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5. Bhojanapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpada

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थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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भिक्खुनिविभङ्गbhik·khu·ni·vi·bhaṅ·ga

Bhikkhunivibhaṅga

The Nuns’ Analysis
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सङ्घादिसेसकण्डsaṅ·ghā·di·se·sa·kaṇ·ḍa

Saṅghādisesakaṇḍa

The chapter on offenses entailing suspension
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5। भोजनपटिग्गहणसिक्खापदbho·ja·na·pa·ṭig·ga·ha·ṇa·sik·khā·pa·da

5. Bhojanapaṭiggahaṇasikkhāpada

Receiving food with lust
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Origin story
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तेनte·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

Tena samayena buddho bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in the Jeta Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अभिरूपाa·bhi·rū·pā होतिho·ti दस्सनीयाdas·sa·nī·yā पासादिका।pā·sā·di·kā

Tena kho pana samayena sundarīnandā bhikkhunī abhirūpā hoti dassanīyā pāsādikā.

At that time there was a beautiful nun called Sundarīnandā.
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मनुस्साma·nus·sā भत्तग्गेbhat·tag·ge सुन्दरीनन्दंsun·da·rī·nan·daṃ भिक्खुनिंbhik·khu·niṃ पस्सित्वाpas·sit·vā अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā अवस्सुतायa·vas·su·tā·ya सुन्दरीनन्दायsun·da·rī·nan·dā·ya भिक्खुनियाbhik·khu·ni·yā अग्गमग्गानिag·ga·mag·gā·ni भोजनानिbho·ja·nā·ni देन्ति।den·ti

Manussā bhattagge sundarīnandaṁ bhikkhuniṁ passitvā avassutā avassutāya sundarīnandāya bhikkhuniyā aggamaggāni bhojanāni denti.

When people saw her in the dining hall, they gave her the best food, both the donors and the recipient having lust.
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सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī यावदत्थंyā·va·dat·thaṃ भुञ्जति;bhuñ·ja·ti

Sundarīnandā bhikkhunī yāvadatthaṁ bhuñjati;

Sundarīnandā ate as much as she liked,
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अञ्ञाañ·ñā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo नna चित्तरूपंcit·ta·rū·paṃ लभन्ति।la·bhan·ti

aññā bhikkhuniyo na cittarūpaṁ labhanti.

but not so the other nuns.
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याyā ताtā भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo अप्पिच्छाap·pic·chā …पे…pe ताtā उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Yā tā bhikkhuniyo appicchā …pe… tā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

The nuns of few desires complained and criticized her,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma अय्याay·yā सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā अवस्सुतस्सa·vas·su·tas·sa पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa हत्थतोhat·tha·to खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ वाvā भोजनीयंbho·ja·nī·yaṃ वाvā सहत्थाsa·hat·thā पटिग्गहेत्वाpa·ṭig·ga·het·vā खादिस्सतिkhā·dis·sa·ti भुञ्जिस्सती”तिbhuñ·jis·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma ayyā sundarīnandā avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādissati bhuñjissatī”ti …pe…

“How could Venerable Sundarīnandā, being lustful, eat either fresh or cooked food after receiving it directly from a lustful man?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किर,ki·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā अवस्सुतस्सa·vas·su·tas·sa पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa हत्थतोhat·tha·to खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ वाvā भोजनीयंbho·ja·nī·yaṃ वाvā सहत्थाsa·hat·thā पटिग्गहेत्वाpa·ṭig·ga·het·vā खादतिkhā·da·ti भुञ्जती”ति?bhuñ·ja·tī

“saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave, sundarīnandā bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādati bhuñjatī”ti?

“Is it true, monks, that the nun Sundarīnandā did this?”
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“सच्चं,sac·caṃ भगवा”ति।bha·ga·vā

“Saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti.

“It’s true, sir.”
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विगरहिvi·ga·ra·hi बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

Vigarahi buddho bhagavā …pe…

The Buddha rebuked her …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नाम,nā·ma भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā अवस्सुतस्सa·vas·su·tas·sa पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa हत्थतोhat·tha·to खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ वाvā भोजनीयंbho·ja·nī·yaṃ वाvā सहत्थाsa·hat·thā पटिग्गहेत्वाpa·ṭig·ga·het·vā खादिस्सतिkhā·dis·sa·ti भुञ्जिस्सति।bhuñ·jis·sa·ti

kathañhi nāma, bhikkhave, sundarīnandā bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādissati bhuñjissati.

