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So It Was Said 22 इतिवुत्तक 22

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Mettasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 22

Itivuttaka 22

So It Was Said 22
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एककनिपातe·ka·ka·ni·pā·ta

Ekakanipāta

The Book of the Ones
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ततियवग्गta·ti·ya·vag·ga

Tatiyavagga

Chapter Three
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मेत्तसुत्तmet·ta·sut·ta

Mettasutta

The Benefits of Love
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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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“मा,mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुञ्ञानंpuñ·ñā·naṃ भायित्थ।bhā·yit·tha

“Mā, bhikkhave, puññānaṁ bhāyittha.

“Mendicants, don’t fear good deeds.
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सुखस्सेतं,su·khas·se·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अधिवचनंa·dhi·va·ca·naṃ इट्ठस्सiṭ·ṭhas·sa कन्तस्सkan·tas·sa पियस्सpi·yas·sa मनापस्सma·nā·pas·sa यदिदंya·di·daṃ पुञ्ञानि।puñ·ñā·ni

Sukhassetaṁ, bhikkhave, adhivacanaṁ iṭṭhassa kantassa piyassa manāpassa yadidaṁ puññāni.

For ‘good deeds’ is a term for happiness, for what is likable, desirable, and agreeable.
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अभिजानामिa·bhi·jā·nā·mi खोkho पनाहं,pa·nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ कतानंka·tā·naṃ पुञ्ञानंpuñ·ñā·naṃ इट्ठंiṭ·ṭhaṃ कन्तंkan·taṃ पियंpi·yaṃ मनापंma·nā·paṃ विपाकंvi·pā·kaṃ पच्चनुभूतं।pac·ca·nu·bhū·taṃ

Abhijānāmi kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, dīgharattaṁ katānaṁ puññānaṁ iṭṭhaṁ kantaṁ piyaṁ manāpaṁ vipākaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ.

I recall undergoing for a long time the likable, desirable, and agreeable results of good deeds performed over a long time.
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सत्तsat·ta वस्सानिvas·sā·ni मेत्तचित्तंmet·ta·cit·taṃ भावेत्वाbhā·vet·vā सत्तsat·ta संवट्टविवट्टकप्पेsaṃ·vaṭ·ṭa·vi·vaṭ·ṭa·kap·pe नयिमंna·yi·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ पुनरागमासिं।pu·na·rā·ga·mā·siṃ

Satta vassāni mettacittaṁ bhāvetvā satta saṁvaṭṭavivaṭṭakappe nayimaṁ lokaṁ punarāgamāsiṁ.

Having developed a mind of love for seven years, for seven eons of the cosmos contracting and expanding I didn’t return to this world again.
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संवट्टमानेsaṃ·vaṭ·ṭa·mā·ne सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कप्पेkap·pe आभस्सरूपगोā·bhas·sa·rū·pa·go होमि;ho·mi

Saṁvaṭṭamāne sudaṁ, bhikkhave, kappe ābhassarūpago homi;

As the eon contracted I went to the realm of sublime luminosity.
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विवट्टमानेvi·vaṭ·ṭa·mā·ne कप्पेkap·pe सुञ्ञंsuñ·ñaṃ ब्रह्मविमानंbrah·ma·vi·mā·naṃ उपपज्जामि।u·pa·paj·jā·mi

vivaṭṭamāne kappe suññaṁ brahmavimānaṁ upapajjāmi.

As it expanded I was reborn in an empty mansion of divinity.
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तत्रtat·ra सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ब्रह्माbrah·mā होमिho·mi महाब्रह्माma·hāb·rah·mā अभिभूa·bhi·bhū अनभिभूतोa·na·bhi·bhū·to अञ्ञदत्थुदसोañ·ña·dat·thu·da·so वसवत्ती।va·sa·vat·tī

Tatra sudaṁ, bhikkhave, brahmā homi mahābrahmā abhibhū anabhibhūto aññadatthudaso vasavattī.

