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Vepacittisutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 11।4

Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.4

Linked Discourses 11.4
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1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One
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वेपचित्तिसुत्तve·pa·cit·ti·sut·ta

Vepacittisutta

With Vepacitti
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवासुरसङ्गामोde·vā·su·ra·saṅ·gā·mo समुपब्यूळ्होsa·mu·pab·yū·ḷho अहोसि।a·ho·si

“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, devāsurasaṅgāmo samupabyūḷho ahosi.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, a battle was fought between the gods and the titans.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do असुरेa·su·re आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo asure āmantesi:

Then Vepacitti, lord of titans, addressed the titans,
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‘सचे,sa·ce मारिसा,mā·ri·sā देवानंde·vā·naṃ असुरसङ्गामेa·su·ra·saṅ·gā·me समुपब्यूळ्हेsa·mu·pab·yū·ḷhe असुराa·su·rā जिनेय्युंji·ney·yuṃ देवाde·vā पराजिनेय्युं,pa·rā·ji·ney·yuṃ येनye·na नंnaṃ सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ कण्ठपञ्चमेहिkaṇ·ṭha·pañ·ca·me·hi बन्धनेहिban·dha·ne·hi बन्धित्वाban·dhit·vā ममma·ma सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke आनेय्याथā·ney·yā·tha असुरपुरन्’ति।a·su·ra·pu·ran

‘sace, mārisā, devānaṁ asurasaṅgāme samupabyūḷhe asurā jineyyuṁ devā parājineyyuṁ, yena naṁ sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi bandhitvā mama santike āneyyātha asurapuran’ti.

‘My good fellows, if the titans defeat the gods in this battle, bind Sakka, the lord of gods, by his limbs and neck and bring him to my presence in the citadel of the titans.’
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सक्कोपिsak·ko·pi खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do देवेde·ve तावतिंसेtā·va·tiṃ·se आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Sakkopi kho, bhikkhave, devānamindo deve tāvatiṁse āmantesi:

Meanwhile, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed the gods of the thirty-three,
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‘सचे,sa·ce मारिसा,mā·ri·sā देवानंde·vā·naṃ असुरसङ्गामेa·su·ra·saṅ·gā·me समुपब्यूळ्हेsa·mu·pab·yū·ḷhe देवाde·vā जिनेय्युंji·ney·yuṃ असुराa·su·rā पराजिनेय्युं,pa·rā·ji·ney·yuṃ येनye·na नंnaṃ वेपचित्तिंve·pa·cit·tiṃ असुरिन्दंa·su·rin·daṃ कण्ठपञ्चमेहिkaṇ·ṭha·pañ·ca·me·hi बन्धनेहिban·dha·ne·hi बन्धित्वाban·dhit·vā ममma·ma सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke आनेय्याथā·ney·yā·tha सुधम्मसभन्’ति।su·dham·ma·sa·bhan

‘sace, mārisā, devānaṁ asurasaṅgāme samupabyūḷhe devā jineyyuṁ asurā parājineyyuṁ, yena naṁ vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi bandhitvā mama santike āneyyātha sudhammasabhan’ti.

‘My good fellows, if the gods defeat the titans in this battle, bind Vepacitti by his limbs and neck and bring him to my presence in the Hall of Clear Right of the gods.’
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तस्मिंtas·miṃ खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me देवाde·vā जिनिंसु,ji·niṃ·su असुराa·su·rā पराजिनिंसु।pa·rā·ji·niṃ·su

Tasmiṁ kho pana, bhikkhave, saṅgāme devā jiniṁsu, asurā parājiniṁsu.

In that battle the gods won and the titans lost.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवाde·vā तावतिंसाtā·va·tiṃ·sā वेपचित्तिंve·pa·cit·tiṃ असुरिन्दंa·su·rin·daṃ कण्ठपञ्चमेहिkaṇ·ṭha·pañ·ca·me·hi बन्धनेहिban·dha·ne·hi बन्धित्वाban·dhit·vā सक्कस्सsak·kas·sa देवानमिन्दस्सde·vā·na·min·das·sa सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke आनेसुंā·ne·suṃ सुधम्मसभं।su·dham·ma·sa·bhaṃ

Atha kho, bhikkhave, devā tāvatiṁsā vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi bandhitvā sakkassa devānamindassa santike ānesuṁ sudhammasabhaṁ.

So the gods of the thirty-three bound Vepacitti by his limbs and neck and brought him to Sakka’s presence in the Hall of Clear Right of the gods.
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तत्रtat·ra सुदं,su·daṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do कण्ठपञ्चमेहिkaṇ·ṭha·pañ·ca·me·hi बन्धनेहिban·dha·ne·hi बद्धोbad·dho सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ सुधम्मसभंsu·dham·ma·sa·bhaṃ पविसन्तञ्चpa·vi·san·tañ·ca निक्खमन्तञ्चnik·kha·man·tañ·ca असब्भाहिa·sab·bhā·hi फरुसाहिpha·ru·sā·hi वाचाहिvā·cā·hi अक्कोसतिak·ko·sa·ti परिभासति।pa·ri·bhā·sa·ti

Tatra sudaṁ, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo kaṇṭhapañcamehi bandhanehi baddho sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ sudhammasabhaṁ pavisantañca nikkhamantañca asabbhāhi pharusāhi vācāhi akkosati paribhāsati.

