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66. Theyyasatthasikkhāpada

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थेरवादthe·ra·vā·da विनयvi·na·ya

Theravāda Vinaya

Theravāda Collection on Monastic Law
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महाविभङ्गma·hā·vi·bhaṅ·ga

Mahāvibhaṅga

The Great Analysis
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पाचित्तियकण्डpā·cit·ti·ya·kaṇ·ḍa

Pācittiyakaṇḍa

The chapter on offenses entailing confession
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सप्पाणकवग्गsap·pā·ṇa·ka·vag·ga

Sappāṇakavagga

The subchapter on containing living beings
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66। थेय्यसत्थसिक्खापदthey·ya·sat·tha·sik·khā·pa·da

66. Theyyasatthasikkhāpada

Traveling with thieves
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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 when the Buddha was staying at Sāvatthī in Anāthapiṇḍika’s Monastery,
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro सत्थोsat·tho राजगहाrā·ja·ga·hā पटियालोकंpa·ṭi·yā·lo·kaṃ गन्तुकामोgan·tu·kā·mo होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena aññataro sattho rājagahā paṭiyālokaṁ gantukāmo hoti.

a certain group of travelers was about to go south from Rājagaha.
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अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro भिक्खुbhik·khu तेte मनुस्सेma·nus·se एतदवोच—e·ta·da·vo·ca

Aññataro bhikkhu te manusse etadavoca—

A monk said to those people,
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“अहम्पायस्मन्तेहिa·ham·pā·yas·man·te·hi सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ गमिस्सामी”ति।ga·mis·sā·mī

“ahampāyasmantehi saddhiṁ gamissāmī”ti.

“Let me travel with you.”
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“मयंma·yaṃ खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te सुङ्कंsuṅ·kaṃ परिहरिस्सामा”ति।pa·ri·ha·ris·sā·mā

“Mayaṁ kho, bhante, suṅkaṁ pariharissāmā”ti.

“But we’re smuggling goods.”
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“पजानाथावुसो”ति।pa·jā·nā·thā·vu·so

“Pajānāthāvuso”ti.

“That’s your business.”
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अस्सोसुंas·so·suṃ खोkho कम्मिया—kam·mi·yā

Assosuṁ kho kammiyā—

The customs officers heard
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“सत्थोsat·tho किरki·ra सुङ्कंsuṅ·kaṃ परिहरिस्सती”ति।pa·ri·ha·ris·sa·tī

“sattho kira suṅkaṁ pariharissatī”ti.

about that group of travelers.
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तेte मग्गेmag·ge परियुट्ठिंसु।pa·ri·yuṭ·ṭhiṃ·su

Te magge pariyuṭṭhiṁsu.

They then blocked the road,
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अथa·tha खोkho तेte कम्मियाkam·mi·yā तंtaṃ सत्थंsat·thaṃ गहेत्वाga·het·vā अच्छिन्दित्वाac·chin·dit·vā तंtaṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ एतदवोचुं—e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

Atha kho te kammiyā taṁ satthaṁ gahetvā acchinditvā taṁ bhikkhuṁ etadavocuṁ—

caught the group, confiscated the goods, and asked that monk,
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“किस्सkis·sa त्वं,tvaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te जानंjā·naṃ थेय्यसत्थेनthey·ya·sat·the·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ गच्छसी”ति?gac·cha·sī

“kissa tvaṁ, bhante, jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ gacchasī”ti?

“Venerable, why are you knowingly traveling with a group of thieves?”
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पलिबुन्धेत्वाpa·li·bun·dhet·vā मुञ्चिंसु।muñ·ciṃ·su

Palibundhetvā muñciṁsu.

And they detained him.
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ गन्त्वाgan·tvā भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ आरोचेसि।ā·ro·ce·si

Atha kho so bhikkhu sāvatthiṁ gantvā bhikkhūnaṁ etamatthaṁ ārocesi.

After being released, that monk went to Sāvatthī, where he told the monks what had happened.
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येye तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū अप्पिच्छाap·pic·chā …पे…pe तेte उज्झायन्तिuj·jhā·yan·ti खिय्यन्तिkhiy·yan·ti विपाचेन्ति—vi·pā·cen·ti

Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti—

The monks of few desires complained and criticized him,
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“कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma भिक्खुbhik·khu जानंjā·naṃ थेय्यसत्थेनthey·ya·sat·the·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जिस्सती”तिpa·ṭi·paj·jis·sa·tī …पे…pe

“kathañhi nāma bhikkhu jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjissatī”ti …pe…

“How could a monk knowingly travel by arrangement with a group of thieves?” …
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu जानंjā·naṃ थेय्यसत्थेनthey·ya·sat·the·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जसी”ति?pa·ṭi·paj·ja·sī

“saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhikkhu, jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjasī”ti?

