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Nadīsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 45।160

Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.160

Linked Discourses 45.160
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12। बलकरणीयवग्गba·la·ka·ra·ṇī·ya·vag·ga

12. Balakaraṇīyavagga

12. Hard Work
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नदीसुत्तna·dī·sut·ta

Nadīsutta

A River
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“सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve गङ्गाgaṅ·gā नदीna·dī पाचीननिन्नाpā·cī·na·nin·nā पाचीनपोणाpā·cī·na·po·ṇā पाचीनपब्भारा।pā·cī·na·pab·bhā·rā

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā.

“Mendicants, suppose that, although the Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east,
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अथa·tha महाजनकायोma·hā·ja·na·kā·yo आगच्छेय्यā·gac·chey·ya कुद्दालपिटकंkud·dā·la·pi·ṭa·kaṃ आदाय:ā·dā·ya

Atha mahājanakāyo āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṁ ādāya:

a large crowd were to come along with a spade and basket, saying:
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‘मयंma·yaṃ इमंi·maṃ गङ्गंgaṅ·gaṃ नदिंna·diṃ पच्छानिन्नंpac·chā·nin·naṃ करिस्सामka·ris·sā·ma पच्छापोणंpac·chā·po·ṇaṃ पच्छापब्भारन्’ति।pac·chā·pab·bhā·ran

‘mayaṁ imaṁ gaṅgaṁ nadiṁ pacchāninnaṁ karissāma pacchāpoṇaṁ pacchāpabbhāran’ti.

‘We’ll make this Ganges River slant, slope, and incline to the west!’
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तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञथ,mañ·ña·tha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve

Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave,

What do you think, mendicants?
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अपिa·pi नुnu सोso महाजनकायोma·hā·ja·na·kā·yo गङ्गंgaṅ·gaṃ नदिंna·diṃ पच्छानिन्नंpac·chā·nin·naṃ करेय्यka·rey·ya पच्छापोणंpac·chā·po·ṇaṃ पच्छापब्भारन्”ति?pac·chā·pab·bhā·ran

api nu so mahājanakāyo gaṅgaṁ nadiṁ pacchāninnaṁ kareyya pacchāpoṇaṁ pacchāpabbhāran”ti?

Would they succeed?”
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“नोno हेतं,he·taṃ भन्ते”।bhan·te

“No hetaṁ, bhante”.

“No, sir.
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“तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु”?he·tu

“Taṁ kissa hetu”?

Why is that?
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“गङ्गा,gaṅ·gā भन्ते,bhan·te नदीna·dī पाचीननिन्नाpā·cī·na·nin·nā पाचीनपोणाpā·cī·na·po·ṇā पाचीनपब्भारा।pā·cī·na·pab·bhā·rā

“Gaṅgā, bhante, nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā.

The Ganges River slants, slopes, and inclines to the east.
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साsā नna सुकराsu·ka·rā पच्छानिन्नंpac·chā·nin·naṃ कातुंkā·tuṃ पच्छापोणंpac·chā·po·ṇaṃ पच्छापब्भारं।pac·chā·pab·bhā·raṃ

Sā na sukarā pacchāninnaṁ kātuṁ pacchāpoṇaṁ pacchāpabbhāraṁ.

It’s not easy to make it slant, slope, and incline to the west.
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यावदेवyā·va·de·va पनpa·na सोso महाजनकायोma·hā·ja·na·kā·yo किलमथस्सki·la·ma·thas·sa विघातस्सvi·ghā·tas·sa भागीbhā·gī अस्सा”ति।as·sā

Yāvadeva pana so mahājanakāyo kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti.

That large crowd will eventually get weary and frustrated.”
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“एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुंbhik·khuṃ अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ भावेन्तंbhā·ven·taṃ अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ बहुलीकरोन्तंba·hu·lī·ka·ron·taṃ राजानोrā·jā·no वाvā राजमहामत्ताrā·ja·ma·hā·mat·tā वाvā मित्ताmit·tā वाvā अमच्चाa·mac·cā वाvā ञातीñā·tī वाvā ञातिसालोहिताñā·ti·sā·lo·hi·tā वाvā भोगेहिbho·ge·hi अभिहट्ठुंa·bhi·haṭ·ṭhuṃ पवारेय्युं:pa·vā·rey·yuṃ

“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṁ ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāventaṁ ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarontaṁ rājāno vā rājamahāmattā vā mittā vā amaccā vā ñātī vā ñātisālohitā vā bhogehi abhihaṭṭhuṁ pavāreyyuṁ:

“In the same way, while a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path, if rulers or their chief ministers, friends or colleagues, relatives or kin should invite them to accept wealth, saying:
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‘एहम्भोe·ham·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa किंkiṃ तेte इमेi·me कासावाkā·sā·vā अनुदहन्ति,a·nu·da·han·ti

‘ehambho purisa, kiṁ te ime kāsāvā anudahanti,

‘Please, my man, why let these ocher robes torment you?
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किंkiṃ मुण्डोmuṇ·ḍo कपालमनुसंचरसि।ka·pā·la·ma·nu·saṃ·ca·ra·si

kiṁ muṇḍo kapālamanusaṁcarasi.

