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Andhakaraṇasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 87

Itivuttaka 87

So It Was Said 87
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तिकनिपातti·ka·ni·pā·ta

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes
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चतुत्थवग्गca·tut·tha·vag·ga

Catutthavagga

Chapter Four
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अन्धकरणसुत्तan·dha·ka·ra·ṇa·sut·ta

Andhakaraṇasutta

Destroyers of Sight
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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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“तयोमे,ta·yo·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अकुसलवितक्काa·ku·sa·la·vi·tak·kā अन्धकरणाan·dha·ka·ra·ṇā अचक्खुकरणाa·cak·khu·ka·ra·ṇā अञ्ञाणकरणाañ·ñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇā पञ्ञानिरोधिकाpañ·ñā·ni·ro·dhi·kā विघातपक्खिकाvi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·kā अनिब्बानसंवत्तनिका।a·nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā

“Tayome, bhikkhave, akusalavitakkā andhakaraṇā acakkhukaraṇā aññāṇakaraṇā paññānirodhikā vighātapakkhikā anibbānasaṁvattanikā.

“Mendicants, these three unskillful thoughts are destroyers of sight, vision, and knowledge. They block wisdom, they’re on the side of distress, and they don’t lead to extinguishment.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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कामवितक्को,kā·ma·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अन्धकरणोan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo अचक्खुकरणोa·cak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo अञ्ञाणकरणोañ·ñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञानिरोधिकोpañ·ñā·ni·ro·dhi·ko विघातपक्खिकोvi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko अनिब्बानसंवत्तनिको।a·nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Kāmavitakko, bhikkhave, andhakaraṇo acakkhukaraṇo aññāṇakaraṇo paññānirodhiko vighātapakkhiko anibbānasaṁvattaniko.

Thoughts of sensuality,
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ब्यापादवितक्को,byā·pā·da·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अन्धकरणोan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo अचक्खुकरणोa·cak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo अञ्ञाणकरणोañ·ñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञानिरोधिकोpañ·ñā·ni·ro·dhi·ko विघातपक्खिकोvi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko अनिब्बानसंवत्तनिको।a·nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Byāpādavitakko, bhikkhave, andhakaraṇo acakkhukaraṇo aññāṇakaraṇo paññānirodhiko vighātapakkhiko anibbānasaṁvattaniko.

malice,
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विहिंसावितक्को,vi·hiṃ·sā·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अन्धकरणोan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo अचक्खुकरणोa·cak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo अञ्ञाणकरणोañ·ñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञानिरोधिकोpañ·ñā·ni·ro·dhi·ko विघातपक्खिकोvi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko अनिब्बानसंवत्तनिको।a·nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Vihiṁsāvitakko, bhikkhave, andhakaraṇo acakkhukaraṇo aññāṇakaraṇo paññānirodhiko vighātapakkhiko anibbānasaṁvattaniko.

and cruelty.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo अकुसलवितक्काa·ku·sa·la·vi·tak·kā अन्धकरणाan·dha·ka·ra·ṇā अचक्खुकरणाa·cak·khu·ka·ra·ṇā अञ्ञाणकरणाañ·ñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇā पञ्ञानिरोधिकाpañ·ñā·ni·ro·dhi·kā विघातपक्खिकाvi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·kā अनिब्बानसंवत्तनिका।a·nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo akusalavitakkā andhakaraṇā acakkhukaraṇā aññāṇakaraṇā paññānirodhikā vighātapakkhikā anibbānasaṁvattanikā.

These are the three unskillful thoughts that are destroyers of sight, vision, and knowledge. They block wisdom, they’re on the side of distress, and they don’t lead to extinguishment.
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तयोमे,ta·yo·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कुसलवितक्काku·sa·la·vi·tak·kā अनन्धकरणाa·nan·dha·ka·ra·ṇā चक्खुकरणाcak·khu·ka·ra·ṇā ञाणकरणाñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇā पञ्ञावुद्धिकाpañ·ñā·vud·dhi·kā अविघातपक्खिकाa·vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·kā निब्बानसंवत्तनिका।nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā

Tayome, bhikkhave, kusalavitakkā anandhakaraṇā cakkhukaraṇā ñāṇakaraṇā paññāvuddhikā avighātapakkhikā nibbānasaṁvattanikā.

