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Minor Readings 2 खुद्दकपाठ 2

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Dasasikkhāpada

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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खुद्दकपाठkhud·da·ka·pā·ṭha 2

Khuddakapāṭha 2

Basic Passages 2
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दससिक्खापदda·sa·sik·khā·pa·da

Dasasikkhāpada

The Ten Precepts
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पाणातिपाताpā·ṇā·ti·pā·tā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Pāṇātipātā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from killing living creatures.
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अदिन्नादानाa·din·nā·dā·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Adinnādānā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from stealing.
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अब्रह्मचरियाab·rah·ma·ca·ri·yā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Abrahmacariyā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from sexual activity.
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मुसावादाmu·sā·vā·dā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Musāvādā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from lying.
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सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठानाsu·rā·me·ra·ya·maj·ja·pa·mā·daṭ·ṭhā·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.
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विकालभोजनाvi·kā·la·bho·ja·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Vikālabhojanā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from food at the wrong time.
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नच्चगीतवादितविसूकदस्सनाnac·ca·gī·ta·vā·di·ta·vi·sū·ka·das·sa·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Naccagītavāditavisūkadassanā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from seeing shows of dancing, singing, and music.
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मालागन्धविलेपनधारणमण्डनविभूसनट्ठानाmā·lā·gan·dha·vi·le·pa·na·dhā·ra·ṇa·maṇ·ḍa·na·vi·bhū·sa·naṭ·ṭhā·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Mālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from attiring and adorning myself with garlands, fragrance, and makeup.
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उच्चासयनमहासयनाuc·cā·sa·ya·na·ma·hā·sa·ya·nā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Uccāsayanamahāsayanā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from high and luxurious beds.
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जातरूपरजतपटिग्गहणाjā·ta·rū·pa·ra·ja·ta·pa·ṭig·ga·ha·ṇā वेरमणिसिक्खापदंve·ra·ma·ṇi·sik·khā·pa·daṃ समादियामि।sa·mā·di·yā·mi

Jātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā veramaṇisikkhāpadaṁ samādiyāmi.

I undertake the precept to refrain from receiving gold and currency.
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दससिक्खापदं।da·sa·sik·khā·pa·daṃ

Dasasikkhāpadaṁ.

(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.