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Devatāsutta
Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.
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Numbered Discourses 9.19
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2। सीहनादवग्गsī·ha·nā·da·vag·ga
2. Sīhanādavagga
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देवतासुत्तde·va·tā·sut·ta
Devatāsutta
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“इमञ्च,i·mañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रत्तिंrat·tiṃ सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā देवताde·va·tā अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णाa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇā केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठंसु।aṭ·ṭhaṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठिताṭhi·tā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ताtā देवताde·va·tā मंmaṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ
“Imañca, bhikkhave, rattiṁ sambahulā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho, bhikkhave, tā devatā maṁ etadavocuṁ:
“Mendicants, tonight, several glorious deities, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, came to me, bowed, stood to one side, and said to me:
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ताtā मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अपरिपुण्णकम्मन्ताa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇa·kam·man·tā विप्पटिसारिनियोvip·pa·ṭi·sā·ri·ni·yo पच्चानुतापिनियोpac·cā·nu·tā·pi·ni·yo हीनंhī·naṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपन्ना’ति।u·pa·pan·nā
Tā mayaṁ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṁ kāyaṁ upapannā’ti.
And so, having not fulfilled our duty, full of remorse and regret, we were reborn in a lesser realm.’
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ताtā मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अपरिपुण्णकम्मन्ताa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇa·kam·man·tā विप्पटिसारिनियोvip·pa·ṭi·sā·ri·ni·yo पच्चानुतापिनियोpac·cā·nu·tā·pi·ni·yo हीनंhī·naṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपन्ना’ति।u·pa·pan·nā
Tā mayaṁ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṁ kāyaṁ upapannā’ti.
And so, having not fulfilled our duty, full of remorse and regret, we were reborn in a lesser realm.’
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तेte मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पच्चुट्ठिम्हpac·cuṭ·ṭhim·ha अभिवादिम्हa·bhi·vā·dim·ha आसनंā·sa·naṃ अदम्ह,a·dam·ha नोno चca खोkho यथासत्तिya·thā·sat·ti यथाबलंya·thā·ba·laṃ संविभजिम्हsaṃ·vi·bha·jim·ha …पे…pe
Te mayaṁ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha abhivādimha āsanaṁ adamha, no ca kho yathāsatti yathābalaṁ saṁvibhajimha …pe…
We politely rose for them, bowed, and offered a seat, but we didn’t share as best we could. …’
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सुत्वाsut·vā चca धम्मंdham·maṃ धारयिम्ह,dhā·ra·yim·ha नोno चca खोkho धातानंdhā·tā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खिम्हu·pa·pa·rik·khim·ha …पे…pe
sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhārayimha, no ca kho dhātānaṁ dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhimha …pe…
‘… we didn’t examine the meaning of teachings we’d memorized. …’
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धातानञ्चdhā·tā·nañ·ca धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खिम्ह,u·pa·pa·rik·khim·ha नोno चca खोkho अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मंdham·mā·nu·dham·maṃ पटिपज्जिम्ह।pa·ṭi·paj·jim·ha
dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhimha, no ca kho atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjimha.
‘… not having understood the meaning and the teaching, we didn’t practice in line with the teaching.
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ताtā मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अपरिपुण्णकम्मन्ताa·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇa·kam·man·tā विप्पटिसारिनियोvip·pa·ṭi·sā·ri·ni·yo पच्चानुतापिनियोpac·cā·nu·tā·pi·ni·yo हीनंhī·naṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपन्ना’ति।u·pa·pan·nā
Tā mayaṁ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṁ kāyaṁ upapannā’ti.
And so, having not fulfilled our duty, full of remorse and regret, we were reborn in a lesser realm.’
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तेte मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पच्चुट्ठिम्हpac·cuṭ·ṭhim·ha अभिवादिम्ह,a·bhi·vā·dim·ha आसनंā·sa·naṃ अदम्ह,a·dam·ha यथासत्तिya·thā·sat·ti यथाबलंya·thā·ba·laṃ संविभजिम्ह,saṃ·vi·bha·jim·ha उपनिसीदिम्हu·pa·ni·sī·dim·ha धम्मस्सवनाय,dham·mas·sa·va·nā·ya ओहितसोताo·hi·ta·so·tā चca धम्मंdham·maṃ सुणिम्ह,su·ṇim·ha सुत्वाsut·vā चca धम्मंdham·maṃ धारयिम्ह,dhā·ra·yim·ha धातानञ्चdhā·tā·nañ·ca धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अत्थंat·thaṃ उपपरिक्खिम्ह,u·pa·pa·rik·khim·ha अत्थमञ्ञायat·tha·mañ·ñā·ya धम्ममञ्ञायdham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya धम्मानुधम्मंdham·mā·nu·dham·maṃ पटिपज्जिम्ह।pa·ṭi·paj·jim·ha
Te mayaṁ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha abhivādimha, āsanaṁ adamha, yathāsatti yathābalaṁ saṁvibhajimha, upanisīdimha dhammassavanāya, ohitasotā ca dhammaṁ suṇimha, sutvā ca dhammaṁ dhārayimha, dhātānañca dhammānaṁ atthaṁ upaparikkhimha, atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjimha.
We politely rose, bowed, and offered them a seat. We shared as best we could. We sat nearby to listen to the teachings, lent an ear, memorized them, and examined their meaning. Understanding the teaching and the meaning we practiced in line with the teaching.
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ताtā मयं,ma·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te परिपुण्णकम्मन्ताpa·ri·puṇ·ṇa·kam·man·tā अविप्पटिसारिनियोa·vip·pa·ṭi·sā·ri·ni·yo अपच्चानुतापिनियोa·pac·cā·nu·tā·pi·ni·yo पणीतंpa·ṇī·taṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपन्ना’ति।u·pa·pan·nā
Tā mayaṁ, bhante, paripuṇṇakammantā avippaṭisāriniyo apaccānutāpiniyo paṇītaṁ kāyaṁ upapannā’ti.
And so, having fulfilled our duty, free of remorse and regret, we were reborn in a superior realm.’
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एतानि,e·tā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रुक्खमूलानिruk·kha·mū·lā·ni एतानिe·tā·ni सुञ्ञागारानि।suñ·ñā·gā·rā·ni झायथ,jhā·ya·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve माmā पमादत्थ,pa·mā·dat·tha माmā पच्छाpac·chā विप्पटिसारिनोvip·pa·ṭi·sā·ri·no अहुवत्थa·hu·vat·tha सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi ताtā पुरिमिकाpu·ri·mi·kā देवता”ति।de·va·tā
Etāni, bhikkhave, rukkhamūlāni etāni suññāgārāni. Jhāyatha, bhikkhave, mā pamādattha, mā pacchā vippaṭisārino ahuvattha seyyathāpi tā purimikā devatā”ti.
Here, mendicants, are these roots of trees, and here are these empty huts. Practice absorption, mendicants! Don’t be negligent! Don’t regret it later, like those former deities.”
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ
Navamaṁ.
(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.