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Kaṇhadīpāyanacariya

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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

सच्चपारमीsac·ca·pā·ra·mī 5

Saccapāramī 5

The Perfection of Truth (5th)
4

कण्हदीपायनचरियkaṇ·ha·dī·pā·ya·na·ca·ri·ya

Kaṇhadīpāyanacariya

Dark Light’s Conduct
5

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

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I was
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कण्हदीपायनोkaṇ·ha·dī·pā·ya·no इसि;i·si

kaṇhadīpāyano isi;

the seer Dark Light,
7

परोपञ्ञासवस्सानि,pa·ro·pañ·ñā·sa·vas·sā·ni

Paropaññāsavassāni,

for more than fifty years
8

अनभिरतोचरिंa·na·bhi·ra·to·ca·riṃ अहं।a·haṃ

anabhiratocariṁ ahaṁ.

I lived dissatisfied.
9

नna कोचिko·ci एतंe·taṃ जानाति,jā·nā·ti

Na koci etaṁ jānāti,

No one knew of this
10

अनभिरतिमनंa·na·bhi·ra·ti·ma·naṃ मम;ma·ma

Anabhiratimanaṁ mama;

dissatisfaction of mine,
11

अहञ्हिa·hañ·hi कस्सचिkas·sa·ci नाचिक्खिं,nā·cik·khiṃ

Ahañhi kassaci nācikkhiṁ,

for I mentioned it to no one,
12

अरतिa·ra·ti मेme चरतिca·ra·ti मानसे।mā·na·se

Arati me carati mānase.

it only went on in my mind.
13

सब्रह्मचारीsab·rah·ma·cā·rī मण्डब्यो,maṇ·ḍab·yo

Sabrahmacārī maṇḍabyo,

Maṇḍabya, a spiritual companion
14

सहायोsa·hā·yo मेme महाइसि;ma·hā·i·si

sahāyo me mahāisi;

and friend of mine was a great seer.
15

पुब्बकम्मसमायुत्तो,pub·ba·kam·ma·sa·mā·yut·to

Pubbakammasamāyutto,

Bound to a deed in a past life,
16

सूलमारोपनंsū·la·mā·ro·pa·naṃ लभि।la·bhi

sūlamāropanaṁ labhi.

he got impaled on a stake.
17

तमहंta·ma·haṃ उपट्ठहित्वान,u·paṭ·ṭha·hit·vā·na

Tamahaṁ upaṭṭhahitvāna,

I nursed him
18

आरोग्यमनुपापयिं;ā·rog·ya·ma·nu·pā·pa·yiṃ

ārogyamanupāpayiṁ;

and brought him back to health.
19

आपुच्छित्वानā·puc·chit·vā·na आगञ्छिं,ā·gañ·chiṃ

Āpucchitvāna āgañchiṁ,

Asking leave, I returned
20

यंyaṃ मय्हंmay·haṃ सकमस्समं।sa·ka·mas·sa·maṃ

yaṁ mayhaṁ sakamassamaṁ.

to my own hermitage.
21

सहायोsa·hā·yo ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo मय्हं,may·haṃ

Sahāyo brāhmaṇo mayhaṁ,

A brahmin friend of mine,
22

भरियंbha·ri·yaṃ आदायā·dā·ya पुत्तकं;put·ta·kaṃ

bhariyaṁ ādāya puttakaṁ;

bringing wife and child,
23

तयोta·yo जनाja·nā समागन्त्वा,sa·mā·gan·tvā

Tayo janā samāgantvā,

came to me, all three of them,
24

आगञ्छुंā·gañ·chuṃ पाहुनागतं।pā·hu·nā·ga·taṃ

āgañchuṁ pāhunāgataṁ.

as my guests.
25

सम्मोदमानोsam·mo·da·mā·no तेहिte·hi सह,sa·ha

Sammodamāno tehi saha,

As I exchanged greetings with them,
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निसिन्नोni·sin·no सकमस्समे;sa·ka·mas·sa·me

nisinno sakamassame;

seated in my own hermitage,
27

दारकोdā·ra·ko वट्टमनुक्खिपं,vaṭ·ṭa·ma·nuk·khi·paṃ

Dārako vaṭṭamanukkhipaṁ,

the boy threw a ball
28

आसीविसमकोपयि।ā·sī·vi·sa·ma·ko·pa·yi

āsīvisamakopayi.

and angered a viper.
29

ततोta·to सोso वट्टगतंvaṭ·ṭa·ga·taṃ मग्गं,mag·gaṃ

Tato so vaṭṭagataṁ maggaṁ,

Then the boy, looking which way
30

अन्वेसन्तोan·ve·san·to कुमारको;ku·mā·ra·ko

anvesanto kumārako;

the ball had gone,
31

आसीविसस्सā·sī·vi·sas·sa हत्थेन,hat·the·na

Āsīvisassa hatthena,

touched the viper’s head
32

उत्तमङ्गंut·ta·maṅ·gaṃ परामसि।pa·rā·ma·si

uttamaṅgaṁ parāmasi.

