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So It Was Said 42 इतिवुत्तक 42

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Sukkadhammasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 42

Itivuttaka 42

So It Was Said 42
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दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos
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दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two
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सुक्कधम्मसुत्तsuk·ka·dham·ma·sut·ta

Sukkadhammasutta

Bright Things
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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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“द्वेमे,dve·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुक्काsuk·kā धम्माdham·mā लोकंlo·kaṃ पालेन्ति।pā·len·ti

“Dveme, bhikkhave, sukkā dhammā lokaṁ pālenti.

“These two bright things, mendicants, protect the world.
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कतमेka·ta·me द्वे?dve

Katame dve?

What two?
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हिरीhi·rī च,ca ओत्तप्पञ्च।ot·tap·pañ·ca

Hirī ca, ottappañca.

Conscience and prudence.
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इमेi·me चे,ce भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve द्वेdve सुक्काsuk·kā धम्माdham·mā लोकंlo·kaṃ नna पालेय्युं,pā·ley·yuṃ नयिधna·yi·dha पञ्ञायेथpañ·ñā·ye·tha मातातिmā·tā·ti वाvā मातुच्छातिmā·tuc·chā·ti वाvā मातुलानीतिmā·tu·lā·nī·ti वाvā आचरियभरियातिā·ca·ri·ya·bha·ri·yā·ti वाvā गरूनंga·rū·naṃ दारातिdā·rā·ti वा।vā

Ime ce, bhikkhave, dve sukkā dhammā lokaṁ na pāleyyuṁ, nayidha paññāyetha mātāti vā mātucchāti vā mātulānīti vā ācariyabhariyāti vā garūnaṁ dārāti vā.

If these two bright things did not protect the world, there would be no recognition of the status of mother, aunts, or wives and partners of tutors and respected people.
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सम्भेदंsam·bhe·daṃ लोकोlo·ko अगमिस्सa·ga·mis·sa यथाya·thā अजेळकाa·je·ḷa·kā कुक्कुटसूकराkuk·ku·ṭa·sū·ka·rā सोणसिङ्गाला।so·ṇa·siṅ·gā·lā

Sambhedaṁ loko agamissa yathā ajeḷakā kukkuṭasūkarā soṇasiṅgālā.

The world would become dissolute, like goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, and hounds and jackals.
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यस्माyas·mā चca खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमेi·me द्वेdve सुक्काsuk·kā धम्माdham·mā लोकंlo·kaṃ पालेन्तिpā·len·ti तस्माtas·mā पञ्ञायतिpañ·ñā·ya·ti मातातिmā·tā·ti वाvā मातुच्छातिmā·tuc·chā·ti वाvā मातुलानीतिmā·tu·lā·nī·ti वाvā आचरियभरियातिā·ca·ri·ya·bha·ri·yā·ti वाvā गरूनंga·rū·naṃ दारातिdā·rā·ti वा”ति।vā

Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, ime dve sukkā dhammā lokaṁ pālenti tasmā paññāyati mātāti vā mātucchāti vā mātulānīti vā ācariyabhariyāti vā garūnaṁ dārāti vā”ti.

But because the two bright things protect the world, there is recognition of the status of mother, aunts, and wives and partners of tutors and respected people.”
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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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“येसञ्चेye·sañ·ce हिरिओत्तप्पं,hi·ri·ot·tap·paṃ

“Yesañce hiriottappaṁ,

“Those in whom conscience and prudence
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सब्बदाsab·ba·dā चca नna विज्जति;vij·ja·ti

sabbadā ca na vijjati;

are never found at all,
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वोक्कन्ताvok·kan·tā सुक्कमूलाsuk·ka·mū·lā ते,te

Vokkantā sukkamūlā te,

have lost their bright roots,
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जातिमरणगामिनो।jā·ti·ma·ra·ṇa·gā·mi·no

jātimaraṇagāmino.

and fare on in birth and death.
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येसञ्चye·sañ·ca हिरिओत्तप्पं,hi·ri·ot·tap·paṃ

Yesañca hiriottappaṁ,

Those in whom conscience and prudence
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सदाsa·dā सम्माsam·mā उपट्ठिता;u·paṭ·ṭhi·tā

sadā sammā upaṭṭhitā;

are always rightly established,
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विरूळ्हब्रह्मचरियाvi·rū·ḷhab·rah·ma·ca·ri·yā ते,te

Virūḷhabrahmacariyā te,

thrive in the spiritual life;
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सन्तोsan·to खीणपुनब्भवा”ति।khī·ṇa·pu·nab·bha·vā

santo khīṇapunabbhavā”ti.

being at peace, they will not be reborn again.”
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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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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Pañcamaṁ.

(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.