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Māradhītusutta

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    संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 4।25

    Saṁyutta Nikāya 4.25

    Linked Discourses 4.25

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    3। ततियवग्गta·ti·ya·vag·ga

    3. Tatiyavagga

    3. Māra

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    मारधीतुसुत्तmā·ra·dhī·tu·sut·ta

    Māradhītusutta

    Māra’s Daughters

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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 अभासित्वाa·bhā·sit·vā तम्हाtam·hā ठानाṭhā·nā अपक्कम्मa·pak·kam·ma भगवतोbha·ga·va·to अविदूरेa·vi·dū·re पथवियंpa·tha·vi·yaṃ पल्लङ्केनpal·laṅ·ke·na निसीदिni·sī·di तुण्हीभूतोtuṇ·hī·bhū·to मङ्कुभूतोmaṅ·ku·bhū·to पत्तक्खन्धोpat·tak·khan·dho अधोमुखोa·dho·mu·kho पज्झायन्तोpaj·jhā·yan·to अप्पटिभानोap·pa·ṭi·bhā·no कट्ठेनkaṭ·ṭhe·na भूमिंbhū·miṃ विलिखन्तो।vi·li·khan·to

    Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato santike imā nibbejanīyā gāthāyo abhāsitvā tamhā ṭhānā apakkamma bhagavato avidūre pathaviyaṁ pallaṅkena nisīdi tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno kaṭṭhena bhūmiṁ vilikhanto.

    And then Māra the Wicked, after reciting these verses of disillusionment in the Buddha’s presence, left that place. He sat cross-legged on the ground not far from the Buddha, silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, scratching the ground with a stick.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro येनye·na मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā मारंmā·raṃ पापिमन्तंpā·pi·man·taṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासिंसु:aj·jha·bhā·siṃ·su

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā māraṁ pāpimantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsiṁsu:

    Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked, and addressed him in verse:

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    “केनासिke·nā·si दुम्मनोdum·ma·no तात,tā·ta

    “Kenāsi dummano tāta,

    “Why so downhearted, dad?

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    पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ कंkaṃ नुnu सोचसि;so·ca·si

    purisaṁ kaṁ nu socasi;

    What man are you upset about?

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    मयंma·yaṃ तंtaṃ रागपासेन,rā·ga·pā·se·na

    Mayaṁ taṁ rāgapāsena,

    We’ll catch him with the snare of lust,

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    आरञ्ञमिवā·rañ·ña·mi·va कुञ्जरं;kuñ·ja·raṃ

    āraññamiva kuñjaraṁ;

    like an elephant in the wild.

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    बन्धित्वाban·dhit·vā आनयिस्साम,ā·na·yis·sā·ma

    Bandhitvā ānayissāma,

    We’ll tie him up and bring him back—

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    वसगोva·sa·go तेte भविस्सती”ति।bha·vis·sa·tī

    vasago te bhavissatī”ti.

    he’ll fall under your sway!”

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    “अरहंa·ra·haṃ सुगतोsu·ga·to लोके,lo·ke

    “Arahaṁ sugato loke,

    “In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One.

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    नna रागेनrā·ge·na सुवानयो;su·vā·na·yo

    na rāgena suvānayo;

    He’s not easily seduced by lust.

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    मारधेय्यंmā·ra·dhey·yaṃ अतिक्कन्तो,a·tik·kan·to

    Māradheyyaṁ atikkanto,

    He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion;

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    तस्माtas·mā सोचामहंso·cā·ma·haṃ भुसन्”ति।bhu·san

    tasmā socāmahaṁ bhusan”ti.

    that’s why I’m so upset.”

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and said to him,

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    “पादेpā·de ते,te समण,sa·ma·ṇa परिचारेमा”ति।pa·ri·cā·re·mā

    “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.

    “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”

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    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā नna मनसाकासि,ma·na·sā·kā·si यथाya·thā तंtaṃ अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    Atha kho bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    But the Buddha ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अपक्कम्मa·pak·kam·ma एवंe·vaṃ समचिन्तेसुं:sa·ma·cin·te·suṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ:

    Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan.

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    “उच्चावचाuc·cā·va·cā खोkho पुरिसानंpu·ri·sā·naṃ अधिप्पाया।a·dhip·pā·yā

    “uccāvacā kho purisānaṁ adhippāyā.

    “Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes.

