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Vitakkasaṇṭhānasutta

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मज्झिमmaj·jhi·ma निकायni·kā·ya 20

Majjhima Nikāya 20

Middle Discourses 20
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वितक्कसण्ठानसुत्तvi·tak·ka·saṇ·ṭhā·na·sut·ta

Vitakkasaṇṭhānasutta

How to Stop Thinking
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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तत्रtat·ra खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
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“भिक्खवो”ति।bhik·kha·vo

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Mendicants!”
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“भदन्ते”तिbha·dan·te तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Venerable sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“अधिचित्तमनुयुत्तेन,a·dhi·cit·ta·ma·nu·yut·te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā पञ्चpañ·ca निमित्तानिni·mit·tā·ni कालेनkā·le·na कालंkā·laṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बानि।kā·tab·bā·ni

“Adhicittamanuyuttena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā pañca nimittāni kālena kālaṁ manasi kātabbāni.

“Mendicants, a mendicant committed to the higher mind should focus on five subjects from time to time.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katamāni pañca?

What five?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to उप्पज्जन्तिup·paj·jan·ti पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बंkā·tab·baṃ कुसलूपसंहितं।ku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṁ nimittaṁ āgamma yaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasi kātabbaṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ.

Take a mendicant who is focusing on some subject that gives rise to bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion. That mendicant should focus on some other subject connected with the skillful.
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तस्सtas·sa तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to कुसलूपसंहितंku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दक्खोdak·kho पलगण्डोpa·la·gaṇ·ḍo वाvā पलगण्डन्तेवासीpa·la·gaṇ·ḍan·te·vā·sī वाvā सुखुमायsu·khu·mā·ya आणियाā·ṇi·yā ओळारिकंo·ḷā·ri·kaṃ आणिंā·ṇiṃ अभिनिहनेय्यa·bhi·ni·ha·ney·ya अभिनीहरेय्यa·bhi·nī·ha·rey·ya अभिनिवत्तेय्य;a·bhi·ni·vat·tey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, dakkho palagaṇḍo vā palagaṇḍantevāsī vā sukhumāya āṇiyā oḷārikaṁ āṇiṁ abhinihaneyya abhinīhareyya abhinivatteyya;

It’s like a deft mason or their apprentice who’d knock out or extract a large peg with a finer peg.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to उप्पज्जन्तिup·paj·jan·ti पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिma·na·si कातब्बंkā·tab·baṃ कुसलूपसंहितं।ku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ

evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṁ nimittaṁ āgamma yaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasi kātabbaṁ kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ.

In the same way, a mendicant … should focus on some other basis of meditation connected with the skillful …
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तस्सtas·sa तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to कुसलूपसंहितंku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

(Pāli only)
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सtas·sa चे,ce भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to कुसलूपसंहितंku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo उपपरिक्खितब्बो:u·pa·pa·rik·khi·tab·bo

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ ādīnavo upaparikkhitabbo:

Now, suppose that mendicant is focusing on some other subject connected with the skillful, but bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion keep coming up. They should examine the drawbacks of those thoughts:
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‘इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā अकुसला,a·ku·sa·lā इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā सावज्जा,sā·vaj·jā इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā दुक्खविपाका’ति।duk·kha·vi·pā·kā

‘itipime vitakkā akusalā, itipime vitakkā sāvajjā, itipime vitakkā dukkhavipākā’ti.

‘So these thoughts are unskillful, they’re blameworthy, and they result in suffering.’
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तस्सtas·sa तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवंā·dī·na·vaṃ उपपरिक्खतोu·pa·pa·rik·kha·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ ādīnavaṁ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इत्थीit·thī वाvā पुरिसोpu·ri·so वाvā दहरोda·ha·ro युवाyu·vā मण्डनकजातिकोmaṇ·ḍa·na·ka·jā·ti·ko अहिकुणपेनa·hi·ku·ṇa·pe·na वाvā कुक्कुरकुणपेनkuk·ku·ra·ku·ṇa·pe·na वाvā मनुस्सकुणपेनma·nus·sa·ku·ṇa·pe·na वाvā कण्ठेkaṇ·ṭhe आसत्तेनā·sat·te·na अट्टियेय्यaṭ·ṭi·yey·ya हरायेय्यha·rā·yey·ya जिगुच्छेय्य;ji·guc·chey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, itthī vā puriso vā daharo yuvā maṇḍanakajātiko ahikuṇapena vā kukkurakuṇapena vā manussakuṇapena vā kaṇṭhe āsattena aṭṭiyeyya harāyeyya jiguccheyya;

