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Subhāsitajayasutta

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   संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 11।5

   Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.5

   Linked Discourses 11.5

2. 2

   1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   1. Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

3. 3

   सुभासितजयसुत्तsu·bhā·si·ta·ja·ya·sut·ta

   Subhāsitajayasutta

   Victory by Good Speech

4. 4

   सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

   Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

   At Sāvatthī.

5. 5

   “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.

6. 6

   अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

   Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ etadavoca:

   Then Vepacitti, lord of titans, said to Sakka, lord of gods,

7. 7

   ‘होतु,ho·tu देवानमिन्द,de·vā·na·min·da सुभासितेनsu·bhā·si·te·na जयो’ति।ja·yo

   ‘hotu, devānaminda, subhāsitena jayo’ti.

   ‘Lord of gods, let there be victory by fine words!’

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   ‘होतु,ho·tu वेपचित्ति,ve·pa·cit·ti सुभासितेनsu·bhā·si·te·na जयो’ति।ja·yo

   ‘Hotu, vepacitti, subhāsitena jayo’ti.

   ‘Vepacitti, let there be victory by fine words!’

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   अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवाde·vā चca असुराa·su·rā चca पारिसज्जेpā·ri·saj·je ठपेसुं:ṭha·pe·suṃ

   Atha kho, bhikkhave, devā ca asurā ca pārisajje ṭhapesuṁ:

   Then the gods and the titans appointed a panel of judges, saying,

10. 10

    ‘इमेi·me नोno सुभासितदुब्भासितंsu·bhā·si·ta·dub·bhā·si·taṃ आजानिस्सन्ती’ति।ā·jā·nis·san·tī

    ‘ime no subhāsitadubbhāsitaṁ ājānissantī’ti.

    ‘These will understand our good and bad statements.’

11. 11

    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ etadavoca:

    Then Vepacitti, lord of titans, said to Sakka, lord of gods,

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    ‘भण,bha·ṇa देवानमिन्द,de·vā·na·min·da गाथन्’ति।gā·than

    ‘bhaṇa, devānaminda, gāthan’ti.

    ‘Lord of gods, recite a verse!’

13. 13

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do वेपचित्तिंve·pa·cit·tiṃ असुरिन्दंa·su·rin·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ etadavoca:

    When he said this, Sakka said to him,

14. 14

    ‘तुम्हेtum·he ख्वेत्थ,khvet·tha वेपचित्ति,ve·pa·cit·ti पुब्बदेवा।pub·ba·de·vā

    ‘tumhe khvettha, vepacitti, pubbadevā.

    ‘Vepacitti, you are the elder gods here.

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    भण,bha·ṇa वेपचित्ति,ve·pa·cit·ti गाथन्’ति।gā·than

    Bhaṇa, vepacitti, gāthan’ti.

    Recite a verse.’

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    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do इमंi·maṃ गाथंgā·thaṃ अभासि:a·bhā·si

    Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

    So Vepacitti spoke this verse:

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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 intelligent person should stop

20. 20

    धीरोdhī·ro बालंbā·laṃ निसेधये’ति।ni·se·dha·ye

    dhīro bālaṁ nisedhaye’ti.

    a fool with forceful punishment.’

21. 21

    भासितायbhā·si·tā·ya खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिनाve·pa·cit·ti·nā असुरिन्देनa·su·rin·de·na गाथायgā·thā·ya असुराa·su·rā अनुमोदिंसु,a·nu·mo·diṃ·su देवाde·vā तुण्हीtuṇ·hī अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

    Bhāsitāya kho pana, bhikkhave, vepacittinā asurindena gāthāya asurā anumodiṁsu, devā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.

    The titans applauded Vepacitti’s verse, while the gods kept silent.

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ etadavoca:

    Then Vepacitti said to Sakka,

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    ‘भण,bha·ṇa देवानमिन्द,de·vā·na·min·da गाथन्’ति।gā·than

    ‘bhaṇa, devānaminda, gāthan’ti.

    ‘Lord of gods, recite a verse!’

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    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do इमंi·maṃ गाथंgā·thaṃ अभासि:a·bhā·si

    Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

    So Sakka spoke this verse:

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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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    भासितायbhā·si·tā·ya खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्केनsak·ke·na देवानमिन्देनde·vā·na·min·de·na गाथाय,gā·thā·ya देवाde·vā अनुमोदिंसु,a·nu·mo·diṃ·su असुराa·su·rā तुण्हीtuṇ·hī अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

    Bhāsitāya kho pana, bhikkhave, sakkena devānamindena gāthāya, devā anumodiṁsu, asurā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.

    The gods applauded Sakka’s verse, while the titans kept silent.

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do वेपचित्तिंve·pa·cit·tiṃ असुरिन्दंa·su·rin·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ etadavoca:

    Then Sakka said to Vepacitti,

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    ‘भण,bha·ṇa वेपचित्ति,ve·pa·cit·ti गाथन्’ति।gā·than

    ‘bhaṇa, vepacitti, gāthan’ti.

    ‘Vepacitti, recite a verse!’

