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Sucimukhīsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 28।10

Saṁyutta Nikāya 28.10

Linked Discourses 28.10
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1। सारिपुत्तवग्गsā·ri·put·ta·vag·ga

1. Sāriputtavagga

1. With Sāriputta
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सुचिमुखीसुत्तsu·ci·mu·khī·sut·ta

Sucimukhīsutta

With Sucimukhī
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसि।pā·vi·si

Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahe piṇḍāya pāvisi.

Then he robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Rājagaha for alms.
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राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he सपदानंsa·pa·dā·naṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya चरित्वाca·rit·vā तंtaṃ पिण्डपातंpiṇ·ḍa·pā·taṃ अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ कुट्टमूलंkuṭ·ṭa·mū·laṃ निस्सायnis·sā·ya परिभुञ्जति।pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti

Rājagahe sapadānaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā taṁ piṇḍapātaṁ aññataraṁ kuṭṭamūlaṁ nissāya paribhuñjati.

After wandering indiscriminately for almsfood in Rājagaha, he ate his almsfood by a wall.
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अथa·tha खोkho सुचिमुखीsu·ci·mu·khī परिब्बाजिकाpa·rib·bā·ji·kā येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā सारिपुत्तोsā·ri·put·to तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ सारिपुत्तंsā·ri·put·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho sucimukhī paribbājikā yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

Then the wanderer Sucimukhī went up to Venerable Sāriputta and said to him:
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“किंkiṃ नुnu खो,kho समण,sa·ma·ṇa अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho भुञ्जसी”ति?bhuñ·ja·sī

“Kiṁ nu kho, samaṇa, adhomukho bhuñjasī”ti?

“Ascetic, do you eat facing downwards?”
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“नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho भुञ्जामी”ति।bhuñ·jā·mī

“Na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, adhomukho bhuñjāmī”ti.

“No, sister.”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa उब्भमुखोub·bha·mu·kho भुञ्जसी”ति?bhuñ·ja·sī

“Tena hi, samaṇa, ubbhamukho bhuñjasī”ti?

“Well then, do you eat facing upwards?”
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“नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni उब्भमुखोub·bha·mu·kho भुञ्जामी”ति।bhuñ·jā·mī

“Na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, ubbhamukho bhuñjāmī”ti.

“No, sister.”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa दिसामुखोdi·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जसी”ति?bhuñ·ja·sī

“Tena hi, samaṇa, disāmukho bhuñjasī”ti?

“Well then, do you eat facing the cardinal directions?”
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“नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni दिसामुखोdi·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जामी”ति।bhuñ·jā·mī

“Na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, disāmukho bhuñjāmī”ti.

“No, sister.”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa विदिसामुखोvi·di·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जसी”ति?bhuñ·ja·sī

“Tena hi, samaṇa, vidisāmukho bhuñjasī”ti?

“Well then, do you eat facing the intermediate directions?”
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“नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni विदिसामुखोvi·di·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जामी”ति।bhuñ·jā·mī

“Na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, vidisāmukho bhuñjāmī”ti.

“No, sister.”
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“‘किंkiṃ नु,nu समण,sa·ma·ṇa अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho भुञ्जसी’तिbhuñ·ja·sī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho भुञ्जामी’तिbhuñ·jā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

“‘Kiṁ nu, samaṇa, adhomukho bhuñjasī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, adhomukho bhuñjāmī’ti vadesi.

