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Sānusutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 10।5

Saṁyutta Nikāya 10.5

Linked Discourses 10.5
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1। इन्दकवग्गin·da·ka·vag·ga

1. Indakavagga

1. With Indaka
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सानुसुत्तsā·nu·sut·ta

Sānusutta

With Sānu
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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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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरिस्साañ·ña·ta·ris·sā उपासिकायu·pā·si·kā·ya सानुsā·nu नामnā·ma पुत्तोput·to यक्खेनyak·khe·na गहितोga·hi·to होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena aññatarissā upāsikāya sānu nāma putto yakkhena gahito hoti.

Now at that time a certain lay woman had a son named Sānu who had been seized by a native spirit.
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अथa·tha खोkho साsā उपासिकाu·pā·si·kā परिदेवमानाpa·ri·de·va·mā·nā तायंtā·yaṃ वेलायंve·lā·yaṃ इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Atha kho sā upāsikā paridevamānā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

And as that lay woman wept, on that occasion she recited these verses:
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“चातुद्दसिंcā·tud·da·siṃ पञ्चदसिं,pañ·ca·da·siṃ

“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,

“I have heard this from the perfected ones.
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याyā चca पक्खस्सpak·khas·sa अट्ठमी;aṭ·ṭha·mī

yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;

The native spirits will not mess with anyone
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पाटिहारियपक्खञ्च,pā·ṭi·hā·ri·ya·pak·khañ·ca

Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,

who leads the spiritual life
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अट्ठङ्गसुसमागतं।aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·su·sa·mā·ga·taṃ

aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

by observing the sabbath
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उपोसथंu·po·sa·thaṃ उपवसन्ति,u·pa·va·san·ti

Uposathaṁ upavasanti,

complete in all eight factors
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ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरन्तिca·ran·ti ये;ye

brahmacariyaṁ caranti ye;

on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,
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नna तेहिte·hi यक्खाyak·khā कीळन्ति,kī·ḷan·ti

Na tehi yakkhā kīḷanti,

and the eighth day of the fortnight,
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इतिi·ti मेme अरहतंa·ra·ha·taṃ सुतं;su·taṃ

iti me arahataṁ sutaṁ;

as well as on the fortnight of special displays.
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साsā दानिdā·ni अज्जaj·ja पस्सामि,pas·sā·mi

Sā dāni ajja passāmi,

But now today I see
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यक्खाyak·khā कीळन्तिkī·ḷan·ti सानुना”ति।sā·nu·nā

yakkhā kīḷanti sānunā”ti.

native spirits messing with Sānu.”
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“चातुद्दसिंcā·tud·da·siṃ पञ्चदसिं,pañ·ca·da·siṃ

“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,

“What you heard from the perfected ones is right.
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याyā चca पक्खस्सpak·khas·sa अट्ठमी;aṭ·ṭha·mī

yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;

The native spirits will not mess with anyone
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पाटिहारियपक्खञ्च,pā·ṭi·hā·ri·ya·pak·khañ·ca

Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,

who leads the spiritual life
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अट्ठङ्गसुसमागतं;aṭ·ṭhaṅ·ga·su·sa·mā·ga·taṃ

aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ;

by observing the sabbath
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उपोसथंu·po·sa·thaṃ उपवसन्ति,u·pa·va·san·ti

Uposathaṁ upavasanti,

complete in all eight factors
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ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरन्तिca·ran·ti ये।ye

brahmacariyaṁ caranti ye.

on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,
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नna तेहिte·hi यक्खाyak·khā कीळन्ति,kī·ḷan·ti

Na tehi yakkhā kīḷanti,

and the eighth day of the fortnight,
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साहुsā·hu तेte अरहतंa·ra·ha·taṃ सुतं;su·taṃ

sāhu te arahataṁ sutaṁ;

as well as on the fortnight of special displays.
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सानुंsā·nuṃ पबुद्धंpa·bud·dhaṃ वज्जासि,vaj·jā·si