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    यन्नूनyan·nū·na मयंma·yaṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ कुमारिवण्णसतंku·mā·ri·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामा”ति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā

    Yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti.

    Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred young maidens?”

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ कुमारिवण्णसतंku·mā·ri·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him,

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    “पादेpā·de ते,te समण,sa·ma·ṇa परिचारेमा”ति।pa·ri·cā·re·mā

    “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.

    “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”

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    तम्पिtam·pi भगवाbha·ga·vā नna मनसाकासि,ma·na·sā·kā·si यथाya·thā तंtaṃ अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अपक्कम्मa·pak·kam·ma एवंe·vaṃ समचिन्तेसुं:sa·ma·cin·te·suṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ:

    Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan.

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    “उच्चावचाuc·cā·va·cā खोkho पुरिसानंpu·ri·sā·naṃ अधिप्पाया।a·dhip·pā·yā

    “uccāvacā kho purisānaṁ adhippāyā.

    “Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes.

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    यन्नूनyan·nū·na मयंma·yaṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ अविजातवण्णसतंa·vi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामा”ति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā

    Yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ avijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti.

    Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred women who have never given birth?”

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ अविजातवण्णसतंa·vi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṁ ekasataṁ avijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him,

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    “पादेpā·de ते,te समण,sa·ma·ṇa परिचारेमा”ति।pa·ri·cā·re·mā

    “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.

    “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”

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    तम्पिtam·pi भगवाbha·ga·vā नna मनसाकासि,ma·na·sā·kā·si यथाya·thā तंtaṃ अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust …

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    यन्नूनyan·nū·na मयंma·yaṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ सकिंsa·kiṃ विजातवण्णसतंvi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामाति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā·ti

    yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ sakiṁ vijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmāti.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    सकिंsa·kiṃ विजातवण्णसतंvi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    sakiṁ vijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    each manifested in the form of a hundred women who have given birth once …

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    “पादेpā·de ते,te समण,sa·ma·ṇa परिचारेमा”ति।pa·ri·cā·re·mā

    “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.

    (Pāli only)

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    तम्पिtam·pi भगवाbha·ga·vā नna मनसाकासि,ma·na·sā·kā·si यथाya·thā तंtaṃ अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    यन्नूनyan·nū·na मयंma·yaṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ एकसतंe·ka·sa·taṃ दुविजातवण्णसतंdu·vi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामाति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā·ti

    yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ duvijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmāti.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    दुविजातवण्णसतंdu·vi·jā·ta·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

    duvijātavaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā …pe…

    women who have given birth twice …

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    यथाya·thā तंtaṃ अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    मज्झिमित्थिवण्णसतंmaj·jhi·mit·thi·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामा”ति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā

    majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    मज्झिमित्थिवण्णसतंmaj·jhi·mit·thi·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā …पे…pe

    majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā …pe…

    middle-aged women …

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    अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    महित्थिवण्णसतंma·hit·thi·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनेय्यामाति।a·bhi·nim·mi·ney·yā·mā·ti

    mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmāti.

    (Pāli only)

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca …पे…pe

    Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    महित्थिवण्णसतंma·hit·thi·vaṇ·ṇa·sa·taṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe

    mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā …pe…

    old women …

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    अनुत्तरेa·nut·ta·re उपधिसङ्खयेu·pa·dhi·saṅ·kha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

    anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

    But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अपक्कम्मa·pak·kam·ma एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma etadavocuṁ:

    Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side and said,

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    “सच्चंsac·caṃ किरki·ra नोno पिताpi·tā अवोच:a·vo·ca

    “saccaṁ kira no pitā avoca:

    “What our father said is true:

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    ‘अरहंa·ra·haṃ सुगतोsu·ga·to लोके,lo·ke

    ‘Arahaṁ sugato loke,

    ‘In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One.

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    नna रागेनrā·ge·na सुवानयो;su·vā·na·yo

    na rāgena suvānayo;

    He’s not easily seduced by lust.

  56. 56

    मारधेय्यंmā·ra·dhey·yaṃ अतिक्कन्तो,a·tik·kan·to

    Māradheyyaṁ atikkanto,

    He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion;

  57. 57

    तस्माtas·mā सोचामहंso·cā·ma·haṃ भुसन्’ति।bhu·san

    tasmā socāmahaṁ bhusan’ti.

    that’s why I’m so upset.’

