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Sirivaḍḍhasutta

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1. 1

   संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 47।29

   Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.29

   Linked Discourses 47.29

2. 2

   3। सीलट्ठितिवग्गsī·laṭ·ṭhi·ti·vag·ga

   3. Sīlaṭṭhitivagga

   3. Ethics and Duration

3. 3

   सिरिवड्ढसुत्तsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍha·sut·ta

   Sirivaḍḍhasutta

   With Sirivaḍḍha

4. 4

   एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

   Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

   At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

5. 5

   तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सिरिवड्ढोsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍho गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti आबाधिकोā·bā·dhi·ko होतिho·ti दुक्खितोduk·khi·to बाळ्हगिलानो।bā·ḷha·gi·lā·no

   Tena kho pana samayena sirivaḍḍho gahapati ābādhiko hoti dukkhito bāḷhagilāno.

   Now at that time the householder Sirivaḍḍha was sick, suffering, gravely ill.

6. 6

   अथa·tha खोkho सिरिवड्ढोsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍho गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

   Atha kho sirivaḍḍho gahapati aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi:

   Then he addressed a man:

7. 7

   “एहिe·hi त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कम;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā ममma·ma वचनेनva·ca·ne·na आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्द:van·da

   “ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā mama vacanena āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vanda:

   “Please, my man, go to Venerable Ānanda, and in my name bow with your head to his feet. Say to him:

8. 8

   ‘सिरिवड्ढो,si·ri·vaḍ·ḍho भन्ते,bhan·te गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti आबाधिकोā·bā·dhi·ko दुक्खितोduk·khi·to बाळ्हगिलानो।bā·ḷha·gi·lā·no

   ‘sirivaḍḍho, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno.

   ‘Sir, the householder Sirivaḍḍha is sick, suffering, gravely ill.

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   सोso आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दती’ति।van·da·tī

   So āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandatī’ti.

   He bows with his head to your feet.’

10. 10

    एवञ्चe·vañ·ca वदेहि:va·de·hi

    Evañca vadehi:

    And then say:

11. 11

    ‘साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do येनye·na सिरिवड्ढस्सsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍhas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया’”ति।u·pā·dā·yā

    ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena sirivaḍḍhassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

    ‘Sir, please visit him at his home out of sympathy.’”

12. 12

    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so सिरिवड्ढस्सsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍhas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho so puriso sirivaḍḍhassa gahapatissa paṭissutvā yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho so puriso āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

    “Yes, sir,” that man replied. He did as Sirivaḍḍha asked.

13. 13

    “सिरिवड्ढो,si·ri·vaḍ·ḍho भन्ते,bhan·te गहपतिga·ha·pa·ti आबाधिकोā·bā·dhi·ko दुक्खितोduk·khi·to बाळ्हगिलानो,bā·ḷha·gi·lā·no सोso आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to आनन्दस्सā·nan·das·sa पादेpā·de सिरसाsi·ra·sā वन्दति।van·da·ti

    “sirivaḍḍho, bhante, gahapati ābādhiko dukkhito bāḷhagilāno, so āyasmato ānandassa pāde sirasā vandati.

    (Pāli only)

14. 14

    एवञ्चe·vañ·ca वदेति:va·de·ti

    Evañca vadeti:

    (Pāli only)

15. 15

    ‘साधुsā·dhu किर,ki·ra भन्ते,bhan·te आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do येनye·na सिरिवड्ढस्सsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍhas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमतुte·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·ma·tu अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाया’”ति।u·pā·dā·yā

    ‘sādhu kira, bhante, āyasmā ānando yena sirivaḍḍhassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkamatu anukampaṁ upādāyā’”ti.

    (Pāli only)

16. 16

    अधिवासेसिa·dhi·vā·se·si खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तुण्हीभावेन।tuṇ·hī·bhā·ve·na

    Adhivāsesi kho āyasmā ānando tuṇhībhāvena.

    Ānanda consented with silence.

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    अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya येनye·na सिरिवड्ढस्सsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍhas·sa गहपतिस्सga·ha·pa·tis·sa निवेसनंni·ve·sa·naṃ तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पञ्ञत्तेpañ·ñat·te आसनेā·sa·ne निसीदि।ni·sī·di निसज्जni·saj·ja खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do सिरिवड्ढंsi·ri·vaḍ·ḍhaṃ गहपतिंga·ha·pa·tiṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena sirivaḍḍhassa gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho āyasmā ānando sirivaḍḍhaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca:

    Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the householder Sirivaḍḍha, sat down on the seat spread out, and said to him:

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    “कच्चिkac·ci ते,te गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti खमनीयंkha·ma·nī·yaṃ कच्चिkac·ci यापनीयं,yā·pa·nī·yaṃ कच्चिkac·ci दुक्खाduk·khā वेदनाve·da·nā पटिक्कमन्ति,pa·ṭik·ka·man·ti नोno अभिक्कमन्ति;a·bhik·ka·man·ti पटिक्कमोसानंpa·ṭik·ka·mo·sā·naṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti नोno अभिक्कमो”ति?a·bhik·ka·mo

    “kacci te, gahapati, khamanīyaṁ kacci yāpanīyaṁ, kacci dukkhā vedanā paṭikkamanti, no abhikkamanti; paṭikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no abhikkamo”ti?

    “I hope you’re keeping well, householder, I hope you’re all right. I hope your pain is fading, not growing; that its fading is evident, not its growing.”

