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Serīsutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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1. 1

   संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 2।23

   Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.23

   Linked Discourses 2.23

2. 2

   3। नानातित्थियवग्गnā·nā·tit·thi·ya·vag·ga

   3. Nānātitthiyavagga

   3. Various Sectarians

3. 3

   सेरीसुत्तse·rī·sut·ta

   Serīsutta

   With Serī

4. 4

   एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खोkho सेरीse·rī देवपुत्तोde·va·put·to भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

   Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho serī devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

   Standing to one side, the godling Serī addressed the Buddha in verse:

5. 5

   “अन्नमेवाभिनन्दन्ति,an·na·me·vā·bhi·nan·dan·ti

   “Annamevābhinandanti,

   “Both gods and humans

6. 6

   उभयेu·bha·ye देवमानुसा;de·va·mā·nu·sā

   ubhaye devamānusā;

   enjoy their food.

7. 7

   अथa·tha कोko नामnā·ma सोso यक्खो,yak·kho

   Atha ko nāma so yakkho,

   So what’s the name of the spirit

8. 8

   यंyaṃ अन्नंan·naṃ नाभिनन्दती”ति।nā·bhi·nan·da·tī

   yaṁ annaṁ nābhinandatī”ti.

   who doesn’t like food?”

9. 9

   “येye नंnaṃ ददन्तिda·dan·ti सद्धाय,sad·dhā·ya

   “Ye naṁ dadanti saddhāya,

   “Those who give with faith

10. 10

    विप्पसन्नेनvip·pa·san·ne·na चेतसा;ce·ta·sā

    vippasannena cetasā;

    and a clear and confident heart,

11. 11

    तमेवta·me·va अन्नंan·naṃ भजति,bha·ja·ti

    Tameva annaṁ bhajati,

    partake of food

12. 12

    अस्मिंas·miṃ लोकेlo·ke परम्हिpa·ram·hi च।ca

    asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

    in this world and the next.

13. 13

    तस्माtas·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya मच्छेरं,mac·che·raṃ

    Tasmā vineyya maccheraṁ,

    So you should dispel stinginess,

14. 14

    दज्जाdaj·jā दानंdā·naṃ मलाभिभू;ma·lā·bhi·bhū

    dajjā dānaṁ malābhibhū;

    overcoming that stain, and give a gift.

15. 15

    पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni परलोकस्मिं,pa·ra·lo·kas·miṃ

    Puññāni paralokasmiṁ,

    The good deeds of sentient beings

16. 16

    पतिट्ठाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā होन्तिhon·ti पाणिनन्”ति।pā·ṇi·nan

    patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.

    support them in the next world.”

17. 17

    “अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

    “Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.

    “It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing,

18. 18

    यावसुभासितमिदं,yā·va·su·bhā·si·ta·mi·daṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवता:bha·ga·va·tā

    Yāvasubhāsitamidaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā:

    how well said this was by the Buddha.” He repeated the Buddha’s verses, and said:

19. 19

    ‘येye नंnaṃ ददन्तिda·dan·ti सद्धाय,sad·dhā·ya

    ‘Ye naṁ dadanti saddhāya,

    (Pāli only)

20. 20

    विप्पसन्नेनvip·pa·san·ne·na चेतसा;ce·ta·sā

    vippasannena cetasā;

    (Pāli only)

21. 21

    तमेवta·me·va अन्नंan·naṃ भजति,bha·ja·ti

    Tameva annaṁ bhajati,

    (Pāli only)

22. 22

    अस्मिंas·miṃ लोकेlo·ke परम्हिpa·ram·hi च।ca

    asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

    (Pāli only)

23. 23

    तस्माtas·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya मच्छेरं,mac·che·raṃ

    Tasmā vineyya maccheraṁ,

    (Pāli only)

24. 24

    दज्जाdaj·jā दानंdā·naṃ मलाभिभू;ma·lā·bhi·bhū

    dajjā dānaṁ malābhibhū;

    (Pāli only)

25. 25

    पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni परलोकस्मिं,pa·ra·lo·kas·miṃ

    Puññāni paralokasmiṁ,

    (Pāli only)

26. 26

    पतिट्ठाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā होन्तिhon·ti पाणिनन्’ति।pā·ṇi·nan

    patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan’ti.

