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Gahaṭṭhavandanāsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 11।18

Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.18

Linked Discourses 11.18
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2। दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two
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गहट्ठवन्दनासुत्तga·haṭ·ṭha·van·da·nā·sut·ta

Gahaṭṭhavandanāsutta

Homage of Householders
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सावत्थियं।sā·vat·thi·yaṃ

Sāvatthiyaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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तत्रtat·ra …पे…pe एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Tatra …pe… etadavoca:

(Pāli only)
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do मातलिंmā·ta·liṃ सङ्गाहकंsaṅ·gā·ha·kaṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

“bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi:

“Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali,
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‘योजेहि,yo·je·hi सम्मsam·ma मातलि,mā·ta·li सहस्सयुत्तंsa·has·sa·yut·taṃ आजञ्ञरथं।ā·jañ·ña·ra·thaṃ उय्यानभूमिंuy·yā·na·bhū·miṃ गच्छामgac·chā·ma सुभूमिंsu·bhū·miṃ दस्सनाया’ति।das·sa·nā·yā

‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ. Uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.

‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’
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‘एवं,e·vaṃ भद्दन्तवा’तिbhad·dan·ta·vā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातलिmā·ta·li सङ्गाहकोsaṅ·gā·ha·ko सक्कस्सsak·kas·sa देवानमिन्दस्सde·vā·na·min·das·sa पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā सहस्सयुत्तंsa·has·sa·yut·taṃ आजञ्ञरथंā·jañ·ña·ra·thaṃ योजेत्वाyo·jet·vā सक्कस्सsak·kas·sa देवानमिन्दस्सde·vā·na·min·das·sa पटिवेदेसि:pa·ṭi·ve·de·si

‘Evaṁ, bhaddantavā’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ yojetvā sakkassa devānamindassa paṭivedesi:

‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka,
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‘युत्तोyut·to खोkho ते,te मारिस,mā·ri·sa सहस्सयुत्तोsa·has·sa·yut·to आजञ्ञरथो।ā·jañ·ña·ra·tho

‘yutto kho te, mārisa, sahassayutto ājaññaratho.

‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed.
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यस्सदानिyas·sa·dā·ni कालंkā·laṃ मञ्ञसी’ति।mañ·ña·sī

Yassadāni kālaṁ maññasī’ti.

Please go at your convenience.’
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do वेजयन्तपासादाve·ja·yan·ta·pā·sā·dā ओरोहन्तोo·ro·han·to अञ्जलिंañ·ja·liṃ कत्वाkat·vā सुदंsu·daṃ पुथुद्दिसाpu·thud·di·sā नमस्सति।na·mas·sa·ti

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vejayantapāsādā orohanto añjaliṁ katvā sudaṁ puthuddisā namassati.

Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the various quarters.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मातलिmā·ta·li सङ्गाहकोsaṅ·gā·ha·ko सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse:
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‘तंtaṃ नमस्सन्तिna·mas·san·ti तेविज्जा,te·vij·jā

‘Taṁ namassanti tevijjā,

‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship you,
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सब्बेsab·be भुम्माbhum·mā चca खत्तिया;khat·ti·yā

sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā;

as do all the aristocrats on earth,
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चत्तारोcat·tā·ro चca महाराजा,ma·hā·rā·jā

Cattāro ca mahārājā,

the four great kings,
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तिदसाti·da·sā चca यसस्सिनो;ya·sas·si·no

tidasā ca yasassino;

and the glorious host of Thirty.
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अथa·tha कोko नामnā·ma सोso यक्खो,yak·kho

Atha ko nāma so yakkho,

So what’s the name of the spirit
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यंyaṃ त्वंtvaṃ सक्कsak·ka नमस्ससी’ति।na·mas·sa·sī

yaṁ tvaṁ sakka namassasī’ti.

that you worship, Sakka?’
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‘मंmaṃ नमस्सन्तिna·mas·san·ti तेविज्जा,te·vij·jā

‘Maṁ namassanti tevijjā,

‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship me,
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सब्बेsab·be भुम्माbhum·mā चca खत्तिया;khat·ti·yā

sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā;

as do all the aristocrats on earth,
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चत्तारोcat·tā·ro चca महाराजा,ma·hā·rā·jā

Cattāro ca mahārājā,

the four great kings,
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तिदसाti·da·sā चca यसस्सिनो।ya·sas·si·no

tidasā ca yasassino.

and the glorious host of Thirty.
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अहञ्चa·hañ·ca सीलसम्पन्ने,sī·la·sam·pan·ne

Ahañca sīlasampanne,

But I revere those accomplished in ethics,
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चिररत्तसमाहिते;ci·ra·rat·ta·sa·mā·hi·te

cirarattasamāhite;

who have long trained in immersion,
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सम्मापब्बजितेsam·mā·pab·ba·ji·te वन्दे,van·de

Sammāpabbajite vande,

who have rightly gone forth
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ब्रह्मचरियपरायने।brah·ma·ca·ri·ya·pa·rā·ya·ne

brahmacariyaparāyane.

for the culmination of spiritual life.
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येye गहट्ठाga·haṭ·ṭhā पुञ्ञकरा,puñ·ña·ka·rā

Ye gahaṭṭhā puññakarā,

I also worship those householders,
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सीलवन्तोsī·la·van·to उपासका;u·pā·sa·kā

sīlavanto upāsakā;

the ethical lay followers
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धम्मेनdham·me·na दारंdā·raṃ पोसेन्ति,po·sen·ti

Dhammena dāraṁ posenti,

who make merit, Mātali,
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तेte नमस्सामिna·mas·sā·mi मातली’ति।mā·ta·lī

te namassāmi mātalī’ti.

providing for a partner in a principled manner.’
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‘सेट्ठाseṭ·ṭhā हिhi किरki·ra लोकस्मिं,lo·kas·miṃ

‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ,

‘Those who you worship
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येye त्वंtvaṃ सक्कsak·ka नमस्ससि;na·mas·sa·si

ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi;

seem to be the best in the world, Sakka.
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अहम्पिa·ham·pi तेte नमस्सामि,na·mas·sā·mi

Ahampi te namassāmi,

I too will worship
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येye नमस्ससिna·mas·sa·si वासवा’ति।vā·sa·vā

ye namassasi vāsavā’ti.

those who you worship, Sakka.’
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वानvat·vā·na मघवा,ma·gha·vā

Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā,

After saying this, Maghavā the chief,
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देवराजाde·va·rā·jā सुजम्पति;su·jam·pa·ti

devarājā sujampati;

king of gods, Sujā’s husband,
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पुथुद्दिसाpu·thud·di·sā नमस्सित्वा,na·mas·sit·vā

Puthuddisā namassitvā,

having worshiped the various quarters
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पमुखोpa·mu·kho रथमारुही”ति।ra·tha·mā·ru·hī

pamukho rathamāruhī”ti.

climbed into his chariot.”

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.