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Sudattasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 10।8

Saṁyutta Nikāya 10.8

Linked Discourses 10.8
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1। इन्दकवग्गin·da·ka·vag·ga

1. Indakavagga

1. With Indaka
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सुदत्तसुत्तsu·dat·ta·sut·ta

Sudattasutta

With Sudatta
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti सीतवने।sī·ta·va·ne

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati sītavane.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Cool Grove.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti राजगहंrā·ja·ga·haṃ अनुप्पत्तोa·nup·pat·to होतिho·ti केनचिदेवke·na·ci·de·va करणीयेन।ka·ra·ṇī·ye·na

Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati rājagahaṁ anuppatto hoti kenacideva karaṇīyena.

Now at that time the householder Anāthapiṇḍika had arrived at Rājagaha on some business.
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अस्सोसिas·so·si खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपति:ga·ha·pa·ti

Assosi kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati:

He heard
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“बुद्धोbud·dho किरki·ra लोकेlo·ke उप्पन्नो”ति।up·pan·no

“buddho kira loke uppanno”ti.

a rumor that a Buddha had arisen in the world.
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तावदेवtā·va·de·va चca पनpa·na भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दस्सनायdas·sa·nā·ya उपसङ्कमितुकामोu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tu·kā·mo होति।ho·ti अथस्सa·thas·sa अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Tāvadeva ca pana bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamitukāmo hoti. Athassa anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa etadahosi:

Right away he wanted to go and see the Buddha, but he thought,
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“अकालोa·kā·lo खोkho अज्जaj·ja भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दस्सनायdas·sa·nā·ya उपसङ्कमितुं।u·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tuṃ

“akālo kho ajja bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṁ.

“It’s too late to go and see the Buddha today.
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स्वेsve दानाहंdā·nā·haṃ कालेनkā·le·na भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दस्सनायdas·sa·nā·ya गमिस्सामी”तिga·mis·sā·mī बुद्धगतायbud·dha·ga·tā·ya सतियाsa·ti·yā निपज्जि।ni·paj·ji

Sve dānāhaṁ kālena bhagavantaṁ dassanāya gamissāmī”ti buddhagatāya satiyā nipajji.

I’ll go and see him tomorrow.” He went to bed thinking of the Buddha.
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रत्तियाrat·ti·yā सुदंsu·daṃ तिक्खत्तुंtik·khat·tuṃ वुट्ठासिvuṭ·ṭhā·si पभातन्तिpa·bhā·tan·ti मञ्ञमानो।mañ·ña·mā·no

Rattiyā sudaṁ tikkhattuṁ vuṭṭhāsi pabhātanti maññamāno.

During the night he got up three times thinking it was sunup.
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti येनye·na सिवथिकद्वारंsi·va·thi·kad·vā·raṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sivathikadvāraṁ tenupasaṅkami.

Then he approached the Sivaka Gate,
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अमनुस्साa·ma·nus·sā द्वारंdvā·raṃ विवरिंसु।vi·va·riṃ·su

Amanussā dvāraṁ vivariṁsu.

and non-human beings opened it for him.
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa नगरम्हाna·ga·ram·hā निक्खमन्तस्सnik·kha·man·tas·sa आलोकोā·lo·ko अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसोlo·ma·haṃ·so उदपादि,u·da·pā·di ततोवta·to·va पुनpu·na निवत्तितुकामोni·vat·ti·tu·kā·mo अहोसि।a·ho·si

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nagaramhā nikkhamantassa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

But as he was leaving the city, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. He felt fear, terror, and goosebumps, and wanted to turn back.
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अथa·tha खोkho सिवकोsi·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho अन्तरहितोan·ta·ra·hi·to सद्दमनुस्सावेसि:sad·da·ma·nus·sā·ve·si

Atha kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

Then the invisible spirit Sivaka called out:
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“सतंsa·taṃ हत्थीhat·thī सतंsa·taṃ अस्सा,as·sā

