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Devadattasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 89

Itivuttaka 89

So It Was Said 89
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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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देवदत्तसुत्तde·va·dat·ta·sut·ta

Devadattasutta

About Devadatta
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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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“तीहि,tī·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve असद्धम्मेहिa·sad·dham·me·hi अभिभूतोa·bhi·bhū·to परियादिन्नचित्तोpa·ri·yā·din·na·cit·to देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to आपायिकोā·pā·yi·ko नेरयिकोne·ra·yi·ko कप्पट्ठोkap·paṭ·ṭho अतेकिच्छो।a·te·kic·cho

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

“Mendicants, overcome and overwhelmed by three things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi तीहि?tī·hi

Katamehi tīhi?

What three?
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पापिच्छताय,pā·pic·cha·tā·ya भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अभिभूतोa·bhi·bhū·to परियादिन्नचित्तोpa·ri·yā·din·na·cit·to देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to आपायिकोā·pā·yi·ko नेरयिकोne·ra·yi·ko कप्पट्ठोkap·paṭ·ṭho अतेकिच्छो।a·te·kic·cho

Pāpicchatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

Corrupt wishes …
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पापमित्तताय,pā·pa·mit·ta·tā·ya भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अभिभूतोa·bhi·bhū·to परियादिन्नचित्तोpa·ri·yā·din·na·cit·to देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to आपायिकोā·pā·yi·ko नेरयिकोne·ra·yi·ko कप्पट्ठोkap·paṭ·ṭho अतेकिच्छो।a·te·kic·cho

Pāpamittatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.

Bad friendship …
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सतिsa·ti खोkho पनpa·na उत्तरिकरणीयेut·ta·ri·ka·ra·ṇī·ye ओरमत्तकेनo·ra·mat·ta·ke·na विसेसाधिगमेनvi·se·sā·dhi·ga·me·na अन्तराan·ta·rā वोसानंvo·sā·naṃ आपादि।ā·pā·di

Sati kho pana uttarikaraṇīye oramattakena visesādhigamena antarā vosānaṁ āpādi.

When there is still more to be done, stopping half-way after achieving some trifling distinction.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तीहिtī·hi असद्धम्मेहिa·sad·dham·me·hi अभिभूतोa·bhi·bhū·to परियादिन्नचित्तोpa·ri·yā·din·na·cit·to देवदत्तोde·va·dat·to आपायिकोā·pā·yi·ko नेरयिकोne·ra·yi·ko कप्पट्ठोkap·paṭ·ṭho अतेकिच्छो”ति।a·te·kic·cho

Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho”ti.

Overcome and overwhelmed by these three things that oppose the true teaching, Devadatta is going to a place of loss, to hell, there to remain for an eon, irredeemable.”
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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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“माmā जातुjā·tu कोचिko·ci लोकस्मिं,lo·kas·miṃ

“Mā jātu koci lokasmiṁ,

“Let none of wicked desire
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पापिच्छोpā·pic·cho उदपज्जथ;u·da·paj·ja·tha

pāpiccho udapajjatha;

ever be reborn into this world.
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तदमिनापिta·da·mi·nā·pi जानाथ,jā·nā·tha

Tadamināpi jānātha,

And by this too you should know
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पापिच्छानंpā·pic·chā·naṃ यथाya·thā गति।ga·ti

pāpicchānaṁ yathā gati.

the place where those of corrupt wishes go.
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पण्डितोतिpaṇ·ḍi·to·ti समञ्ञातो,sa·mañ·ñā·to

Paṇḍitoti samaññāto,

He once was considered astute,
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भावितत्तोतिbhā·vi·tat·to·ti सम्मतो;sam·ma·to

bhāvitattoti sammato;

deemed to be evolved,
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जलंवja·laṃ·va यससाya·sa·sā अट्ठा,aṭ·ṭhā

Jalaṁva yasasā aṭṭhā,

his glory stood forth like a flame,
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देवदत्तोतिde·va·dat·to·ti विस्सुतो।vis·su·to

devadattoti vissuto.