“When asked if you eat facing all these directions, you answer ‘no, sister’.
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‘तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa उब्भमुखोub·bha·mu·kho भुञ्जसी’तिbhuñ·ja·sī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni उब्भमुखोub·bha·mu·kho भुञ्जामी’तिbhuñ·jā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Tena hi, samaṇa, ubbhamukho bhuñjasī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, ubbhamukho bhuñjāmī’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa दिसामुखोdi·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जसी’तिbhuñ·ja·sī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni दिसामुखोdi·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जामी’तिbhuñ·jā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Tena hi, samaṇa, disāmukho bhuñjasī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, disāmukho bhuñjāmī’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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‘तेनte·na हि,hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa विदिसामुखोvi·di·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जसी’तिbhuñ·ja·sī इतिi·ti पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho समानोsa·mā·no ‘नna ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni विदिसामुखोvi·di·sā·mu·kho भुञ्जामी’तिbhuñ·jā·mī वदेसि।va·de·si

‘Tena hi, samaṇa, vidisāmukho bhuñjasī’ti iti puṭṭho samāno ‘na khvāhaṁ, bhagini, vidisāmukho bhuñjāmī’ti vadesi.

(Pāli only)
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कथञ्चरहि,ka·thañ·ca·ra·hi समण,sa·ma·ṇa भुञ्जसी”ति?bhuñ·ja·sī

Kathañcarahi, samaṇa, bhuñjasī”ti?

How then do you eat, ascetic?”
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“येye हिhi केचि,ke·ci भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā वत्थुविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायvat·thu·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेन्ति,kap·pen·ti इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā ‘अधोमुखाa·dho·mu·khā भुञ्जन्ती’ति।bhuñ·jan·tī

“Ye hi keci, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā vatthuvijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappenti, ime vuccanti, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ‘adhomukhā bhuñjantī’ti.

“Sister, those ascetics and brahmins who earn a living by geomancy—a low lore, a wrong livelihood—are said to eat facing downwards.
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येye हिhi केचि,ke·ci भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā नक्खत्तविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायnak·khat·ta·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेन्ति,kap·pen·ti इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā ‘उब्भमुखाub·bha·mu·khā भुञ्जन्ती’ति।bhuñ·jan·tī

Ye hi keci, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā nakkhattavijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappenti, ime vuccanti, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ‘ubbhamukhā bhuñjantī’ti.

Those ascetics and brahmins who earn a living by astrology—a low lore, a wrong livelihood—are said to eat facing upwards.
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येye हिhi केचि,ke·ci भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā दूतेय्यपहिणगमनानुयोगायdū·tey·ya·pa·hi·ṇa·ga·ma·nā·nu·yo·gā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेन्ति,kap·pen·ti इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā ‘दिसामुखाdi·sā·mu·khā भुञ्जन्ती’ति।bhuñ·jan·tī

Ye hi keci, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā dūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappenti, ime vuccanti, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ‘disāmukhā bhuñjantī’ti.

Those ascetics and brahmins who earn a living by running errands and messages—a wrong livelihood—are said to eat facing the cardinal directions.
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येye हिhi केचि,ke·ci भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā अङ्गविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायaṅ·ga·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेन्ति,kap·pen·ti इमेi·me वुच्चन्ति,vuc·can·ti भगिनि,bha·gi·ni समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā ‘विदिसामुखाvi·di·sā·mu·khā भुञ्जन्ती’ति।bhuñ·jan·tī

Ye hi keci, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā aṅgavijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappenti, ime vuccanti, bhagini, samaṇabrāhmaṇā ‘vidisāmukhā bhuñjantī’ti.

Those ascetics and brahmins who earn a living by limb-reading—a low lore, a wrong livelihood—are said to eat facing the intermediate directions.
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सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भगिनि,bha·gi·ni नna वत्थुविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायvat·thu·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेमि,kap·pe·mi नna नक्खत्तविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायnak·khat·ta·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेमि,kap·pe·mi नna दूतेय्यपहिणगमनानुयोगायdū·tey·ya·pa·hi·ṇa·ga·ma·nā·nu·yo·gā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेमि,kap·pe·mi नna अङ्गविज्जातिरच्छानविज्जायaṅ·ga·vij·jā·ti·rac·chā·na·vij·jā·ya मिच्छाजीवेनmic·chā·jī·ve·na जीविकंjī·vi·kaṃ कप्पेमि।kap·pe·mi

So khvāhaṁ, bhagini, na vatthuvijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappemi, na nakkhattavijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappemi, na dūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappemi, na aṅgavijjātiracchānavijjāya micchājīvena jīvikaṁ kappemi.