“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,

“A hundred elephants, a hundred horses,
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सतंsa·taṃ अस्सतरीरथा;as·sa·ta·rī·ra·thā

Sataṁ assatarīrathā;

a hundred mule-drawn chariots,
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सतंsa·taṃ कञ्ञासहस्सानि,kañ·ñā·sa·has·sā·ni

Sataṁ kaññāsahassāni,

a hundred thousand maidens
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आमुक्कमणिकुण्डला;ā·muk·ka·ma·ṇi·kuṇ·ḍa·lā

Āmukkamaṇikuṇḍalā;

bedecked with jeweled earrings:
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एकस्सe·kas·sa पदवीतिहारस्स,pa·da·vī·ti·hā·ras·sa

Ekassa padavītihārassa,

these are not worth a sixteenth part
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कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं।so·ḷa·siṃ

Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

of a single forward stride!
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti

Abhikkama gahapati,

Forward, householder!
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति;ga·ha·pa·ti

abhikkama gahapati;

Forward, householder!
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अभिक्कमनंa·bhik·ka·ma·naṃ तेte सेय्यो,sey·yo

Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,

Going forward is better for you,
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नोno पटिक्कमनन्”ति।pa·ṭik·ka·ma·nan

no paṭikkamanan”ti.

not turning back!”
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi आलोकोā·lo·ko पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si यंyaṃ अहोसिa·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसो,lo·ma·haṃ·so सोso पटिप्पस्सम्भि।pa·ṭip·pas·sam·bhi

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.

Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa आलोकोā·lo·ko अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसोlo·ma·haṃ·so उदपादि,u·da·pā·di ततोवta·to·va पुनpu·na निवत्तितुकामोni·vat·ti·tu·kā·mo अहोसि।a·ho·si

Dutiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

But for a second time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho सिवकोsi·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho अन्तरहितोan·ta·ra·hi·to सद्दमनुस्सावेसि:sad·da·ma·nus·sā·ve·si

Dutiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

For a second time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …
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“सतंsa·taṃ हत्थीhat·thī सतंsa·taṃ अस्सा,as·sā

“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,

(Pāli only)
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…पे…pe

…pe…

(Pāli only)
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कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं।so·ḷa·siṃ

Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti

Abhikkama gahapati,

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति;ga·ha·pa·ti

abhikkama gahapati;

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमनंa·bhik·ka·ma·naṃ तेte सेय्यो,sey·yo

Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,

“… Going forward is better for you,
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नोno पटिक्कमनन्”ति।pa·ṭik·ka·ma·nan

no paṭikkamanan”ti.

not turning back!”
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi आलोकोā·lo·ko पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si यंyaṃ अहोसिa·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसो,lo·ma·haṃ·so सोso पटिप्पस्सम्भि।pa·ṭip·pas·sam·bhi

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.

Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa आलोकोā·lo·ko अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसोlo·ma·haṃ·so उदपादि,u·da·pā·di ततोवta·to·va पुनpu·na निवत्तितुकामोni·vat·ti·tu·kā·mo अहोसि।a·ho·si

Tatiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

But for a third time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho सिवकोsi·va·ko यक्खोyak·kho अन्तरहितोan·ta·ra·hi·to सद्दमनुस्सावेसि:sad·da·ma·nus·sā·ve·si

Tatiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

For a third time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …
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“सतंsa·taṃ हत्थीhat·thī सतंsa·taṃ अस्सा,as·sā

“Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,

(Pāli only)
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…पे…pe

…pe…

(Pāli only)
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कलंka·laṃ नाग्घन्तिnāg·ghan·ti सोळसिं।so·ḷa·siṃ

Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti

Abhikkama gahapati,

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमa·bhik·ka·ma गहपति;ga·ha·pa·ti

abhikkama gahapati;

(Pāli only)
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अभिक्कमनंa·bhik·ka·ma·naṃ तेte सेय्यो,sey·yo

Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,

“… Going forward is better for you,
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नोno पटिक्कमनन्”ति।pa·ṭik·ka·ma·nan

no paṭikkamanan”ti.

not turning back!”
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa अन्धकारोan·dha·kā·ro अन्तरधायि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yi आलोकोā·lo·ko पातुरहोसि,pā·tu·ra·ho·si यंyaṃ अहोसिa·ho·si भयंbha·yaṃ छम्भितत्तंcham·bhi·tat·taṃ लोमहंसो,lo·ma·haṃ·so सोso पटिप्पस्सम्भि।pa·ṭip·pas·sam·bhi

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.

Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti येनye·na सीतवनंsī·ta·va·naṃ येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sītavanaṁ yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami.

Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went to the Cool Grove and approached the Buddha.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पच्चूससमयंpac·cū·sa·sa·ma·yaṃ पच्चुट्ठायpac·cuṭ·ṭhā·ya अब्भोकासेab·bho·kā·se चङ्कमति।caṅ·ka·ma·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya abbhokāse caṅkamati.

Now at that time the Buddha had risen at the crack of dawn and was walking mindfully in the open.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā अनाथपिण्डिकंa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kaṃ गहपतिंga·ha·pa·tiṃ दूरतोवdū·ra·to·va आगच्छन्तं।ā·gac·chan·taṃ

Addasā kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ.

He saw Anāthapiṇḍika coming off in the distance.
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दिस्वानdis·vā·na चङ्कमाcaṅ·ka·mā ओरोहित्वाo·ro·hit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di

Disvāna caṅkamā orohitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.

So he stepped down from the walking path, sat down on the seat spread out,
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निसज्जni·saj·ja खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā अनाथपिण्डिकंa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kaṃ गहपतिंga·ha·pa·tiṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Nisajja kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca:

and said to Anāthapiṇḍika,
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“एहि,e·hi सुदत्ता”ति।su·dat·tā

“ehi, sudattā”ti.

“Come, Sudatta.”
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अथa·tha खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti नामेनnā·me·na मंmaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā आलपतीति,ā·la·pa·tī·ti हट्ठोhaṭ·ṭho उदग्गोu·dag·go तत्थेवtat·the·va भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेसुpā·de·su सिरसाsi·ra·sā निपतित्वाni·pa·tit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati, nāmena maṁ bhagavā ālapatīti, haṭṭho udaggo tattheva bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Anāthapiṇḍika thought, “The Buddha calls me by name!” Smiling and elated, he bowed with his head to the Buddha’s feet and said to him,
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“कच्चि,kac·ci भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā सुखमसयित्था”ति?su·kha·ma·sa·yit·thā

“kacci, bhante, bhagavā sukhamasayitthā”ti?

“Sir, I trust the Buddha slept well?”
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“सब्बदाsab·ba·dā वेve सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

“Sabbadā ve sukhaṁ seti,

“A brahmin who is fully quenched
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ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo परिनिब्बुतो;pa·ri·nib·bu·to

brāhmaṇo parinibbuto;

always sleeps at ease.
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योyo नna लिम्पतिlim·pa·ti कामेसु,kā·me·su

Yo na limpati kāmesu,

Sensual pleasures slip off them,
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सीतिभूतोsī·ti·bhū·to निरूपधि।ni·rū·pa·dhi

sītibhūto nirūpadhi.

they’re cooled, free of attachments.
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सब्बाsab·bā आसत्तियोā·sat·ti·yo छेत्वा,chet·vā

Sabbā āsattiyo chetvā,

Since they’ve cut off all clinging,
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विनेय्यvi·ney·ya हदयेha·da·ye दरं;da·raṃ

vineyya hadaye daraṁ;

and removed the stress from the heart,
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उपसन्तोu·pa·san·to सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

Upasanto sukhaṁ seti,

the peaceful sleep at ease,
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सन्तिंsan·tiṃ पप्पुय्यpap·puy·ya चेतसा”ति।ce·ta·sā

santiṁ pappuyya cetasā”ti.

having found peace of mind.”

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.