Suppose there was a woman or man who was young, youthful, and fond of adornments. If the carcass of a snake or a dog or a human were hung around their neck, they’d be horrified, repelled, and disgusted.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तस्सtas·sa चेce भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तम्हापिtam·hā·pi निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to कुसलूपसंहितंku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवोā·dī·na·vo उपपरिक्खितब्बो:u·pa·pa·rik·khi·tab·bo

evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tamhāpi nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ ādīnavo upaparikkhitabbo:

In the same way, a mendicant … should examine the drawbacks of those thoughts …
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‘इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā अकुसला,a·ku·sa·lā इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā सावज्जा,sā·vaj·jā इतिपिमेi·ti·pi·me वितक्काvi·tak·kā दुक्खविपाका’ति।duk·kha·vi·pā·kā

‘itipime vitakkā akusalā, itipime vitakkā sāvajjā, itipime vitakkā dukkhavipākā’ti.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सtas·sa तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवंā·dī·na·vaṃ उपपरिक्खतोu·pa·pa·rik·kha·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ ādīnavaṁ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

(Pāli only)
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सtas·sa चे,ce भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवंā·dī·na·vaṃ उपपरिक्खतोu·pa·pa·rik·kha·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ असतिअमनसिकारोa·sa·ti·a·ma·na·si·kā·ro आपज्जितब्बो।ā·paj·ji·tab·bo

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ ādīnavaṁ upaparikkhato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ asatiamanasikāro āpajjitabbo.

Now, suppose that mendicant is examining the drawbacks of those thoughts, but bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion keep coming up. They should try to forget and ignore them.
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तस्सtas·sa तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ असतिअमनसिकारंa·sa·ti·a·ma·na·si·kā·raṃ आपज्जतोā·paj·ja·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ asatiamanasikāraṁ āpajjato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
29

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
30

सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā पुरिसोpu·ri·so आपाथगतानंā·pā·tha·ga·tā·naṃ रूपानंrū·pā·naṃ अदस्सनकामोa·das·sa·na·kā·mo अस्स;as·sa

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, cakkhumā puriso āpāthagatānaṁ rūpānaṁ adassanakāmo assa;

Suppose there was a person with clear eyes, and some undesirable sights came into their range of vision.
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सोso निमीलेय्यni·mī·ley·ya वाvā अञ्ञेनañ·ñe·na वाvā अपलोकेय्य;a·pa·lo·key·ya

so nimīleyya vā aññena vā apalokeyya;

They’d just close their eyes or look away.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तस्सtas·sa चेce भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवंā·dī·na·vaṃ उपपरिक्खतोu·pa·pa·rik·kha·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ ādīnavaṁ upaparikkhato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

In the same way, a mendicant … those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end …
33

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सtas·sa चे,ce भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ असतिअमनसिकारंa·sa·ti·a·ma·na·si·kā·raṃ आपज्जतोā·paj·ja·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ वितक्कसङ्खारसण्ठानंvi·tak·ka·saṅ·khā·ra·saṇ·ṭhā·naṃ मनसिकातब्बं।ma·na·si·kā·tab·baṃ

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ asatiamanasikāraṁ āpajjato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ vitakkasaṅkhārasaṇṭhānaṁ manasikātabbaṁ.

Now, suppose that mendicant is ignoring and forgetting about those thoughts, but bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion keep coming up. They should focus on stopping the formation of those thoughts.
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तस्सtas·sa तेसंte·saṃ वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ वितक्कसङ्खारसण्ठानंvi·tak·ka·saṅ·khā·ra·saṇ·ṭhā·naṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa tesaṁ vitakkānaṁ vitakkasaṅkhārasaṇṭhānaṁ manasikaroto ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so सीघंsī·ghaṃ गच्छेय्य।gac·chey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso sīghaṁ gaccheyya.

Suppose there was a person walking quickly.
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तस्सtas·sa एवमस्स:e·va·mas·sa

Tassa evamassa:

They’d think:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho अहंa·haṃ सीघंsī·ghaṃ गच्छामि?gac·chā·mi

‘kiṁ nu kho ahaṁ sīghaṁ gacchāmi?

‘Why am I walking so quickly?
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ सणिकंsa·ṇi·kaṃ गच्छेय्यन्’ति।gac·chey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ saṇikaṁ gaccheyyan’ti.

Why don’t I slow down?’
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सोso सणिकंsa·ṇi·kaṃ गच्छेय्य।gac·chey·ya

So saṇikaṁ gaccheyya.

