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Basket of Conduct 3 चरियापिटक 3

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Kururājacariya

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

अकित्तिवग्गa·kit·ti·vag·ga

Akittivagga

The Chapter With Akitti
3

दानपारमीdā·na·pā·ra·mī 3

Dānapāramī 3

The Perfection of Giving (3rd)
4

कुरुराजचरियku·ru·rā·ja·ca·ri·ya

Kururājacariya

Kururāja’s Conduct
5

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

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I reigned
6

इन्दपत्थेin·da·pat·the पुरुत्तमे;pu·rut·ta·me

indapatthe puruttame;

in Indapatta, the capital city,
7

राजाrā·jā धनञ्चयोdha·nañ·ca·yo नाम,nā·ma

Rājā dhanañcayo nāma,

as the king named Dhanañjaya
8

कुसलेku·sa·le दसहुपागतो।da·sa·hu·pā·ga·to

kusale dasahupāgato.

I was blessed with the ten skillful deeds.
9

कलिङ्गरट्ठविसया,ka·liṅ·ga·raṭ·ṭha·vi·sa·yā

Kaliṅgaraṭṭhavisayā,

From the realm of Kaliṅga
10

ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā उपगञ्छुu·pa·gañ·chu मं;maṃ

brāhmaṇā upagañchu maṁ;

brahmins came to me
11

आयाचुंā·yā·cuṃ मंmaṃ हत्थिनागं,hat·thi·nā·gaṃ

Āyācuṁ maṁ hatthināgaṁ,

requesting the royal elephant
12

धञ्ञंdhañ·ñaṃ मङ्गलसम्मतं।maṅ·ga·la·sam·ma·taṃ

dhaññaṁ maṅgalasammataṁ.

that was lucky and deemed auspicious.
13

‘अवुट्ठिकोa·vuṭ·ṭhi·ko जनपदो,ja·na·pa·do

‘Avuṭṭhiko janapado,

‘Our nation is suffering from drought,
14

दुब्भिक्खोdub·bhik·kho छातकोchā·ta·ko महा;ma·hā

dubbhikkho chātako mahā;

food is scarce and famine abounds,
15

ददाहिda·dā·hi पवरंpa·va·raṃ नागं,nā·gaṃ

Dadāhi pavaraṁ nāgaṁ,

please give the noble elephant
16

नीलंnī·laṃ अञ्जनसव्हयं’।añ·ja·na·sav·ha·yaṃ

nīlaṁ añjanasavhayaṁ’.

of midnight hue named Añjana.’
17

‘नna मेme याचकमनुप्पत्ते,yā·ca·ka·ma·nup·pat·te

‘Na me yācakamanuppatte,

‘When supplicants come to me
18

पटिक्खेपोpa·ṭik·khe·po अनुच्छवो;a·nuc·cha·vo

paṭikkhepo anucchavo;

it is unbefitting to refuse.
19

माmā मेme भिज्जिbhij·ji समादानं,sa·mā·dā·naṃ

Mā me bhijji samādānaṁ,

Let not my vow be broken,
20

दस्सामिdas·sā·mi विपुलंvi·pu·laṃ गजं’।ga·jaṃ

dassāmi vipulaṁ gajaṁ’.

I shall give the mighty elephant.’
21

नागंnā·gaṃ गहेत्वाga·het·vā सोण्डाय,soṇ·ḍā·ya

Nāgaṁ gahetvā soṇḍāya,

Taking the elephant by the trunk,
22

भिङ्गारेbhiṅ·gā·re रतनामये;ra·ta·nā·ma·ye

bhiṅgāre ratanāmaye;

and a bejeweled ceremonial vessel,
23

जलंja·laṃ हत्थेhat·the आकिरित्वा,ā·ki·rit·vā

Jalaṁ hatthe ākiritvā,

I sprinkled water on the hand,
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ब्राह्मणानंbrāh·ma·ṇā·naṃ अदंa·daṃ गजं।ga·jaṃ

brāhmaṇānaṁ adaṁ gajaṁ.

and gave the elephant to the brahmins.
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तस्सtas·sa नागेnā·ge पदिन्नम्हि,pa·din·nam·hi

Tassa nāge padinnamhi,

When I had given the elephant,
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अमच्चाa·mac·cā एतदब्रवुं;e·ta·dab·ra·vuṃ

amaccā etadabravuṁ;

my ministers said,
27

‘किंkiṃ नुnu तुय्हंtuy·haṃ वरंva·raṃ नागं,nā·gaṃ

‘Kiṁ nu tuyhaṁ varaṁ nāgaṁ,

‘Why did you give the noble elephant
28

याचकानंyā·ca·kā·naṃ पदस्ससि।pa·das·sa·si

yācakānaṁ padassasi.

to the supplicants?
29

धञ्ञंdhañ·ñaṃ मङ्गलसम्पन्नं,maṅ·ga·la·sam·pan·naṃ

Dhaññaṁ maṅgalasampannaṁ,

He was lucky and endowed with the auspicious,
30

सङ्गामविजयुत्तमं;saṅ·gā·ma·vi·ja·yut·ta·maṃ

saṅgāmavijayuttamaṁ;

supreme victor in battle.
31

तस्मिंtas·miṃ नागेnā·ge पदिन्नम्हि,pa·din·nam·hi

Tasmiṁ nāge padinnamhi,

Now you have given the elephant,
32

किंkiṃ तेte रज्जंraj·jaṃ करिस्सति’।ka·ris·sa·ti

kiṁ te rajjaṁ karissati’.

how shall you govern the realm?’
33

‘रज्जम्पिraj·jam·pi मेme ददेda·de सब्बं,sab·baṃ

‘Rajjampi me dade sabbaṁ,

‘I would give the entire realm
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सरीरंsa·rī·raṃ दज्जमत्तनो;daj·ja·mat·ta·no

sarīraṁ dajjamattano;

and my physical body as well.
35

सब्बञ्ञुतंsab·bañ·ñu·taṃ पियंpi·yaṃ मय्हं,may·haṃ

Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ,

Omniscience is precious to me,
36

तस्माtas·mā नागंnā·gaṃ अदासहन्’”ति।a·dā·sa·han

tasmā nāgaṁ adāsahan’”ti.

which is why I gave away the elephant.’”
37

कुरुराजचरियंku·ru·rā·ja·ca·ri·yaṃ ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Kururājacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.

(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.