Why follow the practice of shaving your head and carrying an alms bowl?
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एहि,e·hi हीनायावत्तित्वाhī·nā·yā·vat·tit·vā भोगेbho·ge चca भुञ्जस्सु,bhuñ·jas·su पुञ्ञानिpuñ·ñā·ni चca करोही’ति।ka·ro·hī

Ehi, hīnāyāvattitvā bhoge ca bhuñjassu, puññāni ca karohī’ti.

Come, return to a lesser life, enjoy wealth, and make merit!’
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सोso वत,va·ta भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ भावेन्तोbhā·ven·to अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ बहुलीकरोन्तोba·hu·lī·ka·ron·to सिक्खंsik·khaṃ पच्चक्खायpac·cak·khā·ya हीनायावत्तिस्सतीति—नेतंhī·nā·yā·vat·tis·sa·tī·ti ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāvento ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaronto sikkhaṁ paccakkhāya hīnāyāvattissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

It is quite impossible for a mendicant who develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path to resign the training and return to a lesser life.
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तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?
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यञ्हिyañ·hi तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चित्तंcit·taṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ विवेकनिन्नंvi·ve·ka·nin·naṃ विवेकपोणंvi·ve·ka·po·ṇaṃ विवेकपब्भारंvi·ve·ka·pab·bhā·raṃ तंtaṃ वतva·ta हीनायावत्तिस्सतीति—नेतंhī·nā·yā·vat·tis·sa·tī·ti ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

Yañhi taṁ, bhikkhave, cittaṁ dīgharattaṁ vivekaninnaṁ vivekapoṇaṁ vivekapabbhāraṁ taṁ vata hīnāyāvattissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati.

Because for a long time that mendicant’s mind has slanted, sloped, and inclined to seclusion. So it’s impossible for them to return to a lesser life.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ बहुलीकरोति?ba·hu·lī·ka·ro·ti

Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkaroti?

And how does a mendicant develop the noble eightfold path?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मादिट्ठिंsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti विवेकनिस्सितंvi·ve·ka·nis·si·taṃ …पे…pe सम्मासमाधिंsam·mā·sa·mā·dhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti विवेकनिस्सितंvi·ve·ka·nis·si·taṃ विरागनिस्सितंvi·rā·ga·nis·si·taṃ निरोधनिस्सितंni·ro·dha·nis·si·taṃ वोस्सग्गपरिणामिंvos·sag·ga·pa·ri·ṇā·miṃ …

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …

It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which rely on seclusion, fading away, and cessation, and ripen as letting go.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ भावेति,bhā·ve·ti अरियंa·ri·yaṃ अट्ठङ्गिकंaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ बहुलीकरोती”ति।ba·hu·lī·ka·ro·tī

evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bhāveti, ariyaṁ aṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ bahulīkarotī”ti.

That’s how a mendicant develops and cultivates the noble eightfold path.”
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(यदपिya·da·pi बलकरणीयं,ba·la·ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ तदपिta·da·pi वित्थारेतब्बं।)vit·thā·re·tab·baṃ

(Yadapi balakaraṇīyaṁ, tadapi vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Pāli only)
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द्वादसमं।dvā·da·sa·maṃ

Dvādasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
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बलकरणीयवग्गोba·la·ka·ra·ṇī·ya·vag·go छट्ठो।chaṭ·ṭho

Balakaraṇīyavaggo chaṭṭho.

(Pāli only)
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तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
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बलंba·laṃ बीजञ्चbī·jañ·ca नागोnā·go च,ca

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,

(Pāli only)
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रुक्खोruk·kho कुम्भेनkum·bhe·na सूकिया;sū·ki·yā

rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;

(Pāli only)
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आकासेनā·kā·se·na चca द्वेdve मेघा,me·ghā

Ākāsena ca dve meghā,

(Pāli only)
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नावाnā·vā आगन्तुकाā·gan·tu·kā नदीति।na·dī·ti

nāvā āgantukā nadīti.

(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.