Sānuṁ pabuddhaṁ vajjāsi,

When Sānu regains consciousness tell him
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यक्खानंyak·khā·naṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ इदं;i·daṃ

yakkhānaṁ vacanaṁ idaṁ;

this saying of the native spirits:
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माकासिmā·kā·si पापकंpā·pa·kaṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Mākāsi pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,

Don’t do bad deeds
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आविā·vi वाvā यदिya·di वाvā रहो।ra·ho

āvi vā yadi vā raho.

either openly or in secret.
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सचेsa·ce चca पापकंpā·pa·kaṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Sace ca pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,

If you should do a bad deed,
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करिस्ससिka·ris·sa·si करोसिka·ro·si वा;vā

karissasi karosi vā;

or you’re doing one now,
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नna तेte दुक्खाduk·khā पमुत्यत्थि,pa·mut·yat·thi

Na te dukkhā pamutyatthi,

you won’t be freed from suffering,
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उप्पच्चापिup·pac·cā·pi पलायतो”ति।pa·lā·ya·to

uppaccāpi palāyato”ti.

though you fly away and flee.”
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“मतंma·taṃ वाvā अम्मam·ma रोदन्ति,ro·dan·ti

“Mataṁ vā amma rodanti,

“Mum, they cry for the dead,
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योyo वाvā जीवंjī·vaṃ नna दिस्सति;dis·sa·ti

yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;

or for one who’s alive but missing.
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जीवन्तंjī·van·taṃ अम्मam·ma पस्सन्ती,pas·san·tī

Jīvantaṁ amma passantī,

I’m alive and you can see me,
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कस्माkas·mā मंmaṃ अम्मam·ma रोदसी”ति।ro·da·sī

kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.

so mum, why do you weep for me?”
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“मतंma·taṃ वाvā पुत्तput·ta रोदन्ति,ro·dan·ti

“Mataṁ vā putta rodanti,

“Son, they cry for the dead,
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योyo वाvā जीवंjī·vaṃ नna दिस्सति;dis·sa·ti

yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;

or for one who’s alive but missing.
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योyo चca कामेkā·me चजित्वान,ca·jit·vā·na

Yo ca kāme cajitvāna,

But someone who has given up sensual pleasures
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पुनरागच्छतेpu·na·rā·gac·cha·te इध;i·dha

punarāgacchate idha;

only to come back here again:
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तंtaṃ वापिvā·pi पुत्तput·ta रोदन्ति,ro·dan·ti

Taṁ vāpi putta rodanti,

they cry for them as well,
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पुनpu·na जीवंjī·vaṃ मतोma·to हिhi सो।so

puna jīvaṁ mato hi so.

for though still alive they’re really dead.
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कुक्कुळाkuk·ku·ḷā उब्भतोub·bha·to तात,tā·ta

Kukkuḷā ubbhato tāta,

My dear, you’ve been rescued from hot coals,
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कुक्कुळंkuk·ku·ḷaṃ पतितुमिच्छसि;pa·ti·tu·mic·cha·si

kukkuḷaṁ patitumicchasi;

and you want to plunge right back in them!
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नरकाna·ra·kā उब्भतोub·bha·to तात,tā·ta

Narakā ubbhato tāta,

My dear, you’ve been rescued from the abyss,
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नरकंna·ra·kaṃ पतितुमिच्छसि।pa·ti·tu·mic·cha·si

narakaṁ patitumicchasi.

and you want to plunge right back there!
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अभिधावथa·bhi·dhā·va·tha भद्दन्ते,bhad·dan·te

Abhidhāvatha bhaddante,

Hurry up, good luck to you!
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कस्सkas·sa उज्झापयामसे;uj·jhā·pa·yā·ma·se

kassa ujjhāpayāmase;

To whom should we complain?
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आदित्ताā·dit·tā नीहतंnī·ha·taṃ भण्डं,bhaṇ·ḍaṃ

Ādittā nīhataṁ bhaṇḍaṁ,

A valuable saved from a fire,
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पुनpu·na डय्हितुमिच्छसी”ति।ḍay·hi·tu·mic·cha·sī

puna ḍayhitumicchasī”ti.

you want to burn again!”

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.