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Yodhājīvasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 42।3

Saṁyutta Nikāya 42.3

Linked Discourses 42.3
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1। गामणिवग्गgā·ma·ṇi·vag·ga

1. Gāmaṇivagga

1. Chiefs
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योधाजीवसुत्तyo·dhā·jī·va·sut·ta

Yodhājīvasutta

A Warrior
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अथa·tha खोkho योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo गामणिgā·ma·ṇi येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā …पे…pe एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo गामणिgā·ma·ṇi भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho yodhājīvo gāmaṇi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā …pe… ekamantaṁ nisinno kho yodhājīvo gāmaṇi bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Dustin the warrior chief went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुब्बकानंpub·ba·kā·naṃ आचरियपाचरियानंā·ca·ri·ya·pā·ca·ri·yā·naṃ योधाजीवानंyo·dhā·jī·vā·naṃ भासमानानं:bhā·sa·mā·nā·naṃ

“sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante, pubbakānaṁ ācariyapācariyānaṁ yodhājīvānaṁ bhāsamānānaṁ:

“Sir, I have heard that the warriors of the past who were tutors of tutors said:
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‘योyo सोso योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me उस्सहतिus·sa·ha·ti वायमति,vā·ya·ma·ti तमेनंta·me·naṃ उस्सहन्तंus·sa·han·taṃ वायमन्तंvā·ya·man·taṃ परेpa·re हनन्तिha·nan·ti परियापादेन्ति,pa·ri·yā·pā·den·ti सोso कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā परजितानंpa·ra·ji·tā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जती’ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

‘yo so yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati, tamenaṁ ussahantaṁ vāyamantaṁ pare hananti pariyāpādenti, so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā parajitānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī’ti.

‘Suppose a warrior, while striving and struggling in battle, is killed and finished off by his foes. When his body breaks up, after death, he’s reborn in the company of the gods of the fallen.’
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इधi·dha भगवाbha·ga·vā किमाहा”ति?ki·mā·hā

Idha bhagavā kimāhā”ti?

What does the Buddha say about this?”
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“अलं,a·laṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi तिट्ठतेतं;tiṭ·ṭha·te·taṃ माmā मंmaṃ एतंe·taṃ पुच्छी”ति।puc·chī

“Alaṁ, gāmaṇi, tiṭṭhatetaṁ; mā maṁ etaṁ pucchī”ti.

“Enough, chief, let it be. Don’t ask me that.”
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho …पे…pe

Dutiyampi kho …pe…

For a second time …
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo गामणिgā·ma·ṇi भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

tatiyampi kho yodhājīvo gāmaṇi bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

And for a third time Dustin the warrior chief said to the Buddha:
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“सुतंsu·taṃ मेतं,me·taṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुब्बकानंpub·ba·kā·naṃ आचरियपाचरियानंā·ca·ri·ya·pā·ca·ri·yā·naṃ योधाजीवानंyo·dhā·jī·vā·naṃ भासमानानं:bhā·sa·mā·nā·naṃ

“sutaṁ metaṁ, bhante, pubbakānaṁ ācariyapācariyānaṁ yodhājīvānaṁ bhāsamānānaṁ:

“Sir, I have heard that the warriors of the past who were tutors of tutors said:
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‘योyo सोso योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me उस्सहतिus·sa·ha·ti वायमति,vā·ya·ma·ti तमेनंta·me·naṃ उस्सहन्तंus·sa·han·taṃ वायमन्तंvā·ya·man·taṃ परेpa·re हनन्तिha·nan·ti परियापादेन्ति,pa·ri·yā·pā·den·ti सोso कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā परजितानंpa·ra·ji·tā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जती’ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

‘yo so yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati, tamenaṁ ussahantaṁ vāyamantaṁ pare hananti pariyāpādenti, so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā parajitānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī’ti.

