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Anāthapiṇḍikasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 2।20

Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.20

Linked Discourses 2.20
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2। अनाथपिण्डिकवग्गa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ka·vag·ga

2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

2. With Anāthapiṇḍika
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अनाथपिण्डिकसुत्तa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ka·sut·ta

Anāthapiṇḍikasutta

With Anāthapiṇḍika
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खोkho अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

Standing to one side, the godling Anāthapiṇḍika recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:
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“इदञ्हिi·dañ·hi तंtaṃ जेतवनं,je·ta·va·naṃ

“Idañhi taṁ jetavanaṁ,

“This is indeed that Jeta’s Grove,
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इसिसङ्घनिसेवितं;i·si·saṅ·gha·ni·se·vi·taṃ

isisaṅghanisevitaṁ;

frequented by the Saṅgha of seers,
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आवुत्थंā·vut·thaṃ धम्मराजेन,dham·ma·rā·je·na

Āvutthaṁ dhammarājena,

where the King of Dhamma stayed:
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पीतिसञ्जननंpī·ti·sañ·ja·na·naṃ मम।ma·ma

pītisañjananaṁ mama.

it brings me joy!
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कम्मंkam·maṃ विज्जाvij·jā चca धम्मोdham·mo च,ca

Kammaṁ vijjā ca dhammo ca,

Deeds, knowledge, and principle;
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सीलंsī·laṃ जीवितमुत्तमं;jī·vi·ta·mut·ta·maṃ

sīlaṁ jīvitamuttamaṁ;

ethical conduct, an excellent livelihood;
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एतेनe·te·na मच्चाmac·cā सुज्झन्ति,suj·jhan·ti

Etena maccā sujjhanti,

by these are mortals purified,
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नna गोत्तेनgot·te·na धनेनdha·ne·na वा।vā

na gottena dhanena vā.

not by clan or wealth.
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तस्माtas·mā हिhi पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to पोसो,po·so

Tasmā hi paṇḍito poso,

That’s why an astute person,
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सम्पस्संsam·pas·saṃ अत्थमत्तनो;at·tha·mat·ta·no

sampassaṁ atthamattano;

seeing what’s good for themselves,
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योनिसोyo·ni·so विचिनेvi·ci·ne धम्मं,dham·maṃ

Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,

would examine the teaching rationally,
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एवंe·vaṃ तत्थtat·tha विसुज्झति।vi·suj·jha·ti

evaṁ tattha visujjhati.

that’s how they become purified in that.
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सारिपुत्तोवsā·ri·put·to·va पञ्ञाय,pañ·ñā·ya

Sāriputtova paññāya,

Sāriputta is full of wisdom,
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सीलेनsī·le·na उपसमेनu·pa·sa·me·na च;ca

sīlena upasamena ca;

ethics, and peace.
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योपिyo·pi पारङ्गतोpā·raṅ·ga·to भिक्खु,bhik·khu

Yopi pāraṅgato bhikkhu,

Even a mendicant who has crossed over
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एतावपरमोe·tā·va·pa·ra·mo सिया”ति।si·yā

etāvaparamo siyā”ti.

might at best equal him.”
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इदमवोचi·da·ma·vo·ca अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko देवपुत्तो।de·va·put·to

Idamavoca anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto.

That is what the godling Anāthapiṇḍika said.
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायि।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yi

Idaṁ vatvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyi.

Then he bowed and respectfully circled the Buddha, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā तस्साtas·sā रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अच्चयेनac·ca·ye·na भिक्खूbhik·khū आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:

Then, when the night had passed, the Buddha addressed the mendicants:
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“इमं,i·maṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve रत्तिंrat·tiṃ अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā येनाहंye·nā·haṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si

“imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññataro devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

“Mendicants, tonight, a certain glorious godling, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, came to me, bowed, stood to one side,
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to ममma·ma सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, so devaputto mama santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

and recited these verses in my presence.” The Buddha then repeated the verses in full.
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‘इदञ्हिi·dañ·hi तंtaṃ जेतवनं,je·ta·va·naṃ

‘Idañhi taṁ jetavanaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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इसिसङ्घनिसेवितं;i·si·saṅ·gha·ni·se·vi·taṃ

isisaṅghanisevitaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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आवुत्थंā·vut·thaṃ धम्मराजेन,dham·ma·rā·je·na

Āvutthaṁ dhammarājena,

(Pāli only)
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पीतिसञ्जननंpī·ti·sañ·ja·na·naṃ मम।ma·ma

pītisañjananaṁ mama.