“How could Sundarīnandā, being lustful, eat either fresh or cooked food after receiving it directly from a lustful man?
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नेतं,ne·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

Netaṁ, bhikkhave, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

This will affect people’s confidence …” …
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo इमंi·maṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ उद्दिसन्तु—ud·di·san·tu

evañca pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhuniyo imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddisantu—

“And, monks, the nuns should recite this training rule like this:
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Final ruling
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“याyā पनpa·na भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā अवस्सुतस्सa·vas·su·tas·sa पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa हत्थतोhat·tha·to खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ वाvā भोजनीयंbho·ja·nī·yaṃ वाvā सहत्थाsa·hat·thā पटिग्गहेत्वाpa·ṭig·ga·het·vā खादेय्यkhā·dey·ya वाvā भुञ्जेय्यbhuñ·jey·ya वा,vā अयम्पिa·yam·pi भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī पठमापत्तिकंpa·ṭha·mā·pat·ti·kaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ आपन्नाā·pan·nā निस्सारणीयंnis·sā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ सङ्घादिसेसन्”ति।saṅ·ghā·di·se·san

“Yā pana bhikkhunī avassutā avassutassa purisapuggalassa hatthato khādanīyaṁ vā bhojanīyaṁ vā sahatthā paṭiggahetvā khādeyya vā bhuñjeyya vā, ayampi bhikkhunī paṭhamāpattikaṁ dhammaṁ āpannā nissāraṇīyaṁ saṅghādisesan”ti.

‘If a lustful nun eats fresh or cooked food after receiving it directly from a lustful man, then that nun too has committed an immediate offense entailing sending away and suspension.’”
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Definitions
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याyā पनातिpa·nā·ti

Yā panāti

A:
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याyā यादिसाyā·di·sā …पे…pe

yā yādisā …pe…

whoever …
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भिक्खुनीतिbhik·khu·nī·ti

bhikkhunīti

Nun:
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…पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ अत्थेat·the अधिप्पेताa·dhip·pe·tā भिक्खुनीति।bhik·khu·nī·ti

…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippetā bhikkhunīti.

… The nun who has been given the full ordination in unanimity by both Sanghas through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of nun is meant in this case.
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अवस्सुताa·vas·su·tā नामnā·ma

Avassutā nāma

Lustful:
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सारत्ताsā·rat·tā अपेक्खवतीa·pek·kha·va·tī पटिबद्धचित्ता।pa·ṭi·bad·dha·cit·tā

sārattā apekkhavatī paṭibaddhacittā.

having lust, longing for, in love with.
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अवस्सुतोa·vas·su·to नामnā·ma

Avassuto nāma

Lustful:
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सारत्तोsā·rat·to अपेक्खवाa·pek·kha·vā पटिबद्धचित्तो।pa·ṭi·bad·dha·cit·to

sāratto apekkhavā paṭibaddhacitto.

having lust, longing for, in love with.
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पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo नामnā·ma

Purisapuggalo nāma

Man:
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मनुस्सपुरिसो,ma·nus·sa·pu·ri·so नna यक्खोyak·kho नna पेतोpe·to नna तिरच्छानगतो,ti·rac·chā·na·ga·to विञ्ञूviñ·ñū पटिबलोpa·ṭi·ba·lo सारज्जितुं।sā·raj·ji·tuṃ

manussapuriso, na yakkho na peto na tiracchānagato, viññū paṭibalo sārajjituṁ.

a human male, not a male spirit, not a male ghost, not a male animal. He understands and is capable of having lust.
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खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ नामnā·ma

Khādanīyaṁ nāma

Fresh food:
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पञ्चpañ·ca भोजनानिbho·ja·nā·ni उदकदन्तपोनंu·da·ka·dan·ta·po·naṃ ठपेत्वाṭha·pet·vā अवसेसंa·va·se·saṃ खादनीयंkhā·da·nī·yaṃ नाम।nā·ma

pañca bhojanāni udakadantaponaṁ ṭhapetvā avasesaṁ khādanīyaṁ nāma.

apart from the five cooked foods, water, and tooth cleaners, the rest is called “fresh food”.
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भोजनीयंbho·ja·nī·yaṃ नामnā·ma

Bhojanīyaṁ nāma

Cooked food:
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पञ्चpañ·ca भोजनानि—ओदनो,bho·ja·nā·ni कुम्मासो,kum·mā·so सत्तु,sat·tu मच्छो,mac·cho मंसं।maṃ·saṃ

pañca bhojanāni—odano, kummāso, sattu, maccho, maṁsaṁ.

there are five kinds of cooked food: cooked grain, porridge, flour products, fish, and meat.
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“खादिस्सामिkhā·dis·sā·mi भुञ्जिस्सामी”तिbhuñ·jis·sā·mī पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti थुल्लच्चयस्स।thul·lac·ca·yas·sa

“Khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti thullaccayassa.

If she receives fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it, she commits a serious offense.
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अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti सङ्घादिसेसस्स।saṅ·ghā·di·se·sas·sa

Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti saṅghādisesassa.

