·sak·kha·ri·kañ·ca होति,ho·ti अनूसरञ्चa·nū·sa·rañ·ca होति,ho·ti गम्भीरसितंgam·bhī·ra·si·taṃ होति,ho·ti आयसम्पन्नंā·ya·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti अपायसम्पन्नंa·pā·ya·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti मातिकासम्पन्नंmā·ti·kā·sam·pan·naṃ होति,ho·ti मरियादसम्पन्नंma·ri·yā·da·sam·pan·naṃ होति।ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, khettaṁ anunnāmāninnāmi ca hoti, apāsāṇasakkharikañca hoti, anūsarañca hoti, gambhīrasitaṁ hoti, āyasampannaṁ hoti, apāyasampannaṁ hoti, mātikāsampannaṁ hoti, mariyādasampannaṁ hoti.

It’s when a field doesn’t have mounds and ditches. It doesn’t have stones and gravel. It’s not salty. It has deep furrows. And it’s equipped with water inlets, water outlets, irrigation channels, and boundaries.
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एवंe·vaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागते,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve खेत्तेkhet·te बीजंbī·jaṃ वुत्तंvut·taṃ महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti महस्सादंma·has·sā·daṃ फातिसेय्यं।phā·ti·sey·yaṃ

Evaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgate, bhikkhave, khette bījaṁ vuttaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti mahassādaṁ phātiseyyaṁ.

When a field has these eight factors a seed sown in it is very fruitful and rewarding and productive.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसुaṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su समणब्राह्मणेसुsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe·su दानंdā·naṃ दिन्नंdin·naṃ महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti महानिसंसंma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ महाजुतिकंma·hā·ju·ti·kaṃ महाविप्फारं।ma·hā·vip·phā·raṃ

Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṁ dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti mahānisaṁsaṁ mahājutikaṁ mahāvipphāraṁ.

In the same way, when an ascetic or brahmin has eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.
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कथंka·thaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसु?aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su

Kathaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu?

What eight factors do they have?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā सम्मादिट्ठिकाsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhi·kā होन्ति,hon·ti सम्मासङ्कप्पा,sam·mā·saṅ·kap·pā सम्मावाचा,sam·mā·vā·cā सम्माकम्मन्ता,sam·mā·kam·man·tā सम्माआजीवा,sam·mā·ā·jī·vā सम्मावायामा,sam·mā·vā·yā·mā सम्मासतिनो,sam·mā·sa·ti·no सम्मासमाधिनो।sam·mā·sa·mā·dhi·no

Idha, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇā sammādiṭṭhikā honti, sammāsaṅkappā, sammāvācā, sammākammantā, sammāājīvā, sammāvāyāmā, sammāsatino, sammāsamādhino.

It’s when an ascetic or brahmin has right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion.
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एवंe·vaṃ अट्ठङ्गसमन्नागतेसु,aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·sa·man·nā·ga·te·su भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve समणब्राह्मणेसुsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe·su दानंdā·naṃ दिन्नंdin·naṃ महप्फलंma·hap·pha·laṃ होतिho·ti महानिसंसंma·hā·ni·saṃ·saṃ महाजुतिकंma·hā·ju·ti·kaṃ महाविप्फारन्ति।ma·hā·vip·phā·ran·ti

Evaṁ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgatesu, bhikkhave, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu dānaṁ dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ hoti mahānisaṁsaṁ mahājutikaṁ mahāvipphāranti.

When an ascetic or brahmin has these eight factors a gift given to them is very fruitful and beneficial and brilliant and bountiful.
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यथापिya·thā·pi खेत्तेkhet·te सम्पन्ने,sam·pan·ne

Yathāpi khette sampanne,

When the field is excellent,
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पवुत्ताpa·vut·tā बीजसम्पदा;bī·ja·sam·pa·dā

pavuttā bījasampadā;

and the seed sown in it is excellent,
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देवेde·ve सम्पादयन्तम्हि,sam·pā·da·yan·tam·hi

Deve sampādayantamhi,

and the rainfall is excellent,
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होतिho·ti धञ्ञस्सdhañ·ñas·sa सम्पदा।sam·pa·dā

hoti dhaññassa sampadā.