(Pāli only)
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कम्मंkam·maṃ विज्जाvij·jā चca धम्मोdham·mo च,ca

Kammaṁ vijjā ca dhammo ca,

(Pāli only)
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सीलंsī·laṃ जीवितमुत्तमं;jī·vi·ta·mut·ta·maṃ

sīlaṁ jīvitamuttamaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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एतेनe·te·na मच्चाmac·cā सुज्झन्ति,suj·jhan·ti

Etena maccā sujjhanti,

(Pāli only)
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नna गोत्तेनgot·te·na धनेनdha·ne·na वा।vā

na gottena dhanena vā.

(Pāli only)
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तस्माtas·mā हिhi पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to पोसो,po·so

Tasmā hi paṇḍito poso,

(Pāli only)
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सम्पस्संsam·pas·saṃ अत्थमत्तनो;at·tha·mat·ta·no

sampassaṁ atthamattano;

(Pāli only)
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योनिसोyo·ni·so विचिनेvi·ci·ne धम्मं,dham·maṃ

Yoniso vicine dhammaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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एवंe·vaṃ तत्थtat·tha विसुज्झति।vi·suj·jha·ti

evaṁ tattha visujjhati.

(Pāli only)
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सारिपुत्तोवsā·ri·put·to·va पञ्ञाय,pañ·ñā·ya

Sāriputtova paññāya,

(Pāli only)
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सीलेनsī·le·na उपसमेनu·pa·sa·me·na च;ca

sīlena upasamena ca;

(Pāli only)
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योपिyo·pi पारङ्गतोpā·raṅ·ga·to भिक्खु,bhik·khu

Yopi pāraṅgato bhikkhu,

(Pāli only)
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एतावपरमोe·tā·va·pa·ra·mo सिया’ति।si·yā

etāvaparamo siyā’ti.

(Pāli only)
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इदमवोच,i·da·ma·vo·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso देवपुत्तो।de·va·put·to

Idamavoca, bhikkhave, so devaputto.

(Pāli only)
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इदंi·daṃ वत्वाvat·vā मंmaṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā पदक्खिणंpa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ कत्वाkat·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायी”ति।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yī

Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī”ti.

(Pāli only)
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, Venerable Ānanda said to the Buddha,
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“सोso हिhi नून,nū·na भन्ते,bhan·te अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

“so hi nūna, bhante, anāthapiṇḍiko devaputto bhavissati.

“Sir, that godling must surely have been Anāthapiṇḍika.
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अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti आयस्मन्तेā·yas·man·te सारिपुत्तेsā·ri·put·te अभिप्पसन्नोa·bhip·pa·san·no अहोसी”ति।a·ho·sī

Anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati āyasmante sāriputte abhippasanno ahosī”ti.

For the householder Anāthapiṇḍika was devoted to Venerable Sāriputta.”
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“साधुsā·dhu साधु,sā·dhu आनन्द,ā·nan·da यावतकंyā·va·ta·kaṃ खो,kho आनन्द,ā·nan·da तक्कायtak·kā·ya पत्तब्बंpat·tab·baṃ अनुप्पत्तंa·nup·pat·taṃ तंtaṃ तया।ta·yā

“Sādhu sādhu, ānanda, yāvatakaṁ kho, ānanda, takkāya pattabbaṁ anuppattaṁ taṁ tayā.

“Good, good, Ānanda. You’ve reached the logical conclusion, as far as logic goes.
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अनाथपिण्डिकोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko हिhi सो,so आनन्द,ā·nan·da देवपुत्तो”ति।de·va·put·to

Anāthapiṇḍiko hi so, ānanda, devaputto”ti.

For that was indeed the godling Anāthapiṇḍika.”
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अनाथपिण्डिकवग्गोa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ka·vag·go दुतियो।du·ti·yo

Anāthapiṇḍikavaggo dutiyo.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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चन्दिमसोcan·di·ma·so चca वेण्डुveṇ·ḍu च,ca

Candimaso ca veṇḍu ca,

(Pāli only)
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दीघलट्ठिdī·gha·laṭ·ṭhi चca नन्दनो;nan·da·no

Dīghalaṭṭhi ca nandano;

(Pāli only)
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चन्दनोcan·da·no वासुदत्तोvā·su·dat·to च,ca

Candano vāsudatto ca,

(Pāli only)
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सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā ककुधेनka·ku·dhe·na च;ca

Subrahmā kakudhena ca;

(Pāli only)
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उत्तरोut·ta·ro नवमोna·va·mo वुत्तो,vut·to

Uttaro navamo vutto,

(Pāli only)
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दसमोda·sa·mo अनाथपिण्डिकोति।a·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·ko·ti

Dasamo anāthapiṇḍikoti.

(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.