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Āḷavakasutta

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1. 1

   संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 10।12

   Saṁyutta Nikāya 10.12

   Linked Discourses 10.12

2. 2

   1। इन्दकवग्गin·da·ka·vag·ga

   1. Indakavagga

   1. With Indaka

3. 3

   आळवकसुत्तā·ḷa·va·ka·sut·ta

   Āḷavakasutta

   With Āḷavaka

4. 4

   एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

   Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

   So I have heard.

5. 5

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā आळवियंā·ḷa·vi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आळवकस्सā·ḷa·va·kas·sa यक्खस्सyak·khas·sa भवने।bha·va·ne

   ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane.

   At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.

6. 6

   अथa·tha खोkho आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

   Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him:

7. 7

   “निक्खम,nik·kha·ma समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

   “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

   “Get out, ascetic!”

8. 8

   “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā निक्खमि।nik·kha·mi

   “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

   Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

9. 9

   “पविस,pa·vi·sa समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

   “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

   “Get in, ascetic!”

10. 10

    “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā पाविसि।pā·vi·si

    “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

    Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

11. 11

    दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Dutiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    And for a second time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,

12. 12

    “निक्खम,nik·kha·ma समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

    “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

    “Get out, ascetic!”

13. 13

    “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā निक्खमि।nik·kha·mi

    “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

    Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

14. 14

    “पविस,pa·vi·sa समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

    “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

    “Get in, ascetic!”

15. 15

    “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā पाविसि।pā·vi·si

    “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

    Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

16. 16

    ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,

17. 17

    “निक्खम,nik·kha·ma समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

    “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

    “Get out, ascetic!”

18. 18

    “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā निक्खमि।nik·kha·mi

    “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

    Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

19. 19

    “पविस,pa·vi·sa समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

    “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

    “Get in, ascetic!”

20. 20

    “साधावुसो”तिsā·dhā·vu·so भगवाbha·ga·vā पाविसि।pā·vi·si

    “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

    Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

21. 21

    चतुत्थम्पिca·tut·tham·pi खोkho आळवकोā·ḷa·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

    And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,

22. 22

    “निक्खम,nik·kha·ma समणा”ति।sa·ma·ṇā

    “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

    “Get out, ascetic!”

23. 23

    “नna ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ तं,taṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so निक्खमिस्सामि।nik·kha·mis·sā·mi

    “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi.

    “No, respectable sir, I won’t get out.

24. 24

    यंyaṃ तेte करणीयंka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ तंtaṃ करोही”ति।ka·ro·hī

    Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ taṁ karohī”ti.

    Do what you must.”

25. 25

    “पञ्हंpañ·haṃ तं,taṃ समण,sa·ma·ṇa पुच्छिस्सामि।puc·chis·sā·mi

    “Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi.

    “I will ask you a question, ascetic.

26. 26

    सचेsa·ce मेme नna ब्याकरिस्ससि,byā·ka·ris·sa·si चित्तंcit·taṃ वाvā तेte खिपिस्सामि,khi·pis·sā·mi हदयंha·da·yaṃ वाvā तेte फालेस्सामि,phā·les·sā·mi पादेसुpā·de·su वाvā गहेत्वाga·het·vā पारगङ्गायpā·ra·gaṅ·gā·ya खिपिस्सामी”ति।khi·pis·sā·mī

    Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

    If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”

27. 27

    “नna ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ तं,taṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्साय,sa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya योyo मेme चित्तंcit·taṃ वाvā खिपेय्यkhi·pey·ya हदयंha·da·yaṃ वाvā फालेय्य,phā·ley·ya पादेसुpā·de·su वाvā गहेत्वाga·het·vā पारगङ्गायpā·ra·gaṅ·gā·ya खिपेय्य।khi·pey·ya

    “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya, yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya.

    “I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me.

28. 28

    अपिa·pi चca त्वं,tvaṃ आवुसो,ā·vu·so पुच्छpuc·cha यदाya·dā कङ्खसी”तिkaṅ·kha·sī (…)।

    Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadā kaṅkhasī”ti (…).

    But anyway, ask what you wish.”

29. 29

    “किंसूधkiṃ·sū·dha वित्तंvit·taṃ पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa सेट्ठं,seṭ·ṭhaṃ

    “Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,

    “What’s a person’s best wealth?

30. 30

    किंसुkiṃ·su सुचिण्णंsu·ciṇ·ṇaṃ सुखमावहाति;su·kha·mā·va·hā·ti

    Kiṁsu suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti;

    What brings happiness when practiced well?

31. 31

    किंसुkiṃ·su हवेha·ve सादुतरंsā·du·ta·raṃ रसानं,ra·sā·naṃ

    Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,

    What’s the sweetest taste of all?

32. 32

    कथंजीविंka·thaṃ·jī·viṃ जीवितमाहुjī·vi·ta·mā·hu सेट्ठन्”ति।seṭ·ṭhan

    Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.