    (Pāli only)

27. 27

    भूतपुब्बाहं,bhū·ta·pub·bā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te सिरीsi·rī नामnā·ma राजाrā·jā अहोसिंa·ho·siṃ दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti दानस्सdā·nas·sa वण्णवादी।vaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī

    Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, sirī nāma rājā ahosiṁ dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.

    “Once upon a time, sir, I was a king named Serī, a giver, a donor, who praised giving.

28. 28

    तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te चतूसुca·tū·su द्वारेसुdvā·re·su दानंdā·naṃ दीयित्थdī·yit·tha समणब्राह्मणकपणद्धिकवनिब्बकयाचकानं।sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇa·ka·pa·ṇad·dhi·ka·va·nib·ba·ka·yā·ca·kā·naṃ

    Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, catūsu dvāresu dānaṁ dīyittha samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavanibbakayācakānaṁ.

    I gave gifts at the four gates to ascetics and brahmins, to paupers, vagrants, supplicants, and beggars.

29. 29

    अथa·tha खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te इत्थागारंit·thā·gā·raṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho maṁ, bhante, itthāgāraṁ upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca:

    Then the ladies of my harem approached me and said,

30. 30

    ‘देवस्सde·vas·sa खोkho दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ दानंdā·naṃ नna दीयति।dī·ya·ti

    ‘devassa kho dānaṁ dīyati; amhākaṁ dānaṁ na dīyati.

    ‘Your Majesty gives gifts, but we don’t.

31. 31

    साधुsā·dhu मयम्पिma·yam·pi देवंde·vaṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya दानानिdā·nā·ni ददेय्याम,da·dey·yā·ma पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni करेय्यामा’ति।ka·rey·yā·mā

    Sādhu mayampi devaṁ nissāya dānāni dadeyyāma, puññāni kareyyāmā’ti.

    Your Majesty, please support us to give gifts and make merit.’

32. 32

    तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

    Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi:

    Then it occurred to me,

33. 33

    ‘अहंa·haṃ खोस्मिkhos·mi दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti दानस्सdā·nas·sa वण्णवादी।vaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī

    ‘ahaṁ khosmi dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.

    ‘I’m a giver, a donor, who praises giving.

34. 34

    दानंdā·naṃ दस्सामातिdas·sā·mā·ti वदन्तेva·dan·te किन्तिkin·ti वदेय्यन्’ति?va·dey·yan

    Dānaṁ dassāmāti vadante kinti vadeyyan’ti?

    When they say, “We would give gifts”, what am I to say?’

35. 35

    सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ द्वारंdvā·raṃ इत्थागारस्सit·thā·gā·ras·sa अदासिं।a·dā·siṃ

    So khvāhaṁ, bhante, paṭhamaṁ dvāraṁ itthāgārassa adāsiṁ.

    And so I gave the first gate to the ladies of my harem.

36. 36

    तत्थtat·tha इत्थागारस्सit·thā·gā·ras·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयित्थ;dī·yit·tha ममma·ma दानंdā·naṃ पटिक्कमि।pa·ṭik·ka·mi

    Tattha itthāgārassa dānaṁ dīyittha; mama dānaṁ paṭikkami.

    There they gave gifts, while my own giving dwindled.

37. 37

    अथa·tha खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te खत्तियाkhat·ti·yā अनुयन्ताa·nu·yan·tā उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho maṁ, bhante, khattiyā anuyantā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ:

    Then my aristocrat vassals approached me and said,

38. 38

    ‘देवस्सde·vas·sa खोkho दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti इत्थागारस्सit·thā·gā·ras·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ दानंdā·naṃ नna दीयति।dī·ya·ti

    ‘devassa kho dānaṁ dīyati; itthāgārassa dānaṁ dīyati; amhākaṁ dānaṁ na dīyati.

    ‘Your Majesty gives gifts, the ladies of your harem give gifts, but we don’t.

