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Jīvikasutta

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इतिवुत्तकi·ti·vut·ta·ka 91

Itivuttaka 91

So It Was Said 91
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तिकनिपातti·ka·ni·pā·ta

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes
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पञ्चमवग्गpañ·ca·ma·vag·ga

Pañcamavagga

Chapter Five
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जीविकसुत्तjī·vi·ka·sut·ta

Jīvikasutta

Lifestyle
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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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“अन्तमिदं,an·ta·mi·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जीविकानंjī·vi·kā·naṃ यदिदंya·di·daṃ पिण्डोल्यं।piṇ·ḍol·yaṃ

“Antamidaṁ, bhikkhave, jīvikānaṁ yadidaṁ piṇḍolyaṁ.

“This is the last of lifestyles, mendicants, namely relying on alms.
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अभिसापोयं,a·bhi·sā·po·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve लोकस्मिं:lo·kas·miṃ ‘पिण्डोलोpiṇ·ḍo·lo विचरसिvi·ca·ra·si पत्तपाणी’ति।pat·ta·pā·ṇī

Abhisāpoyaṁ, bhikkhave, lokasmiṁ: ‘piṇḍolo vicarasi pattapāṇī’ti.

The world curses you: ‘You beggar, walking bowl in hand!’
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तञ्चtañ·ca खोkho एतं,e·taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कुलपुत्ताku·la·put·tā उपेन्तिu·pen·ti अत्थवसिका,at·tha·va·si·kā अत्थवसंat·tha·va·saṃ पटिच्च;pa·ṭic·ca

Tañca kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputtā upenti atthavasikā, atthavasaṁ paṭicca;

Yet earnest gentlemen take it up for a good reason.
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नेवne·va राजाभिनीता,rā·jā·bhi·nī·tā नna चोराभिनीता,co·rā·bhi·nī·tā नna इणट्टा,i·ṇaṭ·ṭā नna भयट्टा,bha·yaṭ·ṭā नna आजीविकापकता।ā·jī·vi·kā·pa·ka·tā

neva rājābhinītā, na corābhinītā, na iṇaṭṭā, na bhayaṭṭā, na ājīvikāpakatā.

Not to escape a summons by a king or a summons for a bandit, or because you were in debt or in fear, or in order to make a living.
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अपिa·pi चca खोkho ‘ओतिण्णम्हाo·tiṇ·ṇam·hā जातियाjā·ti·yā जरायja·rā·ya मरणेनma·ra·ṇe·na सोकेहिso·ke·hi परिदेवेहिpa·ri·de·ve·hi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi दोमनस्सेहिdo·ma·nas·se·hi उपायासेहिu·pā·yā·se·hi दुक्खोतिण्णाduk·kho·tiṇ·ṇā दुक्खपरेता,duk·kha·pa·re·tā

Api ca kho ‘otiṇṇamhā jātiyā jarāya maraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi dukkhotiṇṇā dukkhaparetā,

Rather, because they think: ‘I’m swamped by rebirth, old age, and death; by sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. I’m swamped by suffering, mired in suffering.
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अप्पेवap·pe·va नामnā·ma इमस्सi·mas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa अन्तकिरियाan·ta·ki·ri·yā पञ्ञायेथा’ति।pañ·ñā·ye·thā

appeva nāma imassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa antakiriyā paññāyethā’ti.

Hopefully I can make an end to this entire mass of suffering.’
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एवंe·vaṃ पब्बजितोpab·ba·ji·to चायं,cā·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कुलपुत्तो।ku·la·put·to

Evaṁ pabbajito cāyaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputto.

That’s how this gentleman has gone forth.
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सोso चca होतिho·ti अभिज्झालुa·bhij·jhā·lu कामेसुkā·me·su तिब्बसारागो,tib·ba·sā·rā·go ब्यापन्नचित्तोbyā·pan·na·cit·to पदुट्ठमनसङ्कप्पो,pa·duṭ·ṭha·ma·na·saṅ·kap·po मुट्ठस्सतिmuṭ·ṭhas·sa·ti असम्पजानोa·sam·pa·jā·no असमाहितोa·sa·mā·hi·to विब्भन्तचित्तोvib·bhan·ta·cit·to पाकतिन्द्रियो।pā·ka·tin·dri·yo

So ca hoti abhijjhālu kāmesu tibbasārāgo, byāpannacitto paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappo, muṭṭhassati asampajāno asamāhito vibbhantacitto pākatindriyo.

