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Esanāsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 45।161

Saṁyutta Nikāya 45.161

Linked Discourses 45.161
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13। एसनावग्गe·sa·nā·vag·ga

13. Esanāvagga

13. Searches
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एसनासुत्तe·sa·nā·sut·ta

Esanāsutta

Searches
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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“तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

“Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches.
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कतमोka·ta·mo अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गो?mag·go

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

What is 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 वोस्सग्गपरिणामिं।vos·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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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.”
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तिस्सोtis·so इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches.
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कतमोka·ta·mo अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गो?mag·go

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

What is the noble eightfold path?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मादिट्ठिंsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti …पे…pe सम्मासमाधिंsam·mā·sa·mā·dhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti रागविनयपरियोसानंrā·ga·vi·na·ya·pa·ri·yo·sā·naṃ दोसविनयपरियोसानंdo·sa·vi·na·ya·pa·ri·yo·sā·naṃ मोहविनयपरियोसानं।mo·ha·vi·na·ya·pa·ri·yo·sā·naṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti rāgavinayapariyosānaṁ dosavinayapariyosānaṁ mohavinayapariyosānaṁ.

It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which culminate in the removal of greed, hate, and delusion.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.”
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तिस्सोtis·so इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches.
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कतमोka·ta·mo अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गो?mag·go

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

What is the noble eightfold path?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मादिट्ठिंsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti …पे…pe सम्मासमाधिंsam·mā·sa·mā·dhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti अमतोगधंa·ma·to·ga·dhaṃ अमतपरायनंa·ma·ta·pa·rā·ya·naṃ अमतपरियोसानं।a·ma·ta·pa·ri·yo·sā·naṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti amatogadhaṁ amataparāyanaṁ amatapariyosānaṁ.

It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, whose objective, destination, and culmination is freedom from death.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.”
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तिस्सोtis·so इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā kho, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to directly know these three searches.
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कतमोka·ta·mo अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गो?mag·go

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

What is the noble eightfold path?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मादिट्ठिंsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti …पे…pe सम्मासमाधिंsam·mā·sa·mā·dhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti निब्बाननिन्नंnib·bā·na·nin·naṃ निब्बानपोणंnib·bā·na·po·ṇaṃ निब्बानपब्भारं।nib·bā·na·pab·bhā·raṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṁ bhāveti …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti nibbānaninnaṁ nibbānapoṇaṁ nibbānapabbhāraṁ.

It’s when a mendicant develops right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right immersion, which slants, slopes, and inclines to extinguishment.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ abhiññāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

This is the noble eightfold path that should be developed to directly know these three searches.”
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तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ परिञ्ञायpa·riñ·ñā·ya …पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pariññāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to completely understand …”
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(यदपिya·da·pi अभिञ्ञा,a·bhiñ·ñā तदपिta·da·pi परिञ्ञायpa·riñ·ñā·ya वित्थारेतब्बं।)vit·thā·re·tab·baṃ

(Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi pariññāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell in full with “completely understand” instead of “directly know”.)
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तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ परिक्खयायpa·rik·kha·yā·ya …पे…pe अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बोति।bhā·ve·tab·bo·ti

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ parikkhayāya …pe… ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabboti.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to finish …”
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(यदपिya·da·pi अभिञ्ञा,a·bhiñ·ñā तदपिta·da·pi परिक्खयायpa·rik·kha·yā·ya वित्थारेतब्बं।)vit·thā·re·tab·baṃ

(Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi parikkhayāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell in full with “finish” instead of “directly know”.)
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तिस्सोtis·so इमा,i·mā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve एसना।e·sa·nā

Tisso imā, bhikkhave, esanā.

“Mendicants, there are these three searches.
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कतमाka·ta·mā तिस्सो?tis·so

Katamā tisso?

What three?
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कामेसना,kā·me·sa·nā भवेसना,bha·ve·sa·nā ब्रह्मचरियेसना—brah·ma·ca·ri·ye·sa·nā

Kāmesanā, bhavesanā, brahmacariyesanā—

The search for sensual pleasures, the search for continued existence, and the search for a spiritual path.
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इमाi·mā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सोtis·so एसना।e·sa·nā

imā kho, bhikkhave, tisso esanā.

These are the three searches.
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pahānāya ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo.

The noble eightfold path should be developed to give up …”
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कतमोka·ta·mo अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गो?mag·go

Katamo ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo?

(Pāli only)
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu सम्मादिट्ठिंsam·mā·diṭ·ṭhiṃ भावेतिbhā·ve·ti …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 …pe… sammāsamādhiṁ bhāveti vivekanissitaṁ virāganissitaṁ nirodhanissitaṁ vossaggapariṇāmiṁ …

(Pāli only)
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इमासंi·mā·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve तिस्सन्नंtis·san·naṃ एसनानंe·sa·nā·naṃ पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya अयंa·yaṃ अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko मग्गोmag·go भावेतब्बो”ति।bhā·ve·tab·bo

Imāsaṁ kho, bhikkhave, tissannaṁ esanānaṁ pahānāya ayaṁ ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko maggo bhāvetabbo”ti.

(Pāli only)
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(यदपिya·da·pi अभिञ्ञा,a·bhiñ·ñā तदपिta·da·pi पहानायpa·hā·nā·ya वित्थारेतब्बं।)vit·thā·re·tab·baṃ

(Yadapi abhiññā, tadapi pahānāya vitthāretabbaṁ.)

(Tell in full with “give up” instead of “directly know”.)
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(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.