39. 39

    साधुsā·dhu मयम्पिma·yam·pi देवंde·vaṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya दानानिdā·nā·ni ददेय्याम,da·dey·yā·ma पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni करेय्यामा’ति।ka·rey·yā·mā

    Sādhu mayampi devaṁ nissāya dānāni dadeyyāma, puññāni kareyyāmā’ti.

    Your Majesty, please support us to give gifts and make merit.’

40. 40

    तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

    Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi:

    Then it occurred to me,

41. 41

    ‘अहंa·haṃ खोस्मिkhos·mi दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti दानस्सdā·nas·sa वण्णवादी।vaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī

    ‘ahaṁ khosmi dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.

    ‘I’m a giver, a donor, who praises giving.

42. 42

    दानंdā·naṃ दस्सामातिdas·sā·mā·ti वदन्तेva·dan·te किन्तिkin·ti वदेय्यन्’ति?va·dey·yan

    Dānaṁ dassāmāti vadante kinti vadeyyan’ti?

    When they say, “We would give gifts”, what am I to say?’

43. 43

    सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te दुतियंdu·ti·yaṃ द्वारंdvā·raṃ खत्तियानंkhat·ti·yā·naṃ अनुयन्तानंa·nu·yan·tā·naṃ अदासिं।a·dā·siṃ

    So khvāhaṁ, bhante, dutiyaṁ dvāraṁ khattiyānaṁ anuyantānaṁ adāsiṁ.

    And so I gave the second gate to my aristocrat vassals.

44. 44

    तत्थtat·tha खत्तियानंkhat·ti·yā·naṃ अनुयन्तानंa·nu·yan·tā·naṃ दानंdā·naṃ दीयित्थ,dī·yit·tha ममma·ma दानंdā·naṃ पटिक्कमि।pa·ṭik·ka·mi

    Tattha khattiyānaṁ anuyantānaṁ dānaṁ dīyittha, mama dānaṁ paṭikkami.

    There they gave gifts, while my own giving dwindled.

45. 45

    अथa·tha खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te बलकायोba·la·kā·yo उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho maṁ, bhante, balakāyo upasaṅkamitvā etadavoca:

    Then my troops approached me and said,

46. 46

    ‘देवस्सde·vas·sa खोkho दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti इत्थागारस्सit·thā·gā·ras·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti खत्तियानंkhat·ti·yā·naṃ अनुयन्तानंa·nu·yan·tā·naṃ दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ दानंdā·naṃ नna दीयति।dī·ya·ti

    ‘devassa kho dānaṁ dīyati; itthāgārassa dānaṁ dīyati; khattiyānaṁ anuyantānaṁ dānaṁ dīyati; amhākaṁ dānaṁ na dīyati.

    ‘Your Majesty gives gifts, the ladies of your harem give gifts, your aristocrat vassals give gifts, but we don’t.

47. 47

    साधुsā·dhu मयम्पिma·yam·pi देवंde·vaṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya दानानिdā·nā·ni ददेय्याम,da·dey·yā·ma पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni करेय्यामा’ति।ka·rey·yā·mā

    Sādhu mayampi devaṁ nissāya dānāni dadeyyāma, puññāni kareyyāmā’ti.

    Your Majesty, please support us to give gifts and make merit.’

48. 48

    तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

    Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi:

    Then it occurred to me,

49. 49

    ‘अहंa·haṃ खोस्मिkhos·mi दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti दानस्सdā·nas·sa वण्णवादी।vaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī

    ‘ahaṁ khosmi dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.

    ‘I’m a giver, a donor, who praises giving.

50. 50

    दानंdā·naṃ दस्सामातिdas·sā·mā·ti वदन्तेva·dan·te किन्तिkin·ti वदेय्यन्’ति?va·dey·yan

    Dānaṁ dassāmāti vadante kinti vadeyyan’ti?

    When they say, “We would give gifts”, what am I to say?’

51. 51

    सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te ततियंta·ti·yaṃ द्वारंdvā·raṃ बलकायस्सba·la·kā·yas·sa अदासिं।a·dā·siṃ

    So khvāhaṁ, bhante, tatiyaṁ dvāraṁ balakāyassa adāsiṁ.

    And so I gave the third gate to my troops.