So they’d slow down.
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तस्सtas·sa एवमस्स:e·va·mas·sa

Tassa evamassa:

They’d think:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho अहंa·haṃ सणिकंsa·ṇi·kaṃ गच्छामि?gac·chā·mi

‘kiṁ nu kho ahaṁ saṇikaṁ gacchāmi?

‘Why am I walking slowly?
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ तिट्ठेय्यन्’ति।tiṭ·ṭhey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ tiṭṭheyyan’ti.

Why don’t I stand still?’
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सोso तिट्ठेय्य।tiṭ·ṭhey·ya

So tiṭṭheyya.

So they’d stand still.
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तस्सtas·sa एवमस्स:e·va·mas·sa

Tassa evamassa:

They’d think:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho अहंa·haṃ ठितो?ṭhi·to

‘kiṁ nu kho ahaṁ ṭhito?

‘Why am I standing still?
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ निसीदेय्यन्’ति।ni·sī·dey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ nisīdeyyan’ti.

Why don’t I sit down?’
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सोso निसीदेय्य।ni·sī·dey·ya

So nisīdeyya.

So they’d sit down.
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तस्सtas·sa एवमस्स:e·va·mas·sa

Tassa evamassa:

They’d think:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho अहंa·haṃ निसिन्नो?ni·sin·no

‘kiṁ nu kho ahaṁ nisinno?

‘Why am I sitting?
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ निपज्जेय्यन्’ति।ni·paj·jey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ nipajjeyyan’ti.

Why don’t I lie down?’
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सोso निपज्जेय्य।ni·paj·jey·ya

So nipajjeyya.

So they’d lie down.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसोpu·ri·so ओळारिकंo·ḷā·ri·kaṃ ओळारिकंo·ḷā·ri·kaṃ इरियापथंi·ri·yā·pa·thaṃ अभिनिवज्जेत्वाa·bhi·ni·vaj·jet·vā सुखुमंsu·khu·maṃ सुखुमंsu·khu·maṃ इरियापथंi·ri·yā·pa·thaṃ कप्पेय्य।kap·pey·ya

Evañhi so, bhikkhave, puriso oḷārikaṁ oḷārikaṁ iriyāpathaṁ abhinivajjetvā sukhumaṁ sukhumaṁ iriyāpathaṁ kappeyya.

And so that person would shun successively coarser postures and adopt more subtle ones.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तस्सtas·sa चेce भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ असतिअमनसिकारंa·sa·ti·a·ma·na·si·kā·raṃ आपज्जतोā·paj·ja·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ asatiamanasikāraṁ āpajjato uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

In the same way, a mendicant … those thoughts are given up and come to an end …
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सtas·sa चे,ce भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ वितक्कसङ्खारसण्ठानंvi·tak·ka·saṅ·khā·ra·saṇ·ṭhā·naṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि।mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi

Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ vitakkasaṅkhārasaṇṭhānaṁ manasikaroto uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi.

Now, suppose that mendicant is focusing on stopping the formation of those thoughts, but bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion keep coming up.
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तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā दन्तेभिदन्तमाधायdan·te·bhi·dan·ta·mā·dhā·ya जिव्हायjiv·hā·ya तालुंtā·luṃ आहच्चā·hac·ca चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ अभिनिग्गण्हितब्बंa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·hi·tab·baṃ अभिनिप्पीळेतब्बंa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷe·tab·baṃ अभिसन्तापेतब्बं।a·bhi·san·tā·pe·tab·baṃ

Tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā dantebhidantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṁ āhacca cetasā cittaṁ abhiniggaṇhitabbaṁ abhinippīḷetabbaṁ abhisantāpetabbaṁ.

With teeth clenched and tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth, they should squeeze, squash, and crush mind with mind.
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तस्सtas·sa दन्तेभिदन्तमाधायdan·te·bhi·dan·ta·mā·dhā·ya जिव्हायjiv·hā·ya तालुंtā·luṃ आहच्चā·hac·ca चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ अभिनिग्गण्हतोa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·ha·to अभिनिप्पीळयतोa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷa·ya·to अभिसन्तापयतोa·bhi·san·tā·pa·ya·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa dantebhidantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṁ āhacca cetasā cittaṁ abhiniggaṇhato abhinippīḷayato abhisantāpayato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
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तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बलवाba·la·vā पुरिसोpu·ri·so दुब्बलतरंdub·ba·la·ta·raṃ पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ सीसेsī·se वाvā गलेga·le वाvā खन्धेkhan·dhe वाvā गहेत्वाga·het·vā अभिनिग्गण्हेय्यa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·hey·ya अभिनिप्पीळेय्यa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷey·ya अभिसन्तापेय्य;a·bhi·san·tā·pey·ya

