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Nāgasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 20।9

Saṁyutta Nikāya 20.9

Linked Discourses 20.9
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1। ओपम्मवग्गo·pam·ma·vag·ga

1. Opammavagga

1. Similes
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नागसुत्तnā·ga·sut·ta

Nāgasutta

A Bull Elephant
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro नवोna·vo भिक्खुbhik·khu अतिवेलंa·ti·ve·laṃ कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti

Tena kho pana samayena aññataro navo bhikkhu ativelaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamati.

Now at that time a certain junior mendicant went to visit families too often.
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ भिक्खूbhik·khū एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

Tamenaṁ bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu:

The mendicants said to him,
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“मायस्माmā·yas·mā अतिवेलंa·ti·ve·laṃ कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमी”ति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·mī

“māyasmā ativelaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamī”ti.

“Venerable, don’t go to visit families too often.”
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सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भिक्खूहिbhik·khū·hi वुच्चमानोvuc·ca·mā·no एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

So bhikkhu bhikkhūhi vuccamāno evamāha:

But that mendicant, when spoken to by the mendicants, said this,
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“इमेi·me हिhi नामnā·ma थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमितब्बंu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tab·baṃ मञ्ञिस्सन्ति,mañ·ñis·san·ti किमङ्गंki·maṅ·gaṃ पनाहन्”ति?pa·nā·han

“ime hi nāma therā bhikkhū kulāni upasaṅkamitabbaṁ maññissanti, kimaṅgaṁ panāhan”ti?

“But these senior mendicants think they can go to visit families, so why can’t I?”
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अथa·tha खोkho सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā भिक्खूbhik·khū 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 निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

And then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened. The Buddha said:
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“इध,i·dha भन्ते,bhan·te अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro नवोna·vo भिक्खुbhik·khu अतिवेलंa·ti·ve·laṃ कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·ti

“idha, bhante, aññataro navo bhikkhu ativelaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamati.

(Pāli only)
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ भिक्खूbhik·khū एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

Tamenaṁ bhikkhū evamāhaṁsu:

(Pāli only)
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‘मायस्माmā·yas·mā अतिवेलंa·ti·ve·laṃ कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमी’ति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·mī

‘māyasmā ativelaṁ kulāni upasaṅkamī’ti.

(Pāli only)
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सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu भिक्खूहिbhik·khū·hi वुच्चमानोvuc·ca·mā·no एवमाह:e·va·mā·ha

So bhikkhu bhikkhūhi vuccamāno evamāha:

(Pāli only)
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‘इमेi·me हिhi नामnā·ma थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū कुलानिku·lā·ni उपसङ्कमितब्बंu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tab·baṃ मञ्ञिस्सन्ति,mañ·ñis·san·ti किमङ्गंki·maṅ·gaṃ पनाहन्’”ति।pa·nā·han

‘ime hi nāma therā bhikkhū kulāni upasaṅkamitabbaṁ maññissanti, kimaṅgaṁ panāhan’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरञ्ञायतनेa·rañ·ñā·ya·ta·ne महासरसी।ma·hā·sa·ra·sī

“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, araññāyatane mahāsarasī.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, there was a great lake in the jungle,
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तंtaṃ नागाnā·gā उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya विहरन्ति।vi·ha·ran·ti

Taṁ nāgā upanissāya viharanti.

with bull elephants living nearby.
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तेte तंtaṃ सरसिंsa·ra·siṃ ओगाहेत्वाo·gā·het·vā सोण्डायsoṇ·ḍā·ya भिसमुळालंbhi·sa·mu·ḷā·laṃ अब्बुहेत्वाab·bu·het·vā सुविक्खालितंsu·vik·khā·li·taṃ विक्खालेत्वाvik·khā·let·vā अकद्दमंa·kad·da·maṃ सङ्खादित्वाsaṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरन्ति।aj·jho·ha·ran·ti

Te taṁ sarasiṁ ogāhetvā soṇḍāya bhisamuḷālaṁ abbuhetvā suvikkhālitaṁ vikkhāletvā akaddamaṁ saṅkhāditvā ajjhoharanti.

They’d plunge into the lake and pull up lotus bulbs with their trunks. They’d wash them thoroughly until they were free of mud before chewing and swallowing them.
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तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ वण्णायvaṇ·ṇā·ya चेवce·va होतिho·ti बलायba·lā·ya च,ca नna चca ततोनिदानंta·to·ni·dā·naṃ मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तंma·ra·ṇa·mat·taṃ वाvā दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

Tesaṁ taṁ vaṇṇāya ceva hoti balāya ca, na ca tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigacchanti maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.

That was good for their appearance and strength, and wouldn’t result in death or deadly pain.
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तेसंयेवte·saṃ·ye·va खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve महानागानंma·hā·nā·gā·naṃ अनुसिक्खमानाa·nu·sik·kha·mā·nā तरुणाta·ru·ṇā भिङ्कच्छापाbhiṅ·kac·chā·pā तंtaṃ सरसिंsa·ra·siṃ ओगाहेत्वाo·gā·het·vā सोण्डायsoṇ·ḍā·ya भिसमुळालंbhi·sa·mu·ḷā·laṃ अब्बुहेत्वाab·bu·het·vā नna सुविक्खालितंsu·vik·khā·li·taṃ विक्खालेत्वाvik·khā·let·vā सकद्दमंsa·kad·da·maṃ असङ्खादित्वाa·saṅ·khā·dit·vā अज्झोहरन्ति।aj·jho·ha·ran·ti

Tesaṁyeva kho pana, bhikkhave, mahānāgānaṁ anusikkhamānā taruṇā bhiṅkacchāpā taṁ sarasiṁ ogāhetvā soṇḍāya bhisamuḷālaṁ abbuhetvā na suvikkhālitaṁ vikkhāletvā sakaddamaṁ asaṅkhāditvā ajjhoharanti.

