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So It Was Said 107 इतिवुत्तक 107

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Bahukārasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 107

Itivuttaka 107

So It Was Said 107
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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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बहुकारसुत्तba·hu·kā·ra·sut·ta

Bahukārasutta

Very Helpful
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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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“बहुकारा,ba·hu·kā·rā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ब्राह्मणगहपतिकाbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā तुम्हाकंtum·hā·kaṃ येye वोvo पच्चुपट्ठिताpac·cu·paṭ·ṭhi·tā चीवरपिण्डपातसेनासनगिलानपच्चयभेसज्जपरिक्खारेहि।cī·va·ra·piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·se·nā·sa·na·gi·lā·na·pac·ca·ya·bhe·saj·ja·pa·rik·khā·re·hi

“Bahukārā, bhikkhave, brāhmaṇagahapatikā tumhākaṁ ye vo paccupaṭṭhitā cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārehi.

“Mendicants, brahmins and householders are very helpful to you, as they provide you with robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.
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तुम्हेपि,tum·he·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बहुकाराba·hu·kā·rā ब्राह्मणगहपतिकानंbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā·naṃ यंyaṃ नेसंne·saṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेथde·se·tha आदिकल्याणंā·di·kal·yā·ṇaṃ मज्झेकल्याणंmaj·jhe·kal·yā·ṇaṃ परियोसानकल्याणंpa·ri·yo·sā·na·kal·yā·ṇaṃ सात्थंsāt·thaṃ सब्यञ्जनं,sab·yañ·ja·naṃ केवलपरिपुण्णंke·va·la·pa·ri·puṇ·ṇaṃ परिसुद्धंpa·ri·sud·dhaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ पकासेथ।pa·kā·se·tha

Tumhepi, bhikkhave, bahukārā brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ yaṁ nesaṁ dhammaṁ desetha ādikalyāṇaṁ majjhekalyāṇaṁ pariyosānakalyāṇaṁ sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ, kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ pakāsetha.

And you are very helpful to brahmins and householders, as you teach them the Dhamma that’s good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased. And you reveal a spiritual practice that’s entirely full and pure.
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एवमिदं,e·va·mi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ वुस्सतिvus·sa·ti ओघस्सo·ghas·sa नित्थरणत्थायnit·tha·ra·ṇat·thā·ya सम्माsam·mā दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa अन्तकिरियाया”ति।an·ta·ki·ri·yā·yā

Evamidaṁ, bhikkhave, aññamaññaṁ nissāya brahmacariyaṁ vussati oghassa nittharaṇatthāya sammā dukkhassa antakiriyāyā”ti.

That is how this spiritual path is lived supporting each other in order to cross over the flood and make a complete end of suffering.”
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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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“सागाराsā·gā·rā अनगाराa·na·gā·rā च,ca

“Sāgārā anagārā ca,

“The home-dweller and the homeless,
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उभोu·bho अञ्ञोञ्ञनिस्सिता;añ·ñoñ·ña·nis·si·tā

ubho aññoññanissitā;

supporting each other,
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आराधयन्तिā·rā·dha·yan·ti सद्धम्मं,sad·dham·maṃ

Ārādhayanti saddhammaṁ,

find success in the true teaching,
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योगक्खेमंyo·gak·khe·maṃ अनुत्तरं।a·nut·ta·raṃ

yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ.

the supreme sanctuary from the yoke.
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सागारेसुsā·gā·re·su चca चीवरं,cī·va·raṃ

Sāgāresu ca cīvaraṁ,

The homeless receive requisites
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पच्चयंpac·ca·yaṃ सयनासनं;sa·ya·nā·sa·naṃ

paccayaṁ sayanāsanaṁ;

from the home-dwellers:
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अनगाराa·na·gā·rā पटिच्छन्ति,pa·ṭic·chan·ti

Anagārā paṭicchanti,

robes and lodgings
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परिस्सयविनोदनं।pa·ris·sa·ya·vi·no·da·naṃ

parissayavinodanaṁ.

to shelter from harsh conditions.
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सुगतंsu·ga·taṃ पनpa·na निस्साय,nis·sā·ya

Sugataṁ pana nissāya,

Relying on the Holy One,
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गहट्ठाga·haṭ·ṭhā घरमेसिनो;gha·ra·me·si·no

gahaṭṭhā gharamesino;

layfolk and householders of discernment
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सद्दहानाsad·da·hā·nā अरहतं,a·ra·ha·taṃ

Saddahānā arahataṁ,

place faith in the perfected ones,
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अरियपञ्ञायa·ri·ya·pañ·ñā·ya झायिनो।jhā·yi·no

ariyapaññāya jhāyino.

meditators of noble wisdom.
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इधi·dha धम्मंdham·maṃ चरित्वान,ca·rit·vā·na

Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna,

Having practiced the teaching here,
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मग्गंmag·gaṃ सुगतिगामिनं;su·ga·ti·gā·mi·naṃ

maggaṁ sugatigāminaṁ;

the path that goes to a good place,
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नन्दिनोnan·di·no देवलोकस्मिं,de·va·lo·kas·miṃ

Nandino devalokasmiṁ,

they delight in the heavenly realm,
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मोदन्तिmo·dan·ti कामकामिनो”ति।kā·ma·kā·mi·no

modanti kāmakāmino”ti.

enjoying all the pleasures they desire.”
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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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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.