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Kummopamasutta
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कुम्मोkum·mo कच्छपोkac·cha·po सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ अनुनदीतीरेa·nu·na·dī·tī·re गोचरपसुतोgo·ca·ra·pa·su·to अहोसि।a·ho·si
“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, kummo kacchapo sāyanhasamayaṁ anunadītīre gocarapasuto ahosi.
“Once upon a time, mendicants, a tortoise was grazing along the bank of a river in the afternoon.
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दिस्वानdis·vā·na सोण्डिपञ्चमानिsoṇ·ḍi·pañ·ca·mā·ni अङ्गानिaṅ·gā·ni सकेsa·ke कपालेka·pā·le समोदहित्वाsa·mo·da·hit·vā अप्पोस्सुक्कोap·pos·suk·ko तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to सङ्कसायति।saṅ·ka·sā·ya·ti
Disvāna soṇḍipañcamāni aṅgāni sake kapāle samodahitvā appossukko tuṇhībhūto saṅkasāyati.
so it drew its limbs and neck inside its shell, and kept passive and silent.
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दिस्वानdis·vā·na येनye·na कुम्मोkum·mo कच्छपोkac·cha·po तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā कुम्मंkum·maṃ कच्छपंkac·cha·paṃ पच्चुपट्ठितोpac·cu·paṭ·ṭhi·to अहोसि:a·ho·si
Disvāna yena kummo kacchapo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā kummaṁ kacchapaṁ paccupaṭṭhito ahosi:
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‘यदायंya·dā·yaṃ कुम्मोkum·mo कच्छपोkac·cha·po सोण्डिपञ्चमानंsoṇ·ḍi·pañ·ca·mā·naṃ अङ्गानंaṅ·gā·naṃ अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ वाvā अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ वाvā अङ्गंaṅ·gaṃ अभिनिन्नामेस्सति,a·bhi·nin·nā·mes·sa·ti तत्थेवtat·the·va नंnaṃ गहेत्वाga·het·vā उद्दालित्वाud·dā·lit·vā खादिस्सामी’ति।khā·dis·sā·mī
‘yadāyaṁ kummo kacchapo soṇḍipañcamānaṁ aṅgānaṁ aññataraṁ vā aññataraṁ vā aṅgaṁ abhininnāmessati, tattheva naṁ gahetvā uddālitvā khādissāmī’ti.
‘When that tortoise sticks one or other of its limbs or neck out from its shell, I’ll grab it right there, rip it out, and eat it!’
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यदाya·dā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve कुम्मोkum·mo कच्छपोkac·cha·po सोण्डिपञ्चमानंsoṇ·ḍi·pañ·ca·mā·naṃ अङ्गानंaṅ·gā·naṃ अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ वाvā अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ वाvā अङ्गंaṅ·gaṃ नna अभिनिन्नामि,a·bhi·nin·nā·mi अथa·tha सिङ्गालोsiṅ·gā·lo कुम्मम्हाkum·mam·hā निब्बिज्जnib·bij·ja पक्कामि,pak·kā·mi ओतारंo·tā·raṃ अलभमानो।a·la·bha·mā·no
Yadā kho, bhikkhave, kummo kacchapo soṇḍipañcamānaṁ aṅgānaṁ aññataraṁ vā aññataraṁ vā aṅgaṁ na abhininnāmi, atha siṅgālo kummamhā nibbijja pakkāmi, otāraṁ alabhamāno.
But when that tortoise didn’t stick one or other of its limbs or neck out from its shell, the jackal left disappointed, since it couldn’t find a vulnerability.
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मनतोma·na·to वाvā ओतारंo·tā·raṃ लभेय्यन्’ति।la·bhey·yan
manato vā otāraṁ labheyyan’ti.
mind.’
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चक्खुनाcak·khu·nā रूपंrū·paṃ दिस्वाdis·vā माmā निमित्तग्गाहिनोni·mit·tag·gā·hi·no अहुवत्थ,a·hu·vat·tha माmā अनुब्यञ्जनग्गाहिनो।a·nub·yañ·ja·nag·gā·hi·no
Cakkhunā rūpaṁ disvā mā nimittaggāhino ahuvattha, mā anubyañjanaggāhino.