the crop of grain will be excellent.
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अनीतिसम्पदाa·nī·ti·sam·pa·dā होति,ho·ti

Anītisampadā hoti,

The absence of crop loss is excellent,
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विरूळ्हीvi·rū·ḷhī भवतिbha·va·ti सम्पदा;sam·pa·dā

virūḷhī bhavati sampadā;

its growth is excellent,
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वेपुल्लसम्पदाve·pul·la·sam·pa·dā होति,ho·ti

Vepullasampadā hoti,

its maturation is excellent,
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फलंpha·laṃ वेve होतिho·ti सम्पदा।sam·pa·dā

phalaṁ ve hoti sampadā.

and its fruit is excellent.
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एवंe·vaṃ सम्पन्नसीलेसु,sam·pan·na·sī·le·su

Evaṁ sampannasīlesu,

So too, when you give excellent food
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दिन्नाdin·nā भोजनसम्पदा;bho·ja·na·sam·pa·dā

dinnā bhojanasampadā;

to those of excellent ethics,
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सम्पदानंsam·pa·dā·naṃ उपनेति,u·pa·ne·ti

Sampadānaṁ upaneti,

it leads to many excellences,
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सम्पन्नंsam·pan·naṃ हिस्सhis·sa तंtaṃ कतं।ka·taṃ

sampannaṁ hissa taṁ kataṁ.

for what you did was excellent.
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तस्माtas·mā सम्पदमाकङ्खी,sam·pa·da·mā·kaṅ·khī

Tasmā sampadamākaṅkhī,

So if a person wants excellence,
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सम्पन्नत्थूधsam·pan·nat·thū·dha पुग्गलो;pug·ga·lo

sampannatthūdha puggalo;

let them excel in this.
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सम्पन्नपञ्ञेsam·pan·na·pañ·ñe सेवेथ,se·ve·tha

Sampannapaññe sevetha,

You should frequent those with excellent wisdom,
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एवंe·vaṃ इज्झन्तिij·jhan·ti सम्पदा।sam·pa·dā

evaṁ ijjhanti sampadā.

so that your own excellence will flourish.
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विज्जाचरणसम्पन्ने,vij·jā·ca·ra·ṇa·sam·pan·ne

Vijjācaraṇasampanne,

Excelling in knowledge and conduct,
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लद्धाlad·dhā चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa सम्पदं;sam·pa·daṃ

laddhā cittassa sampadaṁ;

and having excellence of mind,
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करोतिka·ro·ti कम्मसम्पदं,kam·ma·sam·pa·daṃ

Karoti kammasampadaṁ,

you perform excellent deeds,
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लभतिla·bha·ti चत्थसम्पदं।cat·tha·sam·pa·daṃ

labhati catthasampadaṁ.

and gain excellent benefits.
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लोकंlo·kaṃ ञत्वाñat·vā यथाभूतं,ya·thā·bhū·taṃ

Lokaṁ ñatvā yathābhūtaṁ,

Truly knowing the world,
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पप्पुय्यpap·puy·ya दिट्ठिसम्पदं;diṭ·ṭhi·sam·pa·daṃ

pappuyya diṭṭhisampadaṁ;

and having attained excellence of view,
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मग्गसम्पदमागम्म,mag·ga·sam·pa·da·mā·gam·ma

Maggasampadamāgamma,

one who excels in mind proceeds,
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यातिyā·ti सम्पन्नमानसो।sam·pan·na·mā·na·so

yāti sampannamānaso.

relying on excellence in the path.
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ओधुनित्वाo·dhu·nit·vā मलंma·laṃ सब्बं,sab·baṃ

Odhunitvā malaṁ sabbaṁ,

Shaking off all stains,
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पत्वाpat·vā निब्बानसम्पदं;nib·bā·na·sam·pa·daṃ

patvā nibbānasampadaṁ;

and attaining the excellence of extinguishment,
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मुच्चतिmuc·ca·ti सब्बदुक्खेहि,sab·ba·duk·khe·hi

Muccati sabbadukkhehi,

you’re freed from all sufferings:
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साsā होतिho·ti सब्बसम्पदा”ति।sab·ba·sam·pa·dā

sā hoti sabbasampadā”ti.

this is complete excellence.”
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चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

Catutthaṁ.

(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.