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Samiddhisutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 9।14

Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.14

Numbered Discourses 9.14
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2। सीहनादवग्गsī·ha·nā·da·vag·ga

2. Sīhanādavagga

2. The Lion’s Roar
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समिद्धिसुत्तsa·mid·dhi·sut·ta

Samiddhisutta

With Samiddhi
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā समिद्धिsa·mid·dhi येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ सारिपुत्तंsā·ri·put·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ समिद्धिंsa·mid·dhiṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā samiddhi yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ samiddhiṁ āyasmā sāriputto etadavoca:

Then Venerable Samiddhi went up to Venerable Sāriputta, bowed, and sat to one side. Venerable Sāriputta said to him:
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“किमारम्मणा,ki·mā·ram·ma·ṇā समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa सङ्कप्पवितक्काsaṅ·kap·pa·vi·tak·kā उप्पज्जन्ती”ति?up·paj·jan·tī

“Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī”ti?

“Samiddhi, based on what do thoughts arise in a person?”
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“नामरूपारम्मणा,nā·ma·rū·pā·ram·ma·ṇā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante”ti.

“Based on name and form, sir.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi क्वkva नानत्तंnā·nat·taṃ गच्छन्ती”ति?gac·chan·tī

“Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī”ti?

“Where do they become diversified?”
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“धातूसु,dhā·tū·su भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Dhātūsu, bhante”ti.

“In the elements.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसमुदया”ति?kiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā”ti?

“What is their origin?”
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“फस्ससमुदया,phas·sa·sa·mu·da·yā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Phassasamudayā, bhante”ti.

“Contact is their origin.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसमोसरणा”ति?kiṃ·sa·mo·sa·ra·ṇā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā”ti?

“What is their meeting place?”
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“वेदनासमोसरणा,ve·da·nā·sa·mo·sa·ra·ṇā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante”ti.

“Feeling is their meeting place.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंपमुखा”ति?kiṃ·pa·mu·khā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā”ti?

“What is their chief?”
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“समाधिप्पमुखा,sa·mā·dhip·pa·mu·khā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Samādhippamukhā, bhante”ti.

“Immersion is their chief.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंअधिपतेय्या”ति?kiṃ·a·dhi·pa·tey·yā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā”ti?

“What is their ruler?”
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“सताधिपतेय्या,sa·tā·dhi·pa·tey·yā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Satādhipateyyā, bhante”ti.

“Mindfulness is their ruler.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंउत्तरा”ति?kiṃ·ut·ta·rā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā”ti?

“What is their overseer?”
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“पञ्ञुत्तरा,pañ·ñut·ta·rā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Paññuttarā, bhante”ti.

“Wisdom is their overseer.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसारा”ति?kiṃ·sā·rā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā”ti?

“What is their core?”
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“विमुत्तिसारा,vi·mut·ti·sā·rā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Vimuttisārā, bhante”ti.

“Freedom is their core.”
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“तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंओगधा”ति?kiṃ·o·ga·dhā

“Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā”ti?

“What is their objective?”
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“अमतोगधा,a·ma·to·ga·dhā भन्ते”ति।bhan·te

“Amatogadhā, bhante”ti.

“Their objective is freedom from death.”
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“‘किमारम्मणा,ki·mā·ram·ma·ṇā समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa सङ्कप्पवितक्काsaṅ·kap·pa·vi·tak·kā उप्पज्जन्ती’ति,up·paj·jan·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नामरूपारम्मणा,nā·ma·rū·pā·ram·ma·ṇā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

“‘Kimārammaṇā, samiddhi, purisassa saṅkappavitakkā uppajjantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘nāmarūpārammaṇā, bhante’ti vadesi.

“Samiddhi, when you were asked what is the basis on which thoughts arise in a person, you answered ‘name and form’.
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi क्वkva नानत्तंnā·nat·taṃ गच्छन्ती’ति,gac·chan·tī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘धातूसु,dhā·tū·su भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kva nānattaṁ gacchantī’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘dhātūsu, bhante’ti vadesi.

When you were asked …
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसमुदया’ति,kiṃ·sa·mu·da·yā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘फस्ससमुदया,phas·sa·sa·mu·da·yā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamudayā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘phassasamudayā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसमोसरणा’ति,kiṃ·sa·mo·sa·ra·ṇā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘वेदनासमोसरणा,ve·da·nā·sa·mo·sa·ra·ṇā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsamosaraṇā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vedanāsamosaraṇā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंपमुखा’ति,kiṃ·pa·mu·khā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘समाधिप्पमुखा,sa·mā·dhip·pa·mu·khā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁpamukhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘samādhippamukhā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंअधिपतेय्या’ति,kiṃ·a·dhi·pa·tey·yā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘सताधिपतेय्या,sa·tā·dhi·pa·tey·yā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁadhipateyyā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘satādhipateyyā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंउत्तरा’ति,kiṃ·ut·ta·rā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘पञ्ञुत्तरा,pañ·ñut·ta·rā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁuttarā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘paññuttarā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंसारा’ति,kiṃ·sā·rā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘विमुत्तिसारा,vi·mut·ti·sā·rā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁsārā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘vimuttisārā, bhante’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेte पन,pa·na समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi किंओगधा’ति,kiṃ·o·ga·dhā इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘अमतोगधा,a·ma·to·ga·dhā भन्ते’तिbhan·te वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Te pana, samiddhi, kiṁogadhā’ti, iti puṭṭho samāno ‘amatogadhā, bhante’ti vadesi.

what is their objective, you answered ‘freedom from death’.
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साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu समिद्धि।sa·mid·dhi

Sādhu sādhu, samiddhi.

Good, good, Samiddhi!
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साधुsā·dhu खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ समिद्धि,sa·mid·dhi पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho विस्सज्जेसि,vis·saj·je·si तेनte·na चca माmā मञ्ञी”ति।mañ·ñī

Sādhu kho tvaṁ, samiddhi, puṭṭho puṭṭho vissajjesi, tena ca mā maññī”ti.

It’s good that you answered each question. But don’t get conceited because of that.”
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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.