  58. 58

    यञ्हिyañ·hi मयंma·yaṃ समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā अवीतरागंa·vī·ta·rā·gaṃ इमिनाi·mi·nā उपक्कमेनu·pak·ka·me·na उपक्कमेय्यामu·pak·ka·mey·yā·ma हदयंha·da·yaṃ वास्सvās·sa फलेय्य,pha·ley·ya उण्हंuṇ·haṃ लोहितंlo·hi·taṃ वाvā मुखतोmu·kha·to उग्गच्छेय्य,ug·gac·chey·ya उम्मादंum·mā·daṃ वाvā पापुणेय्यpā·pu·ṇey·ya चित्तक्खेपंcit·tak·khe·paṃ वा।vā

    Yañhi mayaṁ samaṇaṁ vā brāhmaṇaṁ vā avītarāgaṁ iminā upakkamena upakkameyyāma hadayaṁ vāssa phaleyya, uṇhaṁ lohitaṁ vā mukhato uggaccheyya, ummādaṁ vā pāpuṇeyya cittakkhepaṁ vā.

    For if we had come on to any ascetic or brahmin like this who was not free of lust, his heart would explode, or he’d spew hot blood from his mouth, or he’d go mad or lose his mind.

  59. 59

    सेय्यथाsey·ya·thā वाvā पनpa·na नळोna·ḷo हरितोha·ri·to लुतोlu·to उस्सुस्सतिus·sus·sa·ti विसुस्सतिvi·sus·sa·ti मिलायति;mi·lā·ya·ti

    Seyyathā vā pana naḷo harito luto ussussati visussati milāyati;

    He’d dry up, wither away, and shrivel up like a green reed that was mowed down.”

  60. 60

    एवमेवe·va·me·va उस्सुस्सेय्यus·sus·sey·ya विसुस्सेय्यvi·sus·sey·ya मिलायेय्या”ति।mi·lā·yey·yā

    evameva ussusseyya visusseyya milāyeyyā”ti.

    (Pāli only)

  61. 61

    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठंसु।aṭ·ṭhaṃ·su

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu.

    Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and stood to one side.

  62. 62

    एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठिताṭhi·tā खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā मारधीताmā·ra·dhī·tā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

    Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho taṇhā māradhītā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

    Māra’s daughter Craving addressed the Buddha in verse:

  63. 63

    “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?

  64. 64

    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?

  65. 65

    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?

  66. 66

    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?

  67. 67

    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?”

  68. 68

    “अत्थस्सat·thas·sa पत्तिंpat·tiṃ हदयस्सha·da·yas·sa सन्तिं,san·tiṃ

    “Atthassa pattiṁ hadayassa santiṁ,

    “I’ve reached the goal, peace of heart.

  69. 69

    जेत्वानjet·vā·na सेनंse·naṃ पियसातरूपं;pi·ya·sā·ta·rū·paṃ

    Jetvāna senaṁ piyasātarūpaṁ;

    Having conquered the army <j>of the likable and pleasant,

  70. 70

    एकोहंe·ko·haṃ झायंjhā·yaṃ सुखमनुबोधिं,su·kha·ma·nu·bo·dhiṃ

    Ekohaṁ jhāyaṁ sukhamanubodhiṁ,

    alone, practicing absorption, I awakened to bliss.

  71. 71

    तस्माtas·mā जनेनja·ne·na नna करोमिka·ro·mi सक्खिं;sak·khiṃ

    Tasmā janena na karomi sakkhiṁ;

    That’s why I don’t get too close to people,

  72. 72

    सक्खीsak·khī नna सम्पज्जतिsam·paj·ja·ti केनचिke·na·ci मे”ति।me

    Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci me”ti.

    and no one gets too close to me.”

  73. 73

    अथa·tha खोkho अरतिa·ra·ti मारधीताmā·ra·dhī·tā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

    Atha kho arati māradhītā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

    Then Māra’s daughter Malignancy addressed the Buddha in verse:

  74. 74

    “कथंविहारीबहुलोधka·thaṃ·vi·hā·rī·ba·hu·lo·dha भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    “Kathaṁvihārībahulodha bhikkhu,

    “How does a mendicant who has crossed five floods

  75. 75

    पञ्चोघतिण्णोpañ·co·gha·tiṇ·ṇo अतरीधa·ta·rī·dha छट्ठं;chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṁ;

    usually meditate here while crossing the sixth?

