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Bālapaṇḍitasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।19

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.19

Linked Discourses 12.19
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2। आहारवग्गā·hā·ra·vag·ga

2. Āhāravagga

2. Fuel
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बालपण्डितसुत्तbā·la·paṇ·ḍi·ta·sut·ta

Bālapaṇḍitasutta

The Astute and the Foolish
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सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.
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“अविज्जानीवरणस्स,a·vij·jā·nī·va·ra·ṇas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बालस्सbā·las·sa तण्हायtaṇ·hā·ya सम्पयुत्तस्सsam·pa·yut·tas·sa एवमयंe·va·ma·yaṃ कायोkā·yo समुदागतो।sa·mu·dā·ga·to

“Avijjānīvaraṇassa, bhikkhave, bālassa taṇhāya sampayuttassa evamayaṁ kāyo samudāgato.

“Mendicants, for a fool shrouded by ignorance and coupled to craving, this body has been produced.
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इतिi·ti अयञ्चेवa·yañ·ce·va कायोkā·yo बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā चca नामरूपं,nā·ma·rū·paṃ इत्थेतंit·the·taṃ द्वयं,dva·yaṃ द्वयंdva·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca फस्सोphas·so सळेवायतनानि,sa·ḷe·vā·ya·ta·nā·ni येहिye·hi फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho बालोbā·lo सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ पटिसंवेदयतिpa·ṭi·saṃ·ve·da·ya·ti एतेसंe·te·saṃ वाvā अञ्ञतरेन।añ·ña·ta·re·na

Iti ayañceva kāyo bahiddhā ca nāmarūpaṁ, itthetaṁ dvayaṁ, dvayaṁ paṭicca phasso saḷevāyatanāni, yehi phuṭṭho bālo sukhadukkhaṁ paṭisaṁvedayati etesaṁ vā aññatarena.

So there is this duality: this body and external name and form. Contact depends on this duality. When contacted through one or other of the six sense fields, the fool experiences pleasure and pain.
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अविज्जानीवरणस्स,a·vij·jā·nī·va·ra·ṇas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पण्डितस्सpaṇ·ḍi·tas·sa तण्हायtaṇ·hā·ya सम्पयुत्तस्सsam·pa·yut·tas·sa एवमयंe·va·ma·yaṃ कायोkā·yo समुदागतो।sa·mu·dā·ga·to

Avijjānīvaraṇassa, bhikkhave, paṇḍitassa taṇhāya sampayuttassa evamayaṁ kāyo samudāgato.

For an astute person shrouded by ignorance and coupled to craving, this body has been produced.
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इतिi·ti अयञ्चेवa·yañ·ce·va कायोkā·yo बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā चca नामरूपं,nā·ma·rū·paṃ इत्थेतंit·the·taṃ द्वयं,dva·yaṃ द्वयंdva·yaṃ पटिच्चpa·ṭic·ca फस्सोphas·so सळेवायतनानि,sa·ḷe·vā·ya·ta·nā·ni येहिye·hi फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to सुखदुक्खंsu·kha·duk·khaṃ पटिसंवेदयतिpa·ṭi·saṃ·ve·da·ya·ti एतेसंe·te·saṃ वाvā अञ्ञतरेन।añ·ña·ta·re·na

Iti ayañceva kāyo bahiddhā ca nāmarūpaṁ, itthetaṁ dvayaṁ, dvayaṁ paṭicca phasso saḷevāyatanāni, yehi phuṭṭho paṇḍito sukhadukkhaṁ paṭisaṁvedayati etesaṁ vā aññatarena.

So there is this duality: this body and external name and form. Contact depends on this duality. When contacted through one or other of the six sense fields, the astute person experiences pleasure and pain.
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तत्र,tat·ra भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कोko विसेसोvi·se·so कोko अधिप्पयासोa·dhip·pa·yā·so किंkiṃ नानाकरणंnā·nā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ पण्डितस्सpaṇ·ḍi·tas·sa बालेना”ति?bā·le·nā

Tatra, bhikkhave, ko viseso ko adhippayāso kiṁ nānākaraṇaṁ paṇḍitassa bālenā”ti?

What, then, is the difference between the foolish and the astute?”
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“भगवंमूलकाbha·ga·vaṃ·mū·la·kā नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te धम्मा,dham·mā भगवंनेत्तिका,bha·ga·vaṃ·net·ti·kā भगवंपटिसरणा।bha·ga·vaṃ·pa·ṭi·sa·ra·ṇā साधुsā·dhu वत,va·ta भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंयेवbha·ga·van·taṃ·ye·va पटिभातुpa·ṭi·bhā·tu एतस्सe·tas·sa भासितस्सbhā·si·tas·sa अत्थो।at·tho भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सुत्वाsut·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū धारेस्सन्ती”ति।dhā·res·san·tī

“Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā, bhagavaṁnettikā, bhagavaṁpaṭisaraṇā. Sādhu vata, bhante, bhagavantaṁyeva paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho. Bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

“Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. He is our guide and our refuge. Sir, may the Buddha himself please clarify the meaning of this. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुणाथ,su·ṇā·tha साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोथ,ka·ro·tha भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

“Tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Well then, mendicants, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसुं।pac·cas·so·suṃ

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

“Yes, sir,” they replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“यायyā·ya च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अविज्जायa·vij·jā·ya निवुतस्सni·vu·tas·sa बालस्सbā·las·sa यायyā·ya चca तण्हायtaṇ·hā·ya सम्पयुत्तस्सsam·pa·yut·tas·sa अयंa·yaṃ कायोkā·yo समुदागतो,sa·mu·dā·ga·to साsā चेवce·va अविज्जाa·vij·jā बालस्सbā·las·sa अप्पहीनाap·pa·hī·nā साsā चca तण्हाtaṇ·hā अपरिक्खीणा।a·pa·rik·khī·ṇā

“Yāya ca, bhikkhave, avijjāya nivutassa bālassa yāya ca taṇhāya sampayuttassa ayaṁ kāyo samudāgato, sā ceva avijjā bālassa appahīnā sā ca taṇhā aparikkhīṇā.

