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So It Was Said 27 इतिवुत्तक 27

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Mettābhāvanāsutta

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  1. 1

    इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 27

    Itivuttaka 27

    So It Was Said 27

  2. 2

    एककनिपातe·ka·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Ekakanipāta

    The Book of the Ones

  3. 3

    ततियवग्गta·ti·ya·vag·ga

    Tatiyavagga

    Chapter Three

  4. 4

    मेत्ताभावनासुत्तmet·tā·bhā·va·nā·sut·ta

    Mettābhāvanāsutta

    The Meditation on Love

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    “यानिyā·ni कानिचि,kā·ni·ci भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ओपधिकानिo·pa·dhi·kā·ni पुञ्ञकिरियवत्थूनिpuñ·ña·ki·ri·ya·vat·thū·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni मेत्तायmet·tā·ya चेतोविमुत्तियाce·to·vi·mut·ti·yā कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं।so·ḷa·siṃ

    “Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

    “Mendicants, of all the grounds for making worldly merit, none are worth a sixteenth part of the heart’s release by love.

  7. 7

    मेत्तायेवmet·tā·ye·va तानिtā·ni चेतोविमुत्तिce·to·vi·mut·ti अधिग्गहेत्वाa·dhig·ga·het·vā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च।ca

    Mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

    Surpassing them, the heart’s release by love shines and glows and dazzles.

  8. 8

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve याyā काचिkā·ci तारकरूपानंtā·ra·ka·rū·pā·naṃ पभाpa·bhā सब्बाsab·bā ताtā चन्दियाcan·di·yā पभायpa·bhā·ya कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं,so·ḷa·siṃ चन्दपभायेवcan·da·pa·bhā·ye·va ताtā अधिग्गहेत्वाa·dhig·ga·het·vā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च;ca

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, yā kāci tārakarūpānaṁ pabhā sabbā tā candiyā pabhāya kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, candapabhāyeva tā adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;

    It’s like how the radiance of all the stars is not worth a sixteenth part of the moon’s radiance. Surpassing them, the moon’s radiance shines and glows and dazzles.

  9. 9

    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve यानिyā·ni कानिचिkā·ni·ci ओपधिकानिo·pa·dhi·kā·ni पुञ्ञकिरियवत्थूनिpuñ·ña·ki·ri·ya·vat·thū·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni मेत्तायmet·tā·ya चेतोविमुत्तियाce·to·vi·mut·ti·yā कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं,so·ḷa·siṃ मेत्तायेवmet·tā·ye·va तानिtā·ni चेतोविमुत्तिce·to·vi·mut·ti अधिग्गहेत्वाa·dhig·ga·het·vā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च।ca

    evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

    In the same way, of all the grounds for making worldly merit, none are worth a sixteenth part of the heart’s release by love. Surpassing them, the heart’s release by love shines and glows and dazzles.

  10. 10

    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वस्सानंvas·sā·naṃ पच्छिमेpac·chi·me मासेmā·se सरदसमयेsa·ra·da·sa·ma·ye विद्धेvid·dhe विगतवलाहकेvi·ga·ta·va·lā·ha·ke देवेde·ve आदिच्चोā·dic·co नभंna·bhaṃ अब्भुस्सक्कमानोab·bhus·sak·ka·mā·no सब्बंsab·baṃ आकासगतंā·kā·sa·ga·taṃ तमगतंta·ma·ga·taṃ अभिविहच्चa·bhi·vi·hac·ca भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च;ca

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, vassānaṁ pacchime māse saradasamaye viddhe vigatavalāhake deve ādicco nabhaṁ abbhussakkamāno sabbaṁ ākāsagataṁ tamagataṁ abhivihacca bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;

    It’s like the last month of the rainy season, in autumn, when the heavens are sunny and cloudless. And as the sun is rising to the firmament, having dispelled all the darkness of space, it shines and glows and dazzles.