There I was the Divinity, the Great Divinity, the vanquisher, the unvanquished, the universal seer, the wielder of power.
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छत्तिंसक्खत्तुंchat·tiṃ·sak·khat·tuṃ खोkho पनाहं,pa·nā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko अहोसिंa·ho·siṃ देवानमिन्दो;de·vā·na·min·do

Chattiṁsakkhattuṁ kho panāhaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko ahosiṁ devānamindo;

I was Sakka, lord of gods, thirty-six times.
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अनेकसतक्खत्तुंa·ne·ka·sa·tak·khat·tuṃ राजाrā·jā अहोसिंa·ho·siṃ चक्कवत्तीcak·ka·vat·tī धम्मिकोdham·mi·ko धम्मराजाdham·ma·rā·jā चातुरन्तोcā·tu·ran·to विजितावीvi·ji·tā·vī जनपदत्थावरियप्पत्तोja·na·pa·dat·thā·va·ri·yap·pat·to सत्तरतनसमन्नागतो।sat·ta·ra·ta·na·sa·man·nā·ga·to

anekasatakkhattuṁ rājā ahosiṁ cakkavattī dhammiko dhammarājā cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto sattaratanasamannāgato.

Many hundreds of times I was a king, a wheel-turning monarch, a just and principled king. My dominion extended to all four sides, I achieved stability in the country, and I possessed the seven treasures.
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कोko पनpa·na वादोvā·do पदेसरज्जस्स।pa·de·sa·raj·jas·sa

Ko pana vādo padesarajjassa.

Not to mention regional kingship!
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:

Then I thought,
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‘किस्सkis·sa नुnu खोkho मेme इदंi·daṃ कम्मस्सkam·mas·sa फलं,pha·laṃ किस्सkis·sa कम्मस्सkam·mas·sa विपाको,vi·pā·ko येनाहंye·nā·haṃ एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावो’ति?e·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo

‘kissa nu kho me idaṁ kammassa phalaṁ, kissa kammassa vipāko, yenāhaṁ etarahi evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo’ti?

‘Of what deed of mine is this the fruit and result, that I am now so mighty and powerful?’
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhikkhave, etadahosi:

Then I thought,
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‘तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ खोkho मेme इदंi·daṃ कम्मानंkam·mā·naṃ फलं,pha·laṃ तिण्णंtiṇ·ṇaṃ कम्मानंkam·mā·naṃ विपाको,vi·pā·ko येनाहंye·nā·haṃ एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावोति,e·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo·ti सेय्यथिदं—sey·ya·thi·daṃ

‘tiṇṇaṁ kho me idaṁ kammānaṁ phalaṁ, tiṇṇaṁ kammānaṁ vipāko, yenāhaṁ etarahi evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvoti, seyyathidaṁ—

‘It is the fruit and result of three kinds of deeds:
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दानस्स,dā·nas·sa दमस्स,da·mas·sa सञ्ञमस्सा’”ति।sañ·ña·mas·sā

dānassa, damassa, saññamassā’”ti.

giving, self-control, and restraint.’”
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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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“पुञ्ञमेवpuñ·ña·me·va सोso सिक्खेय्य,sik·khey·ya

“Puññameva so sikkheyya,

“One should practice only good deeds,
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आयतग्गंā·ya·tag·gaṃ सुखुद्रयं;su·khud·ra·yaṃ

āyataggaṁ sukhudrayaṁ;

whose happy outcome stretches ahead.
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दानञ्चdā·nañ·ca समचरियञ्च,sa·ma·ca·ri·yañ·ca

Dānañca samacariyañca,

Giving and moral conduct,
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मेत्तचित्तञ्चmet·ta·cit·tañ·ca भावये।bhā·va·ye

mettacittañca bhāvaye.

developing a mind of love:
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एतेe·te धम्मेdham·me भावयित्वा,bhā·va·yit·vā

Ete dhamme bhāvayitvā,

having developed these
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तयोta·yo सुखसमुद्दये;su·kha·sa·mud·da·ye

tayo sukhasamuddaye;

three things yielding happiness,
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अब्यापज्जंab·yā·paj·jaṃ सुखंsu·khaṃ लोकं,lo·kaṃ

Abyāpajjaṁ sukhaṁ lokaṁ,

that astute one is reborn
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पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to उपपज्जती”ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

paṇḍito upapajjatī”ti.

in a happy, pleasing world.”
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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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दुतियं।du·ti·yaṃ

Dutiyaṁ.

(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.