Yet they covet sensual pleasures; they’re infatuated, full of ill will and malicious intent. They are unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छवालातंcha·vā·lā·taṃ उभतोपदित्तंu·bha·to·pa·dit·taṃ मज्झेmaj·jhe गूथगतंgū·tha·ga·taṃ नेवne·va गामेgā·me कट्ठत्थंkaṭ·ṭhat·thaṃ फरतिpha·ra·ti नna अरञ्ञे;a·rañ·ñe

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, chavālātaṁ ubhatopadittaṁ majjhe gūthagataṁ neva gāme kaṭṭhatthaṁ pharati na araññe;

Suppose there was a firebrand for lighting a funeral pyre, burning at both ends, and smeared with dung in the middle. It couldn’t be used as timber either in the village or the wilderness.
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तथूपमाहं,ta·thū·pa·mā·haṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमंi·maṃ पुग्गलंpug·ga·laṃ वदामिva·dā·mi गिहिभोगाgi·hi·bho·gā परिहीनोpa·ri·hī·no सामञ्ञत्थञ्चsā·mañ·ñat·thañ·ca नna परिपूरेती”ति।pa·ri·pū·re·tī

tathūpamāhaṁ, bhikkhave, imaṁ puggalaṁ vadāmi gihibhogā parihīno sāmaññatthañca na paripūretī”ti.

I say that individual is just like this. They’ve missed out on the pleasures of the lay life, and haven’t fulfilled the goal of the ascetic life.”
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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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“गिहिभोगाgi·hi·bho·gā परिहीनो,pa·ri·hī·no

“Gihibhogā parihīno,

“They’ve left behind the pleasures of the lay life,
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सामञ्ञत्थञ्चsā·mañ·ñat·thañ·ca दुब्भगो;dub·bha·go

Sāmaññatthañca dubbhago;

and miss out on the goal of the ascetic life.
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परिधंसमानोpa·ri·dhaṃ·sa·mā·no पकिरेति,pa·ki·re·ti

Paridhaṁsamāno pakireti,

Ruining it, they throw it away,
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छवालातंवcha·vā·lā·taṃ·va नस्सति।nas·sa·ti

Chavālātaṁva nassati.

and perish like a funeral firebrand.
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कासावकण्ठाkā·sā·va·kaṇ·ṭhā बहवो,ba·ha·vo

Kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo,

Many who wear a scrap of ocher cloth
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पापधम्माpā·pa·dham·mā असञ्ञता;a·sañ·ña·tā

pāpadhammā asaññatā;

are unrestrained and wicked.
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पापाpā·pā पापेहिpā·pe·hi कम्मेहि,kam·me·hi

Pāpā pāpehi kammehi,

Being wicked, they are reborn in hell
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निरयंni·ra·yaṃ तेte उपपज्जरे।u·pa·paj·ja·re

nirayaṁ te upapajjare.

due to their bad deeds.
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सेय्योsey·yo अयोगुळोa·yo·gu·ḷo भुत्तो,bhut·to

Seyyo ayoguḷo bhutto,

It’d be better for the immoral and unrestrained
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तत्तोtat·to अग्गिसिखूपमो;ag·gi·si·khū·pa·mo

tatto aggisikhūpamo;

to eat an iron ball,
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यञ्चेyañ·ce भुञ्जेय्यbhuñ·jey·ya दुस्सीलो,dus·sī·lo

Yañce bhuñjeyya dussīlo,

scorching, like a burning flame,
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रट्ठपिण्डमसञ्ञतो”ति।raṭ·ṭha·piṇ·ḍa·ma·sañ·ña·to

raṭṭhapiṇḍamasaññato”ti.

than to eat the nation’s alms.”
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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.