These three skillful thoughts are creators of sight, vision, and knowledge. They grow wisdom, they’re on the side of solace, and they lead to extinguishment.
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कतमेka·ta·me तयो?ta·yo

Katame tayo?

What three?
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नेक्खम्मवितक्को,nek·kham·ma·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनन्धकरणोa·nan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo चक्खुकरणोcak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo ञाणकरणोñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञावुद्धिकोpañ·ñā·vud·dhi·ko अविघातपक्खिकोa·vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko निब्बानसंवत्तनिको।nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Nekkhammavitakko, bhikkhave, anandhakaraṇo cakkhukaraṇo ñāṇakaraṇo paññāvuddhiko avighātapakkhiko nibbānasaṁvattaniko.

Thoughts of renunciation,
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अब्यापादवितक्को,ab·yā·pā·da·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनन्धकरणोa·nan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo चक्खुकरणोcak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo ञाणकरणोñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञावुद्धिकोpañ·ñā·vud·dhi·ko अविघातपक्खिकोa·vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko निब्बानसंवत्तनिको।nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Abyāpādavitakko, bhikkhave, anandhakaraṇo cakkhukaraṇo ñāṇakaraṇo paññāvuddhiko avighātapakkhiko nibbānasaṁvattaniko.

good will,
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अविहिंसावितक्को,a·vi·hiṃ·sā·vi·tak·ko भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अनन्धकरणोa·nan·dha·ka·ra·ṇo चक्खुकरणोcak·khu·ka·ra·ṇo ञाणकरणोñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇo पञ्ञावुद्धिकोpañ·ñā·vud·dhi·ko अविघातपक्खिकोa·vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·ko निब्बानसंवत्तनिको।nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ko

Avihiṁsāvitakko, bhikkhave, anandhakaraṇo cakkhukaraṇo ñāṇakaraṇo paññāvuddhiko avighātapakkhiko nibbānasaṁvattaniko.

and harmlessness.
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इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तयोta·yo कुसलवितक्काku·sa·la·vi·tak·kā अनन्धकरणाa·nan·dha·ka·ra·ṇā चक्खुकरणाcak·khu·ka·ra·ṇā ञाणकरणाñā·ṇa·ka·ra·ṇā पञ्ञावुद्धिकाpañ·ñā·vud·dhi·kā अविघातपक्खिकाa·vi·ghā·ta·pak·khi·kā निब्बानसंवत्तनिका”ति।nib·bā·na·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·kā

Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo kusalavitakkā anandhakaraṇā cakkhukaraṇā ñāṇakaraṇā paññāvuddhikā avighātapakkhikā nibbānasaṁvattanikā”ti.

These are the three skillful thoughts that are creators of sight, vision, and knowledge. They grow wisdom, they’re on the side of solace, and they lead to extinguishment.”
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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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“तयोta·yo वितक्केvi·tak·ke कुसलेku·sa·le वितक्कये,vi·tak·ka·ye

“Tayo vitakke kusale vitakkaye,

“Think the three skillful thoughts,
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तयोta·yo पनpa·na अकुसलेa·ku·sa·le निराकरे;ni·rā·ka·re

Tayo pana akusale nirākare;

and get rid of the unskillful.
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सsa वेve वितक्कानिvi·tak·kā·ni विचारितानि,vi·cā·ri·tā·ni

Sa ve vitakkāni vicāritāni,

Quelling such thoughts and considerations,
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समेतिsa·me·ti वुट्ठीवvuṭ·ṭhī·va रजंra·jaṃ समूहतं;sa·mū·ha·taṃ

Sameti vuṭṭhīva rajaṁ samūhataṁ;

like rain on the dust,
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सsa वेve वितक्कूपसमेनvi·tak·kū·pa·sa·me·na चेतसा,ce·ta·sā

Sa ve vitakkūpasamena cetasā,

with a heart calmed of thought,
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इधेवi·dhe·va सोso सन्तिपदंsan·ti·pa·daṃ समज्झगा”ति।sa·maj·jha·gā

Idheva so santipadaṁ samajjhagā”ti.

you’ll touch the state of peace right here.”
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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.