“For a fool shrouded by ignorance and coupled to craving, this body has been produced. But the fool has not given up that ignorance or finished that craving.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve बालोbā·lo अचरिa·ca·ri ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ सम्माsam·mā दुक्खक्खयाय।duk·khak·kha·yā·ya

Na, bhikkhave, bālo acari brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhakkhayāya.

The fool has not completed the spiritual journey for the complete ending of suffering.
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तस्माtas·mā बालोbā·lo कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā कायूपगोkā·yū·pa·go होति,ho·ti

Tasmā bālo kāyassa bhedā kāyūpago hoti,

Therefore, when their body breaks up, the fool passes on to another body.
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सोso कायूपगोkā·yū·pa·go समानोsa·mā·no नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti जातियाjā·ti·yā जरामरणेनja·rā·ma·ra·ṇe·na सोकेहिso·ke·hi परिदेवेहिpa·ri·de·ve·hi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi दोमनस्सेहिdo·ma·nas·se·hi उपायासेहि।u·pā·yā·se·hi

so kāyūpago samāno na parimuccati jātiyā jarāmaraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi.

When they have passed on to another body, they’re not freed from rebirth, old age, and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
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‘नna परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti दुक्खस्मा’तिduk·khas·mā वदामि।va·dā·mi

‘Na parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.

They’re not freed from suffering, I say.
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यायyā·ya च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अविज्जायa·vij·jā·ya निवुतस्सni·vu·tas·sa पण्डितस्सpaṇ·ḍi·tas·sa यायyā·ya चca तण्हायtaṇ·hā·ya सम्पयुत्तस्सsam·pa·yut·tas·sa अयंa·yaṃ कायोkā·yo समुदागतो,sa·mu·dā·ga·to साsā चेवce·va अविज्जाa·vij·jā पण्डितस्सpaṇ·ḍi·tas·sa पहीना,pa·hī·nā साsā चca तण्हाtaṇ·hā परिक्खीणा।pa·rik·khī·ṇā

Yāya ca, bhikkhave, avijjāya nivutassa paṇḍitassa yāya ca taṇhāya sampayuttassa ayaṁ kāyo samudāgato, sā ceva avijjā paṇḍitassa pahīnā, sā ca taṇhā parikkhīṇā.

For an astute person shrouded by ignorance and coupled to craving, this body has been produced. But the astute person has given up that ignorance and finished that craving.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अचरि,a·ca·ri भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ सम्माsam·mā दुक्खक्खयाय।duk·khak·kha·yā·ya

Acari, bhikkhave, paṇḍito brahmacariyaṁ sammā dukkhakkhayāya.

The astute person has completed the spiritual journey for the complete ending of suffering.
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तस्माtas·mā पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā नna कायूपगोkā·yū·pa·go होति।ho·ti

Tasmā paṇḍito kāyassa bhedā na kāyūpago hoti.

Therefore, when their body breaks up, the astute person does not pass on to another body.
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सोso अकायूपगोa·kā·yū·pa·go समानोsa·mā·no परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti जातियाjā·ti·yā जरामरणेनja·rā·ma·ra·ṇe·na सोकेहिso·ke·hi परिदेवेहिpa·ri·de·ve·hi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi दोमनस्सेहिdo·ma·nas·se·hi उपायासेहि।u·pā·yā·se·hi

So akāyūpago samāno parimuccati jātiyā jarāmaraṇena sokehi paridevehi dukkhehi domanassehi upāyāsehi.

Not passing on to another body, they’re freed from rebirth, old age, and death, from sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.
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‘परिमुच्चतिpa·ri·muc·ca·ti दुक्खस्मा’तिduk·khas·mā वदामि।va·dā·mi

‘Parimuccati dukkhasmā’ti vadāmi.

They’re freed from suffering, I say.
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अयंa·yaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve विसेसो,vi·se·so अयंa·yaṃ अधिप्पयासो,a·dhip·pa·yā·so इदंi·daṃ नानाकरणंnā·nā·ka·ra·ṇaṃ पण्डितस्सpaṇ·ḍi·tas·sa बालेनbā·le·na यदिदंya·di·daṃ ब्रह्मचरियवासो”ति।brah·ma·ca·ri·ya·vā·so

Ayaṁ kho, bhikkhave, viseso, ayaṁ adhippayāso, idaṁ nānākaraṇaṁ paṇḍitassa bālena yadidaṁ brahmacariyavāso”ti.

This is the difference here between the foolish and the astute, that is, leading the spiritual life.”
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ

Navamaṁ.

(Pāli only)

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.