    The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”

33. 33

    “सद्धीधsad·dhī·dha वित्तंvit·taṃ पुरिसस्सpu·ri·sas·sa सेट्ठं,seṭ·ṭhaṃ

    “Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,

    “Faith here is a person’s best wealth.

34. 34

    धम्मोdham·mo सुचिण्णोsu·ciṇ·ṇo सुखमावहाति;su·kha·mā·va·hā·ti

    Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;

    The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.

35. 35

    सच्चंsac·caṃ हवेha·ve सादुतरंsā·du·ta·raṃ रसानं,ra·sā·naṃ

    Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,

    Truth is the sweetest taste of all.

36. 36

    पञ्ञाजीविंpañ·ñā·jī·viṃ जीवितमाहुjī·vi·ta·mā·hu सेट्ठन्”ति।seṭ·ṭhan

    Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.

    The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”

37. 37

    “कथंसुka·thaṃ·su तरतिta·ra·ti ओघं,o·ghaṃ

    “Kathaṁsu tarati oghaṁ,

    “How do you cross the flood?

38. 38

    कथंसुka·thaṃ·su तरतिta·ra·ti अण्णवं;aṇ·ṇa·vaṃ

    kathaṁsu tarati aṇṇavaṁ;

    How do you cross the deluge?

39. 39

    कथंसुka·thaṃ·su दुक्खमच्चेति,duk·kha·mac·ce·ti

    Kathaṁsu dukkhamacceti,

    How do you get over suffering?

40. 40

    कथंसुka·thaṃ·su परिसुज्झती”ति।pa·ri·suj·jha·tī

    kathaṁsu parisujjhatī”ti.

    How do you get purified?”

41. 41

    “सद्धायsad·dhā·ya तरतिta·ra·ti ओघं,o·ghaṃ

    “Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ,

    “By faith you cross the flood,

42. 42

    अप्पमादेनap·pa·mā·de·na अण्णवं;aṇ·ṇa·vaṃ

    appamādena aṇṇavaṁ;

    and by diligence the deluge.

43. 43

    वीरियेनvī·ri·ye·na दुक्खमच्चेति,duk·kha·mac·ce·ti

    Vīriyena dukkhamacceti,

    By energy you get past suffering,

44. 44

    पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya परिसुज्झती”ति।pa·ri·suj·jha·tī

    paññāya parisujjhatī”ti.

    and you’re purified by wisdom.”

45. 45

    “कथंसुka·thaṃ·su लभतेla·bha·te पञ्ञं,pañ·ñaṃ

    “Kathaṁsu labhate paññaṁ,

    “How do you get wisdom?

46. 46

    कथंसुka·thaṃ·su विन्दतेvin·da·te धनं;dha·naṃ

    kathaṁsu vindate dhanaṁ;

    How do you earn wealth?

47. 47

    कथंसुka·thaṃ·su कित्तिंkit·tiṃ पप्पोति,pap·po·ti

    Kathaṁsu kittiṁ pappoti,

    How do you get a good reputation?

48. 48

    कथंka·thaṃ मित्तानिmit·tā·ni गन्थति;gan·tha·ti

    kathaṁ mittāni ganthati;

    How do you hold on to friends?

49. 49

    अस्माas·mā लोकाlo·kā परंpa·raṃ लोकं,lo·kaṃ

    Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,

    How do the departed not grieve

50. 50

    कथंka·thaṃ पेच्चpec·ca नna सोचती”ति।so·ca·tī

    kathaṁ pecca na socatī”ti.

    when passing from this world to the next?”

51. 51

    “सद्दहानोsad·da·hā·no अरहतं,a·ra·ha·taṃ

    “Saddahāno arahataṁ,

    “One who is diligent and discerning

52. 52

    धम्मंdham·maṃ निब्बानपत्तिया;nib·bā·na·pat·ti·yā

    dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā;

    gains wisdom by wanting to learn,

53. 53

    सुस्सूसंsus·sū·saṃ लभतेla·bha·te पञ्ञं,pañ·ñaṃ

    Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ,

    having faith in the perfected ones,

54. 54

    अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to विचक्खणो।vi·cak·kha·ṇo

    appamatto vicakkhaṇo.

    and the teaching for becoming extinguished.

55. 55

    पतिरूपकारीpa·ti·rū·pa·kā·rī धुरवा,dhu·ra·vā

    Patirūpakārī dhuravā,

    Being responsible, acting appropriately,

56. 56

    उट्ठाताuṭ·ṭhā·tā विन्दतेvin·da·te धनं;dha·naṃ

    uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ;

    and working hard you earn wealth.

57. 57

    सच्चेनsac·ce·na कित्तिंkit·tiṃ पप्पोति,pap·po·ti

    Saccena kittiṁ pappoti,

    Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.