When you see a sight with your eyes, don’t get caught up in the features and details.
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यत्वाधिकरणमेनंyat·vā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇa·me·naṃ चक्खुन्द्रियंcak·khun·dri·yaṃ असंवुतंa·saṃ·vu·taṃ विहरन्तंvi·ha·ran·taṃ अभिज्झादोमनस्साa·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·sā पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā धम्माdham·mā अन्वास्सवेय्युं,an·vās·sa·vey·yuṃ तस्सtas·sa संवरायsaṃ·va·rā·ya पटिपज्जथ,pa·ṭi·paj·ja·tha रक्खथrak·kha·tha चक्खुन्द्रियं,cak·khun·dri·yaṃ चक्खुन्द्रियेcak·khun·dri·ye संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जथ।ā·paj·ja·tha
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ cakkhundriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjatha, rakkhatha cakkhundriyaṁ, cakkhundriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjatha.
If the faculty of sight were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, practice restraint, protecting the faculty of sight, and achieving its restraint.
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मनसाma·na·sā धम्मंdham·maṃ विञ्ञायviñ·ñā·ya माmā निमित्तग्गाहिनोni·mit·tag·gā·hi·no अहुवत्थ,a·hu·vat·tha माmā अनुब्यञ्जनग्गाहिनो।a·nub·yañ·ja·nag·gā·hi·no
manasā dhammaṁ viññāya mā nimittaggāhino ahuvattha, mā anubyañjanaggāhino.
When you know an idea with your mind, don’t get caught up in the features and details.
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यत्वाधिकरणमेनंyat·vā·dhi·ka·ra·ṇa·me·naṃ मनिन्द्रियंma·nin·dri·yaṃ असंवुतंa·saṃ·vu·taṃ विहरन्तंvi·ha·ran·taṃ अभिज्झादोमनस्साa·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·sā पापकाpā·pa·kā अकुसलाa·ku·sa·lā धम्माdham·mā अन्वास्सवेय्युं,an·vās·sa·vey·yuṃ तस्सtas·sa संवरायsaṃ·va·rā·ya पटिपज्जथ,pa·ṭi·paj·ja·tha रक्खथrak·kha·tha मनिन्द्रियं,ma·nin·dri·yaṃ मनिन्द्रियेma·nin·dri·ye संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ आपज्जथ।ā·paj·ja·tha
Yatvādhikaraṇamenaṁ manindriyaṁ asaṁvutaṁ viharantaṁ abhijjhādomanassā pāpakā akusalā dhammā anvāssaveyyuṁ, tassa saṁvarāya paṭipajjatha, rakkhatha manindriyaṁ, manindriye saṁvaraṁ āpajjatha.
If the faculty of mind were left unrestrained, bad unskillful qualities of covetousness and displeasure would become overwhelming. For this reason, practice restraint, protecting the faculty of mind, and achieving its restraint.
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यतोya·to तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इन्द्रियेसुin·dri·ye·su गुत्तद्वाराgut·tad·vā·rā विहरिस्सथ,vi·ha·ris·sa·tha अथa·tha तुम्हेहिपिtum·he·hi·pi मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā निब्बिज्जnib·bij·ja पक्कमिस्सति,pak·ka·mis·sa·ti ओतारंo·tā·raṃ अलभमानो—a·la·bha·mā·no
Yato tumhe, bhikkhave, indriyesu guttadvārā viharissatha, atha tumhehipi māro pāpimā nibbijja pakkamissati, otāraṁ alabhamāno—
When you live with your sense doors guarded, Māra will leave you disappointed, since he can’t find a vulnerability,
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कुम्मम्हावkum·mam·hā·va सिङ्गालोति।siṅ·gā·lo·ti
kummamhāva siṅgāloti.
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अनिस्सितोa·nis·si·to अञ्ञमहेठयानो,añ·ña·ma·he·ṭha·yā·no
Anissito aññamaheṭhayāno,
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ
Tatiyaṁ.
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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.