32. 32

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do इमंi·maṃ गाथंgā·thaṃ अभासि:a·bhā·si

    Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

    So Vepacitti spoke this verse:

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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,”

37. 37

    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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    भासितायbhā·si·tā·ya खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिनाve·pa·cit·ti·nā असुरिन्देनa·su·rin·de·na गाथायgā·thā·ya असुराa·su·rā अनुमोदिंसु,a·nu·mo·diṃ·su देवाde·vā तुण्हीtuṇ·hī अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

    Bhāsitāya kho pana, bhikkhave, vepacittinā asurindena gāthāya asurā anumodiṁsu, devā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.

    The titans applauded Vepacitti’s verse, while the gods kept silent.

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve वेपचित्तिve·pa·cit·ti असुरिन्दोa·su·rin·do सक्कंsak·kaṃ देवानमिन्दंde·vā·na·min·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ etadavoca:

    Then Vepacitti said to Sakka,

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    ‘भण,bha·ṇa देवानमिन्द,de·vā·na·min·da गाथन्’ति।gā·than

    ‘bhaṇa, devānaminda, gāthan’ti.

    ‘Lord of gods, recite a verse!’

42. 42

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कोsak·ko देवानमिन्दोde·vā·na·min·do इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

    Evaṁ vutte, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

    So Sakka spoke this verse:

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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

58. 58

    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

62. 62

    योyo सतोsa·to उपसम्मति।u·pa·sam·ma·ti

    yo sato upasammati.

    if you’re mindful and stay calm.

63. 63

    उभिन्नंu·bhin·naṃ तिकिच्छन्तानं,ti·kic·chan·tā·naṃ

    Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantānaṁ,

    People inexpert in the teaching

64. 64

    अत्तनोat·ta·no चca परस्सpa·ras·sa च;ca

    attano ca parassa ca;

    consider one who heals both

65. 65

    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.’

67. 67

    भासितासुbhā·si·tā·su खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्केनsak·ke·na देवानमिन्देनde·vā·na·min·de·na गाथासु,gā·thā·su देवाde·vā अनुमोदिंसु,a·nu·mo·diṃ·su असुराa·su·rā तुण्हीtuṇ·hī अहेसुं।a·he·suṃ

    Bhāsitāsu kho pana, bhikkhave, sakkena devānamindena gāthāsu, devā anumodiṁsu, asurā tuṇhī ahesuṁ.

    The gods applauded Sakka’s verses, while the titans kept silent.

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवानञ्चde·vā·nañ·ca असुरानञ्चa·su·rā·nañ·ca पारिसज्जाpā·ri·saj·jā एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, devānañca asurānañca pārisajjā etadavocuṁ:

    Then the panel of judges consisting of both gods and titans said this,

69. 69

    ‘भासिताbhā·si·tā खोkho वेपचित्तिनाve·pa·cit·ti·nā असुरिन्देनa·su·rin·de·na गाथायो।gā·thā·yo

    ‘bhāsitā kho vepacittinā asurindena gāthāyo.

    ‘The verses spoken by Vepacitti

70. 70

    ताtā चca खोkho सदण्डावचराsa·daṇ·ḍā·va·ca·rā ससत्थावचरा,sa·sat·thā·va·ca·rā इतिi·ti भण्डनंbhaṇ·ḍa·naṃ इतिi·ti विग्गहोvig·ga·ho इतिi·ti कलहो।ka·la·ho

    Tā ca kho sadaṇḍāvacarā sasatthāvacarā, iti bhaṇḍanaṁ iti viggaho iti kalaho.

    evoke punishment and violence. That’s how you get fights, arguments, and quarrels.

71. 71

    भासिताbhā·si·tā खोkho सक्केनsak·ke·na देवानमिन्देनde·vā·na·min·de·na गाथायो।gā·thā·yo

    Bhāsitā kho sakkena devānamindena gāthāyo.

    The verses spoken by Sakka

72. 72

    ताtā चca खोkho अदण्डावचराa·daṇ·ḍā·va·ca·rā असत्थावचरा,a·sat·thā·va·ca·rā इतिi·ti अभण्डनंa·bhaṇ·ḍa·naṃ इतिi·ti अविग्गहोa·vig·ga·ho इतिi·ti अकलहो।a·ka·la·ho

    Tā ca kho adaṇḍāvacarā asatthāvacarā, iti abhaṇḍanaṁ iti aviggaho iti akalaho.

    don’t evoke punishment and violence. That’s how you stay free of fights, arguments, and quarrels.

73. 73

    सक्कस्सsak·kas·sa देवानमिन्दस्सde·vā·na·min·das·sa सुभासितेनsu·bhā·si·te·na जयो’ति।ja·yo

    Sakkassa devānamindassa subhāsitena jayo’ti.

    Sakka, lord of gods, wins victory by fine words!’

74. 74

    इतिi·ti खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सक्कस्सsak·kas·sa देवानमिन्दस्सde·vā·na·min·das·sa सुभासितेनsu·bhā·si·te·na जयोja·yo अहोसी”ति।a·ho·sī

    Iti kho, bhikkhave, sakkassa devānamindassa subhāsitena jayo ahosī”ti.

    And that’s how Sakka came to win victory by fine words.”

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.