For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense entailing suspension.
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अयम्पीतिa·yam·pī·ti

Ayampīti

That too:
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पुरिमायोpu·ri·mā·yo उपादायu·pā·dā·ya वुच्चति।vuc·ca·ti

purimāyo upādāya vuccati.

this is said with reference to the preceding offenses.
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पठमापत्तिकन्तिpa·ṭha·mā·pat·ti·kan·ti

Paṭhamāpattikanti

An immediate offense:
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सहsa·ha वत्थुज्झाचाराvat·thuj·jhā·cā·rā आपज्जतिā·paj·ja·ti असमनुभासनाय।a·sa·ma·nu·bhā·sa·nā·ya

saha vatthujjhācārā āpajjati asamanubhāsanāya.

there is an offense as soon as the misconduct is committed, and no pressing is required.
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निस्सारणीयन्तिnis·sā·ra·ṇī·yan·ti

Nissāraṇīyanti

Entailing sending away:
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सङ्घम्हाsaṅ·gham·hā निस्सारीयति।nis·sā·rī·ya·ti

saṅghamhā nissārīyati.

she is sent away from the Sangha.
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सङ्घादिसेसोतिsaṅ·ghā·di·se·so·ti

Saṅghādisesoti

Suspension:
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…पे…pe तेनपिte·na·pi वुच्चतिvuc·ca·ti सङ्घादिसेसोति।saṅ·ghā·di·se·so·ti

…pe… tenapi vuccati saṅghādisesoti.

… Therefore, too, it is called an offense entailing suspension.
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Permutations
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उदकदन्तपोनंu·da·ka·dan·ta·po·naṃ पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Udakadantaponaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she receives water or a tooth cleaner, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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एकतोअवस्सुतेe·ka·to·a·vas·su·te “खादिस्सामिkhā·dis·sā·mi भुञ्जिस्सामी”तिbhuñ·jis·sā·mī पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Ekatoavassute “khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If only the man has lust, and she receives fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti थुल्लच्चयस्स।thul·lac·ca·yas·sa

Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti thullaccayassa.

For every mouthful swallowed, she commits a serious offense.
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उदकदन्तपोनंu·da·ka·dan·ta·po·naṃ पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Udakadantaponaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she receives water or a tooth cleaner, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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उभतोअवस्सुतेu·bha·to·a·vas·su·te यक्खस्सyak·khas·sa वाvā पेतस्सpe·tas·sa वाvā पण्डकस्सpaṇ·ḍa·kas·sa वाvā तिरच्छानगतमनुस्सविग्गहस्सti·rac·chā·na·ga·ta·ma·nus·sa·vig·ga·has·sa वाvā हत्थतोhat·tha·to “खादिस्सामिkhā·dis·sā·mi भुञ्जिस्सामी”तिbhuñ·jis·sā·mī पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Ubhatoavassute yakkhassa vā petassa vā paṇḍakassa vā tiracchānagatamanussaviggahassa vā hatthato “khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If both of them have lust, and she receives fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it directly from a male spirit, a male ghost, a <i lang='pi' translate='no'>paṇḍaka</i>, or a male animal in human form, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti थुल्लच्चयस्स।thul·lac·ca·yas·sa

Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti thullaccayassa.

For every mouthful swallowed, she commits a serious offense.
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उदकदन्तपोनंu·da·ka·dan·ta·po·naṃ पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Udakadantaponaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she receives water or a tooth cleaner, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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एकतोअवस्सुतेe·ka·to·a·vas·su·te “खादिस्सामिkhā·dis·sā·mi भुञ्जिस्सामी”तिbhuñ·jis·sā·mī पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Ekatoavassute “khādissāmi bhuñjissāmī”ti paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If only the male being has lust, and she receives fresh or cooked food with the intention of eating it, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re अज्झोहारेaj·jho·hā·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Ajjhohāre ajjhohāre āpatti dukkaṭassa.

For every mouthful swallowed, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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उदकदन्तपोनंu·da·ka·dan·ta·po·naṃ पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Udakadantaponaṁ paṭiggaṇhāti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If she receives water or a tooth cleaner, she commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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उभतोअनवस्सुताu·bha·to·a·na·vas·su·tā होन्ति,hon·ti

ubhatoanavassutā honti,

if both are without lust;
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“अनवस्सुतो”तिa·na·vas·su·to जानन्तीjā·nan·tī पटिग्गण्हाति,pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ti

“anavassuto”ti jānantī paṭiggaṇhāti,

if she receives, knowing that the man has no lust;
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उम्मत्तिकाय,um·mat·ti·kā·ya

ummattikāya,

if she is insane;
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आदिकम्मिकायाति।ā·di·kam·mi·kā·yā·ti

ādikammikāyāti.

if she is the first offender.
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पञ्चमसङ्घादिसेससिक्खापदंpañ·ca·ma·saṅ·ghā·di·se·sa·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितं।niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

Pañcamasaṅghādisesasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ.

The fifth offense entailing suspension is finished.

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.