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    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve यानिyā·ni कानिचिkā·ni·ci ओपधिकानिo·pa·dhi·kā·ni पुञ्ञकिरियवत्थूनिpuñ·ña·ki·ri·ya·vat·thū·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni मेत्तायmet·tā·ya चेतोविमुत्तियाce·to·vi·mut·ti·yā कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं,so·ḷa·siṃ मेत्तायेवmet·tā·ye·va तानिtā·ni चेतोविमुत्तिce·to·vi·mut·ti अधिग्गहेत्वाa·dhig·ga·het·vā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च।ca

    evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca.

    In the same way, of all the grounds for making worldly merit, none are worth a sixteenth part of the heart’s release by love. Surpassing them, the heart’s release by love shines and glows and dazzles.

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    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पच्चूससमयंpac·cū·sa·sa·ma·yaṃ ओसधितारकाo·sa·dhi·tā·ra·kā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti च;ca

    Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ osadhitārakā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati ca;

    It’s like how, at the crack of dawn, the morning star shines and glows and dazzles.

  13. 13

    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve यानिyā·ni कानिचिkā·ni·ci ओपधिकानिo·pa·dhi·kā·ni पुञ्ञकिरियवत्थूनिpuñ·ña·ki·ri·ya·vat·thū·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni मेत्तायmet·tā·ya चेतोविमुत्तियाce·to·vi·mut·ti·yā कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं,so·ḷa·siṃ मेत्तायेवmet·tā·ye·va तानिtā·ni चेतोविमुत्तिce·to·vi·mut·ti अधिग्गहेत्वाa·dhig·ga·het·vā भासतेbhā·sa·te चca तपतेta·pa·te चca विरोचतिvi·ro·ca·ti चा”ति।cā

    evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yāni kānici opadhikāni puññakiriyavatthūni sabbāni tāni mettāya cetovimuttiyā kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ, mettāyeva tāni cetovimutti adhiggahetvā bhāsate ca tapate ca virocati cā”ti.

    In the same way, of all the grounds for making worldly merit, none are worth a sixteenth part of the heart’s release by love. Surpassing them, the heart’s release by love shines and glows and dazzles.”

  14. 14

    एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

    Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.

    The Buddha spoke this matter.

  15. 15

    तत्थेतंtat·the·taṃ इतिi·ti वुच्चति:vuc·ca·ti

    Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:

    On this it is said:

  16. 16

    “योyo चca मेत्तंmet·taṃ भावयति,bhā·va·ya·ti

    “Yo ca mettaṁ bhāvayati,

    “A mindful one who develops

  17. 17

    अप्पमाणंap·pa·mā·ṇaṃ पटिस्सतो;pa·ṭis·sa·to

    appamāṇaṁ paṭissato;

    limitless love

  18. 18

    तनूta·nū संयोजनाsaṃ·yo·ja·nā होन्ति,hon·ti

    Tanū saṁyojanā honti,

    weakens the fetters,

  19. 19

    पस्सतोpas·sa·to उपधिक्खयं।u·pa·dhik·kha·yaṃ

    passato upadhikkhayaṁ.

    seeing the ending of attachments.

  20. 20

    एकम्पिe·kam·pi चेce पाणमदुट्ठचित्तो,pā·ṇa·ma·duṭ·ṭha·cit·to

    Ekampi ce pāṇamaduṭṭhacitto,

    Loving just one creature with a hateless heart

  21. 21

    मेत्तायतिmet·tā·ya·ti कुसलोku·sa·lo तेनte·na होति;ho·ti

    Mettāyati kusalo tena hoti;

    makes you a good person.

  22. 22

    सब्बेsab·be चca पाणेpā·ṇe मनसानुकम्पं,ma·na·sā·nu·kam·paṃ

    Sabbe ca pāṇe manasānukampaṁ,

    Sympathetic for all creatures,

  23. 23

    पहूतमरियोpa·hū·ta·ma·ri·yo पकरोतिpa·ka·ro·ti पुञ्ञं।puñ·ñaṃ

    Pahūtamariyo pakaroti puññaṁ.

    a noble one creates abundant merit.

