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Ovādasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 16।6

Saṁyutta Nikāya 16.6

Linked Discourses 16.6
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1। कस्सपवग्गkas·sa·pa·vag·ga

1. Kassapavagga

1. Kassapa
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ओवादसुत्तo·vā·da·sut·ta

Ovādasutta

Advice
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राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he वेळुवने।ve·ḷu·va·ne

Rājagahe veḷuvane.

Near Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā महाकस्सपोma·hā·kas·sa·po येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ महाकस्सपंma·hā·kas·sa·paṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā mahākassapo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ mahākassapaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

Then Venerable Mahākassapa went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him:
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“ओवद,o·va·da कस्सप,kas·sa·pa भिक्खू;bhik·khū

“ovada, kassapa, bhikkhū;

“Kassapa, advise the mendicants!
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करोहि,ka·ro·hi कस्सप,kas·sa·pa भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ धम्मिंdham·miṃ कथं।ka·thaṃ

karohi, kassapa, bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiṁ kathaṁ.

Give them a Dhamma talk!
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अहंa·haṃ वा,vā कस्सप,kas·sa·pa भिक्खूbhik·khū ओवदेय्यंo·va·dey·yaṃ त्वंtvaṃ वा;vā

Ahaṁ vā, kassapa, bhikkhū ovadeyyaṁ tvaṁ vā;

Either you or I should advise the mendicants
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अहंa·haṃ वाvā भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ धम्मिंdham·miṃ कथंka·thaṃ करेय्यंka·rey·yaṃ त्वंtvaṃ वा”ति।vā

ahaṁ vā bhikkhūnaṁ dhammiṁ kathaṁ kareyyaṁ tvaṁ vā”ti.

and give them a Dhamma talk.”
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“दुब्बचाdub·ba·cā खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi भिक्खू,bhik·khū दोवचस्सकरणेहिdo·va·cas·sa·ka·ra·ṇe·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागता,sa·man·nā·ga·tā अक्खमा,ak·kha·mā अप्पदक्खिणग्गाहिनोap·pa·dak·khi·ṇag·gā·hi·no अनुसासनिं।a·nu·sā·sa·niṃ

“Dubbacā kho, bhante, etarahi bhikkhū, dovacassakaraṇehi dhammehi samannāgatā, akkhamā, appadakkhiṇaggāhino anusāsaniṁ.

“Sir, the mendicants these days are hard to admonish, having qualities that make them hard to admonish. They’re impatient, and don’t take instruction respectfully.
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इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अद्दसंad·da·saṃ भण्डञ्चbhaṇ·ḍañ·ca नामnā·ma भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa सद्धिविहारिंsad·dhi·vi·hā·riṃ अभिजिकञ्चa·bhi·ji·kañ·ca नामnā·ma भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अनुरुद्धस्सa·nu·rud·dhas·sa सद्धिविहारिंsad·dhi·vi·hā·riṃ अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदन्ते:ac·cā·va·dan·te

Idhāhaṁ, bhante, addasaṁ bhaṇḍañca nāma bhikkhuṁ ānandassa saddhivihāriṁ abhijikañca nāma bhikkhuṁ anuruddhassa saddhivihāriṁ aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadante:

Take the monk named Bhaṇḍa, Ānanda’s protégé. He’s been competing in studies with the monk named Abhiñjika, Anuruddha’s protégé. They say:
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‘एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’”ति।bhā·sis·sa·tī

‘ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’”ti.

‘Come on, monk, who can speak more? Who can speak better? Who can speak longer?’”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā aññataraṁ bhikkhuṁ āmantesi:

So the Buddha addressed one of the monks,
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“एहिe·hi त्वं,tvaṃ भिक्खु,bhik·khu ममma·ma वचनेनva·ca·ne·na भण्डञ्चbhaṇ·ḍañ·ca भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa सद्धिविहारिंsad·dhi·vi·hā·riṃ अभिजिकञ्चa·bhi·ji·kañ·ca भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अनुरुद्धस्सa·nu·rud·dhas·sa सद्धिविहारिंsad·dhi·vi·hā·riṃ आमन्तेहि:ā·man·te·hi

“ehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mama vacanena bhaṇḍañca bhikkhuṁ ānandassa saddhivihāriṁ abhijikañca bhikkhuṁ anuruddhassa saddhivihāriṁ āmantehi:

“Please, monk, in my name tell the monk named Bhaṇḍa, Ānanda’s protégé, and the monk named Abhiñjika, Anuruddha’s protégé that
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‘सत्थाsat·thā आयस्मन्तेā·yas·man·te आमन्तेती’”ति।ā·man·te·tī

‘satthā āyasmante āmantetī’”ti.

the Teacher summons them.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनye·na तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato paṭissutvā yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te bhikkhū etadavoca:

“Yes, sir,” that monk replied. He went to those monks and said,
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“सत्थाsat·thā आयस्मन्तेā·yas·man·te आमन्तेती”ति।ā·man·te·tī

“satthā āyasmante āmantetī”ti.

“Venerables, the Teacher summons you.”
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“एवमावुसो”तिe·va·mā·vu·so खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū तस्सtas·sa भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नेni·sin·ne खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

“Evamāvuso”ti kho te bhikkhū tassa bhikkhuno paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinne kho te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca:

“Yes, reverend,” those monks replied. They went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to them:
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“सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदथ:ac·cā·va·da·tha

“saccaṁ kira tumhe, bhikkhave, aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadatha:

“Is it really true, monks, that you’ve been competing in studies, saying:
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‘एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’”ति?bhā·sis·sa·tī

‘ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’”ti?

‘Come on, monk, who can speak more? Who can speak better? Who can speak longer?’”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“Evaṁ, bhante”.