The young calves, following the example of the great bull elephants, plunged into the lake and pulled up lotus bulbs with their trunks. But they didn’t wash them thoroughly, and while they were still muddy they chewed and swallowed them.
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तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ नेवne·va वण्णायvaṇ·ṇā·ya होतिho·ti नna बलाय।ba·lā·ya

Tesaṁ taṁ neva vaṇṇāya hoti na balāya.

That was not good for their appearance and strength, and resulted in death or deadly pain.
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ततोनिदानंta·to·ni·dā·naṃ मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तंma·ra·ṇa·mat·taṃ वाvā दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

Tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigacchanti maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इधi·dha थेराthe·rā भिक्खूbhik·khū पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya गामंgā·maṃ वाvā निगमंni·ga·maṃ वाvā पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पविसन्ति।pa·vi·san·ti

Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idha therā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā piṇḍāya pavisanti.

In the same way, there are senior mendicants who robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter the town or village for alms.
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तेte तत्थtat·tha धम्मंdham·maṃ भासन्ति।bhā·san·ti

Te tattha dhammaṁ bhāsanti.

There they speak on the teachings,
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तेसंte·saṃ गिहीgi·hī पसन्नाकारंpa·san·nā·kā·raṃ करोन्ति।ka·ron·ti

Tesaṁ gihī pasannākāraṁ karonti.

and lay people demonstrate their confidence in them.
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तेte तंtaṃ लाभंlā·bhaṃ अगधिताa·ga·dhi·tā अमुच्छिताa·muc·chi·tā अनज्झोपन्नाa·naj·jho·pan·nā आदीनवदस्साविनोā·dī·na·va·das·sā·vi·no निस्सरणपञ्ञाnis·sa·ra·ṇa·pañ·ñā परिभुञ्जन्ति।pa·ri·bhuñ·jan·ti

Te taṁ lābhaṁ agadhitā amucchitā anajjhopannā ādīnavadassāvino nissaraṇapaññā paribhuñjanti.

And when they get things, they use them untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.
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तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ वण्णायvaṇ·ṇā·ya चेवce·va होतिho·ti बलायba·lā·ya च,ca नna चca ततोनिदानंta·to·ni·dā·naṃ मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तंma·ra·ṇa·mat·taṃ वाvā दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

Tesaṁ taṁ vaṇṇāya ceva hoti balāya ca, na ca tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigacchanti maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.

That’s good for their appearance and strength, and doesn’t result in death or deadly pain.
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तेसंयेवte·saṃ·ye·va खोkho पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve थेरानंthe·rā·naṃ भिक्खूनंbhik·khū·naṃ अनुसिक्खमानाa·nu·sik·kha·mā·nā नवाna·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya गामंgā·maṃ वाvā निगमंni·ga·maṃ वाvā पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पविसन्ति।pa·vi·san·ti

Tesaṁyeva kho pana, bhikkhave, therānaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ anusikkhamānā navā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya gāmaṁ vā nigamaṁ vā piṇḍāya pavisanti.

Junior mendicants, following the example of the senior mendicants, robe up in the morning and, taking their bowl and robe, enter the town or village for alms.
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तेte तत्थtat·tha धम्मंdham·maṃ भासन्ति।bhā·san·ti

Te tattha dhammaṁ bhāsanti.

There they speak on the teachings,
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तेसंte·saṃ गिहीgi·hī पसन्नाकारंpa·san·nā·kā·raṃ करोन्ति।ka·ron·ti

Tesaṁ gihī pasannākāraṁ karonti.

and lay people demonstrate their confidence in them.
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तेte तंtaṃ लाभंlā·bhaṃ गधिताga·dhi·tā मुच्छिताmuc·chi·tā अज्झोपन्नाaj·jho·pan·nā अनादीनवदस्साविनोa·nā·dī·na·va·das·sā·vi·no अनिस्सरणपञ्ञाa·nis·sa·ra·ṇa·pañ·ñā परिभुञ्जन्ति।pa·ri·bhuñ·jan·ti

Te taṁ lābhaṁ gadhitā mucchitā ajjhopannā anādīnavadassāvino anissaraṇapaññā paribhuñjanti.

But when they get things, they use them tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, not understanding the escape.
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तेसंte·saṃ तंtaṃ नेवne·va वण्णायvaṇ·ṇā·ya होतिho·ti नna बलाय,ba·lā·ya तेte ततोनिदानंta·to·ni·dā·naṃ मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ वाvā निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तंma·ra·ṇa·mat·taṃ वाvā दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

Tesaṁ taṁ neva vaṇṇāya hoti na balāya, te tatonidānaṁ maraṇaṁ vā nigacchanti maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ.

That’s not good for their appearance and strength, and results in death or deadly pain.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

So you should train like this:
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‘अगधिताa·ga·dhi·tā अमुच्छिताa·muc·chi·tā अनज्झोपन्नाa·naj·jho·pan·nā आदीनवदस्साविनोā·dī·na·va·das·sā·vi·no निस्सरणपञ्ञाnis·sa·ra·ṇa·pañ·ñā तंtaṃ लाभंlā·bhaṃ परिभुञ्जिस्सामा’ति।pa·ri·bhuñ·jis·sā·mā

‘agadhitā amucchitā anajjhopannā ādīnavadassāvino nissaraṇapaññā taṁ lābhaṁ paribhuñjissāmā’ti.

‘When we get things, we will use them untied, uninfatuated, unattached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.’
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi वो,vo भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।sik·khi·tab·ban

Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

That’s how you should train.”
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नवमं।na·va·maṃ

Navamaṁ.

(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.