  24. 24

    येye सत्तसण्डंsat·ta·saṇ·ḍaṃ पथविंpa·tha·viṃ विजित्वा,vi·jit·vā

    Ye sattasaṇḍaṁ pathaviṁ vijitvā,

    The royal potentates conquered this land

  25. 25

    राजिसयोrā·ji·sa·yo यजमानानुपरियगा;ya·ja·mā·nā·nu·pa·ri·ya·gā

    Rājisayo yajamānānupariyagā;

    and traveled around sponsoring sacrifices—

  26. 26

    अस्समेधंas·sa·me·dhaṃ पुरिसमेधं,pu·ri·sa·me·dhaṃ

    Assamedhaṁ purisamedhaṁ,

    horse sacrifice, human sacrifice,

  27. 27

    सम्मापासंsam·mā·pā·saṃ वाजपेय्यंvā·ja·pey·yaṃ निरग्गळं।ni·rag·ga·ḷaṃ

    Sammāpāsaṁ vājapeyyaṁ niraggaḷaṁ.

    the sacrifices of the ‘casting of the yoke-pin’, <j>the ‘royal soma drinking’, and the ‘unimpeded’.

  28. 28

    मेत्तस्सmet·tas·sa चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa सुभावितस्स,su·bhā·vi·tas·sa

    Mettassa cittassa subhāvitassa,

    These are not worth a sixteenth part

  29. 29

    कलम्पिka·lam·pi तेte नानुभवन्तिnā·nu·bha·van·ti सोळसिं;so·ḷa·siṃ

    Kalampi te nānubhavanti soḷasiṁ;

    of the mind developed with love,

  30. 30

    चन्दप्पभाcan·dap·pa·bhā तारगणावtā·ra·ga·ṇā·va सब्बे।sab·be

    Candappabhā tāragaṇāva sabbe.

    as starlight cannot rival the moon.

  31. 31

    योyo नna हन्तिhan·ti नna घातेति,ghā·te·ti

    Yo na hanti na ghāteti,

    Don’t kill or cause others to kill,

  32. 32

    नna जिनातिji·nā·ti नna जापये;jā·pa·ye

    na jināti na jāpaye;

    don’t conquer or encourage others to conquer,

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    मेत्तंसोmet·taṃ·so सब्बभूतेसु,sab·ba·bhū·te·su

    Mettaṁso sabbabhūtesu,

    with love for all living creatures—

  34. 34

    वेरंve·raṃ तस्सtas·sa नna केनची”ति।ke·na·cī

    veraṁ tassa na kenacī”ti.

    you’ll have no enmity for anyone.”

  35. 35

    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.

  36. 36

    सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

    Sattamaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

  37. 37

    ततियोta·ti·yo वग्गो।vag·go

    Tatiyo vaggo.

    (Pāli only)

  38. 38

    तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

    Tassuddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

  39. 39

    चित्तंcit·taṃ मेत्तंmet·taṃ उभोu·bho अत्थे,at·the

    Cittaṁ mettaṁ ubho atthe,

    (Pāli only)

  40. 40

    पुञ्जंpuñ·jaṃ वेपुल्लपब्बतं;ve·pul·la·pab·ba·taṃ

    puñjaṁ vepullapabbataṁ;

    (Pāli only)

  41. 41

    सम्पजानमुसावादो,sam·pa·jā·na·mu·sā·vā·do

    Sampajānamusāvādo,

    (Pāli only)

  42. 42

    दानञ्चdā·nañ·ca मेत्तभावना।met·ta·bhā·va·nā

    dānañca mettabhāvanā.

    (Pāli only)

  43. 43

    सत्तिमानिsat·ti·mā·ni चca सुत्तानि,sut·tā·ni

    Sattimāni ca suttāni,

    (Pāli only)

  44. 44

    पुरिमानिpu·ri·mā·ni चca वीसति;vī·sa·ti

    purimāni ca vīsati;

    (Pāli only)

  45. 45

    एकधम्मेसुe·ka·dham·me·su सुत्तन्ता,sut·tan·tā

    Ekadhammesu suttantā,

    (Pāli only)

  46. 46

    सत्तवीसतिसङ्गहाति।sat·ta·vī·sa·ti·saṅ·ga·hā·ti

    sattavīsatisaṅgahāti.

    (Pāli only)

  47. 47

    एककनिपातोe·ka·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

    Ekakanipāto niṭṭhito.

    (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.