“Is it true, monk, that you 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 him …
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi नामnā·ma त्वं,tvaṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa जानंjā·naṃ थेय्यसत्थेनthey·ya·sat·the·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जिस्ससि।pa·ṭi·paj·jis·sa·si

kathañhi nāma tvaṁ, moghapurisa, jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjissasi.

“Foolish man, how could you do this?
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नेतं,ne·taṃ मोघपुरिस,mo·gha·pu·ri·sa अप्पसन्नानंap·pa·san·nā·naṃ वाvā पसादायpa·sā·dā·ya …पे…pe

Netaṁ, moghapurisa, appasannānaṁ vā pasādāya …pe…

This will affect people’s confidence …” …
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एवञ्चe·vañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ सिक्खापदंsik·khā·pa·daṃ उद्दिसेय्याथ—ud·di·sey·yā·tha

evañca pana, bhikkhave, imaṁ sikkhāpadaṁ uddiseyyātha—

“And, monks, this training rule should be recited like this:
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Final ruling
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“योyo पनpa·na भिक्खुbhik·khu जानंjā·naṃ थेय्यसत्थेनthey·ya·sat·the·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जेय्य,pa·ṭi·paj·jey·ya अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so गामन्तरम्पि,gā·man·ta·ram·pi पाचित्तियन्”ति।pā·cit·ti·yan

“Yo pana bhikkhu jānaṁ theyyasatthena saddhiṁ saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjeyya, antamaso gāmantarampi, pācittiyan”ti.

‘If a monk knowingly travels by arrangement with a group of thieves, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing confession.’”
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Definitions
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योyo पनातिpa·nā·ti

Yo panāti

A:
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योyo यादिसोyā·di·so …पे…pe

yo yādiso …pe…

whoever …
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भिक्खूतिbhik·khū·ti

bhikkhūti

Monk:
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…पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ इमस्मिंi·mas·miṃ अत्थेat·the अधिप्पेतोa·dhip·pe·to भिक्खूति।bhik·khū·ti

…pe… ayaṁ imasmiṁ atthe adhippeto bhikkhūti.

… The monk who has been given the full ordination by a unanimous Sangha through a legal procedure consisting of one motion and three announcements that is irreversible and fit to stand—this sort of monk is meant in this case.
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जानातिjā·nā·ti नामnā·ma

Jānāti nāma

Knowingly:
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सामंsā·maṃ वाvā जानाति,jā·nā·ti अञ्ञेañ·ñe वाvā तस्सtas·sa आरोचेन्ति,ā·ro·cen·ti सोso वाvā आरोचेति।ā·ro·ce·ti

sāmaṁ vā jānāti, aññe vā tassa ārocenti, so vā āroceti.

he knows by himself or others have told him or the group of travelers has told him.
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थेय्यसत्थोthey·ya·sat·tho नामnā·ma

Theyyasattho nāma

A group of thieves:
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चोराco·rā कतकम्माka·ta·kam·mā वाvā होन्तिhon·ti अकतकम्माa·ka·ta·kam·mā वा,vā राजानंrā·jā·naṃ वाvā थेय्यंthey·yaṃ गच्छन्तिgac·chan·ti सुङ्कंsuṅ·kaṃ वाvā परिहरन्ति।pa·ri·ha·ran·ti

corā katakammā vā honti akatakammā vā, rājānaṁ vā theyyaṁ gacchanti suṅkaṁ vā pariharanti.

thieves who have done their deed or thieves who have not. They are stealing from the king or smuggling.
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सद्धिन्तिsad·dhin·ti

Saddhinti

With:
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एकतो।e·ka·to

ekato.

together.
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संविधायाति—saṃ·vi·dhā·yā·ti

Saṁvidhāyāti—

By arrangement:
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“गच्छामावुसो,gac·chā·mā·vu·so गच्छाम,gac·chā·ma भन्ते;bhan·te गच्छाम,gac·chā·ma भन्ते,bhan·te गच्छामावुसो,gac·chā·mā·vu·so अज्जaj·ja वाvā हिय्योhiy·yo वाvā परेpa·re वाvā गच्छामा”तिgac·chā·mā संविदहति,saṃ·vi·da·ha·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

“gacchāmāvuso, gacchāma, bhante; gacchāma, bhante, gacchāmāvuso, ajja vā hiyyo vā pare vā gacchāmā”ti saṁvidahati, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

if he makes an arrangement like this: the monk says, “Let’s go,” and they reply, “Yes, let’s go, venerable;” or they say, “Let’s go, venerable,” and the monk replies, “Yes, let’s go;” or the monk says, “Let’s go today,” “Let’s go tomorrow,” or “Let’s go the day after tomorrow,” then he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so गामन्तरम्पीतिgā·man·ta·ram·pī·ti

Antamaso gāmantarampīti

Even just to the next inhabited area:
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कुक्कुटसम्पातेkuk·ku·ṭa·sam·pā·te गामेgā·me गामन्तरेgā·man·ta·re गामन्तरेgā·man·ta·re आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

kukkuṭasampāte gāme gāmantare gāmantare āpatti pācittiyassa.

when the inhabited areas are a chicken’s flight apart, then for every next inhabited area he commits an offense entailing confession.
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अगामकेa·gā·ma·ke अरञ्ञेa·rañ·ñe अद्धयोजनेad·dha·yo·ja·ne अद्धयोजनेad·dha·yo·ja·ne आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Agāmake araññe addhayojane addhayojane āpatti pācittiyassa.