  76. 76

    कथंka·thaṃ झायिंjhā·yiṃ बहुलंba·hu·laṃ कामसञ्ञा,kā·ma·sañ·ñā

    Kathaṁ jhāyiṁ bahulaṁ kāmasaññā,

    How do they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions

  77. 77

    परिबाहिराpa·ri·bā·hi·rā होन्तिhon·ti अलद्धa·lad·dha योyo तन्”ति।tan

    Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo tan”ti.

    are blocked out and don’t get hold of them?”

  78. 78

    “पस्सद्धकायोpas·sad·dha·kā·yo सुविमुत्तचित्तो,su·vi·mut·ta·cit·to

    “Passaddhakāyo suvimuttacitto,

    “With tranquil body and mind well freed,

  79. 79

    असङ्खरानोa·saṅ·kha·rā·no सतिमाsa·ti·mā अनोको;a·no·ko

    Asaṅkharāno satimā anoko;

    without making choices, mindful, homeless;

  80. 80

    अञ्ञायañ·ñā·ya धम्मंdham·maṃ अवितक्कझायी,a·vi·tak·ka·jhā·yī

    Aññāya dhammaṁ avitakkajhāyī,

    understanding the teaching, <j>they practice absorption without placing the mind;

  81. 81

    नna कुप्पतिkup·pa·ti नna सरतिsa·ra·ti नna थिनो।thi·no

    Na kuppati na sarati na thino.

    they’re not shaking or drifting or rigid.

  82. 82

    एवंविहारीबहुलोधe·vaṃ·vi·hā·rī·ba·hu·lo·dha भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Evaṁvihārībahulodha bhikkhu,

    That’s how a mendicant who has crossed five floods

  83. 83

    पञ्चोघतिण्णोpañ·co·gha·tiṇ·ṇo अतरीधa·ta·rī·dha छट्ठं;chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṁ;

    usually meditates here while crossing the sixth.

  84. 84

    एवंe·vaṃ झायिंjhā·yiṃ बहुलंba·hu·laṃ कामसञ्ञा,kā·ma·sañ·ñā

    Evaṁ jhāyiṁ bahulaṁ kāmasaññā,

    That’s how they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions

  85. 85

    परिबाहिराpa·ri·bā·hi·rā होन्तिhon·ti अलद्धa·lad·dha योyo तन्”ति।tan

    Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo tan”ti.

    are blocked out and don’t get hold of them.”

  86. 86

    अथa·tha खोkho रगाra·gā मारधीताmā·ra·dhī·tā भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

    Atha kho ragā māradhītā bhagavato santike gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

    Then Māra’s daughter Lust addressed the Buddha in verse:

  87. 87

    “अच्छेज्जac·chej·ja तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ गणसङ्घचारी,ga·ṇa·saṅ·gha·cā·rī

    “Acchejja taṇhaṁ gaṇasaṅghacārī,

    “He lives with his community after cutting off craving,

  88. 88

    अद्धाad·dhā चरिस्सन्तिca·ris·san·ti बहूba·hū चca सद्धा;sad·dhā

    Addhā carissanti bahū ca saddhā;

    and many of the faithful will cross over for sure.

  89. 89

    बहुंba·huṃ वतायंva·tā·yaṃ जनतंja·na·taṃ अनोको,a·no·ko

    Bahuṁ vatāyaṁ janataṁ anoko,

    Alas, this homeless one will snatch many men away,

  90. 90

    अच्छेज्जac·chej·ja नेस्सतिnes·sa·ti मच्चुराजस्सmac·cu·rā·jas·sa पारन्”ति।pā·ran

    Acchejja nessati maccurājassa pāran”ti.

    and lead them past the King of Death!”

  91. 91

    “नयन्तिna·yan·ti वेve महावीरा,ma·hā·vī·rā

    “Nayanti ve mahāvīrā,

    “The great heroes they lead

  92. 92

    सद्धम्मेनsad·dham·me·na तथागता;ta·thā·ga·tā

    saddhammena tathāgatā;

    by means of the true teaching.

  93. 93

    धम्मेनdham·me·na नयमानानं,na·ya·mā·nā·naṃ

    Dhammena nayamānānaṁ,

    When the Realized Ones are leading by the teaching,

  94. 94

    काkā उसूयाu·sū·yā विजानतन्”ति।vi·jā·na·tan

    kā usūyā vijānatan”ti.

    how could anyone who knows be jealous?”

