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Piṇḍasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 4।18

Saṁyutta Nikāya 4.18

Linked Discourses 4.18
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2। दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

2. Dutiyavagga

2. Rule
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पिण्डसुत्तpiṇ·ḍa·sut·ta

Piṇḍasutta

Alms Food
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā मगधेसुma·ga·dhe·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti पञ्चसालायंpañ·ca·sā·lā·yaṃ ब्राह्मणगामे।brāh·ma·ṇa·gā·me

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā magadhesu viharati pañcasālāyaṁ brāhmaṇagāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans near the brahmin village of Pañcasālā.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na पञ्चसालायंpañ·ca·sā·lā·yaṃ ब्राह्मणगामेbrāh·ma·ṇa·gā·me कुमारिकानंku·mā·ri·kā·naṃ पाहुनकानिpā·hu·na·kā·ni भवन्ति।bha·van·ti

Tena kho pana samayena pañcasālāyaṁ brāhmaṇagāme kumārikānaṁ pāhunakāni bhavanti.

Now at that time in Pañcasālā the young maidens were occupied with guests.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya पञ्चसालंpañ·ca·sā·laṃ ब्राह्मणगामंbrāh·ma·ṇa·gā·maṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसि।pā·vi·si

Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya pañcasālaṁ brāhmaṇagāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.

Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Pañcasālā for alms.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na पञ्चसालेय्यकाpañ·ca·sā·ley·ya·kā ब्राह्मणगहपतिकाbrāh·ma·ṇa·ga·ha·pa·ti·kā मारेनmā·re·na पापिमताpā·pi·ma·tā अन्वाविट्ठाan·vā·viṭ·ṭhā भवन्ति:bha·van·ti

Tena kho pana samayena pañcasāleyyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā mārena pāpimatā anvāviṭṭhā bhavanti:

Now at that time Māra had possessed the brahmins and householders of Pañcasālā, so that they thought,
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“माmā समणोsa·ma·ṇo गोतमोgo·ta·mo पिण्डमलत्था”ति।piṇ·ḍa·ma·lat·thā

“mā samaṇo gotamo piṇḍamalatthā”ti.

“Don’t let the ascetic Gotama get any alms!”
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā यथाधोतेनya·thā·dho·te·na पत्तेनpat·te·na पञ्चसालंpañ·ca·sā·laṃ ब्राह्मणगामंbrāh·ma·ṇa·gā·maṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसिpā·vi·si तथाधोतेनta·thā·dho·te·na पत्तेनpat·te·na पटिक्कमि।pa·ṭik·ka·mi

Atha kho bhagavā yathādhotena pattena pañcasālaṁ brāhmaṇagāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi tathādhotena pattena paṭikkami.

Then the Buddha left the village with his bowl as clean-washed as it was when he entered for alms.
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अथa·tha खोkho मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and said to him,
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“अपिa·pi त्वं,tvaṃ समण,sa·ma·ṇa पिण्डमलत्था”ति?piṇ·ḍa·ma·lat·thā

“api tvaṁ, samaṇa, piṇḍamalatthā”ti?

“Well, ascetic, did you get any alms?”
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“तथाta·thā नुnu त्वं,tvaṃ पापिम,pā·pi·ma अकासिa·kā·si यथाहंya·thā·haṃ पिण्डंpiṇ·ḍaṃ नna लभेय्यन्”ति।la·bhey·yan

“Tathā nu tvaṁ, pāpima, akāsi yathāhaṁ piṇḍaṁ na labheyyan”ti.

“Wicked One, did you make sure I didn’t get any alms?”
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“तेनte·na हि,hi भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi पञ्चसालंpañ·ca·sā·laṃ ब्राह्मणगामंbrāh·ma·ṇa·gā·maṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पविसतु।pa·vi·sa·tu

“Tena hi, bhante, bhagavā dutiyampi pañcasālaṁ brāhmaṇagāmaṁ piṇḍāya pavisatu.

“Well then, sir, let the Buddha enter Pañcasālā a second time for alms.
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तथाहंta·thā·haṃ करिस्सामिka·ris·sā·mi यथाya·thā भगवाbha·ga·vā पिण्डंpiṇ·ḍaṃ लच्छती”ति।lac·cha·tī

Tathāhaṁ karissāmi yathā bhagavā piṇḍaṁ lacchatī”ti.

I’ll make sure you get alms.”
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“अपुञ्ञंa·puñ·ñaṃ पसविpa·sa·vi मारो,mā·ro

“Apuññaṁ pasavi māro,

“Māra has produced wickedness
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आसज्जā·saj·ja नंnaṃ तथागतं;ta·thā·ga·taṃ

āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ;

in attacking the Realized One.
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किंkiṃ नुnu मञ्ञसिmañ·ña·si पापिम,pā·pi·ma

Kiṁ nu maññasi pāpima,

Wicked One, do you imagine that
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नna मेme पापंpā·paṃ विपच्चति।vi·pac·ca·ti

na me pāpaṁ vipaccati.

your wickedness won’t bear fruit?
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सुसुखंsu·su·khaṃ वतva·ta जीवाम,jī·vā·ma

Susukhaṁ vata jīvāma,

Let us live so very happily,
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येसंye·saṃ नोno नत्थिnat·thi किञ्चनं;kiñ·ca·naṃ

yesaṁ no natthi kiñcanaṁ;

we who have nothing.
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पीतिभक्खाpī·ti·bhak·khā भविस्साम,bha·vis·sā·ma

Pītibhakkhā bhavissāma,

We shall feed on rapture,
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देवाde·vā आभस्सराā·bhas·sa·rā यथा”ति।ya·thā

devā ābhassarā yathā”ti.

like the gods of sublime luminosity.”
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अथa·tha खोkho मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā “जानातिjā·nā·ti मंmaṃ भगवा,bha·ga·vā जानातिjā·nā·ti मंmaṃ सुगतो”तिsu·ga·to दुक्खीduk·khī दुम्मनोdum·ma·no तत्थेवन्तरधायीति।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yī·ti

Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.

Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.

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.