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Tirokuṭṭasutta

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1

खुद्दकपाठkhud·da·ka·pā·ṭha 7

Khuddakapāṭha 7

Basic Passages 7
2

तिरोकुट्टसुत्तti·ro·kuṭ·ṭa·sut·ta

Tirokuṭṭasutta

Outside the Walls
3

तिरोकुट्टेसुti·ro·kuṭ·ṭe·su तिट्ठन्ति,tiṭ·ṭhan·ti

Tirokuṭṭesu tiṭṭhanti,

Outside the walls they stand and wait,
4

सन्धिसिङ्घाटकेसुsan·dhi·siṅ·ghā·ṭa·ke·su च;ca

sandhisiṅghāṭakesu ca;

at the junctions and the crossroads.
5

द्वारबाहासुdvā·ra·bā·hā·su तिट्ठन्ति,tiṭ·ṭhan·ti

Dvārabāhāsu tiṭṭhanti,

Returning to their former homes
6

आगन्त्वानā·gan·tvā·na सकंsa·kaṃ घरं।gha·raṃ

āgantvāna sakaṁ gharaṁ.

they wait beside the door posts.
7

पहूतेpa·hū·te अन्नपानम्हि,an·na·pā·nam·hi

Pahūte annapānamhi,

But when lavish food and drink
8

खज्जभोज्जेkhaj·ja·bhoj·je उपट्ठिते;u·paṭ·ṭhi·te

khajjabhojje upaṭṭhite;

of many kinds is set out,
9

नna तेसंte·saṃ कोचिko·ci सरति,sa·ra·ti

Na tesaṁ koci sarati,

no one remembers them at all,
10

सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ कम्मपच्चया।kam·ma·pac·ca·yā

sattānaṁ kammapaccayā.

because of those beings’s deeds.
11

एवंe·vaṃ ददन्तिda·dan·ti ञातीनं,ñā·tī·naṃ

Evaṁ dadanti ñātīnaṁ,

That’s why those who have compassion
12

येye होन्तिhon·ti अनुकम्पका;a·nu·kam·pa·kā

ye honti anukampakā;

give to their relatives
13

सुचिंsu·ciṃ पणीतंpa·ṇī·taṃ कालेन,kā·le·na

Suciṁ paṇītaṁ kālena,

food and drink at the right time,
14

कप्पियंkap·pi·yaṃ पानभोजनं।pā·na·bho·ja·naṃ

kappiyaṁ pānabhojanaṁ.

that’s clean, delicious, and suitable.
15

इदंi·daṃ वोvo ञातीनंñā·tī·naṃ होतु,ho·tu

Idaṁ vo ñātīnaṁ hotu,

“May this be for our relatives!
16

सुखिताsu·khi·tā होन्तुhon·tu ञातयो;ñā·ta·yo

sukhitā hontu ñātayo;

May our relatives be happy!”
17

तेte चca तत्थtat·tha समागन्त्वा,sa·mā·gan·tvā

Te ca tattha samāgantvā,

Those ghosts who have gathered there,
18

ञातिपेताñā·ti·pe·tā समागता।sa·mā·ga·tā

ñātipetā samāgatā.

the departed relatives who have come
19

पहूतेpa·hū·te अन्नपानम्हि,an·na·pā·nam·hi

Pahūte annapānamhi,

for the lavish food and drink
20

सक्कच्चंsak·kac·caṃ अनुमोदरे;a·nu·mo·da·re

sakkaccaṁ anumodare;

gratefully express appreciation:
21

चिरंci·raṃ जीवन्तुjī·van·tu नोno ञाती,ñā·tī

Ciraṁ jīvantu no ñātī,

“May our relatives live long!
22

येसंye·saṃ हेतुhe·tu लभामसे।la·bhā·ma·se

yesaṁ hetu labhāmase.

For those to whom we owe this gain,
23

अम्हाकञ्चam·hā·kañ·ca कताka·tā पूजा,pū·jā

Amhākañca katā pūjā,

who have given honor to us,
24

दायकाdā·ya·kā चca अनिप्फला;a·nip·pha·lā

dāyakā ca anipphalā;

it will not be fruitless for the donor.”
25

नna हिhi तत्थtat·tha कसीka·sī अत्थि,at·thi

Na hi tattha kasī atthi,

There is no farming there,
26

गोरक्खेत्थgo·rak·khet·tha नna विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

gorakkhettha na vijjati.

no cow pasture can be found;
27

वणिज्जाva·ṇij·jā तादिसीtā·di·sī नत्थि,nat·thi

Vaṇijjā tādisī natthi,

likewise there’s no trading,
28

हिरञ्ञेनhi·rañ·ñe·na कयाकयं;ka·yā·ka·yaṃ

hiraññena kayākayaṁ;

and no commerce in gold coin.
29

इतोi·to दिन्नेनdin·ne·na यापेन्ति,yā·pen·ti

Ito dinnena yāpenti,

The departed, the dead in that place
30

पेताpe·tā कालगताkā·la·ga·tā तहिं।ta·hiṃ

petā kālagatā tahiṁ.

