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Mahiṁsarājacariya

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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  1. 1

    चरियापिटकca·ri·yā·pi·ṭa·ka

    Cariyāpiṭaka

    The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood

  2. 2

    हत्थिनागवग्गhat·thi·nā·ga·vag·ga

    Hatthināgavagga

    The Chapter on an Elephant

  3. 3

    सीलपारमीsī·la·pā·ra·mī 5

    Sīlapāramī 5

    The Perfection of Ethics (5th)

  4. 4

    महिंसराजचरियma·hiṃ·sa·rā·ja·ca·ri·ya

    Mahiṁsarājacariya

    The Buffalo King’s Conduct

  5. 5

    “पुनापरंpu·nā·pa·raṃ यदाya·dā होमि,ho·mi

    “Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

    “Then again when I was

  6. 6

    महिंसोma·hiṃ·so पवनचारको;pa·va·na·cā·ra·ko

    mahiṁso pavanacārako;

    a buffalo who roamed the forest,

  7. 7

    पवड्ढकायोpa·vaḍ·ḍha·kā·yo बलवा,ba·la·vā

    Pavaḍḍhakāyo balavā,

    large in body and strong,

  8. 8

    महन्तोma·han·to भीमदस्सनो।bhī·ma·das·sa·no

    mahanto bhīmadassano.

    big and scary to see.

  9. 9

    पब्भारेpab·bhā·re गिरिदुग्गेgi·ri·dug·ge च,ca

    Pabbhāre giridugge ca,

    In a cave, a craggy hillside,

  10. 10

    रुक्खमूलेruk·kha·mū·le दकासये;da·kā·sa·ye

    rukkhamūle dakāsaye;

    at a tree root or a waterhole,

  11. 11

    होतेत्थho·tet·tha ठानंṭhā·naṃ महिंसानं,ma·hiṃ·sā·naṃ

    Hotettha ṭhānaṁ mahiṁsānaṁ,

    there’d be somewhere for buffalos,

  12. 12

    कोचिko·ci कोचिko·ci तहिंta·hiṃ तहिं।ta·hiṃ

    koci koci tahiṁ tahiṁ.

    in one place or another.

  13. 13

    विचरन्तोvi·ca·ran·to ब्रहारञ्ञे,bra·hā·rañ·ñe

    Vicaranto brahāraññe,

    Wandering the mighty forest,

  14. 14

    ठानंṭhā·naṃ अद्दसad·da·sa भद्दकं;bhad·da·kaṃ

    ṭhānaṁ addasa bhaddakaṁ;

    I saw a fine spot.

  15. 15

    तंtaṃ ठानंṭhā·naṃ उपगन्त्वान,u·pa·gan·tvā·na

    Taṁ ṭhānaṁ upagantvāna,

    Having gone there,

  16. 16

    तिट्ठामिtiṭ·ṭhā·mi चca सयामिsa·yā·mi च।ca

    tiṭṭhāmi ca sayāmi ca.

    I stood and lay to rest.

  17. 17

    अथेत्थa·thet·tha कपिमागन्त्वा,ka·pi·mā·gan·tvā

    Athettha kapimāgantvā,

    Then a monkey came along,

  18. 18

    पापोpā·po अनरियोa·na·ri·yo लहु;la·hu

    pāpo anariyo lahu;

    wicked, ignoble, and nimble.

  19. 19

    खन्धेkhan·dhe नलाटेna·lā·ṭe भमुके,bha·mu·ke

    Khandhe nalāṭe bhamuke,

    On my shoulder, forehead, and eyebrows,

  20. 20

    मुत्तेतिmut·te·ti ओहदेतिo·ha·de·ti तं।taṃ

    mutteti ohadeti taṁ.

    he peed and pooed.

  21. 21

    सकिम्पिsa·kim·pi दिवसंdi·va·saṃ दुतियं,du·ti·yaṃ

    Sakimpi divasaṁ dutiyaṁ,

    Not just that day, but a second,

  22. 22

    ततियंta·ti·yaṃ चतुत्थम्पिca·tut·tham·pi च;ca

    tatiyaṁ catutthampi ca;

    a third, and a fourth;

  23. 23

    दूसेतिdū·se·ti मंmaṃ सब्बकालं,sab·ba·kā·laṃ

    Dūseti maṁ sabbakālaṁ,

    he soiled me all the time,

  24. 24

    तेनte·na होमिho·mi उपद्दुतो।u·pad·du·to

    tena homi upadduto.

    he was harrying me.

