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Nakulamātāsutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 8।48

Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.48

Numbered Discourses 8.48
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5। उपोसथवग्गu·po·sa·tha·vag·ga

5. Uposathavagga

5. Sabbath
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नकुलमातासुत्तna·ku·la·mā·tā·sut·ta

Nakulamātāsutta

With Nakula’s Mother on the Agreeable Gods
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā भग्गेसुbhag·ge·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सुसुमारगिरेsu·su·mā·ra·gi·re भेसकळावनेbhe·sa·ka·ḷā·va·ne मिगदाये।mi·ga·dā·ye

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Bhaggas at Crocodile’s Bellow, in the deer park at Bhesakaḷā’s Wood.
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अथa·tha खोkho नकुलमाताna·ku·la·mā·tā गहपतानीga·ha·pa·tā·nī येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā …पे…।pe एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho नकुलमातरंna·ku·la·mā·ta·raṃ गहपतानिंga·ha·pa·tā·niṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho nakulamātā gahapatānī yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā …pe…. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho nakulamātaraṁ gahapatāniṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

Then the housewife Nakula’s mother went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to her:
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“अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi खो,kho नकुलमाते,na·ku·la·mā·te धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā मनापकायिकानंma·nā·pa·kā·yi·kā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

“Aṭṭhahi kho, nakulamāte, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.

“Nakula’s mother, when they have eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi अट्ठहि?aṭ·ṭha·hi

Katamehi aṭṭhahi?

What eight?
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इध,i·dha नकुलमाते,na·ku·la·mā·te मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo यस्सyas·sa मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro भत्तुनोbhat·tu·no देन्तिden·ti अत्थकामाat·tha·kā·mā हितेसिनोhi·te·si·no अनुकम्पकाa·nu·kam·pa·kā अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादायu·pā·dā·ya तस्सtas·sa होतिho·ti पुब्बुट्ठायिनीpub·buṭ·ṭhā·yi·nī पच्छानिपातिनीpac·chā·ni·pā·ti·nī किङ्कारपटिस्साविनीkiṅ·kā·ra·pa·ṭis·sā·vi·nī मनापचारिनीma·nā·pa·cā·ri·nī पियवादिनी।pi·ya·vā·di·nī

Idha, nakulamāte, mātugāmo yassa mātāpitaro bhattuno denti atthakāmā hitesino anukampakā anukampaṁ upādāya tassa hoti pubbuṭṭhāyinī pacchānipātinī kiṅkārapaṭissāvinī manāpacārinī piyavādinī.

Take the case of a lady whose mother and father give her to a husband wanting what’s best for her, out of kindness and sympathy. She would get up before him and go to bed after him, and be obliging, behaving nicely and speaking politely.
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येye तेte भत्तुbhat·tu गरुनोga·ru·no होन्ति—hon·ti

Ye te bhattu garuno honti—

She honors, respects, esteems, and venerates those her husband respects, such as
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मातातिmā·tā·ti वाvā पितातिpi·tā·ti वाvā समणब्राह्मणातिsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā·ti वा—vā

mātāti vā pitāti vā samaṇabrāhmaṇāti vā—

mother and father, and ascetics and brahmins.
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तेte सक्करोतिsak·ka·ro·ti गरुंga·ruṃ करोतिka·ro·ti मानेतिmā·ne·ti पूजेति,pū·je·ti अब्भागतेab·bhā·ga·te चca आसनोदकेनā·sa·no·da·ke·na पटिपूजेति।pa·ṭi·pū·je·ti

te sakkaroti garuṁ karoti māneti pūjeti, abbhāgate ca āsanodakena paṭipūjeti.

And when they arrive she serves them with a seat and water.
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येye तेte भत्तुbhat·tu अब्भन्तराab·bhan·ta·rā कम्मन्ता—उण्णातिkam·man·tā वाvā कप्पासातिkap·pā·sā·ti वा—तत्थvā दक्खाdak·khā होतिho·ti अनलसाa·na·la·sā तत्रुपायायtat·ru·pā·yā·ya वीमंसायvī·maṃ·sā·ya समन्नागताsa·man·nā·ga·tā अलंa·laṃ कातुंkā·tuṃ अलंa·laṃ संविधातुं।saṃ·vi·dhā·tuṃ

Ye te bhattu abbhantarā kammantā—uṇṇāti vā kappāsāti vā—tattha dakkhā hoti analasā tatrupāyāya vīmaṁsāya samannāgatā alaṁ kātuṁ alaṁ saṁvidhātuṁ.

She’s deft and tireless in her husband’s household duties, such as knitting and sewing. She understands how to go about things in order to complete and organize the work.
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योyo सोso भत्तुbhat·tu अब्भन्तरोab·bhan·ta·ro अन्तोजनो—दासातिan·to·ja·no वाvā पेस्सातिpes·sā·ti वाvā कम्मकरातिkam·ma·ka·rā·ti वा—vā

Yo so bhattu abbhantaro antojano—dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā—

She knows what work her husband’s domestic bondservants, servants, and workers have completed, and what they’ve left incomplete.
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तेसंte·saṃ कतञ्चka·tañ·ca कततोka·ta·to जानातिjā·nā·ti अकतञ्चa·ka·tañ·ca अकततोa·ka·ta·to जानाति,jā·nā·ti गिलानकानञ्चgi·lā·na·kā·nañ·ca बलाबलंba·lā·ba·laṃ जानातिjā·nā·ti खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ भोजनीयञ्चस्सbho·ja·nī·yañ·cas·sa पच्चंसेनpac·caṃ·se·na संविभजति।saṃ·vi·bha·ja·ti

tesaṁ katañca katato jānāti akatañca akatato jānāti, gilānakānañca balābalaṁ jānāti khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyañcassa paccaṁsena saṁvibhajati.

