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Minor Readings 9 खुद्दकपाठ 9

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Mettasutta

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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1. 1

   खुद्दकपाठkhud·da·ka·pā·ṭha 9

   Khuddakapāṭha 9

   Basic Passages 9

2. 2

   मेत्तसुत्तmet·ta·sut·ta

   Mettasutta

   The Discourse on Love

3. 3

   करणीयमत्थकुसलेन,ka·ra·ṇī·ya·mat·tha·ku·sa·le·na

   Karaṇīyamatthakusalena,

   Those who are skilled in the meaning of scripture

4. 4

   यन्तyan·ta सन्तंsan·taṃ पदंpa·daṃ अभिसमेच्च;a·bhi·sa·mec·ca

   Yanta santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca;

   should practice as follows to realize the state of peace.

5. 5

   सक्कोsak·ko उजूu·jū चca सुहुजूsu·hu·jū च,ca

   Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca,

   Let them be capable and upright, very upright,

6. 6

   सूवचोsū·va·co चस्सcas·sa मुदुmu·du अनतिमानी।a·na·ti·mā·nī

   Sūvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.

   easy to speak to, gentle and humble;

7. 7

   सन्तुस्सकोsan·tus·sa·ko चca सुभरोsu·bha·ro च,ca

   Santussako ca subharo ca,

   content and unburdensome,

8. 8

   अप्पकिच्चोap·pa·kic·co चca सल्लहुकवुत्ति;sal·la·hu·ka·vut·ti

   Appakicco ca sallahukavutti;

   unbusied, living lightly,

9. 9

   सन्तिन्द्रियोsan·tin·dri·yo चca निपकोni·pa·ko च,ca

   Santindriyo ca nipako ca,

   alert, with senses calmed,

10. 10

    अप्पगब्भोap·pa·gab·bho कुलेस्वननुगिद्धो।ku·les·va·na·nu·gid·dho

    Appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.

    courteous, not fawning on families.

11. 11

    नna चca खुद्दमाचरेkhud·da·mā·ca·re किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

    Na ca khuddamācare kiñci,

    Let them not do the slightest thing

12. 12

    येनye·na विञ्ञूviñ·ñū परेpa·re उपवदेय्युं;u·pa·va·dey·yuṃ

    Yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṁ;

    that others who are wise would blame.

13. 13

    सुखिनोsu·khi·no वva खेमिनोkhe·mi·no होन्तु,hon·tu

    Sukhino va khemino hontu,

    May they be happy and safe!

14. 14

    सब्बसत्ताsab·ba·sat·tā भवन्तुbha·van·tu सुखितत्ता।su·khi·tat·tā

    Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

    May all beings be happy!

15. 15

    येye केचिke·ci पाणभूतत्थि,pā·ṇa·bhū·tat·thi

    Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi,

    Whatever living creatures there are

16. 16

    तसाta·sā वाvā थावराthā·va·rā वनवसेसा;va·na·va·se·sā

    Tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā;

    with not a one left out—

17. 17

    दीघाdī·ghā वाvā येye वva महन्ता,ma·han·tā

    Dīghā vā ye va mahantā,

    frail or firm, long or large,

18. 18

    मज्झिमाmaj·jhi·mā रस्सकाras·sa·kā अणुकथूला।a·ṇu·ka·thū·lā

    Majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.

    medium, small, tiny or round,

19. 19

    दिट्ठाdiṭ·ṭhā वाvā येye वva अदिट्ठा,a·diṭ·ṭhā

    Diṭṭhā vā ye va adiṭṭhā,

    seen or unseen,

20. 20

    येye वva दूरेdū·re वसन्तिva·san·ti अविदूरे;a·vi·dū·re

    Ye va dūre vasanti avidūre;

    living far or near,

21. 21

    भूताbhū·tā वva सम्भवेसीsam·bha·ve·sī व,va

    Bhūtā va sambhavesī va,

    those who have been born <j>and those about to be born—

22. 22

    सब्बसत्ताsab·ba·sat·tā भवन्तुbha·van·tu सुखितत्ता।su·khi·tat·tā

    Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

    may all beings be happy!