  25. 25

    ममंma·maṃ उपद्दुतंu·pad·du·taṃ दिस्वा,dis·vā

    Mamaṁ upaddutaṁ disvā,

    Seeing me being harried,

  26. 26

    यक्खोyak·kho मंmaṃ इदमब्रवि;i·da·mab·ra·vi

    yakkho maṁ idamabravi;

    a spirit said to me:

  27. 27

    ‘नासेहेतंnā·se·he·taṃ छवंcha·vaṃ पापं,pā·paṃ

    ‘Nāsehetaṁ chavaṁ pāpaṁ,

    ‘Kill that vile, wicked thing

  28. 28

    सिङ्गेहिsiṅ·ge·hi चca खुरेहिkhu·re·hi च’।ca

    siṅgehi ca khurehi ca’.

    with your horns and hooves.’

  29. 29

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te तदाta·dā यक्खे,yak·khe

    Evaṁ vutte, tadā yakkhe,

    When he spoke, I said

  30. 30

    अहंa·haṃ तंtaṃ इदमब्रविं;i·da·mab·ra·viṃ

    ahaṁ taṁ idamabraviṁ;

    this to that spirit:

  31. 31

    ‘किंkiṃ त्वंtvaṃ मक्खेसिmak·khe·si कुणपेन,ku·ṇa·pe·na

    ‘Kiṁ tvaṁ makkhesi kuṇapena,

    ‘Why would you smear me

  32. 32

    पापेनpā·pe·na अनरियेनa·na·ri·ye·na मं।maṃ

    pāpena anariyena maṁ.

    with a wicked, ignoble carcass?

  33. 33

    यदिहंya·di·haṃ तस्सtas·sa पकुप्पेय्यं,pa·kup·pey·yaṃ

    Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ,

    If I were upset with him

  34. 34

    ततोta·to हीनतरोhī·na·ta·ro भवे;bha·ve

    tato hīnataro bhave;

    I would degrade myself,

  35. 35

    सीलञ्चsī·lañ·ca मेme पभिज्जेय्य,pa·bhij·jey·ya

    Sīlañca me pabhijjeyya,

    violating my ethics,

  36. 36

    विञ्ञूviñ·ñū चca गरहेय्युga·ra·hey·yu मं।maṃ

    viññū ca garaheyyu maṁ.

    and being criticized by sensible people.

  37. 37

    हीळिताhī·ḷi·tā जीविताjī·vi·tā वापि,vā·pi

    Hīḷitā jīvitā vāpi,

    Better to die from purity

  38. 38

    परिसुद्धेनpa·ri·sud·dhe·na मतंma·taṃ वरं;va·raṃ

    parisuddhena mataṁ varaṁ;

    than live in shame.

  39. 39

    क्याहंkyā·haṃ जीवितहेतूपि,jī·vi·ta·he·tū·pi

    Kyāhaṁ jīvitahetūpi,

    How could I, for the sake of life,

  40. 40

    काहामिkā·hā·mi परहेठनं’।pa·ra·he·ṭha·naṃ

    kāhāmi paraheṭhanaṁ’.

    harm another?’

  41. 41

    ममेवायंma·me·vā·yaṃ मञ्ञमानो,mañ·ña·mā·no

    Mamevāyaṁ maññamāno,

    Thinking of me, this one

  42. 42

    अञ्ञेपेवंañ·ñe·pe·vaṃ करिस्सति;ka·ris·sa·ti

    aññepevaṁ karissati;

    will do the same to others,

  43. 43

    तेवte·va तस्सtas·sa वधिस्सन्ति,va·dhis·san·ti

    Teva tassa vadhissanti,

    and for that they will kill him.

  44. 44

    साsā मेme मुत्तिmut·ti भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

    sā me mutti bhavissati.

    Then I shall be free.

  45. 45

    हीनमज्झिमउक्कट्ठे,hī·na·maj·jhi·ma·uk·kaṭ·ṭhe

    Hīnamajjhimaukkaṭṭhe,

    Forgiving disrespect

  46. 46

    सहन्तोsa·han·to अवमानितं;a·va·mā·ni·taṃ

    sahanto avamānitaṁ;

    from the low, middle and high,

  47. 47

    एवंe·vaṃ लभतिla·bha·ti सप्पञ्ञो,sap·pañ·ño

    Evaṁ labhati sappañño,

    the wise one gains

  48. 48

    मनसाma·na·sā यथापत्थितन्”ति।ya·thā·pat·thi·tan

    manasā yathāpatthitan”ti.

    their heart’s desire.”

  49. 49

    महिंसराजचरियंma·hiṃ·sa·rā·ja·ca·ri·yaṃ पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

    Mahiṁsarājacariyaṁ pañcamaṁ.

    (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.