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Sattavassānubandhasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 4।24

Saṁyutta Nikāya 4.24

Linked Discourses 4.24
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3। ततियवग्गta·ti·ya·vag·ga

3. Tatiyavagga

3. Māra
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सत्तवस्सानुबन्धसुत्तsat·ta·vas·sā·nu·ban·dha·sut·ta

Sattavassānubandhasutta

Seven Years of Pursuit
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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 उरुवेलायंu·ru·ve·lā·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti नज्जाnaj·jā नेरञ्जरायne·rañ·ja·rā·ya तीरेtī·re अजपालनिग्रोधे।a·ja·pā·la·nig·ro·dhe

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā uruvelāyaṁ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhe.

At one time the Buddha was staying in Uruvelā at the goatherd’s banyan tree on the bank of the Nerañjarā River.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā सत्तवस्सानिsat·ta·vas·sā·ni भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अनुबन्धोa·nu·ban·dho होतिho·ti ओतारापेक्खोo·tā·rā·pek·kho ओतारंo·tā·raṃ अलभमानो।a·la·bha·mā·no

Tena kho pana samayena māro pāpimā sattavassāni bhagavantaṁ anubandho hoti otārāpekkho otāraṁ alabhamāno.

Now at that time Māra the Wicked had been pursuing the Buddha for seven years hoping to find a vulnerability without success.
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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 गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse:
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“सोकावतिण्णोso·kā·va·tiṇ·ṇo नुnu वनम्हिva·nam·hi झायसि,jhā·ya·si

“Sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanamhi jhāyasi,

“Are you swamped by sorrow <j>that you meditate in the forest?
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वित्तंvit·taṃ नुnu जीनोjī·no उदu·da पत्थयानो;pat·tha·yā·no

Vittaṁ nu jīno uda patthayāno;

Have you lost a fortune, or do you long for one?
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आगुंā·guṃ नुnu गामस्मिमकासिgā·mas·mi·ma·kā·si किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

Āguṁ nu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci,

Or perhaps you’ve committed <j>some crime in the village?
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कस्माkas·mā जनेनja·ne·na नna करोसिka·ro·si सक्खिं;sak·khiṃ

Kasmā janena na karosi sakkhiṁ;

Why don’t you get too close to people?
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सक्खीsak·khī नna सम्पज्जतिsam·paj·ja·ti केनचिke·na·ci ते”ति।te

Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci te”ti.

And why does no one get close to you?”
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“सोकस्सso·kas·sa मूलंmū·laṃ पलिखायpa·li·khā·ya सब्बं,sab·baṃ

“Sokassa mūlaṁ palikhāya sabbaṁ,

“I’ve dug out the root of sorrow completely.
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अनागुa·nā·gu झायामिjhā·yā·mi असोचमानो;a·so·ca·mā·no

Anāgu jhāyāmi asocamāno;

I practice absorption free of guilt or sorrow.
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छेत्वानchet·vā·na सब्बंsab·baṃ भवलोभजप्पं,bha·va·lo·bha·jap·paṃ

Chetvāna sabbaṁ bhavalobhajappaṁ,

I’ve cut off all greed and muttered prayer for future lives.
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अनासवोa·nā·sa·vo झायामिjhā·yā·mi पमत्तबन्धू”ति।pa·mat·ta·ban·dhū

Anāsavo jhāyāmi pamattabandhū”ti.

Undefiled, I practice absorption, <j>O kinsman of the negligent!”
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“यंyaṃ वदन्तिva·dan·ti ममma·ma यिदन्ति,yi·dan·ti

“Yaṁ vadanti mama yidanti,

“The things they call ‘mine’,
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येye वदन्तिva·dan·ti ममन्तिma·man·ti च;ca

ye vadanti mamanti ca;

and those who say ‘it’s mine’:
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एत्थet·tha चेce तेte मनोma·no अत्थि,at·thi

Ettha ce te mano atthi,

if your mind remains there,
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नna मेme समणsa·ma·ṇa मोक्खसी”ति।mok·kha·sī

na me samaṇa mokkhasī”ti.

you won’t escape me, ascetic!”
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“यंyaṃ वदन्तिva·dan·ti नna तंtaṃ मय्हं,may·haṃ