23. 23

    नna परोpa·ro परंpa·raṃ निकुब्बेथ,ni·kub·be·tha

    Na paro paraṁ nikubbetha,

    Let none deceive another,

24. 24

    नातिमञ्ञेथnā·ti·mañ·ñe·tha कत्थचिkat·tha·ci नna कञ्चि;kañ·ci

    Nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci;

    nor look down on anyone anywhere.

25. 25

    ब्यारोसनाbyā·ro·sa·nā पटिघसञ्ञ,pa·ṭi·gha·sañ·ña

    Byārosanā paṭighasañña,

    Though provoked or aggrieved,

26. 26

    नाञ्ञमञ्ञस्सnāñ·ña·mañ·ñas·sa दुक्खमिच्छेय्य।duk·kha·mic·chey·ya

    Nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.

    let them not wish pain on each other.

27. 27

    माताmā·tā यथाya·thā नियंni·yaṃ पुत्तम्put·tam

    Mātā yathā niyaṁ puttam

    Even as a mother would protect with her life

28. 28

    आयुसाā·yu·sā एकपुत्तमनुरक्खे;e·ka·put·ta·ma·nu·rak·khe

    Āyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe;

    her child, her only child,

29. 29

    एवम्पिe·vam·pi सब्बभूतेसु,sab·ba·bhū·te·su

    Evampi sabbabhūtesu,

    so too for all creatures

30. 30

    मानसंmā·na·saṃ भावयेbhā·va·ye अपरिमाणं।a·pa·ri·mā·ṇaṃ

    Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ.

    unfold a boundless heart.

31. 31

    मेत्तञ्चmet·tañ·ca सब्बलोकस्मि,sab·ba·lo·kas·mi

    Mettañca sabbalokasmi,

    With love for the whole world,

32. 32

    मानसंmā·na·saṃ भावयेbhā·va·ye अपरिमाणं;a·pa·ri·mā·ṇaṃ

    Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ;

    unfold a boundless heart:

33. 33

    उद्धंud·dhaṃ अधोa·dho चca तिरियञ्च,ti·ri·yañ·ca

    Uddhaṁ adho ca tiriyañca,

    above, below, all round,

34. 34

    असम्बाधंa·sam·bā·dhaṃ अवेरमसपत्तं।a·ve·ra·ma·sa·pat·taṃ

    Asambādhaṁ averamasapattaṁ.

    unconstricted, without enmity or foe.

35. 35

    तिट्ठंtiṭ·ṭhaṃ चरंca·raṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no व,va

    Tiṭṭhaṁ caraṁ nisinno va,

    When standing, walking, sitting,

36. 36

    सयानोsa·yā·no यावतास्सyā·va·tās·sa वितमिद्धो;vi·ta·mid·dho

    Sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho;

    or lying down while yet unweary,

37. 37

    एतंe·taṃ सतिंsa·tiṃ अधिट्ठेय्य,a·dhiṭ·ṭhey·ya

    Etaṁ satiṁ adhiṭṭheyya,

    keep this ever in mind;

38. 38

    ब्रह्ममेतंbrah·ma·me·taṃ विहारमिधमाहु।vi·hā·ra·mi·dha·mā·hu

    Brahmametaṁ vihāramidhamāhu.

    for this, they say, is a divine meditation in this life.

39. 39

    दिट्ठिञ्चdiṭ·ṭhiñ·ca अनुपग्गम्म,a·nu·pag·gam·ma

    Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma,

    Avoiding harmful views,

40. 40

    सीलवाsī·la·vā दस्सनेनdas·sa·ne·na सम्पन्नो;sam·pan·no

    Sīlavā dassanena sampanno;

    virtuous, accomplished in insight,

41. 41

    कामेसुkā·me·su विनयvi·na·ya गेधं,ge·dhaṃ

    Kāmesu vinaya gedhaṁ,

    with desire for sensual pleasures dispelled,

42. 42

    नna हिhi जातुग्गब्भसेय्यjā·tug·gab·bha·sey·ya पुनरेतीति।pu·na·re·tī·ti

    Na hi jātuggabbhaseyya punaretīti.

    they never return to a womb again.

43. 43

    मेत्तसुत्तं।met·ta·sut·taṃ

    Mettasuttaṁ.

    (Pāli only)

44. 44

    खुद्दकपाठपाळिkhud·da·ka·pā·ṭha·pā·ḷi निट्ठिता।niṭ·ṭhi·tā

    Khuddakapāṭhapāḷi niṭṭhitā.

    (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.