live on what is given here.
31

उन्नमेun·na·me उदकंu·da·kaṃ वुट्ठं,vuṭ·ṭhaṃ

Unname udakaṁ vuṭṭhaṁ,

Just as water that rains on high
32

यथाya·thā निन्नंnin·naṃ पवत्तति;pa·vat·ta·ti

yathā ninnaṁ pavattati;

flows down to the plains,
33

एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ इतोi·to दिन्नं,din·naṃ

Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ,

so too what is given here
34

पेतानंpe·tā·naṃ उपकप्पति।u·pa·kap·pa·ti

petānaṁ upakappati.

aids the departed ghosts.
35

यथाya·thā वारिवहाvā·ri·va·hā पूरा,pū·rā

Yathā vārivahā pūrā,

Just as the rivers full
36

परिपूरेन्तिpa·ri·pū·ren·ti सागरं;sā·ga·raṃ

paripūrenti sāgaraṁ;

swell the ocean seas
37

एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ इतोi·to दिन्नं,din·naṃ

Evamevaṁ ito dinnaṁ,

so too what is given here
38

पेतानंpe·tā·naṃ उपकप्पति।u·pa·kap·pa·ti

petānaṁ upakappati.

aids the departed ghosts.
39

अदासिa·dā·si मेme अकासिa·kā·si मे,me

Adāsi me akāsi me,

Thinking: “They gave to me, they did for me,
40

ञातिñā·ti मित्ताmit·tā सखाsa·khā चca मे;me

ñāti mittā sakhā ca me;

they were my family, friend, comrade”,
41

पेतानंpe·tā·naṃ दक्खिणंdak·khi·ṇaṃ दज्जा,daj·jā

Petānaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ dajjā,

give offerings to departed kin,
42

पुब्बेpub·be कतमनुस्सरं।ka·ta·ma·nus·sa·raṃ

pubbe katamanussaraṁ.

remembering past deeds.
43

नna हिhi रुण्णंruṇ·ṇaṃ वाvā सोकोso·ko वा,vā

Na hi ruṇṇaṁ vā soko vā,

For neither tears nor grief
44

याyā चञ्ञाcañ·ñā परिदेवना;pa·ri·de·va·nā

yā caññā paridevanā;

or other lamentations
45

नna तंtaṃ पेतानमत्थाय,pe·tā·na·mat·thā·ya

Na taṁ petānamatthāya,

are of any use to the departed,
46

एवंe·vaṃ तिट्ठन्तिtiṭ·ṭhan·ti ञातयो।ñā·ta·yo

evaṁ tiṭṭhanti ñātayo.

so long as their relatives stay like this.
47

अयञ्चa·yañ·ca खोkho दक्खिणाdak·khi·ṇā दिन्ना,din·nā

Ayañca kho dakkhiṇā dinnā,

This offering that has been given,
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सङ्घम्हिsaṅ·gham·hi सुप्पतिट्ठिता;sup·pa·tiṭ·ṭhi·tā

saṅghamhi suppatiṭṭhitā;

well placed in the Saṅgha,
49

दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ हितायस्स,hi·tā·yas·sa

Dīgharattaṁ hitāyassa,

is for their lasting welfare,
50

ठानसोṭhā·na·so उपकप्पति।u·pa·kap·pa·ti

ṭhānaso upakappati.

and aids them right away.
51

सोso ञातिधम्मोñā·ti·dham·mo चca अयंa·yaṃ निदस्सितो,ni·das·si·to

So ñātidhammo ca ayaṁ nidassito,

The relative’s duty has now been shown:
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पेतानpe·tā·na पूजाpū·jā चca कताka·tā उळारा;u·ḷā·rā

Petāna pūjā ca katā uḷārā;

how high honor to departed is performed,
53

बलञ्चba·lañ·ca भिक्खूनमनुप्पदिन्नं,bhik·khū·na·ma·nup·pa·din·naṃ

Balañca bhikkhūnamanuppadinnaṁ,

how the mendicants can be kept strong,
54

तुम्हेहिtum·he·hi पुञ्ञंpuñ·ñaṃ पसुतंpa·su·taṃ अनप्पकन्ति।a·nap·pa·kan·ti

Tumhehi puññaṁ pasutaṁ anappakanti.

and how no little merit is produced by you.
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तिरोकुट्टसुत्तं।ti·ro·kuṭ·ṭa·sut·taṃ

Tirokuṭṭasuttaṁ.

(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.