“Yes, sir.”
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“किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho मेme तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसितंde·si·taṃ आजानाथ:ā·jā·nā·tha

“Kiṁ nu kho me tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṁ dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānātha:

“Have you ever known me to teach the Dhamma like this:
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‘एथe·tha तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदथ—ac·cā·va·da·tha

‘etha tumhe, bhikkhave, aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadatha—

‘Please mendicants, compete in studies to
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एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’”ति?bhā·sis·sa·tī

ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’”ti?

see who can recite more and better and longer’?”
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“नोno हेतं,he·taṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.”
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“नोno चेce किरki·ra मेme तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवंe·vaṃ धम्मंdham·maṃ देसितंde·si·taṃ आजानाथ,ā·jā·nā·tha अथa·tha किञ्चरहिkiñ·ca·ra·hi तुम्हे,tum·he मोघपुरिसा,mo·gha·pu·ri·sā किंkiṃ जानन्ताjā·nan·tā किंkiṃ पस्सन्ताpas·san·tā एवंe·vaṃ स्वाक्खातेsvāk·khā·te धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बजिताpab·ba·ji·tā समानाsa·mā·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदथ:ac·cā·va·da·tha

“No ce kira me tumhe, bhikkhave, evaṁ dhammaṁ desitaṁ ājānātha, atha kiñcarahi tumhe, moghapurisā, kiṁ jānantā kiṁ passantā evaṁ svākkhāte dhammavinaye pabbajitā samānā aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadatha:

“If you’ve never known me to teach the Dhamma like this, what then do you know and see, you futile men, that after going forth in such a well explained teaching and training you’d compete in studies to
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‘एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’”ति।bhā·sis·sa·tī

‘ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’”ti.

see who can speak more and better and longer?”
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अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पादेसुpā·de·su सिरसाsi·ra·sā निपतित्वाni·pa·tit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

Then those monks bowed with their heads to the Buddha’s feet and said,
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“अच्चयोac·ca·yo नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te अच्चगमा,ac·ca·ga·mā यथाबालेya·thā·bā·le यथामूळ्हेya·thā·mū·ḷhe यथाअकुसले,ya·thā·a·ku·sa·le येye मयंma·yaṃ एवंe·vaṃ स्वाक्खातेsvāk·khā·te धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बजिताpab·ba·ji·tā समानाsa·mā·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदिम्ह:ac·cā·va·dim·ha

“accayo no, bhante, accagamā, yathābāle yathāmūḷhe yathāakusale, ye mayaṁ evaṁ svākkhāte dhammavinaye pabbajitā samānā aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadimha:

“We made a mistake, sir. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of us in that after going forth in such a well explained teaching and training we competed in studies to
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‘एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’ति।bhā·sis·sa·tī

‘ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’ti.

see who can speak more and better and longer.
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तेसंte·saṃ नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to पटिग्गण्हातुpa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·tu आयतिंā·ya·tiṃ संवराया”ति।saṃ·va·rā·yā

Tesaṁ no, bhante, bhagavā accayaṁ accayato paṭiggaṇhātu āyatiṁ saṁvarāyā”ti.

Please, sir, accept our mistake for what it is, so we will restrain ourselves in future.”
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“तग्घtag·gha तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अच्चयोac·ca·yo अच्चगमाac·ca·ga·mā यथाबालेya·thā·bā·le यथामूळ्हेya·thā·mū·ḷhe यथाअकुसले,ya·thā·a·ku·sa·le येye तुम्हेtum·he एवंe·vaṃ स्वाक्खातेsvāk·khā·te धम्मविनयेdham·ma·vi·na·ye पब्बजिताpab·ba·ji·tā समानाsa·mā·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ सुतेनsu·te·na अच्चावदित्थ:ac·cā·va·dit·tha

“Taggha tumhe, bhikkhave, accayo accagamā yathābāle yathāmūḷhe yathāakusale, ye tumhe evaṁ svākkhāte dhammavinaye pabbajitā samānā aññamaññaṁ sutena accāvadittha:

“Indeed, monks, you made a mistake. It was foolish, stupid, and unskillful of you to act in that way.
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‘एहि,e·hi भिक्खु,bhik·khu कोko बहुतरंba·hu·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko सुन्दरतरंsun·da·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सति,bhā·sis·sa·ti कोko चिरतरंci·ra·ta·raṃ भासिस्सती’ति।bhā·sis·sa·tī

‘ehi, bhikkhu, ko bahutaraṁ bhāsissati, ko sundarataraṁ bhāsissati, ko cirataraṁ bhāsissatī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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यतोya·to चca खोkho तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to दिस्वाdis·vā यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ पटिकरोथ,pa·ṭi·ka·ro·tha तंtaṃ वोvo मयंma·yaṃ पटिग्गण्हाम।pa·ṭig·gaṇ·hā·ma

Yato ca kho tumhe, bhikkhave, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikarotha, taṁ vo mayaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma.

But since you have recognized your mistake for what it is, and have dealt with it properly, I accept it.
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वुद्धिvud·dhi हेसा,he·sā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियस्सa·ri·yas·sa विनयेvi·na·ye योyo अच्चयंac·ca·yaṃ अच्चयतोac·ca·ya·to दिस्वाdis·vā यथाधम्मंya·thā·dham·maṃ पटिकरोतिpa·ṭi·ka·ro·ti आयतिञ्चā·ya·tiñ·ca संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जती”ति।ā·paj·ja·tī

Vuddhi hesā, bhikkhave, ariyassa vinaye yo accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikaroti āyatiñca saṁvaraṁ āpajjatī”ti.

For it is growth in the training of the Noble One to recognize a mistake for what it is, deal with it properly, and commit to restraint in the future.”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(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.