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, balavā puriso dubbalataraṁ purisaṁ sīse vā gale vā khandhe vā gahetvā abhiniggaṇheyya abhinippīḷeyya abhisantāpeyya;

It’s like a strong man who grabs a weaker man by the head or throat or shoulder and squeezes, squashes, and crushes them.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तस्सtas·sa चेce भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ वितक्कसङ्खारसण्ठानंvi·tak·ka·saṅ·khā·ra·saṇ·ṭhā·naṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to उप्पज्जन्तेवup·paj·jan·te·va पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि।mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi

evameva kho, bhikkhave, tassa ce bhikkhuno tesampi vitakkānaṁ vitakkasaṅkhārasaṇṭhānaṁ manasikaroto uppajjanteva pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi.

In the same way, a mendicant …
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तेन,te·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā दन्तेभिदन्तमाधायdan·te·bhi·dan·ta·mā·dhā·ya जिव्हायjiv·hā·ya तालुंtā·luṃ आहच्चā·hac·ca चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ अभिनिग्गण्हितब्बंa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·hi·tab·baṃ अभिनिप्पीळेतब्बंa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷe·tab·baṃ अभिसन्तापेतब्बं।a·bhi·san·tā·pe·tab·baṃ

Tena, bhikkhave, bhikkhunā dantebhidantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṁ āhacca cetasā cittaṁ abhiniggaṇhitabbaṁ abhinippīḷetabbaṁ abhisantāpetabbaṁ.

with teeth clenched and tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth, should squeeze, squash, and crush mind with mind.
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तस्सtas·sa दन्तेभिदन्तमाधायdan·te·bhi·dan·ta·mā·dhā·ya जिव्हायjiv·hā·ya तालुंtā·luṃ आहच्चā·hac·ca चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ अभिनिग्गण्हतोa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·ha·to अभिनिप्पीळयतोa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷa·ya·to अभिसन्तापयतोa·bhi·san·tā·pa·ya·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tassa dantebhidantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṁ āhacca cetasā cittaṁ abhiniggaṇhato abhinippīḷayato abhisantāpayato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

As they do so, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
65

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
66

यतोya·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ आगम्मā·gam·ma यंyaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to उप्पज्जन्तिup·paj·jan·ti पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापि,mo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तस्सtas·sa तम्हाtam·hā निमित्ताni·mit·tā अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ निमित्तंni·mit·taṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to कुसलूपसंहितंku·sa·lū·pa·saṃ·hi·taṃ येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Yato kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno yaṁ nimittaṁ āgamma yaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto uppajjanti pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi, tassa tamhā nimittā aññaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto kusalūpasaṁhitaṁ ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

Now, take the mendicant who is focusing on some subject that gives rise to bad, unskillful thoughts connected with desire, hate, and delusion. They focus on some other subject connected with the skillful …
67

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
68

तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ आदीनवंā·dī·na·vaṃ उपपरिक्खतोu·pa·pa·rik·kha·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tesampi vitakkānaṁ ādīnavaṁ upaparikkhato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

They examine the drawbacks of those thoughts …
69

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
70

तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ असतिअमनसिकारंa·sa·ti·a·ma·na·si·kā·raṃ आपज्जतोā·paj·ja·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tesampi vitakkānaṁ asatiamanasikāraṁ āpajjato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

They try to forget and ignore about those thoughts …
71

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
72

तेसम्पिte·sam·pi वितक्कानंvi·tak·kā·naṃ वितक्कसङ्खारसण्ठानंvi·tak·ka·saṅ·khā·ra·saṇ·ṭhā·naṃ मनसिकरोतोma·na·si·ka·ro·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Tesampi vitakkānaṁ vitakkasaṅkhārasaṇṭhānaṁ manasikaroto ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

They focus on stopping the formation of those thoughts …
73

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

(Pāli only)
74

दन्तेभिदन्तमाधायdan·te·bhi·dan·ta·mā·dhā·ya जिव्हायjiv·hā·ya तालुंtā·luṃ आहच्चā·hac·ca चेतसाce·ta·sā चित्तंcit·taṃ अभिनिग्गण्हतोa·bhi·nig·gaṇ·ha·to अभिनिप्पीळयतोa·bhi·nip·pī·ḷa·ya·to अभिसन्तापयतोa·bhi·san·tā·pa·ya·to येye पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā वितक्काvi·tak·kā छन्दूपसंहितापिchan·dū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi दोसूपसंहितापिdo·sū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi मोहूपसंहितापिmo·hū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā·pi तेte पहीयन्तिpa·hī·yan·ti तेte अब्भत्थंab·bhat·thaṃ गच्छन्ति।gac·chan·ti

Dantebhidantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṁ āhacca cetasā cittaṁ abhiniggaṇhato abhinippīḷayato abhisantāpayato ye pāpakā akusalā vitakkā chandūpasaṁhitāpi dosūpasaṁhitāpi mohūpasaṁhitāpi te pahīyanti te abbhatthaṁ gacchanti.