  95. 95

    अथa·tha खोkho तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतिa·ra·ti चca रगाra·gā चca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro येनye·na मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु।te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su

    Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu.

    Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked.

  96. 96

    अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho मारोmā·ro पापिमाpā·pi·mā तण्हञ्चtaṇ·hañ·ca अरतिञ्चa·ra·tiñ·ca रगञ्चra·gañ·ca मारधीतरोmā·ra·dhī·ta·ro दूरतोवdū·ra·to·va आगच्छन्तियो।ā·gac·chan·ti·yo

    Addasā kho māro pāpimā taṇhañca aratiñca ragañca māradhītaro dūratova āgacchantiyo.

    Māra the Wicked saw them coming off in the distance,

  97. 97

    दिस्वानdis·vā·na गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

    Disvāna gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi:

    and addressed them in verse:

  98. 98

    “बालाbā·lā कुमुदनाळेहि,ku·mu·da·nā·ḷe·hi

    “Bālā kumudanāḷehi,

    “Fools! You drill into a mountain

  99. 99

    पब्बतंpab·ba·taṃ अभिमत्थथ;a·bhi·mat·tha·tha

    pabbataṁ abhimatthatha;

    with lotus stalks!

  100. 100

    गिरिंgi·riṃ नखेनna·khe·na खनथ,kha·na·tha

    Giriṁ nakhena khanatha,

    You dig up a hill with your nails!

  101. 101

    अयोa·yo दन्तेहिdan·te·hi खादथ।khā·da·tha

    ayo dantehi khādatha.

    You chew iron with your teeth!

  102. 102

    सेलंवse·laṃ·va सिरसूहच्च,si·ra·sū·hac·ca

    Selaṁva sirasūhacca,

    You seek a footing in the abyss, as it were,

  103. 103

    पातालेpā·tā·le गाधमेसथ;gā·dha·me·sa·tha

    pātāle gādhamesatha;

    while lifting a rock with your head!

  104. 104

    खाणुंवkhā·ṇuṃ·va उरसासज्ज,u·ra·sā·saj·ja

    Khāṇuṁva urasāsajja,

    After attacking a stump with your breast, as it were,

  105. 105

    निब्बिज्जापेथnib·bij·jā·pe·tha गोतमा”ति।go·ta·mā

    nibbijjāpetha gotamā”ti.

    you leave Gotama disappointed.”

  106. 106

    “दद्दल्लमानाdad·dal·la·mā·nā आगञ्छुं,ā·gañ·chuṃ

    “Daddallamānā āgañchuṁ,

    They came dazzling—

  107. 107

    तण्हाtaṇ·hā चca अरतीa·ra·tī रगा;ra·gā

    taṇhā ca aratī ragā;

    Craving, Malignancy, and Lust.

  108. 108

    ताtā तत्थtat·tha पनुदीpa·nu·dī सत्था,sat·thā

    Tā tattha panudī satthā,

    But the Teacher brushed them off right there,

  109. 109

    तूलंtū·laṃ भट्ठंवbhaṭ·ṭhaṃ·va मालुतो”ति।mā·lu·to

    tūlaṁ bhaṭṭhaṁva māluto”ti.

    like the gale, a fallen tuft.

  110. 110

    ततियोta·ti·yo वग्गो।vag·go

    Tatiyo vaggo.

    (Pāli only)

  111. 111

    तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

    Tassuddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

  112. 112

    सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā समिद्धिsa·mid·dhi च,ca

    Sambahulā samiddhi ca,

    (Pāli only)

  113. 113

    गोधिकंgo·dhi·kaṃ सत्तवस्सानि;sat·ta·vas·sā·ni

    Godhikaṁ sattavassāni;

    (Pāli only)

  114. 114

    धीतरंdhī·ta·raṃ देसितंde·si·taṃ बुद्ध,bud·dha

    Dhītaraṁ desitaṁ buddha,

    (Pāli only)

  115. 115

    सेट्ठेनseṭ·ṭhe·na इमंi·maṃ मारपञ्चकन्ति।mā·ra·pañ·ca·kan·ti

    Seṭṭhena imaṁ mārapañcakanti.

    (Pāli only)

  116. 116

    मारसंयुत्तंmā·ra·saṃ·yut·taṃ समत्तं।sa·mat·taṃ

    Mārasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.

    The Linked Discourses with Māra 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.