52. 52

    तत्थtat·tha बलकायस्सba·la·kā·yas·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयित्थ,dī·yit·tha ममma·ma दानंdā·naṃ पटिक्कमि।pa·ṭik·ka·mi

    Tattha balakāyassa dānaṁ dīyittha, mama dānaṁ paṭikkami.

    There they gave gifts, while my own giving dwindled.

53. 53

    अथa·tha खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te ब्राह्मणगहपतिकाbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho maṁ, bhante, brāhmaṇagahapatikā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ:

    Then my brahmins and householders approached me and said,

54. 54

    ‘देवस्सde·vas·sa खोkho दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti इत्थागारस्सit·thā·gā·ras·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti खत्तियानंkhat·ti·yā·naṃ अनुयन्तानंa·nu·yan·tā·naṃ दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti बलकायस्सba·la·kā·yas·sa दानंdā·naṃ दीयति;dī·ya·ti अम्हाकंam·hā·kaṃ दानंdā·naṃ नna दीयति।dī·ya·ti

    ‘devassa kho dānaṁ dīyati; itthāgārassa dānaṁ dīyati; khattiyānaṁ anuyantānaṁ dānaṁ dīyati; balakāyassa dānaṁ dīyati; amhākaṁ dānaṁ na dīyati.

    ‘Your Majesty gives gifts, the ladies of your harem give gifts, your aristocrat vassals give gifts, your troops give gifts, but we don’t.

55. 55

    साधुsā·dhu मयम्पिma·yam·pi देवंde·vaṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya दानानिdā·nā·ni ददेय्याम,da·dey·yā·ma पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni करेय्यामा’ति।ka·rey·yā·mā

    Sādhu mayampi devaṁ nissāya dānāni dadeyyāma, puññāni kareyyāmā’ti.

    Your Majesty, please support us to give gifts and make merit.’

56. 56

    तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

    Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, etadahosi:

    Then it occurred to me,

57. 57

    ‘अहंa·haṃ खोस्मिkhos·mi दायकोdā·ya·ko दानपतिdā·na·pa·ti दानस्सdā·nas·sa वण्णवादी।vaṇ·ṇa·vā·dī

    ‘ahaṁ khosmi dāyako dānapati dānassa vaṇṇavādī.

    ‘I’m a giver, a donor, who praises giving.

58. 58

    दानंdā·naṃ दस्सामातिdas·sā·mā·ti वदन्तेva·dan·te किन्तिkin·ti वदेय्यन्’ति?va·dey·yan

    Dānaṁ dassāmāti vadante kinti vadeyyan’ti?

    When they say, “We would give gifts”, what am I to say?’

59. 59

    सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ द्वारंdvā·raṃ ब्राह्मणगहपतिकानंbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā·naṃ अदासिं।a·dā·siṃ

    So khvāhaṁ, bhante, catutthaṁ dvāraṁ brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ adāsiṁ.

    And so I gave the fourth gate to my brahmins and householders.

60. 60

    तत्थtat·tha ब्राह्मणगहपतिकानंbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā·naṃ दानंdā·naṃ दीयित्थ,dī·yit·tha ममma·ma दानंdā·naṃ पटिक्कमि।pa·ṭik·ka·mi

    Tattha brāhmaṇagahapatikānaṁ dānaṁ dīyittha, mama dānaṁ paṭikkami.

    There they gave gifts, while my own giving dwindled.

61. 61

    अथa·tha खोkho मं,maṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुरिसाpu·ri·sā उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho maṁ, bhante, purisā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṁ:

    Then my men approached me and said,

62. 62

    ‘नna खोkho दानिdā·ni देवस्सde·vas·sa कोचिko·ci दानंdā·naṃ दीयती’ति।dī·ya·tī

    ‘na kho dāni devassa koci dānaṁ dīyatī’ti.

    ‘Now Your Majesty is not giving gifts anywhere!’