I don’t earn a living by any of these means.
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धम्मेनdham·me·na भिक्खंbhik·khaṃ परियेसामि;pa·ri·ye·sā·mi

Dhammena bhikkhaṁ pariyesāmi;

I seek alms in a principled manner,
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धम्मेनdham·me·na भिक्खंbhik·khaṃ परियेसित्वाpa·ri·ye·sit·vā भुञ्जामी”ति।bhuñ·jā·mī

dhammena bhikkhaṁ pariyesitvā bhuñjāmī”ti.

and I eat it in a principled manner.”
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अथa·tha खोkho सुचिमुखीsu·ci·mu·khī परिब्बाजिकाpa·rib·bā·ji·kā राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he रथियायra·thi·yā·ya रथियं,ra·thi·yaṃ सिङ्घाटकेनsiṅ·ghā·ṭa·ke·na सिङ्घाटकंsiṅ·ghā·ṭa·kaṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एवमारोचेसि:e·va·mā·ro·ce·si

Atha kho sucimukhī paribbājikā rājagahe rathiyāya rathiyaṁ, siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā evamārocesi:

Then Sucimukhī the wanderer went around Rājagaha from street to street and from square to square, and announced:
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“धम्मिकंdham·mi·kaṃ समणाsa·ma·ṇā सक्यपुत्तियाsak·ya·put·ti·yā आहारंā·hā·raṃ आहारेन्ति;ā·hā·ren·ti

“dhammikaṁ samaṇā sakyaputtiyā āhāraṁ āhārenti;

“The ascetics who follow the Sakyan eat food in a principled manner!
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अनवज्जंa·na·vaj·jaṃ समणाsa·ma·ṇā सक्यपुत्तियाsak·ya·put·ti·yā आहारंā·hā·raṃ आहारेन्ति।ā·hā·ren·ti

anavajjaṁ samaṇā sakyaputtiyā āhāraṁ āhārenti.

The ascetics who follow the Sakyan eat food blamelessly!
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देथde·tha समणानंsa·ma·ṇā·naṃ सक्यपुत्तियानंsak·ya·put·ti·yā·naṃ पिण्डन्”ति।piṇ·ḍan

Detha samaṇānaṁ sakyaputtiyānaṁ piṇḍan”ti.

Give almsfood to the ascetics who follow the Sakyan!”
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दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Dasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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सारिपुत्तवग्गोsā·ri·put·ta·vag·go पठमो।pa·ṭha·mo

Sāriputtavaggo paṭhamo.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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विवेकजंvi·ve·ka·jaṃ अवितक्कं,a·vi·tak·kaṃ

Vivekajaṁ avitakkaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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पीतिpī·ti उपेक्खाu·pek·khā चतुत्थकं;ca·tut·tha·kaṃ

pīti upekkhā catutthakaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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आकासञ्चेवā·kā·sañ·ce·va विञ्ञाणं,viñ·ñā·ṇaṃ

Ākāsañceva viññāṇaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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आकिञ्चंā·kiñ·caṃ नेवसञ्ञिना;ne·va·sañ·ñi·nā

ākiñcaṁ nevasaññinā;

(Pāli only)
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निरोधोni·ro·dho नवमोna·va·mo वुत्तो,vut·to

Nirodho navamo vutto,

(Pāli only)
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दसमंda·sa·maṃ सूचिमुखीsū·ci·mu·khī चाति।cā·ti

dasamaṁ sūcimukhī cāti.

(Pāli only)
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सारिपुत्तसंयुत्तंsā·ri·put·ta·saṃ·yut·taṃ समत्तं।sa·mat·taṃ

Sāriputtasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

The Linked Discourses on Sāriputta are complete.

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.