“Yaṁ vadanti na taṁ mayhaṁ,

“The things they speak of aren’t mine;
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येye वदन्तिva·dan·ti नna तेte अहं;a·haṃ

ye vadanti na te ahaṁ;

I’m not someone who speaks like that.
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एवंe·vaṃ पापिमpā·pi·ma जानाहि,jā·nā·hi

Evaṁ pāpima jānāhi,

So know this, Wicked One:
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नna मेme मग्गम्पिmag·gam·pi दक्खसी”ति।dak·kha·sī

na me maggampi dakkhasī”ti.

you won’t even see the path I take.”
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“सचेsa·ce मग्गंmag·gaṃ अनुबुद्धं,a·nu·bud·dhaṃ

“Sace maggaṁ anubuddhaṁ,

“If you’ve discovered the path
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खेमंkhe·maṃ अमतगामिनं;a·ma·ta·gā·mi·naṃ

khemaṁ amatagāminaṁ;

that’s safe, and leads to freedom from death,
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अपेहिa·pe·hi गच्छgac·cha त्वमेवेको,tva·me·ve·ko

Apehi gaccha tvameveko,

go and walk that path alone—
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किमञ्ञमनुसाससी”ति।ki·mañ·ña·ma·nu·sā·sa·sī

kimaññamanusāsasī”ti.

why teach it to anyone else?”
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“अमच्चुधेय्यंa·mac·cu·dhey·yaṃ पुच्छन्ति,puc·chan·ti

“Amaccudheyyaṁ pucchanti,

“Those crossing to the far shore
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येye जनाja·nā पारगामिनो;pā·ra·gā·mi·no

ye janā pāragāmino;

ask what’s beyond the domain of Death.
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तेसाहंte·sā·haṃ पुट्ठोpuṭ·ṭho अक्खामि,ak·khā·mi

Tesāhaṁ puṭṭho akkhāmi,

When I’m asked, I explain to them
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यंyaṃ सच्चंsac·caṃ तंtaṃ निरूपधिन्”ति।ni·rū·pa·dhin

yaṁ saccaṁ taṁ nirūpadhin”ti.

the truth without attachments.”
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भन्ते,bhan·te गामस्सgā·mas·sa वाvā निगमस्सni·ga·mas·sa वाvā अविदूरेa·vi·dū·re पोक्खरणी।pok·kha·ra·ṇī

“Seyyathāpi, bhante, gāmassa vā nigamassa vā avidūre pokkharaṇī.

“Sir, suppose there was a lotus pond not far from a town or village,
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तत्रस्सtat·ras·sa कक्कटको।kak·ka·ṭa·ko

Tatrassa kakkaṭako.

and a crab lived there.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā कुमारकाku·mā·ra·kā वाvā कुमारिकायोku·mā·ri·kā·yo वाvā तम्हाtam·hā गामाgā·mā वाvā निगमाni·ga·mā वाvā निक्खमित्वाnik·kha·mit·vā येनye·na साsā पोक्खरणीpok·kha·ra·ṇī तेनुपसङ्कमेय्युं;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mey·yuṃ उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ कक्कटकंkak·ka·ṭa·kaṃ उदकाu·da·kā उद्धरित्वाud·dha·rit·vā थलेtha·le पतिट्ठपेय्युं।pa·tiṭ·ṭha·pey·yuṃ

Atha kho, bhante, sambahulā kumārakā vā kumārikāyo vā tamhā gāmā vā nigamā vā nikkhamitvā yena sā pokkharaṇī tenupasaṅkameyyuṁ; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ kakkaṭakaṁ udakā uddharitvā thale patiṭṭhapeyyuṁ.

Then several boys or girls would leave the town or village and go to the pond, where they’d pull out the crab and put it on solid ground.
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यंyaṃ यदेवya·de·va हिhi सो,so भन्ते,bhan·te कक्कटकोkak·ka·ṭa·ko अळंa·ḷaṃ अभिनिन्नामेय्यa·bhi·nin·nā·mey·ya तंtaṃ तदेवta·de·va तेte कुमारकाku·mā·ra·kā वाvā कुमारिकायोku·mā·ri·kā·yo वाvā कट्ठेनkaṭ·ṭhe·na वाvā कथलायka·tha·lā·ya वाvā सञ्छिन्देय्युंsañ·chin·dey·yuṃ सम्भञ्जेय्युंsam·bhañ·jey·yuṃ सम्पलिभञ्जेय्युं।sam·pa·li·bhañ·jey·yuṃ

Yaṁ yadeva hi so, bhante, kakkaṭako aḷaṁ abhininnāmeyya taṁ tadeva te kumārakā vā kumārikāyo vā kaṭṭhena vā kathalāya vā sañchindeyyuṁ sambhañjeyyuṁ sampalibhañjeyyuṁ.