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    “नna मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te खमनीयंkha·ma·nī·yaṃ नna यापनीयं।yā·pa·nī·yaṃ बाळ्हाbā·ḷhā मेme दुक्खाduk·khā वेदनाve·da·nā अभिक्कमन्ति,a·bhik·ka·man·ti नोno पटिक्कमन्ति;pa·ṭik·ka·man·ti अभिक्कमोसानंa·bhik·ka·mo·sā·naṃ पञ्ञायति,pañ·ñā·ya·ti नोno पटिक्कमो”ति।pa·ṭik·ka·mo

    “Na me, bhante, khamanīyaṁ na yāpanīyaṁ. Bāḷhā me dukkhā vedanā abhikkamanti, no paṭikkamanti; abhikkamosānaṁ paññāyati, no paṭikkamo”ti.

    “Sir, I’m not keeping well, I’m not getting by. My pain is terrible and growing, not fading; its growing is evident, not its fading.”

20. 20

    “तस्मातिहtas·mā·ti·ha ते,te गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti एवंe·vaṃ सिक्खितब्बं:sik·khi·tab·baṃ

    “Tasmātiha te, gahapati, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ:

    “So you should train like this:

21. 21

    ‘कायेkā·ye कायानुपस्सीkā·yā·nu·pas·sī विहरिस्सामिvi·ha·ris·sā·mi आतापीā·tā·pī सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no सतिमा,sa·ti·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya लोकेlo·ke अभिज्झादोमनस्सं;a·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·saṃ

    ‘kāye kāyānupassī viharissāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;

    ‘I’ll meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

22. 22

    वेदनासुve·da·nā·su …पे…pe

    vedanāsu …pe…

    I’ll meditate on an aspect of feelings …

23. 23

    चित्तेcit·te …पे…pe

    citte …pe…

    mind …

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    धम्मेसुdham·me·su धम्मानुपस्सीdham·mā·nu·pas·sī विहरिस्सामिvi·ha·ris·sā·mi आतापीā·tā·pī सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no सतिमा,sa·ti·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya लोकेlo·ke अभिज्झादोमनस्सन्’ति।a·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·san

    dhammesu dhammānupassī viharissāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassan’ti.

    principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.’

25. 25

    एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi ते,te गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।sik·khi·tab·ban

    Evañhi te, gahapati, sikkhitabban”ti.

    That’s how you should train.”

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    “येमे,ye·me भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā चत्तारोcat·tā·ro सतिपट्ठानाsa·ti·paṭ·ṭhā·nā देसिताde·si·tā संविज्जन्ति,saṃ·vij·jan·ti तेte धम्माdham·mā मयि,ma·yi अहञ्चa·hañ·ca तेसुte·su धम्मेसुdham·me·su सन्दिस्सामि।san·dis·sā·mi

    “Yeme, bhante, bhagavatā cattāro satipaṭṭhānā desitā saṁvijjanti, te dhammā mayi, ahañca tesu dhammesu sandissāmi.

    “These four kinds of mindfulness meditation that were taught by the Buddha are found in me, and I exhibit them.

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    अहञ्हि,a·hañ·hi भन्ते,bhan·te कायेkā·ye कायानुपस्सीkā·yā·nu·pas·sī विहरामिvi·ha·rā·mi आतापीā·tā·pī सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no सतिमा,sa·ti·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya लोकेlo·ke अभिज्झादोमनस्सं;a·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·saṃ

    Ahañhi, bhante, kāye kāyānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;

    For I meditate observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

28. 28

    वेदनासुve·da·nā·su …पे…pe

    vedanāsu …pe…

    I meditate observing an aspect of feelings …

29. 29

    चित्तेcit·te …पे…pe

    citte …pe…

    mind …

30. 30

    धम्मेसुdham·me·su धम्मानुपस्सीdham·mā·nu·pas·sī विहरामिvi·ha·rā·mi आतापीā·tā·pī सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no सतिमा,sa·ti·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya लोकेlo·ke अभिज्झादोमनस्सं।a·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·saṃ

    dhammesu dhammānupassī viharāmi ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ.

    principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.

31. 31

    यानिyā·ni चिमानि,ci·mā·ni भन्ते,bhan·te भगवताbha·ga·va·tā पञ्चोरम्भागियानिpañ·co·ram·bhā·gi·yā·ni संयोजनानिsaṃ·yo·ja·nā·ni देसितानि,de·si·tā·ni नाहं,nā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te तेसंte·saṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci अत्तनिat·ta·ni अप्पहीनंap·pa·hī·naṃ समनुपस्सामी”ति।sa·ma·nu·pas·sā·mī

    Yāni cimāni, bhante, bhagavatā pañcorambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni desitāni, nāhaṁ, bhante, tesaṁ kiñci attani appahīnaṁ samanupassāmī”ti.

    And of the five lower fetters taught by the Buddha, I don’t see any that I haven’t given up.”

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    “लाभाlā·bhā ते,te गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti सुलद्धंsu·lad·dhaṃ ते,te गहपति।ga·ha·pa·ti

    “Lābhā te, gahapati, suladdhaṁ te, gahapati.

    “You’re fortunate, householder, so very fortunate!

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    अनागामिफलंa·nā·gā·mi·pha·laṃ तया,ta·yā गहपति,ga·ha·pa·ti ब्याकतन्”ति।byā·ka·tan

    Anāgāmiphalaṁ tayā, gahapati, byākatan”ti.

    You have declared the fruit of non-return.”

34. 34

    नवमं।na·va·maṃ

    Navamaṁ.

    (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.