She knows who is sick, and who is fit or unwell. She distributes to each a fair portion of fresh and cooked foods.
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यंyaṃ भत्ताbhat·tā आहरतिā·ha·ra·ti धनंdha·naṃ वाvā धञ्ञंdhañ·ñaṃ वाvā रजतंra·ja·taṃ वाvā जातरूपंjā·ta·rū·paṃ वाvā तंtaṃ आरक्खेनā·rak·khe·na गुत्तियाgut·ti·yā सम्पादेति,sam·pā·de·ti तत्थtat·tha चca होतिho·ti अधुत्तीa·dhut·tī अथेनीa·the·nī असोण्डीa·soṇ·ḍī अविनासिका।a·vi·nā·si·kā

Yaṁ bhattā āharati dhanaṁ vā dhaññaṁ vā rajataṁ vā jātarūpaṁ vā taṁ ārakkhena guttiyā sampādeti, tattha ca hoti adhuttī athenī asoṇḍī avināsikā.

She ensures that any income her husband earns is guarded and protected, whether money, grain, silver, or gold. She doesn’t overspend, steal, waste, or lose it.
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उपासिकाu·pā·si·kā खोkho पनpa·na होतिho·ti बुद्धंbud·dhaṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गताga·tā धम्मंdham·maṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गताga·tā सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गता।ga·tā

Upāsikā kho pana hoti buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā dhammaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gatā.

She’s a lay follower who has gone for refuge to the Buddha, his teaching, and the Saṅgha.
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सीलवतीsī·la·va·tī खोkho पनpa·na होति—ho·ti

Sīlavatī kho pana hoti—

She’s ethical.
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पाणातिपाताpā·ṇā·ti·pā·tā पटिविरताpa·ṭi·vi·ra·tā …पे…pe सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठानाsu·rā·me·ra·ya·maj·ja·pa·mā·daṭ·ṭhā·nā पटिविरताpa·ṭi·vi·ra·tā …पे…।pe

pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā paṭiviratā …pe….

She doesn’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or consume intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.
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चागवतीcā·ga·va·tī खोkho पनpa·na होतिho·ti विगतमलमच्छेरेनvi·ga·ta·ma·la·mac·che·re·na चेतसाce·ta·sā अगारंa·gā·raṃ अज्झावसतिaj·jhā·va·sa·ti मुत्तचागाmut·ta·cā·gā पयतपाणिनीpa·ya·ta·pā·ṇi·nī वोस्सग्गरताvos·sag·ga·ra·tā याचयोगाyā·ca·yo·gā दानसंविभागरता।dā·na·saṃ·vi·bhā·ga·ra·tā

Cāgavatī kho pana hoti vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgā payatapāṇinī vossaggaratā yācayogā dānasaṁvibhāgaratā.

She’s generous. She lives at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho नकुलमाते,na·ku·la·mā·te अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā मनापकायिकानंma·nā·pa·kā·yi·kā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जतीति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī·ti

Imehi kho, nakulamāte, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatīti.

When they possess these eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host.
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योyo नंnaṃ भरतिbha·ra·ti सब्बदा,sab·ba·dā

Yo naṁ bharati sabbadā,

She’d never look down on her husband,
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निच्चंnic·caṃ आतापिā·tā·pi उस्सुको;us·su·ko

niccaṁ ātāpi ussuko;

who’s always eager to work hard,
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तंtaṃ सब्बकामदंsab·ba·kā·ma·daṃ पोसं,po·saṃ

Taṁ sabbakāmadaṁ posaṁ,

always looking after her,
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भत्तारंbhat·tā·raṃ नातिमञ्ञति।nā·ti·mañ·ña·ti

bhattāraṁ nātimaññati.

and bringing whatever she wants.
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नna चापिcā·pi सोत्थिsot·thi भत्तारं,bhat·tā·raṃ

Na cāpi sotthi bhattāraṁ,

And a good woman never scolds her husband
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इस्सावादेनis·sā·vā·de·na रोसये;ro·sa·ye

issāvādena rosaye;

with jealous words.
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भत्तुbhat·tu चca गरुनोga·ru·no सब्बे,sab·be

Bhattu ca garuno sabbe,

Being astute, she reveres
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पटिपूजेतिpa·ṭi·pū·je·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

paṭipūjeti paṇḍitā.

those respected by her husband.
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उट्ठाहिकाuṭ·ṭhā·hi·kā अनलसा,a·na·la·sā

Uṭṭhāhikā analasā,

She gets up early, works tirelessly,
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सङ्गहितपरिज्जना;saṅ·ga·hi·ta·pa·rij·ja·nā

saṅgahitaparijjanā;

and manages the domestic help.
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भत्तुbhat·tu मनापंma·nā·paṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti

Bhattu manāpaṁ carati,

She’s agreeable to her husband,
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सम्भतंsam·bha·taṃ अनुरक्खति।a·nu·rak·kha·ti

sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

and preserves his wealth.
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याyā एवंe·vaṃ वत्ततिvat·ta·ti नारी,nā·rī

Yā evaṁ vattati nārī,

A lady who fulfills these duties
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भत्तुbhat·tu छन्दवसानुगा;chan·da·va·sā·nu·gā

bhattu chandavasānugā;

according to her husband’s desire,
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मनापाma·nā·pā नामnā·ma तेte देवा,de·vā

Manāpā nāma te devā,

is reborn among the gods
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यत्थyat·tha साsā उपपज्जती”ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

yattha sā upapajjatī”ti.

called ‘Agreeable’.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.