When it is an uninhabited area, a wilderness, then for every six kilometers he commits an offense entailing confession.
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Permutations
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थेय्यसत्थेthey·ya·sat·the थेय्यसत्थसञ्ञीthey·ya·sat·tha·sañ·ñī संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जति,pa·ṭi·paj·ja·ti अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so गामन्तरम्पि,gā·man·ta·ram·pi आपत्तिā·pat·ti पाचित्तियस्स।pā·cit·ti·yas·sa

Theyyasatthe theyyasatthasaññī saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti pācittiyassa.

If it is a group of traveling thieves, and he perceives it as such, and he travels by arrangement with them, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense entailing confession.
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थेय्यसत्थेthey·ya·sat·the वेमतिकोve·ma·ti·ko संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जति,pa·ṭi·paj·ja·ti अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so गामन्तरम्पि,gā·man·ta·ram·pi आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Theyyasatthe vematiko saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is a group of traveling thieves, but he is unsure of it, and he travels by arrangement with them, even just to the next inhabited area, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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थेय्यसत्थेthey·ya·sat·the अथेय्यसत्थसञ्ञीa·they·ya·sat·tha·sañ·ñī संविधायsaṃ·vi·dhā·ya एकद्धानमग्गंe·kad·dhā·na·mag·gaṃ पटिपज्जति,pa·ṭi·paj·ja·ti अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so गामन्तरम्पि,gā·man·ta·ram·pi अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Theyyasatthe atheyyasatthasaññī saṁvidhāya ekaddhānamaggaṁ paṭipajjati, antamaso gāmantarampi, anāpatti.

If it is a group of traveling thieves, but he does not perceive it as such, and he travels by arrangement with them, even just to the next inhabited area, there is no offense.
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भिक्खुbhik·khu संविदहति,saṃ·vi·da·ha·ti मनुस्साma·nus·sā नna संविदहन्ति,saṃ·vi·da·han·ti आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Bhikkhu saṁvidahati, manussā na saṁvidahanti, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If the monk makes an arrangement, but the group does not express its agreement, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अथेय्यसत्थेa·they·ya·sat·the थेय्यसत्थसञ्ञी,they·ya·sat·tha·sañ·ñī आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Atheyyasatthe theyyasatthasaññī, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not a group of traveling thieves, but he perceives it as such, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अथेय्यसत्थेa·they·ya·sat·the वेमतिको,ve·ma·ti·ko आपत्तिā·pat·ti दुक्कटस्स।duk·ka·ṭas·sa

Atheyyasatthe vematiko, āpatti dukkaṭassa.

If it is not a group of traveling thieves, but he is unsure of it, he commits an offense of wrong conduct.
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अथेय्यसत्थेa·they·ya·sat·the अथेय्यसत्थसञ्ञीa·they·ya·sat·tha·sañ·ñī अनापत्ति।a·nā·pat·ti

Atheyyasatthe atheyyasatthasaññī anāpatti.

If it is not a group of traveling thieves, and he does not perceive it as such, there is no offense.
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Non-offenses
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अनापत्ति—a·nā·pat·ti

Anāpatti—

There is no offense:
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असंविदहित्वाa·saṃ·vi·da·hit·vā गच्छति,gac·cha·ti

asaṁvidahitvā gacchati,

if he goes, but not by arrangement;
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मनुस्साma·nus·sā संविदहन्तिsaṃ·vi·da·han·ti भिक्खुbhik·khu नna संविदहति,saṃ·vi·da·ha·ti

manussā saṁvidahanti bhikkhu na saṁvidahati,

if the group has made an arrangement, but he has not expressed his agreement;
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विसङ्केतेनvi·saṅ·ke·te·na गच्छति,gac·cha·ti

visaṅketena gacchati,

if he goes, but not according to the arrangement;
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आपदासु,ā·pa·dā·su

āpadāsu,

if there is an emergency;
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उम्मत्तकस्स,um·mat·ta·kas·sa

ummattakassa,

if he is insane;
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आदिकम्मिकस्साति।ā·di·kam·mi·kas·sā·ti

ādikammikassāti.

if he is the first offender.
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थेय्यसत्थसिक्खापदंthey·ya·sat·tha·sik·khā·pa·daṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Theyyasatthasikkhāpadaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

The training rule on traveling with thieves, the sixth, 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.