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Basket of Conduct 7 चरियापिटक 7

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Candakumāracariya

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 7

Dānapāramī 7

The Perfection of Giving (7th)
4

चन्दकुमारचरियcan·da·ku·mā·ra·ca·ri·ya

Candakumāracariya

Prince Candana’s Conduct
5

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

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I was
6

एकराजस्सe·ka·rā·jas·sa अत्रजो;at·ra·jo

ekarājassa atrajo;

the true-born son of the One King
7

नगरेna·ga·re पुप्फवतिया,pup·pha·va·ti·yā

Nagare pupphavatiyā,

in the city of flowers, Pupphavatī,
8

कुमारोku·mā·ro चन्दसव्हयो।can·da·sav·ha·yo

kumāro candasavhayo.

I was called Prince Canda, the Moon.
9

तदाहंta·dā·haṃ यजनाya·ja·nā मुत्तो,mut·to

Tadāhaṁ yajanā mutto,

Then, released from being sacrificed,
10

निक्खन्तोnik·khan·to यञ्ञवाटतो;yañ·ña·vā·ṭa·to

nikkhanto yaññavāṭato;

I fled the sacrificial enclosure.
11

संवेगंsaṃ·ve·gaṃ जनयित्वान,ja·na·yit·vā·na

Saṁvegaṁ janayitvāna,

Giving rise to a sense of urgency,
12

महादानंma·hā·dā·naṃ पवत्तयिं।pa·vat·ta·yiṃ

mahādānaṁ pavattayiṁ.

I performed a great offering.
13

नाहंnā·haṃ पिवामिpi·vā·mi खादामि,khā·dā·mi

Nāhaṁ pivāmi khādāmi,

I did not drink, I did not eat,
14

नपिna·pi भुञ्जामिbhuñ·jā·mi भोजनं;bho·ja·naṃ

napi bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ;

I did not enjoy any food
15

दक्खिणेय्येdak·khi·ṇey·ye अदत्वान,a·dat·vā·na

Dakkhiṇeyye adatvāna,

for five or six days
16

अपिa·pi छप्पञ्चरत्तियो।chap·pañ·ca·rat·ti·yo

api chappañcarattiyo.

without offering to a worthy recipient.
17

यथापिya·thā·pi वाणिजोvā·ṇi·jo नाम,nā·ma

Yathāpi vāṇijo nāma,

Suppose there was a merchant
18

कत्वानkat·vā·na भण्डसञ्चयं;bhaṇ·ḍa·sañ·ca·yaṃ

Katvāna bhaṇḍasañcayaṁ;

who had made a store of goods.
19

यत्थyat·tha लाभोlā·bho महाma·hā होति,ho·ti

Yattha lābho mahā hoti,

They would take those goods
20

तत्थtat·tha तंtaṃ हरतिha·ra·ti भण्डकं।bhaṇ·ḍa·kaṃ

Tattha taṁ harati bhaṇḍakaṁ.

to where they could make a large profit.
21

तथेवta·the·va सकभुत्तापि,sa·ka·bhut·tā·pi

Tatheva sakabhuttāpi,

So too, even giving what one has used oneself
22

परेpa·re दिन्नंdin·naṃ महप्फलं;ma·hap·pha·laṃ

pare dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ;

to others is very fruitful.
23

तस्माtas·mā परस्सpa·ras·sa दातब्बं,dā·tab·baṃ

Tasmā parassa dātabbaṁ,

That is why what is to be given to others
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सतभागोsa·ta·bhā·go भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

satabhāgo bhavissati.

multiplies a hundredfold.
25

एतमत्थवसंe·ta·mat·tha·va·saṃ ञत्वा,ñat·vā

Etamatthavasaṁ ñatvā,

Knowing the reason for this,
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देमिde·mi दानंdā·naṃ भवाभवे;bha·vā·bha·ve

demi dānaṁ bhavābhave;

I gave gifts in life after life.
27

नna पटिक्कमामिpa·ṭik·ka·mā·mi दानतो,dā·na·to

Na paṭikkamāmi dānato,

Aiming for awakening,
28

सम्बोधिमनुपत्तिया”ति।sam·bo·dhi·ma·nu·pat·ti·yā

sambodhimanupattiyā”ti.

I never backtracked from giving.”
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चन्दकुमारचरियंcan·da·ku·mā·ra·ca·ri·yaṃ सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Candakumāracariyaṁ sattamaṁ.

(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.