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Sabrahmakasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 106

Itivuttaka 106

So It Was Said 106
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चतुक्कनिपातca·tuk·ka·ni·pā·ta

Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours
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ब्राह्मणधम्मयागवग्गbrāh·ma·ṇa·dham·ma·yā·ga·vag·ga

Brāhmaṇadhammayāgavagga

The Chapter on the Brahmin’s Offering of the Teaching
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सब्रह्मकसुत्तsab·rah·ma·ka·sut·ta

Sabrahmakasutta

With Divinity
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वुत्तञ्हेतंvut·tañ·he·taṃ भगवताbha·ga·va·tā वुत्तमरहतातिvut·ta·ma·ra·ha·tā·ti मेme सुतं:su·taṃ

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.
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“सब्रह्मकानि,sab·rah·ma·kā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तानिtā·ni कुलानिku·lā·ni येसंye·saṃ पुत्तानंput·tā·naṃ मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro अज्झागारेaj·jhā·gā·re पूजिताpū·ji·tā होन्ति।hon·ti

“Sabrahmakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.

“Mendicants, a family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with Divinity.
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सपुब्बदेवतानि,sa·pub·ba·de·va·tā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तानिtā·ni कुलानिku·lā·ni येसंye·saṃ पुत्तानंput·tā·naṃ मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro अज्झागारेaj·jhā·gā·re पूजिताpū·ji·tā होन्ति।hon·ti

Sapubbadevatāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.

A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the elder gods.
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सपुब्बाचरियकानि,sa·pub·bā·ca·ri·ya·kā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तानिtā·ni कुलानिku·lā·ni येसंye·saṃ पुत्तानंput·tā·naṃ मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro अज्झागारेaj·jhā·gā·re पूजिताpū·ji·tā होन्ति।hon·ti

Sapubbācariyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.

A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the first tutors.
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साहुनेय्यकानि,sā·hu·ney·ya·kā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तानिtā·ni कुलानिku·lā·ni येसंye·saṃ पुत्तानंput·tā·naṃ मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro अज्झागारेaj·jhā·gā·re पूजिताpū·ji·tā होन्ति।hon·ti

Sāhuneyyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.

A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with those worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods.
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‘ब्रह्मा’ति,brah·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातापितूनंmā·tā·pi·tū·naṃ एतंe·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Brahmā’ti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Divinity’ is a term for your parents.
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‘पुब्बदेवता’ति,pub·ba·de·va·tā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातापितूनंmā·tā·pi·tū·naṃ एतंe·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Pubbadevatā’ti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Elder gods’ is a term for your parents.
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‘पुब्बाचरिया’ति,pub·bā·ca·ri·yā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातापितूनंmā·tā·pi·tū·naṃ एतंe·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Pubbācariyā’ti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘First tutors’ is a term for your parents.
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‘आहुनेय्या’ति,ā·hu·ney·yā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातापितूनंmā·tā·pi·tū·naṃ एतंe·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Āhuneyyā’ti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods’ is a term for your parents.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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बहुकारा,ba·hu·kā·rā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro पुत्तानंput·tā·naṃ आपादकाā·pā·da·kā पोसकाpo·sa·kā इमस्सi·mas·sa लोकस्सlo·kas·sa दस्सेतारो”ति।das·se·tā·ro

Bahukārā, bhikkhave, mātāpitaro puttānaṁ āpādakā posakā imassa lokassa dassetāro”ti.

Parents are very helpful to their children, they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world.”
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एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

The Buddha spoke this matter.
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तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

On this it is said:
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“ब्रह्मातिbrah·mā·ti मातापितरो,mā·tā·pi·ta·ro

“Brahmāti mātāpitaro,

“Parents are said to be ‘Divinity’
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पुब्बाचरियातिpub·bā·ca·ri·yā·ti वुच्चरे;vuc·ca·re

pubbācariyāti vuccare;

and ‘first tutors’.
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आहुनेय्याā·hu·ney·yā चca पुत्तानं,put·tā·naṃ

Āhuneyyā ca puttānaṁ,

They’re worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods <j>from their children,
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पजायpa·jā·ya अनुकम्पका।a·nu·kam·pa·kā

pajāya anukampakā.

for they love their offspring.
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तस्माtas·mā हिhi नेne नमस्सेय्य,na·mas·sey·ya

Tasmā hi ne namasseyya,

Therefore an astute person
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सक्करेय्यsak·ka·rey·ya चca पण्डितो;paṇ·ḍi·to

sakkareyya ca paṇḍito;

would revere them and honor them
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अन्नेनan·ne·na अथa·tha पानेन,pā·ne·na

Annena atha pānena,

with food and drink,
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वत्थेनvat·the·na सयनेनsa·ya·ne·na च;ca

vatthena sayanena ca;

clothes and bedding,
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उच्छादनेनuc·chā·da·ne·na न्हापनेन,nhā·pa·ne·na

Ucchādanena nhāpanena,

anointing and bathing,
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पादानंpā·dā·naṃ धोवनेनdho·va·ne·na च।ca

pādānaṁ dhovanena ca.

and by washing their feet.
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तायtā·ya नंnaṃ पारिचरियाय,pā·ri·ca·ri·yā·ya

Tāya naṁ pāricariyāya,

Because they serve
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मातापितूसुmā·tā·pi·tū·su पण्डिता;paṇ·ḍi·tā

mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā;

their parents like this,
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इधेवi·dhe·va नंnaṃ पसंसन्ति,pa·saṃ·san·ti

Idheva naṁ pasaṁsanti,

they’re praised in this life by the astute,
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पेच्चpec·ca सग्गेsag·ge पमोदती”ति।pa·mo·da·tī

pecca sagge pamodatī”ti.

and they depart to rejoice in heaven.”
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अयम्पिa·yam·pi अत्थोat·tho वुत्तोvut·to भगवता,bha·ga·va·tā इतिi·ti मेme सुतन्ति।su·tan·ti

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

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.