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Bhisacariya

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

चरियापिटकca·ri·yā·pi·ṭa·ka

Cariyāpiṭaka

The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
2

युधञ्जयवग्गyu·dhañ·ja·ya·vag·ga

Yudhañjayavagga

The Chapter With Yudhañjaya
3

नेक्खम्मपारमीnek·kham·ma·pā·ra·mī 4

Nekkhammapāramī 4

The Perfection of Renunciation (4th)
4

भिसचरियbhi·sa·ca·ri·ya

Bhisacariya

The Conduct of the Lotus-eaters
5

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

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I was
6

कासीनंkā·sī·naṃ पुरवरुत्तमे;pu·ra·va·rut·ta·me

kāsīnaṁ puravaruttame;

in the capital citadel of Kāsi,
7

भगिनीbha·gi·nī चca भातरोbhā·ta·ro सत्त,sat·ta

Bhaginī ca bhātaro satta,

a sister and seven brothers
8

निब्बत्ताnib·bat·tā सोत्थियेsot·thi·ye कुले।ku·le

nibbattā sotthiye kule.

were born in a learned family.
9

एतेसंe·te·saṃ पुब्बजोpub·ba·jo आसिं,ā·siṃ

Etesaṁ pubbajo āsiṁ,

I was the first-born of them all,
10

हिरीसुक्कमुपागतो;hi·rī·suk·ka·mu·pā·ga·to

hirīsukkamupāgato;

furnishing with pure conscience.
11

भवंbha·vaṃ दिस्वानdis·vā·na भयतो,bha·ya·to

Bhavaṁ disvāna bhayato,

Seeing rebirth as fearful,
12

नेक्खम्माभिरतोnek·kham·mā·bhi·ra·to अहं।a·haṃ

nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ.

I longed for renunciation.
13

मातापितूहिmā·tā·pi·tū·hi पहिता,pa·hi·tā

Mātāpitūhi pahitā,

Sent for by my mother and father,
14

सहायाsa·hā·yā एकमानसा;e·ka·mā·na·sā

sahāyā ekamānasā;

my friends with one mind
15

कामेहिkā·me·hi मंmaṃ निमन्तेन्ति,ni·man·ten·ti

Kāmehi maṁ nimantenti,

invited me to enjoy sensual pleasures, saying:
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‘कुलवंसंku·la·vaṃ·saṃ धरेहि’ति।dha·re·hi

‘kulavaṁsaṁ dharehi’ti.

‘Maintain the family lineage.’
17

यंyaṃ तेसंte·saṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ वुत्तं,vut·taṃ

Yaṁ tesaṁ vacanaṁ vuttaṁ,

The words they said
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गिहीधम्मेgi·hī·dham·me सुखावहं;su·khā·va·haṃ

gihīdhamme sukhāvahaṁ;

about the ways a householder can find happiness,
19

तंtaṃ मेme अहोसिa·ho·si कठिनं,ka·ṭhi·naṃ

Taṁ me ahosi kaṭhinaṁ,

were hard for me to hear,
20

तत्तफालसमंtat·ta·phā·la·sa·maṃ विय।vi·ya

tattaphālasamaṁ viya.

like a heated ploughshare.
21

तेte मंmaṃ तदाta·dā उक्खिपन्तं,uk·khi·pan·taṃ

Te maṁ tadā ukkhipantaṁ,

When I turned down their proposal,
22

पुच्छिंसुpuc·chiṃ·su पत्थितंpat·thi·taṃ मम;ma·ma

pucchiṁsu patthitaṁ mama;

they asked me what I wished for:
23

‘किंkiṃ त्वंtvaṃ पत्थयसेpat·tha·ya·se सम्म,sam·ma

‘Kiṁ tvaṁ patthayase samma,

‘My dear, what is it that you wish,
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यदिya·di कामेkā·me नna भुञ्जसि’।bhuñ·ja·si

yadi kāme na bhuñjasi’.

since you do not long for sensual pleasures?’
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तेसाहंte·sā·haṃ एवमवचं,e·va·ma·va·caṃ

Tesāhaṁ evamavacaṁ,

I spoke to my beneficiaries,
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अत्थकामोat·tha·kā·mo हितेसिनं;hi·te·si·naṃ

atthakāmo hitesinaṁ;

wanting what is best.
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‘नाहंnā·haṃ पत्थेमिpat·the·mi गिहीभावं,gi·hī·bhā·vaṃ

‘Nāhaṁ patthemi gihībhāvaṁ,

‘I wish not for the householder’s state,
28

नेक्खम्माभिरतोnek·kham·mā·bhi·ra·to अहं’।a·haṃ

nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ’.

I long for renunciation.’
29

तेte मय्हंmay·haṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुत्वा,sut·vā

Te mayhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,

Hearing my words,
30

पितुpi·tu मातुmā·tu चca सावयुं;sā·va·yuṃ

pitu mātu ca sāvayuṁ;

they told my mother and father.
31

मातापिताmā·tā·pi·tā एवमाहु,e·va·mā·hu

Mātāpitā evamāhu,

My parents said this:
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‘सब्बेवsab·be·va पब्बजामpab·ba·jā·ma भो’।bho

‘sabbeva pabbajāma bho’.

‘Sirs, let all of us go forth!’
33

उभोu·bho मातापिताmā·tā·pi·tā मय्हं,may·haṃ

Ubho mātāpitā mayhaṁ,

So both my mother and father,
34

भगिनीbha·gi·nī चca सत्तsat·ta भातरो;bhā·ta·ro

bhaginī ca satta bhātaro;

sister and seven brothers,
35

अमितधनंa·mi·ta·dha·naṃ छड्डयित्वा,chaḍ·ḍa·yit·vā

Amitadhanaṁ chaḍḍayitvā,

discarding countless riches,
36

पाविसिम्हाpā·vi·sim·hā महावनन्”ति।ma·hā·va·nan

pāvisimhā mahāvanan”ti.

entered the great forest.”
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भिसचरियंbhi·sa·ca·ri·yaṃ चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

Bhisacariyaṁ 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.