‘Suppose a warrior, while striving and struggling in battle, is killed and finished off by his foes. When his body breaks up, after death, he’s reborn in the company of the gods of the fallen.’
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इधi·dha भगवाbha·ga·vā किमाहा”ति?ki·mā·hā

Idha bhagavā kimāhā”ti?

What does the Buddha say about this?”
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“अद्धाad·dhā खोkho त्याहं,tyā·haṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi नna लभामि:la·bhā·mi

“Addhā kho tyāhaṁ, gāmaṇi, na labhāmi:

“Clearly, chief, I’m not getting through to you when I say:
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‘अलं,a·laṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi तिट्ठतेतं;tiṭ·ṭha·te·taṃ माmā मंmaṃ एतंe·taṃ पुच्छी’ति।puc·chī

‘alaṁ, gāmaṇi, tiṭṭhatetaṁ; mā maṁ etaṁ pucchī’ti.

‘Enough, chief, let it be. Don’t ask me that.’
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अपिa·pi चca त्याहंtyā·haṃ ब्याकरिस्सामि।byā·ka·ris·sā·mi

Api ca tyāhaṁ byākarissāmi.

Nevertheless, I will answer you.
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योyo सो,so गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me उस्सहतिus·sa·ha·ti वायमति,vā·ya·ma·ti तस्सtas·sa तंtaṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ पुब्बेpub·be गहितंga·hi·taṃ दुक्कटंduk·ka·ṭaṃ दुप्पणिहितं:dup·pa·ṇi·hi·taṃ

Yo so, gāmaṇi, yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati, tassa taṁ cittaṁ pubbe gahitaṁ dukkaṭaṁ duppaṇihitaṁ:

When a warrior strives and struggles in battle, their mind is already low, degraded, and misdirected as they think:
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‘इमेi·me सत्ताsat·tā हञ्ञन्तुhañ·ñan·tu वाvā बज्झन्तुbaj·jhan·tu वाvā उच्छिज्जन्तुuc·chij·jan·tu वाvā विनस्सन्तुvi·nas·san·tu वाvā माmā वाvā अहेसुंa·he·suṃ इतिi·ti वा’ति।vā

‘ime sattā haññantu vā bajjhantu vā ucchijjantu vā vinassantu vā mā vā ahesuṁ iti vā’ti.

‘May these sentient beings be killed, slaughtered, slain, destroyed, or annihilated!’
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तमेनंta·me·naṃ उस्सहन्तंus·sa·han·taṃ वायमन्तंvā·ya·man·taṃ परेpa·re हनन्तिha·nan·ti परियापादेन्ति;pa·ri·yā·pā·den·ti

Tamenaṁ ussahantaṁ vāyamantaṁ pare hananti pariyāpādenti;

His foes kill him and finish him off, and
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सोso कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā परजितोpa·ra·ji·to नामnā·ma निरयोni·ra·yo तत्थtat·tha उपपज्जतीति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī·ti

so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā parajito nāma nirayo tattha upapajjatīti.

when his body breaks up, after death, he’s reborn in the hell called ‘The Fallen’.
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सचेsa·ce खोkho पनस्सpa·nas·sa एवंe·vaṃ दिट्ठिdiṭ·ṭhi होति:ho·ti

Sace kho panassa evaṁ diṭṭhi hoti:

But if you have such a view:
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‘योyo सोso योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me उस्सहतिus·sa·ha·ti वायमतिvā·ya·ma·ti तमेनंta·me·naṃ उस्सहन्तंus·sa·han·taṃ वायमन्तंvā·ya·man·taṃ परेpa·re हनन्तिha·nan·ti परियापादेन्ति,pa·ri·yā·pā·den·ti सोso कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā परजितानंpa·ra·ji·tā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जती’ति,u·pa·paj·ja·tī सास्सsās·sa होतिho·ti मिच्छादिट्ठि।mic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi

‘yo so yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati tamenaṁ ussahantaṁ vāyamantaṁ pare hananti pariyāpādenti, so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā parajitānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī’ti, sāssa hoti micchādiṭṭhi.