with his hand.
33

तस्सtas·sa आमसनेā·ma·sa·ne कुद्धो,kud·dho

Tassa āmasane kuddho,

Angered at his touch,
34

सप्पोsap·po विसबलस्सितो;vi·sa·ba·las·si·to

sappo visabalassito;

the cobra, relying on its potent poison,
35

कुपितोku·pi·to परमकोपेन,pa·ra·ma·ko·pe·na

Kupito paramakopena,

completely enraged,
36

अडंसिa·ḍaṃ·si दारकंdā·ra·kaṃ खणे।kha·ṇe

aḍaṁsi dārakaṁ khaṇe.

bit the boy right away.
37

सहदट्ठोsa·ha·daṭ·ṭho आसीविसेन,ā·sī·vi·se·na

Sahadaṭṭho āsīvisena,

When bitten by the viper,
38

दारकोdā·ra·ko पपतिpa·pa·ti भूमियं;bhū·mi·yaṃ

dārako papati bhūmiyaṁ;

the boy fainted on the ground.
39

तेनाहंte·nā·haṃ दुक्खितोduk·khi·to आसिं,ā·siṃ

Tenāhaṁ dukkhito āsiṁ,

It made me distraught,
40

ममma·ma वाहसिvā·ha·si तंtaṃ दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

mama vāhasi taṁ dukkhaṁ.

the pain became as if mine.
41

त्याहंtyā·haṃ अस्सासयित्वान,as·sā·sa·yit·vā·na

Tyāhaṁ assāsayitvāna,

Comforting the parents,
42

दुक्खितेduk·khi·te सोकसल्लिते;so·ka·sal·li·te

dukkhite sokasallite;

in their suffering and sorrow,
43

पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ अकासिंa·kā·siṃ किरियं,ki·ri·yaṃ

Paṭhamaṁ akāsiṁ kiriyaṁ,

I made the first act,
44

अग्गंag·gaṃ सच्चंsac·caṃ वरुत्तमं।va·rut·ta·maṃ

aggaṁ saccaṁ varuttamaṁ.

the original, supreme declaration of truth:
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‘सत्ताहमेवाहंsat·tā·ha·me·vā·haṃ पसन्नचित्तो,pa·san·na·cit·to

‘Sattāhamevāhaṁ pasannacitto,

‘For just seven days with a mind of faith
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पुञ्ञत्थिकोpuñ·ñat·thi·ko अचरिंa·ca·riṃ ब्रह्मचरियं;brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ

Puññatthiko acariṁ brahmacariyaṁ;

I led the spiritual life seeking merit.
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अथापरंa·thā·pa·raṃ यंyaṃ चरितंca·ri·taṃ ममेदं,ma·me·daṃ

Athāparaṁ yaṁ caritaṁ mamedaṁ,

My life since then,
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वस्सानिvas·sā·ni पञ्ञाससमाधिकानि।pañ·ñā·sa·sa·mā·dhi·kā·ni

Vassāni paññāsasamādhikāni.

for fifty years or more,
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अकामकोa·kā·ma·ko वाहिvā·hi अहंa·haṃ चरामि,ca·rā·mi

Akāmako vāhi ahaṁ carāmi,

I have lived unwillingly.
50

एतेनe·te·na सच्चेनsac·ce·na सुवत्थिsu·vat·thi होतु;ho·tu

Etena saccena suvatthi hotu;

By this truth, may he be well!
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हतंha·taṃ विसंvi·saṃ जीवतुjī·va·tu यञ्ञदत्तो’।yañ·ña·dat·to

Hataṁ visaṁ jīvatu yaññadatto’.

May the poison die! May Yaññadatta live!’
52

सहsa·ha सच्चेsac·ce कतेka·te मय्हं,may·haṃ

Saha sacce kate mayhaṁ,

As I declared this truth,
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विसवेगेनvi·sa·ve·ge·na वेधितो;ve·dhi·to

visavegena vedhito;

the boy trembling with poison,
54

अबुज्झित्वानa·buj·jhit·vā·na वुट्ठासि,vuṭ·ṭhā·si

Abujjhitvāna vuṭṭhāsi,

awoke and got up,
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अरोगोa·ro·go चासिcā·si माणवो;mā·ṇa·vo

arogo cāsi māṇavo;

the brahmin youth was well.
56

सच्चेनsac·ce·na मेme समोsa·mo नत्थि,nat·thi

Saccena me samo natthi,

There is no one to equal my truthfulness:
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एसाe·sā मेme सच्चपारमी”ति।sac·ca·pā·ra·mī

esā me saccapāramī”ti.

this is my perfection of truth.”
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कण्हदीपायनचरियंkaṇ·ha·dī·pā·ya·na·ca·ri·yaṃ एकादसमं।e·kā·da·sa·maṃ

Kaṇhadīpāyanacariyaṁ ekādasamaṁ.

(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.