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Mahārukkhasutta
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महारुक्खसुत्तma·hā·ruk·kha·sut·ta
Mahārukkhasutta
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“उपादानियेसु,u·pā·dā·ni·ye·su भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्मेसुdham·me·su अस्सादानुपस्सिनोas·sā·dā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā पवड्ढति।pa·vaḍ·ḍha·ti
“Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.
“There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.
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तण्हापच्चयाtaṇ·hā·pac·ca·yā उपादानं;u·pā·dā·naṃ
Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ;
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उपादानपच्चयाu·pā·dā·na·pac·ca·yā भवोbha·vo …पे…pe
upādānapaccayā bhavo …pe…
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महारुक्खो।ma·hā·ruk·kho
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho.
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तस्सtas·sa यानिyā·ni चेवce·va मूलानिmū·lā·ni अधोगमानि,a·dho·ga·mā·ni यानिyā·ni चca तिरियङ्गमानि,ti·ri·yaṅ·ga·mā·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni उद्धंud·dhaṃ ओजंo·jaṃ अभिहरन्ति।a·bhi·ha·ran·ti
Tassa yāni ceva mūlāni adhogamāni, yāni ca tiriyaṅgamāni, sabbāni tāni uddhaṁ ojaṁ abhiharanti.
And its roots going downwards and across all draw the sap upwards.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महारुक्खोma·hā·ruk·kho तदाहारोta·dā·hā·ro तदुपादानोta·du·pā·dā·no चिरंci·raṃ दीघमद्धानंdī·gha·mad·dhā·naṃ तिट्ठेय्य।tiṭ·ṭhey·ya
Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahārukkho tadāhāro tadupādāno ciraṁ dīghamaddhānaṁ tiṭṭheyya.
Fed and fuelled by that, the great tree would stand for a long time.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve उपादानियेसुu·pā·dā·ni·ye·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su अस्सादानुपस्सिनोas·sā·dā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā पवड्ढति।pa·vaḍ·ḍha·ti
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.
In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the gratification provided by these things, your craving grows.
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तण्हापच्चयाtaṇ·hā·pac·ca·yā उपादानंu·pā·dā·naṃ …पे…pe
Taṇhāpaccayā upādānaṁ …pe…
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उपादानियेसु,u·pā·dā·ni·ye·su भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्मेसुdham·me·su आदीनवानुपस्सिनोā·dī·na·vā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā निरुज्झति।ni·ruj·jha·ti
Upādāniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.
There are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधो;u·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho
Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महारुक्खो।ma·hā·ruk·kho
Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahārukkho.
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सोso तंtaṃ रुक्खंruk·khaṃ मूलेmū·le छिन्देय्य,chin·dey·ya मूलंmū·laṃ छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā पलिखणेय्य,pa·li·kha·ṇey·ya पलिखणित्वाpa·li·kha·ṇit·vā मूलानिmū·lā·ni उद्धरेय्यud·dha·rey·ya अन्तमसोan·ta·ma·so उसीरनाळिमत्तानिपि।u·sī·ra·nā·ḷi·mat·tā·ni·pi
So taṁ rukkhaṁ mūle chindeyya, mūlaṁ chinditvā palikhaṇeyya, palikhaṇitvā mūlāni uddhareyya antamaso usīranāḷimattānipi.
They’d cut the tree down at the roots, dig it up, and pull the roots out, down to the fibers and stems.
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सोso तंtaṃ रुक्खंruk·khaṃ खण्डाखण्डिकंkhaṇ·ḍā·khaṇ·ḍi·kaṃ छिन्देय्य,chin·dey·ya खण्डाखण्डिकंkhaṇ·ḍā·khaṇ·ḍi·kaṃ छिन्दित्वाchin·dit·vā फालेय्य,phā·ley·ya फालेत्वाphā·let·vā सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ सकलिकंsa·ka·li·kaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā वातातपेvā·tā·ta·pe विसोसेय्य;vi·so·sey·ya
So taṁ rukkhaṁ khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chindeyya, khaṇḍākhaṇḍikaṁ chinditvā phāleyya, phāletvā sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ kareyya, sakalikaṁ sakalikaṁ karitvā vātātape visoseyya;
They’d cut the tree apart, cut up the parts, and chop it into splinters. They’d dry the splinters in the wind and sun, burn them with fire, and reduce them to ashes. Then they’d winnow the ashes in a strong wind, or float them away down a swift stream.
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वातातपेvā·tā·ta·pe विसोसेत्वाvi·so·set·vā अग्गिनाag·gi·nā डहेय्य,ḍa·hey·ya अग्गिनाag·gi·nā डहेत्वाḍa·het·vā मसिंma·siṃ करेय्य,ka·rey·ya मसिंma·siṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā महावातेma·hā·vā·te वाvā ओफुणेय्यo·phu·ṇey·ya नदियाna·di·yā वाvā सीघसोतायsī·gha·so·tā·ya पवाहेय्य।pa·vā·hey·ya
vātātape visosetvā agginā ḍaheyya, agginā ḍahetvā masiṁ kareyya, masiṁ karitvā mahāvāte vā ophuṇeyya nadiyā vā sīghasotāya pavāheyya.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महारुक्खोma·hā·ruk·kho उच्छिन्नमूलोuc·chin·na·mū·lo अस्सas·sa तालावत्थुकतोtā·lā·vat·thu·ka·to अनभावङ्कतोa·na·bhā·vaṅ·ka·to आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ अनुप्पादधम्मो।a·nup·pā·da·dham·mo
Evañhi so, bhikkhave, mahārukkho ucchinnamūlo assa tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo.
In this way the great tree is cut off at the root, made like a palm stump, obliterated, and unable to arise in the future.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve उपादानियेसुu·pā·dā·ni·ye·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su आदीनवानुपस्सिनोā·dī·na·vā·nu·pas·si·no विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to तण्हाtaṇ·hā निरुज्झति।ni·ruj·jha·ti
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, upādāniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.
In the same way, there are things that fuel grasping. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधो;u·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho
Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho;
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ
Pañcamaṁ.
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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.