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Gaṅgāsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 15।8

Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.8

Linked Discourses 15.8
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1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One
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गङ्गासुत्तgaṅ·gā·sut·ta

Gaṅgāsutta

The Ganges
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राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवने।ve·ḷu·va·ne

Rājagahe viharati veḷuvane.

Near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove.
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अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

Atha kho aññataro brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then a certain brahmin went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.
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सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and asked the Buddha,
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“कीवबहुकाkī·va·ba·hu·kā नुnu खो,kho भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma कप्पाkap·pā अब्भतीताab·bha·tī·tā अतिक्कन्ता”ति?a·tik·kan·tā

“kīvabahukā nu kho, bho gotama, kappā abbhatītā atikkantā”ti?

“Worthy Gotama, how many eons have passed?”
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“बहुकाba·hu·kā खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कप्पाkap·pā अब्भतीताab·bha·tī·tā अतिक्कन्ता।a·tik·kan·tā

“Bahukā kho, brāhmaṇa, kappā abbhatītā atikkantā.

“Brahmin, many eons have passed.
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तेte नna सुकराsu·ka·rā सङ्खातुं:saṅ·khā·tuṃ

Te na sukarā saṅkhātuṁ:

It’s not easy to calculate
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‘एत्तकाet·ta·kā कप्पाkap·pā इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसतानिkap·pa·sa·tā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसहस्सानिkap·pa·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसतसहस्सानिkap·pa·sa·ta·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा’”ति।vā

‘ettakā kappā iti vā, ettakāni kappasatāni iti vā, ettakāni kappasahassāni iti vā, ettakāni kappasatasahassāni iti vā’”ti.

how many eons have passed, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of eons.”
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“सक्काsak·kā पन,pa·na भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma उपमंu·pa·maṃ कातुन्”ति?kā·tun

“Sakkā pana, bho gotama, upamaṁ kātun”ti?

“But worthy Gotama, can you give a simile?”
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“सक्का,sak·kā ब्राह्मणा”तिbrāh·ma·ṇā भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

“Sakkā, brāhmaṇā”ti bhagavā avoca.

“I can,” said the Buddha.
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa यतोya·to चायंcā·yaṃ गङ्गाgaṅ·gā नदीna·dī पभवतिpa·bha·va·ti यत्थyat·tha चca महासमुद्दंma·hā·sa·mud·daṃ अप्पेति,ap·pe·ti याyā एतस्मिंe·tas·miṃ अन्तरेan·ta·re वालिकाvā·li·kā साsā नna सुकराsu·ka·rā सङ्खातुं:saṅ·khā·tuṃ

“Seyyathāpi, brāhmaṇa, yato cāyaṁ gaṅgā nadī pabhavati yattha ca mahāsamuddaṁ appeti, yā etasmiṁ antare vālikā sā na sukarā saṅkhātuṁ:

“Consider the Ganges River from where it originates to where it meets the ocean. Between these places it’s not easy to calculate
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‘एत्तकाet·ta·kā वालिकाvā·li·kā इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वालिकसतानिvā·li·ka·sa·tā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वालिकसहस्सानिvā·li·ka·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni वालिकसतसहस्सानिvā·li·ka·sa·ta·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा’ति।vā

‘ettakā vālikā iti vā, ettakāni vālikasatāni iti vā, ettakāni vālikasahassāni iti vā, ettakāni vālikasatasahassāni iti vā’ti.

how many grains of sand there are, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of grains of sand.
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ततोta·to बहुतराba·hu·ta·rā खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa कप्पाkap·pā अब्भतीताab·bha·tī·tā अतिक्कन्ता।a·tik·kan·tā

Tato bahutarā kho, brāhmaṇa, kappā abbhatītā atikkantā.

The eons that have passed are more than this.
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तेte नna सुकराsu·ka·rā सङ्खातुं:saṅ·khā·tuṃ

Te na sukarā saṅkhātuṁ:

It’s not easy to calculate
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‘एत्तकाet·ta·kā कप्पाkap·pā इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसतानिkap·pa·sa·tā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसहस्सानिkap·pa·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा,vā एत्तकानिet·ta·kā·ni कप्पसतसहस्सानिkap·pa·sa·ta·sa·has·sā·ni इतिi·ti वा’ति।vā

‘ettakā kappā iti vā, ettakāni kappasatāni iti vā, ettakāni kappasahassāni iti vā, ettakāni kappasatasahassāni iti vā’ti.

how many eons have passed, how many hundreds or thousands or hundreds of thousands of eons.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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अनमतग्गोयं,a·na·ma·tag·go·yaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa संसारो।saṃ·sā·ro

Anamataggoyaṁ, brāhmaṇa, saṁsāro.

This transmigration has no known beginning.
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पुब्बाpub·bā कोटिko·ṭi नna पञ्ञायतिpañ·ñā·ya·ti अविज्जानीवरणानंa·vij·jā·nī·va·ra·ṇā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ तण्हासंयोजनानंtaṇ·hā·saṃ·yo·ja·nā·naṃ सन्धावतंsan·dhā·va·taṃ संसरतं।saṃ·sa·ra·taṃ

Pubbā koṭi na paññāyati avijjānīvaraṇānaṁ sattānaṁ taṇhāsaṁyojanānaṁ sandhāvataṁ saṁsarataṁ.

No first point is found of sentient beings roaming and transmigrating, shrouded by ignorance and fettered by craving.
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एवंe·vaṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa दुक्खंduk·khaṃ पच्चनुभूतंpac·ca·nu·bhū·taṃ तिब्बंtib·baṃ पच्चनुभूतंpac·ca·nu·bhū·taṃ ब्यसनंbya·sa·naṃ पच्चनुभूतं,pac·ca·nu·bhū·taṃ कटसीka·ṭa·sī वड्ढिता।vaḍ·ḍhi·tā

Evaṁ dīgharattaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, dukkhaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ tibbaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ byasanaṁ paccanubhūtaṁ, kaṭasī vaḍḍhitā.

For such a long time you have undergone suffering, agony, and disaster, swelling the cemeteries.
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यावञ्चिदं,yā·vañ·ci·daṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa अलमेवa·la·me·va सब्बसङ्खारेसुsab·ba·saṅ·khā·re·su निब्बिन्दितुं,nib·bin·di·tuṃ अलंa·laṃ विरज्जितुं,vi·raj·ji·tuṃ अलंa·laṃ विमुच्चितुन्”ति।vi·muc·ci·tun

Yāvañcidaṁ, brāhmaṇa, alameva sabbasaṅkhāresu nibbindituṁ, alaṁ virajjituṁ, alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.

This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te सोso ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the brahmin said to the Buddha,
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतमgo·ta·ma …पे…pe

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent! …
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उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.