63. 63

    एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ताहं,vut·tā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te तेte पुरिसेpu·ri·se एतदवोचं:e·ta·da·vo·caṃ

    Evaṁ vuttāhaṁ, bhante, te purise etadavocaṁ:

    When they said this, I said to those men,

64. 64

    ‘तेनte·na हि,hi भणे,bha·ṇe योyo बाहिरेसुbā·hi·re·su जनपदेसुja·na·pa·de·su आयोā·yo सञ्जायतिsañ·jā·ya·ti ततोta·to उपड्ढंu·paḍ·ḍhaṃ अन्तेपुरेan·te·pu·re पवेसेथ,pa·ve·se·tha उपड्ढंu·paḍ·ḍhaṃ तत्थेवtat·the·va दानंdā·naṃ देथde·tha समणब्राह्मणकपणद्धिकवनिब्बकयाचकानन्’ति।sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇa·ka·pa·ṇad·dhi·ka·va·nib·ba·ka·yā·ca·kā·nan

    ‘tena hi, bhaṇe, yo bāhiresu janapadesu āyo sañjāyati tato upaḍḍhaṁ antepure pavesetha, upaḍḍhaṁ tattheva dānaṁ detha samaṇabrāhmaṇakapaṇaddhikavanibbakayācakānan’ti.

    ‘Well then, lads, deposit half the revenue generated in the outer districts in the royal compound. Give the other half as charity to ascetics and brahmins, to paupers, vagrants, supplicants, and beggars in those districts.’

65. 65

    सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ कतानंka·tā·naṃ पुञ्ञानंpuñ·ñā·naṃ एवंe·vaṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ कतानंka·tā·naṃ कुसलानंku·sa·lā·naṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ परियन्तंpa·ri·yan·taṃ नाधिगच्छामि—nā·dhi·gac·chā·mi

    So khvāhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ dīgharattaṁ katānaṁ puññānaṁ evaṁ dīgharattaṁ katānaṁ kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pariyantaṁ nādhigacchāmi—

    Sir, for a long time I made so much merit and did so many skillful deeds. I never reached any limit so as to say

66. 66

    एत्तकंet·ta·kaṃ पुञ्ञन्तिpuñ·ñan·ti वाvā एत्तकोet·ta·ko पुञ्ञविपाकोतिpuñ·ña·vi·pā·ko·ti वाvā एत्तकंet·ta·kaṃ सग्गेsag·ge ठातब्बन्तिṭhā·tab·ban·ti वाति।vā·ti

    ettakaṁ puññanti vā ettako puññavipākoti vā ettakaṁ sagge ṭhātabbanti vāti.

    ‘there’s this much merit’ or ‘there’s this much result of merit’ or ‘for so long I’ll remain in heaven’.

67. 67

    अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

    Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.

    It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing,

68. 68

    यावसुभासितमिदं,yā·va·su·bhā·si·ta·mi·daṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवता:bha·ga·va·tā

    Yāvasubhāsitamidaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā:

    how well said this was by the Buddha.

69. 69

    ‘येye नंnaṃ ददन्तिda·dan·ti सद्धाय,sad·dhā·ya

    ‘Ye naṁ dadanti saddhāya,

    ‘Those who give with faith

70. 70

    विप्पसन्नेनvip·pa·san·ne·na चेतसा;ce·ta·sā

    vippasannena cetasā;

    and a clear and confident heart,

71. 71

    तमेवta·me·va अन्नंan·naṃ भजति,bha·ja·ti

    Tameva annaṁ bhajati,

    partake of food

72. 72

    अस्मिंas·miṃ लोकेlo·ke परम्हिpa·ram·hi च।ca

    asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.

    in this world and the next.

73. 73

    तस्माtas·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya मच्छेरं,mac·che·raṃ

    Tasmā vineyya maccheraṁ,

    So you should dispel stinginess,

74. 74

    दज्जाdaj·jā दानंdā·naṃ मलाभिभू;ma·lā·bhi·bhū

    dajjā dānaṁ malābhibhū;

    overcoming that stain, and give a gift.

75. 75

    पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni परलोकस्मिं,pa·ra·lo·kas·miṃ

    Puññāni paralokasmiṁ,

    The good deeds of sentient beings

76. 76

    पतिट्ठाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā होन्तिhon·ti पाणिनन्’”ति।pā·ṇi·nan

    patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan’”ti.

    support them in the next world.’”

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.