And as Sakka was entering and leaving the hall, Vepacitti abused and insulted him with rude, harsh words.
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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 गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

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

So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse:
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‘भयाbha·yā नुnu मघवाma·gha·vā सक्क,sak·ka

‘Bhayā nu maghavā sakka,

‘O Maghavā, O Sakka,
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दुब्बल्याdub·bal·yā नोno तितिक्खसि;ti·tik·kha·si

dubbalyā no titikkhasi;

is it from fear or from weakness
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सुणन्तोsu·ṇan·to फरुसंpha·ru·saṃ वाचं,vā·caṃ

Suṇanto pharusaṁ vācaṁ,

that you endure such harsh words
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सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā वेपचित्तिनो’ति।ve·pa·cit·ti·no

sammukhā vepacittino’ti.

in the presence of Vepacitti?’
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‘नाहंnā·haṃ भयाbha·yā नna दुब्बल्या,dub·bal·yā

‘Nāhaṁ bhayā na dubbalyā,

‘It’s not out of fear or weakness
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खमामिkha·mā·mi वेपचित्तिनो;ve·pa·cit·ti·no

khamāmi vepacittino;

that I’m patient with Vepacitti.
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कथञ्हिka·thañ·hi मादिसोmā·di·so विञ्ञू,viñ·ñū

Kathañhi mādiso viññū,

For how can a sensible person like me
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बालेनbā·le·na पटिसंयुजे’ति।pa·ṭi·saṃ·yu·je

bālena paṭisaṁyuje’ti.

get in a fight with a fool?’
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‘भिय्योbhiy·yo बालाbā·lā पभिज्जेय्युं,pa·bhij·jey·yuṃ

‘Bhiyyo bālā pabhijjeyyuṁ,

‘Fools would vent even more
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नोno चस्सcas·sa पटिसेधको;pa·ṭi·se·dha·ko

no cassa paṭisedhako;

if there’s no one to put a stop to them.
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तस्माtas·mā भुसेनbhu·se·na दण्डेन,daṇ·ḍe·na

Tasmā bhusena daṇḍena,

So an attentive one should stop
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धीरोdhī·ro बालंbā·laṃ निसेधये’ति।ni·se·dha·ye

dhīro bālaṁ nisedhaye’ti.

a fool with forceful punishment.’
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‘एतदेवe·ta·de·va अहंa·haṃ मञ्ञे,mañ·ñe

‘Etadeva ahaṁ maññe,

‘I think that this is the only way
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बालस्सbā·las·sa पटिसेधनं;pa·ṭi·se·dha·naṃ

bālassa paṭisedhanaṁ;

to put a stop to a fool,
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परंpa·raṃ सङ्कुपितंsaṅ·ku·pi·taṃ ञत्वा,ñat·vā

Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā,

when you know that the other is upset,
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योyo सतोsa·to उपसम्मती’ति।u·pa·sam·ma·tī

yo sato upasammatī’ti.

be mindful and stay calm.’
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‘एतदेवe·ta·de·va तितिक्खाय,ti·tik·khā·ya

‘Etadeva titikkhāya,

‘In this mere endurance, Vāsava,
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वज्जंvaj·jaṃ पस्सामिpas·sā·mi वासव;vā·sa·va

vajjaṁ passāmi vāsava;

I see a flaw.
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यदाya·dā नंnaṃ मञ्ञतिmañ·ña·ti बालो,bā·lo

Yadā naṁ maññati bālo,

When a fool thinks,
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भयाbha·yā म्यायंmyā·yaṃ तितिक्खति;ti·tik·kha·ti

bhayā myāyaṁ titikkhati;

“He endures me out of fear,”
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अज्झारुहतिaj·jhā·ru·ha·ti दुम्मेधो,dum·me·dho

Ajjhāruhati dummedho,

the simpleton will go after you even harder,
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गोवgo·va भिय्योbhiy·yo पलायिनन्’ति।pa·lā·yi·nan

gova bhiyyo palāyinan’ti.

like a cow chasing someone who runs away.’
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‘कामंkā·maṃ मञ्ञतुmañ·ña·tu वाvā माmā वा,vā

‘Kāmaṁ maññatu vā mā vā,

‘Let him think this if he wishes, or not—
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भयाbha·yā म्यायंmyā·yaṃ तितिक्खति;ti·tik·kha·ti

bhayā myāyaṁ titikkhati;

“He endures me out of fear.”
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सदत्थपरमाsa·dat·tha·pa·ra·mā अत्था,at·thā

