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Taruṇarukkhasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 12।57

Saṁyutta Nikāya 12.57

Linked Discourses 12.57
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6। दुक्खवग्गduk·kha·vag·ga

6. Dukkhavagga

6. Suffering
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तरुणरुक्खसुत्तta·ru·ṇa·ruk·kha·sut·ta

Taruṇarukkhasutta

A Sapling
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सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.
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“संयोजनियेसु,saṃ·yo·ja·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

“Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.

“There are things that tighten the fetters. 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…

Craving is a requirement for grasping. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa समुदयोsa·mu·da·yo होति।ho·ti

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तरुणोta·ru·ṇo रुक्खो।ruk·kho

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, taruṇo rukkho.

Suppose there was a sapling.
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तस्सtas·sa पुरिसोpu·ri·so कालेनkā·le·na कालंkā·laṃ मूलानिmū·lā·ni पलिमज्जेय्यpa·li·maj·jey·ya कालेनkā·le·na कालंkā·laṃ पंसुंpaṃ·suṃ ददेय्य,da·dey·ya कालेनkā·le·na कालंkā·laṃ उदकंu·da·kaṃ ददेय्य।da·dey·ya

Tassa puriso kālena kālaṁ mūlāni palimajjeyya kālena kālaṁ paṁsuṁ dadeyya, kālena kālaṁ udakaṁ dadeyya.

And from time to time someone would clear around the roots, supply soil, and water it.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तरुणोta·ru·ṇo रुक्खोruk·kho तदाहारोta·dā·hā·ro तदुपादानोta·du·pā·dā·no वुद्धिंvud·dhiṃ विरूळ्हिंvi·rū·ḷhiṃ वेपुल्लंve·pul·laṃ आपज्जेय्य।ā·paj·jey·ya

Evañhi so, bhikkhave, taruṇo rukkho tadāhāro tadupādāno vuddhiṁ virūḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjeyya.

Fed and fuelled by that, the sapling would grow, increase, and mature.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संयोजनियेसुsaṃ·yo·ja·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, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu assādānupassino viharato taṇhā pavaḍḍhati.

In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. 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…

Craving is a requirement for grasping. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa समुदयोsa·mu·da·yo होति।ho·ti

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa samudayo hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering originates.
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संयोजनियेसु,saṃ·yo·ja·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

Saṁyojaniyesu, bhikkhave, dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.

There are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधोu·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho …पे…pe

Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho …pe…

When craving ceases, grasping ceases. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa निरोधोni·ro·dho होति।ho·ti

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hoti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तरुणोta·ru·ṇo रुक्खो।ruk·kho

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, taruṇo rukkho.

Suppose there was a sapling.
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अथa·tha पुरिसोpu·ri·so आगच्छेय्यā·gac·chey·ya कुद्दालपिटकंkud·dā·la·pi·ṭa·kaṃ आदायā·dā·ya …पे…pe

Atha puriso āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya …pe…

Then a person comes along with a spade and basket. …
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नदियाna·di·yā वाvā सीघसोतायsī·gha·so·tā·ya पवाहेय्य।pa·vā·hey·ya

nadiyā vā sīghasotāya pavāheyya.

They’d cut the sapling 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 glide them down a swift stream.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तरुणोta·ru·ṇo रुक्खोruk·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, taruṇo rukkho ucchinnamūlo assa tālāvatthukato anabhāvaṅkato āyatiṁ anuppādadhammo.

In this way the sapling 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 संयोजनियेसुsaṃ·yo·ja·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, saṁyojaniyesu dhammesu ādīnavānupassino viharato taṇhā nirujjhati.

In the same way, there are things that tighten the fetters. When you concentrate on the drawbacks of these things, your craving ceases.
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तण्हानिरोधाtaṇ·hā·ni·ro·dhā उपादाननिरोधोu·pā·dā·na·ni·ro·dho …पे…pe

Taṇhānirodhā upādānanirodho …pe…

When craving ceases, grasping ceases. …
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एवमेतस्सe·va·me·tas·sa केवलस्सke·va·las·sa दुक्खक्खन्धस्सduk·khak·khan·dhas·sa निरोधोni·ro·dho होती”ति।ho·tī

evametassa kevalassa dukkhakkhandhassa nirodho hotī”ti.

That is how this entire mass of suffering ceases.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.