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Nadīsotasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 109

Itivuttaka 109

So It Was Said 109
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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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नदीसोतसुत्तna·dī·so·ta·sut·ta

Nadīsotasutta

A River
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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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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so नदियाna·di·yā सोतेनso·te·na ओवुय्हेय्यo·vuy·hey·ya पियरूपसातरूपेन।pi·ya·rū·pa·sā·ta·rū·pe·na

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso nadiyā sotena ovuyheyya piyarūpasātarūpena.

“Suppose a person was being carried along by a river current that seemed nice and pleasant.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so तीरेtī·re ठितोṭhi·to दिस्वाdis·vā एवंe·vaṃ वदेय्य:va·dey·ya

Tamenaṁ cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito disvā evaṁ vadeyya:

If a person with clear eyes saw them, they’d say:
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‘किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa नदियाna·di·yā सोतेनso·te·na ओवुय्हसिo·vuy·ha·si पियरूपसातरूपेन,pi·ya·rū·pa·sā·ta·rū·pe·na अत्थिat·thi चेत्थcet·tha हेट्ठाheṭ·ṭhā रहदोra·ha·do सऊमिsa·ū·mi सावट्टोsā·vaṭ·ṭo सगहोsa·ga·ho सरक्खसोsa·rak·kha·so यंyaṃ त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa रहदंra·ha·daṃ पापुणित्वाpā·pu·ṇit·vā मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā निगच्छसिni·gac·cha·si मरणमत्तंma·ra·ṇa·mat·taṃ वाvā दुक्खन्’ति।duk·khan

‘kiñcāpi kho tvaṁ, ambho purisa, nadiyā sotena ovuyhasi piyarūpasātarūpena, atthi cettha heṭṭhā rahado saūmi sāvaṭṭo sagaho sarakkhaso yaṁ tvaṁ, ambho purisa, rahadaṁ pāpuṇitvā maraṇaṁ vā nigacchasi maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhan’ti.

‘My man, even though the river current carrying you along seems nice and pleasant, downstream there is a lake with waves and whirlpools, saltwater crocodiles and monsters. When you reach there it will result in death or deadly pain.’
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अथa·tha खोkho सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so तस्सtas·sa पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa सद्दंsad·daṃ सुत्वाsut·vā हत्थेहिhat·the·hi चca पादेहिpā·de·hi चca पटिसोतंpa·ṭi·so·taṃ वायमेय्य।vā·ya·mey·ya

Atha kho so, bhikkhave, puriso tassa purisassa saddaṁ sutvā hatthehi ca pādehi ca paṭisotaṁ vāyameyya.

Then, when they heard what was said, they’d paddle against the stream using their hands and feet.
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उपमाu·pa·mā खोkho मेme अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कताka·tā अत्थस्सat·thas·sa विञ्ञापनाय।viñ·ñā·pa·nā·ya

Upamā kho me ayaṁ, bhikkhave, katā atthassa viññāpanāya.

I’ve made up this simile to make a point.
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अयञ्चेत्थa·yañ·cet·tha अत्थो:at·tho

Ayañcettha attho:

And this is the point.
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‘नदियाna·di·yā सोतो’तिso·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तण्हायेतंtaṇ·hā·ye·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘nadiyā soto’ti kho, bhikkhave, taṇhāyetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘River current’ is a term for craving.
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‘पियरूपंpi·ya·rū·paṃ सातरूपन्’तिsā·ta·rū·pan खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छन्नेतंchan·ne·taṃ अज्झत्तिकानंaj·jhat·ti·kā·naṃ आयतनानंā·ya·ta·nā·naṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Piyarūpaṁ sātarūpan’ti kho, bhikkhave, channetaṁ ajjhattikānaṁ āyatanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Seeming nice and pleasant’ is a term for the six interior sense fields.
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‘हेट्ठाheṭ·ṭhā रहदो’तिra·ha·do खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चन्नंpañ·can·naṃ ओरम्भागियानंo·ram·bhā·gi·yā·naṃ संयोजनानंsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·naṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Heṭṭhā rahado’ti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘A downstream lake’ is a term for the five lower fetters.
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‘ऊमिभयन्’तिū·mi·bha·yan खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कोधुपायासस्सेतंko·dhu·pā·yā·sas·se·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Ūmibhayan’ti kho, bhikkhave, kodhupāyāsassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Danger of waves’ is a term for anger and distress.
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‘आवट्टन्’तिā·vaṭ·ṭan खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चन्नेतंpañ·can·ne·taṃ कामगुणानंkā·ma·gu·ṇā·naṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Āvaṭṭan’ti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannetaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Whirlpool’ is a term for the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
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‘गहरक्खसो’तिga·ha·rak·kha·so खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातुगामस्सेतंmā·tu·gā·mas·se·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Gaharakkhaso’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Saltwater crocodiles and monsters’ is a term for ladies.
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‘पटिसोतो’तिpa·ṭi·so·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve नेक्खम्मस्सेतंnek·kham·mas·se·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Paṭisoto’ti kho, bhikkhave, nekkhammassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Against the stream’ is a term for renunciation.
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‘हत्थेहिhat·the·hi चca पादेहिpā·de·hi चca वायामो’तिvā·yā·mo खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वीरियारम्भस्सेतंvī·ri·yā·ram·bhas·se·taṃ अधिवचनं।a·dhi·va·ca·naṃ

‘Hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyāmo’ti kho, bhikkhave, vīriyārambhassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.

‘Paddling with hands and feet’ is a term for rousing energy.
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‘चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so तीरेtī·re ठितो’तिṭhi·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तथागतस्सेतंta·thā·ga·tas·se·taṃ अधिवचनंa·dhi·va·ca·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्सा”ति।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sā

‘Cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito’ti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassā”ti.

‘A person with clear eyes’ is a term for the Realized One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.”
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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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“सहापिsa·hā·pi दुक्खेनduk·khe·na जहेय्यja·hey·ya कामे,kā·me

“Sahāpi dukkhena jaheyya kāme,

“In pain they’d give up sensual pleasures,
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योगक्खेमंyo·gak·khe·maṃ आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ पत्थयानो;pat·tha·yā·no

Yogakkhemaṁ āyatiṁ patthayāno;

aspiring to the future sanctuary from the yoke.
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सम्मप्पजानोsam·map·pa·jā·no सुविमुत्तचित्तो,su·vi·mut·ta·cit·to

Sammappajāno suvimuttacitto,

With deep understanding and heart well freed,
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विमुत्तियाvi·mut·ti·yā फस्सयेphas·sa·ye तत्थtat·tha तत्थ;tat·tha

Vimuttiyā phassaye tattha tattha;

they’d experience universal liberation.
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सsa वेदगूve·da·gū वूसितब्रह्मचरियो,vū·si·tab·rah·ma·ca·ri·yo

Sa vedagū vūsitabrahmacariyo,

That knowledge master <j>who has completed the spiritual journey,
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लोकन्तगूlo·kan·ta·gū पारगतोतिpā·ra·ga·to·ti वुच्चती”ति।vuc·ca·tī

Lokantagū pāragatoti vuccatī”ti.

and gone to the end of the world, <j>is called ‘one who has gone beyond’.”
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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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दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Dasamaṁ.

(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.