Sadatthaparamā atthā,

For the highest goal, one’s own,
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खन्त्याkhan·tyā भिय्योbhiy·yo नna विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

khantyā bhiyyo na vijjati.

naught better than patience is found.
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योyo हवेha·ve बलवाba·la·vā सन्तो,san·to

Yo have balavā santo,

When a strong person
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दुब्बलस्सdub·ba·las·sa तितिक्खति;ti·tik·kha·ti

dubbalassa titikkhati;

endures a weakling,
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तमाहुta·mā·hu परमंpa·ra·maṃ खन्तिं,khan·tiṃ

Tamāhu paramaṁ khantiṁ,

they call that the ultimate patience,
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निच्चंnic·caṃ खमतिkha·ma·ti दुब्बलो।dub·ba·lo

niccaṁ khamati dubbalo.

for a weakling must always be patient.
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अबलंa·ba·laṃ तंtaṃ बलंba·laṃ आहु,ā·hu

Abalaṁ taṁ balaṁ āhu,

The strength of folly
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यस्सyas·sa बालबलंbā·la·ba·laṃ बलं;ba·laṃ

yassa bālabalaṁ balaṁ;

is really just weakness, they say.
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बलस्सba·las·sa धम्मगुत्तस्स,dham·ma·gut·tas·sa

Balassa dhammaguttassa,

But no one can challenge a person
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पटिवत्ताpa·ṭi·vat·tā नna विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

paṭivattā na vijjati.

who’s strong, guarded by the teaching.
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तस्सेवtas·se·va तेनte·na पापियो,pā·pi·yo

Tasseva tena pāpiyo,

When you get angry at an angry person
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योyo कुद्धंkud·dhaṃ पटिकुज्झति;pa·ṭi·kuj·jha·ti

yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati;

you just make things worse for yourself.
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कुद्धंkud·dhaṃ अप्पटिकुज्झन्तो,ap·pa·ṭi·kuj·jhan·to

Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto,

When you don’t get angry at an angry person
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सङ्गामंsaṅ·gā·maṃ जेतिje·ti दुज्जयं।duj·ja·yaṃ

saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ.

you win a battle hard to win.
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उभिन्नमत्थंu·bhin·na·mat·thaṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti

Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati,

When you know that the other is angry,
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अत्तनोat·ta·no चca परस्सpa·ras·sa च;ca

attano ca parassa ca;

you act for the good of both
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परंpa·raṃ सङ्कुपितंsaṅ·ku·pi·taṃ ञत्वा,ñat·vā

Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā,

yourself and the other
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योyo सतोsa·to उपसम्मति।u·pa·sam·ma·ti

yo sato upasammati.

if you’re mindful and stay calm.
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उभिन्नंu·bhin·naṃ तिकिच्छन्तानं,ti·kic·chan·tā·naṃ

Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantānaṁ,

People inexpert in the teaching
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अत्तनोat·ta·no चca परस्सpa·ras·sa च;ca

attano ca parassa ca;

consider one who heals both
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जनाja·nā मञ्ञन्तिmañ·ñan·ti बालोति,bā·lo·ti

Janā maññanti bāloti,

oneself and the other
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येye धम्मस्सdham·mas·sa अकोविदा’ति।a·ko·vi·dā

ye dhammassa akovidā’ti.

to be a fool.’
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सोso हिhi नाम,nā·ma भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do सकंsa·kaṃ पुञ्ञफलंpuñ·ña·pha·laṃ उपजीवमानोu·pa·jī·va·mā·no देवानंde·vā·naṃ तावतिंसानंtā·va·tiṃ·sā·naṃ इस्सरियाधिपच्चंis·sa·ri·yā·dhi·pac·caṃ रज्जंraj·jaṃ कारेन्तोkā·ren·to खन्तिसोरच्चस्सkhan·ti·so·rac·cas·sa वण्णवादीvaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

So hi nāma, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo sakaṁ puññaphalaṁ upajīvamāno devānaṁ tāvatiṁsānaṁ issariyādhipaccaṁ rajjaṁ kārento khantisoraccassa vaṇṇavādī bhavissati.

Since, mendicants, even that Sakka, lord of gods—while living off of the fruit of his good deeds, and ruling as sovereign lord over these gods of the thirty-three—will speak in praise of patience and gentleness,
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इधi·dha खोkho तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोभेथso·bhe·tha यंyaṃ तुम्हेtum·he एवंe·vaṃ स्वाक्खातेsvāk·khā·te धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बजिताpab·ba·ji·tā समानाsa·mā·nā खमाkha·mā चca भवेय्याथbha·vey·yā·tha सोरताso·ra·tā चा”ति।cā

Idha kho taṁ, bhikkhave, sobhetha yaṁ tumhe evaṁ svākkhāte dhammavinaye pabbajitā samānā khamā ca bhaveyyātha soratā cā”ti.

you can excel at this, for you who have gone forth in such a well explained teaching and training can develop patience and gentleness.”

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.