Whenever that crab extended a claw, those boys or girls would snap, crack, and break it off with a stick or a stone.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi सो,so भन्ते,bhan·te कक्कटकोkak·ka·ṭa·ko सब्बेहिsab·be·hi अळेहिa·ḷe·hi सञ्छिन्नेहिsañ·chin·ne·hi सम्भग्गेहिsam·bhag·ge·hi सम्पलिभग्गेहिsam·pa·li·bhag·ge·hi अभब्बोa·bhab·bo तंtaṃ पोक्खरणिंpok·kha·ra·ṇiṃ ओतरितुं।o·ta·ri·tuṃ

Evañhi so, bhante, kakkaṭako sabbehi aḷehi sañchinnehi sambhaggehi sampalibhaggehi abhabbo taṁ pokkharaṇiṁ otarituṁ.

And when that crab’s claws had all been snapped, cracked, and broken off it wouldn’t be able to return down into that lotus pond.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te यानिyā·ni कानिचिkā·ni·ci विसूकायिकानिvi·sū·kā·yi·kā·ni विसेवितानिvi·se·vi·tā·ni विप्फन्दितानि,vip·phan·di·tā·ni सब्बानिsab·bā·ni तानिtā·ni भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सञ्छिन्नानिsañ·chin·nā·ni सम्भग्गानिsam·bhag·gā·ni सम्पलिभग्गानि।sam·pa·li·bhag·gā·ni

Evameva kho, bhante, yāni kānici visūkāyikāni visevitāni vipphanditāni, sabbāni tāni bhagavatā sañchinnāni sambhaggāni sampalibhaggāni.

In the same way, sir, the Buddha has snapped, cracked, and broken off all my twists, ducks, and dodges.
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अभब्बोa·bhab·bo दानाहं,dā·nā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुनpu·na भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ उपसङ्कमितुंu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tuṃ यदिदंya·di·daṃ ओतारापेक्खो”ति।o·tā·rā·pek·kho

Abhabbo dānāhaṁ, bhante, puna bhagavantaṁ upasaṅkamituṁ yadidaṁ otārāpekkho”ti.

Now I’m not able to approach the Buddha again in hopes of finding a vulnerability.”
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अथa·tha खोkho मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā निब्बेजनीयाnib·be·ja·nī·yā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato santike imā nibbejanīyā gāthāyo abhāsi:

Then Māra the Wicked recited these verses of disappointment in the Buddha’s presence:
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“मेदवण्णञ्चme·da·vaṇ·ṇañ·ca पासाणं,pā·sā·ṇaṃ

“Medavaṇṇañca pāsāṇaṁ,

“A crow once circled a stone
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वायसोvā·ya·so अनुपरियगा;a·nu·pa·ri·ya·gā

vāyaso anupariyagā;

that looked like a lump of fat.
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अपेत्थa·pet·tha मुदुंmu·duṃ विन्देम,vin·de·ma

Apettha muduṁ vindema,

‘Perhaps I’ll find something tender,’ it thought,
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अपिa·pi अस्सादनाas·sā·da·nā सिया।si·yā

api assādanā siyā.

‘perhaps there’s something tasty.’
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अलद्धाa·lad·dhā तत्थtat·tha अस्सादं,as·sā·daṃ

Aladdhā tattha assādaṁ,

But finding nothing tasty,
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वायसेत्तोvā·ya·set·to अपक्कमे;a·pak·ka·me

vāyasetto apakkame;

the crow left that place.
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काकोवkā·ko·va सेलमासज्ज,se·la·mā·saj·ja

Kākova selamāsajja,

Like the crow that pecked the stone,
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निब्बिज्जापेमnib·bij·jā·pe·ma गोतमा”ति।go·ta·mā

nibbijjāpema gotamā”ti.

I leave Gotama disappointed.”

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.