‘Suppose a warrior, while striving and struggling in battle, is killed and finished off by his foes. When his body breaks up, after death, he’s reborn in the company of the gods of the fallen.’ This is your wrong view.
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मिच्छादिट्ठिकस्सmic·chā·diṭ·ṭhi·kas·sa खोkho पनाहं,pa·nā·haṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa द्विन्नंdvin·naṃ गतीनंga·tī·naṃ अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ गतिंga·tiṃ वदामि—va·dā·mi

Micchādiṭṭhikassa kho panāhaṁ, gāmaṇi, purisapuggalassa dvinnaṁ gatīnaṁ aññataraṁ gatiṁ vadāmi—

An individual with wrong view is reborn in one of two places, I say:
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निरयंni·ra·yaṃ वाvā तिरच्छानयोनिंti·rac·chā·na·yo·niṃ वा”ति।vā

nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā”ti.

hell or the animal realm.”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo गामणिgā·ma·ṇi परोदि,pa·ro·di अस्सूनिas·sū·ni पवत्तेसि।pa·vat·te·si

Evaṁ vutte, yodhājīvo gāmaṇi parodi, assūni pavattesi.

When he said this, Dustin the warrior chief cried and burst out in tears.
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“एतंe·taṃ खोkho त्याहं,tyā·haṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi नालत्थं:nā·lat·thaṃ

“Etaṁ kho tyāhaṁ, gāmaṇi, nālatthaṁ:

“This is what I didn’t get through to you when I said:
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‘अलं,a·laṃ गामणि,gā·ma·ṇi तिट्ठतेतं;tiṭ·ṭha·te·taṃ माmā मंmaṃ एतंe·taṃ पुच्छी’”ति।puc·chī

‘alaṁ, gāmaṇi, tiṭṭhatetaṁ; mā maṁ etaṁ pucchī’”ti.

‘Enough, chief, let it be. Don’t ask me that.’”
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“नाहं,nā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एतंe·taṃ रोदामिro·dā·mi यंyaṃ मंmaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एवमाह;e·va·mā·ha

“Nāhaṁ, bhante, etaṁ rodāmi yaṁ maṁ bhagavā evamāha;

“Sir, I’m not crying because of what the Buddha said.
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अपिa·pi चाहं,cā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te पुब्बकेहिpub·ba·ke·hi आचरियपाचरियेहिā·ca·ri·ya·pā·ca·ri·ye·hi योधाजीवेहिyo·dhā·jī·ve·hi दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ निकतोni·ka·to वञ्चितोvañ·ci·to पलुद्धो:pa·lud·dho

api cāhaṁ, bhante, pubbakehi ācariyapācariyehi yodhājīvehi dīgharattaṁ nikato vañcito paluddho:

But sir, for a long time I’ve been cheated, tricked, and deceived by the warriors of the past who were tutors of tutors, who said:
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‘योyo सोso योधाजीवोyo·dhā·jī·vo सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me उस्सहतिus·sa·ha·ti वायमति,vā·ya·ma·ti तमेनंta·me·naṃ उस्सहन्तंus·sa·han·taṃ वायमन्तंvā·ya·man·taṃ परेpa·re हनन्तिha·nan·ti परियापादेन्ति,pa·ri·yā·pā·den·ti सोso कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā परजितानंpa·ra·ji·tā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जती’”ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

‘yo so yodhājīvo saṅgāme ussahati vāyamati, tamenaṁ ussahantaṁ vāyamantaṁ pare hananti pariyāpādenti, so kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā parajitānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatī’”ti.

‘Suppose a warrior, while striving and struggling in battle, is killed and finished off by his foes. When his body breaks up, after death, he’s reborn in the company of the gods of the fallen.’
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भन्तेbhan·te …पे…pe

“Abhikkantaṁ, bhante …pe…

Excellent, sir! Excellent! …
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अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

From this day forth, may the Buddha remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Tatiyaṁ.

(Pāli only)

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.