the renowned Devadatta.
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सोso समानमनुचिण्णो,sa·mā·na·ma·nu·ciṇ·ṇo

So samānamanuciṇṇo,

Seduced by heedlessness,
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आसज्जā·saj·ja नंnaṃ तथागतं;ta·thā·ga·taṃ

āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ;

he attacked the Realized One.
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अवीचिनिरयंa·vī·ci·ni·ra·yaṃ पत्तो,pat·to

Avīcinirayaṁ patto,

He has fallen to Avīci hell,
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चतुद्वारंca·tud·vā·raṃ भयानकं।bha·yā·na·kaṃ

catudvāraṁ bhayānakaṁ.

four-doored and terrifying.
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अदुट्ठस्सa·duṭ·ṭhas·sa हिhi योyo दुब्भे,dub·bhe

Aduṭṭhassa hi yo dubbhe,

When someone betrays the innocent,
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पापकम्मंpā·pa·kam·maṃ अकुब्बतो;a·kub·ba·to

pāpakammaṁ akubbato;

who have done no wrong,
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तमेवta·me·va पापंpā·paṃ फुसति,phu·sa·ti

Tameva pāpaṁ phusati,

their bad deeds impact the one
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दुट्ठचित्तंduṭ·ṭha·cit·taṃ अनादरं।a·nā·da·raṃ

duṭṭhacittaṁ anādaraṁ.

with corrupt heart, lacking regard for others.
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समुद्दंsa·mud·daṃ विसकुम्भेन,vi·sa·kum·bhe·na

Samuddaṁ visakumbhena,

One might think to pollute
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योyo मञ्ञेय्यmañ·ñey·ya पदूसितुं;pa·dū·si·tuṃ

yo maññeyya padūsituṁ;

the ocean with a pot of poison,
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नna सोso तेनte·na पदूसेय्य,pa·dū·sey·ya

Na so tena padūseyya,

but it wouldn’t work,
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भेस्माbhes·mā हिhi उदधिu·da·dhi महा।ma·hā

bhesmā hi udadhi mahā.

for the sea is terribly large.
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एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ तथागतं,ta·thā·ga·taṃ

Evamevaṁ tathāgataṁ,

So too when someone attacks
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योyo वादेनvā·de·na विहिंसति;vi·hiṃ·sa·ti

yo vādena vihiṁsati;

with words the Realized One—
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सम्मग्गतंsam·mag·ga·taṃ सन्तचित्तं,san·ta·cit·taṃ

Sammaggataṁ santacittaṁ,

rightly comported, of peaceful mind—
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वादोvā·do तम्हिtam·hi नna रूहति।rū·ha·ti

vādo tamhi na rūhati.

the words don’t take.
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तादिसंtā·di·saṃ मित्तंmit·taṃ कुब्बेथ,kub·be·tha

Tādisaṁ mittaṁ kubbetha,

The astute would befriend one like this,
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तञ्चtañ·ca सेवेय्यse·vey·ya पण्डितो;paṇ·ḍi·to

tañca seveyya paṇḍito;

and follow them around.
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यस्सyas·sa मग्गानुगोmag·gā·nu·go भिक्खु,bhik·khu

Yassa maggānugo bhikkhu,

A mendicant who walks the path
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खयंkha·yaṃ दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa पापुणे”ति।pā·pu·ṇe

khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.

attains the ending of suffering.”
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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)
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चतुत्थोca·tut·tho वग्गो।vag·go

Catuttho vaggo.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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वितक्कासक्कारसद्द,vi·tak·kā·sak·kā·ra·sad·da

Vitakkāsakkārasadda,

(Pāli only)
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चवनलोकेca·va·na·lo·ke असुभं;a·su·bhaṃ

cavanaloke asubhaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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धम्मअन्धकारमलं,dham·ma·an·dha·kā·ra·ma·laṃ

Dhammaandhakāramalaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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देवदत्तेनde·va·dat·te·na तेte दसाति।da·sā·ti

devadattena te dasāti.

(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.