58. 58

    ददंda·daṃ मित्तानिmit·tā·ni गन्थति;gan·tha·ti

    dadaṁ mittāni ganthati;

    You hold on to friends by giving.

59. 59

    अस्माas·mā लोकाlo·kā परंpa·raṃ लोकं,lo·kaṃ

    Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,

    That’s how the departed do not grieve

60. 60

    एवंe·vaṃ पेच्चpec·ca नna सोचति।so·ca·ti

    evaṁ pecca na socati.

    when passing from this world to the next.

61. 61

    यस्सेतेyas·se·te चतुरोca·tu·ro धम्मा,dham·mā

    Yassete caturo dhammā,

    A faithful householder of discernment

62. 62

    सद्धस्सsad·dhas·sa घरमेसिनो;gha·ra·me·si·no

    saddhassa gharamesino;

    who possesses these four qualities

63. 63

    सच्चंsac·caṃ धम्मोdham·mo धितिdhi·ti चागो,cā·go

    Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo,

    does not grieve after passing away:

64. 64

    सsa वेve पेच्चpec·ca नna सोचति।so·ca·ti

    sa ve pecca na socati.

    truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.

65. 65

    इङ्घiṅ·gha अञ्ञेपिañ·ñe·pi पुच्छस्सु,puc·chas·su

    Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu,

    Go ahead, ask others as well,

66. 66

    पुथूpu·thū समणब्राह्मणे;sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe

    puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;

    there are many ascetics and brahmins.

67. 67

    यदिya·di सच्चाsac·cā धम्माdham·mā चागा,cā·gā

    Yadi saccā dhammā cāgā,

    See whether anything better is found

68. 68

    खन्त्याkhan·tyā भिय्योधbhiy·yo·dha विज्जती”ति।vij·ja·tī

    khantyā bhiyyodha vijjatī”ti.

    than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”

69. 69

    “कथंka·thaṃ नुnu दानिdā·ni पुच्छेय्यं,puc·chey·yaṃ

    “Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ,

    “Why now would I question

70. 70

    पुथूpu·thū समणब्राह्मणे;sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe

    puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;

    the many ascetics and brahmins?

71. 71

    योहंyo·haṃ अज्जaj·ja पजानामि,pa·jā·nā·mi

    Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,

    Today I understand

72. 72

    योyo अत्थोat·tho सम्परायिको।sam·pa·rā·yi·ko

    yo attho samparāyiko.

    what’s good for lives to come.

73. 73

    अत्थायat·thā·ya वतva·ta मेme बुद्धो,bud·dho

    Atthāya vata me buddho,

    It was truly for my benefit

74. 74

    वासायाळविमागमा;vā·sā·yā·ḷa·vi·mā·ga·mā

    vāsāyāḷavimāgamā;

    that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.

75. 75

    योहंyo·haṃ अज्जaj·ja पजानामि,pa·jā·nā·mi

    Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,

    Today I understand

76. 76

    यत्थyat·tha दिन्नंdin·naṃ महप्फलं।ma·hap·pha·laṃ

    yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.

    where a gift is very fruitful.

77. 77

    सोso अहंa·haṃ विचरिस्सामि,vi·ca·ris·sā·mi

    So ahaṁ vicarissāmi,

    I myself will journey

78. 78

    गामाgā·mā गामंgā·maṃ पुराpu·rā पुरं;pu·raṃ

    Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ;

    village to village, town to town,

79. 79

    नमस्समानोna·mas·sa·mā·no सम्बुद्धं,sam·bud·dhaṃ

    Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ,

    paying homage to the Buddha,

80. 80

    धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa चca सुधम्मतन्”ति।su·dham·ma·tan

    Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.

    and the clear rightness of the teaching!”

81. 81

    इन्दकवग्गोin·da·ka·vag·go पठमो।pa·ṭha·mo

    Indakavaggo paṭhamo.

    (Pāli only)

82. 82

    तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

    Tassuddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

83. 83

    इन्दकोin·da·ko सक्कsak·ka सूचिsū·ci च,ca

    Indako sakka sūci ca,

    (Pāli only)

84. 84

    मणिभद्दोma·ṇi·bhad·do चca सानुsā·nu च;ca

    Maṇibhaddo ca sānu ca;

    (Pāli only)

85. 85

    पियङ्करpi·yaṅ·ka·ra पुनब्बसुpu·nab·ba·su सुदत्तोsu·dat·to च,ca

    Piyaṅkara punabbasu sudatto ca,

    (Pāli only)

86. 86

    द्वेdve सुक्काsuk·kā चीरआळवीतिcī·ra·ā·ḷa·vī·ti द्वादस।dvā·da·sa

    Dve sukkā cīraāḷavīti dvādasa.

    (Pāli only)

87. 87

    यक्खसंयुत्तंyak·kha·saṃ·yut·taṃ समत्तं।sa·mat·taṃ

    Yakkhasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

    The Linked Discourses with Native Spirits are complete.

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.