With teeth clenched and tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth, they squeeze, squash, and crush mind with mind. When they succeed in each of these things, those bad thoughts are given up and come to an end.
75

तेसंte·saṃ पहानाpa·hā·nā अज्झत्तमेवaj·jhat·ta·me·va चित्तंcit·taṃ सन्तिट्ठतिsan·tiṭ·ṭha·ti सन्निसीदतिsan·ni·sī·da·ti एकोदिe·ko·di होतिho·ti समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Tesaṁ pahānā ajjhattameva cittaṁ santiṭṭhati sannisīdati ekodi hoti samādhiyati.

Their mind becomes stilled internally; it settles, unifies, and becomes immersed in samādhi.
76

अयंa·yaṃ वुच्चति,vuc·ca·ti भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu वसीva·sī वितक्कपरियायपथेसु।vi·tak·ka·pa·ri·yā·ya·pa·the·su

Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, bhikkhu vasī vitakkapariyāyapathesu.

This is called a mendicant who is a master of the ways of thought.
77

यंyaṃ वितक्कंvi·tak·kaṃ आकङ्खिस्सतिā·kaṅ·khis·sa·ti तंtaṃ वितक्कंvi·tak·kaṃ वितक्केस्सति,vi·tak·kes·sa·ti यंyaṃ वितक्कंvi·tak·kaṃ नाकङ्खिस्सतिnā·kaṅ·khis·sa·ti नna तंtaṃ वितक्कंvi·tak·kaṃ वितक्केस्सति।vi·tak·kes·sa·ti

Yaṁ vitakkaṁ ākaṅkhissati taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakkessati, yaṁ vitakkaṁ nākaṅkhissati na taṁ vitakkaṁ vitakkessati.

They will think what they want to think, and they won’t think what they don’t want to think.
78

अच्छेच्छिac·chec·chi तण्हं,taṇ·haṃ विवत्तयिvi·vat·ta·yi संयोजनं,saṃ·yo·ja·naṃ सम्माsam·mā मानाभिसमयाmā·nā·bhi·sa·ma·yā अन्तमकासिan·ta·ma·kā·si दुक्खस्सा”ति।duk·khas·sā

Acchecchi taṇhaṁ, vivattayi saṁyojanaṁ, sammā mānābhisamayā antamakāsi dukkhassā”ti.

They’ve cut off craving, cast off the fetters, and by rightly comprehending conceit have made an end of suffering.”
79

इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca भगवा।bha·ga·vā

Idamavoca bhagavā.

That is what the Buddha said.
80

अत्तमनाat·ta·ma·nā तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to भासितंbhā·si·taṃ अभिनन्दुन्ति।a·bhi·nan·dun·ti

Attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandunti.

Satisfied, the mendicants approved what the Buddha said.
81

वितक्कसण्ठानसुत्तंvi·tak·ka·saṇ·ṭhā·na·sut·taṃ निट्ठितंniṭ·ṭhi·taṃ दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Vitakkasaṇṭhānasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ dasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
82

सीहनादवग्गोsī·ha·nā·da·vag·go निट्ठितोniṭ·ṭhi·to दुतियो।du·ti·yo

Sīhanādavaggo niṭṭhito dutiyo.

(Pāli only)
83

तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
84

चूळसीहनादलोमहंसवरो,cū·ḷa·sī·ha·nā·da·lo·ma·haṃ·sa·va·ro

Cūḷasīhanādalomahaṁsavaro,

(Pāli only)
85

महाचूळदुक्खक्खन्धअनुमानिकसुत्तं;ma·hā·cū·ḷa·duk·khak·khan·dha·a·nu·mā·ni·ka·sut·taṃ

Mahācūḷadukkhakkhandhaanumānikasuttaṁ;

(Pāli only)
86

खिलपत्थमधुपिण्डिकद्विधावितक्क,khi·la·pat·tha·ma·dhu·piṇ·ḍi·kad·vi·dhā·vi·tak·ka

Khilapatthamadhupiṇḍikadvidhāvitakka,

(Pāli only)
87

पञ्चनिमित्तकथाpañ·ca·ni·mit·ta·ka·thā पुनpu·na वग्गो।vag·go

Pañcanimittakathā puna vaggo.

(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.