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Sakuṇagghisutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 47।6

Saṁyutta Nikāya 47.6

Linked Discourses 47.6
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1। अम्बपालिवग्गam·ba·pā·li·vag·ga

1. Ambapālivagga

1. In Ambapālī’s Mango Grove
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सकुणग्घिसुत्तsa·ku·ṇag·ghi·sut·ta

Sakuṇagghisutta

A Hawk
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“भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सकुणग्घिsa·ku·ṇag·ghi लापंlā·paṃ सकुणंsa·ku·ṇaṃ सहसाsa·ha·sā अज्झप्पत्ताaj·jhap·pat·tā अग्गहेसि।ag·ga·he·si

“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakuṇagghi lāpaṁ sakuṇaṁ sahasā ajjhappattā aggahesi.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, a hawk suddenly swooped down and grabbed a quail.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve लापोlā·po सकुणोsa·ku·ṇo सकुणग्घियाsa·ku·ṇag·ghi·yā हरियमानोha·ri·ya·mā·no एवंe·vaṃ परिदेवसि:pa·ri·de·va·si

Atha kho, bhikkhave, lāpo sakuṇo sakuṇagghiyā hariyamāno evaṁ paridevasi:

And as the quail was being carried off he wailed,
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‘मयमेवम्हma·ya·me·vam·ha अलक्खिका,a·lak·khi·kā मयंma·yaṃ अप्पपुञ्ञा,ap·pa·puñ·ñā येye मयंma·yaṃ अगोचरेa·go·ca·re चरिम्हca·rim·ha परविसये।pa·ra·vi·sa·ye

‘mayamevamha alakkhikā, mayaṁ appapuññā, ye mayaṁ agocare carimha paravisaye.

‘I’m so unlucky, of so little merit, to have roamed out of my territory into the domain of others.
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सचेज्जsa·cej·ja मयंma·yaṃ गोचरेgo·ca·re चरेय्यामca·rey·yā·ma सकेsa·ke पेत्तिकेpet·ti·ke विसये,vi·sa·ye नna म्यायं,myā·yaṃ सकुणग्घि,sa·ku·ṇag·ghi अलंa·laṃ अभविस्स,a·bha·vis·sa यदिदं—युद्धाया’ति।ya·di·daṃ

Sacejja mayaṁ gocare careyyāma sake pettike visaye, na myāyaṁ, sakuṇagghi, alaṁ abhavissa, yadidaṁ—yuddhāyā’ti.

If today I’d roamed within my own territory, the domain of my fathers, this hawk wouldn’t have stood a chance against me in a fight.’
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‘कोko पनpa·na ते,te लाप,lā·pa गोचरोgo·ca·ro सकोsa·ko पेत्तिकोpet·ti·ko विसयो’ति?vi·sa·yo

‘Ko pana te, lāpa, gocaro sako pettiko visayo’ti?

‘So, quail, what is your own territory, the domain of your fathers?’
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‘यदिदं—नङ्गलकट्ठकरणंya·di·daṃ लेड्डुट्ठानन्’ति।leḍ·ḍuṭ·ṭhā·nan

‘Yadidaṁ—naṅgalakaṭṭhakaraṇaṁ leḍḍuṭṭhānan’ti.

‘It’s a ploughed field covered with clods of earth.’
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सकुणग्घिsa·ku·ṇag·ghi सकेsa·ke बलेba·le अपत्थद्धाa·pat·thad·dhā सकेsa·ke बलेba·le असंवदमानाa·saṃ·va·da·mā·nā लापंlā·paṃ सकुणंsa·ku·ṇaṃ पमुञ्चि:pa·muñ·ci

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakuṇagghi sake bale apatthaddhā sake bale asaṁvadamānā lāpaṁ sakuṇaṁ pamuñci:

Confident in her own strength, the hawk was not daunted or intimidated. She released the quail, saying,
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‘गच्छgac·cha खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ लाप,lā·pa तत्रपिtat·ra·pi मेme गन्त्वाgan·tvā नna मोक्खसी’ति।mok·kha·sī

‘gaccha kho tvaṁ, lāpa, tatrapi me gantvā na mokkhasī’ti.

‘Go now, quail. But even there you won’t escape me!’
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve लापोlā·po सकुणोsa·ku·ṇo नङ्गलकट्ठकरणंnaṅ·ga·la·kaṭ·ṭha·ka·ra·ṇaṃ लेड्डुट्ठानंleḍ·ḍuṭ·ṭhā·naṃ गन्त्वाgan·tvā महन्तंma·han·taṃ लेड्डुंleḍ·ḍuṃ अभिरुहित्वाa·bhi·ru·hit·vā सकुणग्घिंsa·ku·ṇag·ghiṃ वदमानोva·da·mā·no अट्ठासि:aṭ·ṭhā·si

Atha kho, bhikkhave, lāpo sakuṇo naṅgalakaṭṭhakaraṇaṁ leḍḍuṭṭhānaṁ gantvā mahantaṁ leḍḍuṁ abhiruhitvā sakuṇagghiṁ vadamāno aṭṭhāsi:

Then the quail went to a ploughed field covered with clods of earth. He climbed up a big clod, and standing there, he said to the hawk:
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‘एहिe·hi खोkho दानिdā·ni मे,me सकुणग्घि,sa·ku·ṇag·ghi एहिe·hi खोkho दानिdā·ni मे,me सकुणग्घी’ति।sa·ku·ṇag·ghī

‘ehi kho dāni me, sakuṇagghi, ehi kho dāni me, sakuṇagghī’ti.

‘Come get me, hawk! Come get me, hawk!’
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अथa·tha खोkho सा,sā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सकुणग्घिsa·ku·ṇag·ghi सकेsa·ke बलेba·le अपत्थद्धाa·pat·thad·dhā सकेsa·ke बलेba·le असंवदमानाa·saṃ·va·da·mā·nā उभोu·bho पक्खेpak·khe सन्नय्हsan·nay·ha लापंlā·paṃ सकुणंsa·ku·ṇaṃ सहसाsa·ha·sā अज्झप्पत्ता।aj·jhap·pat·tā

Atha kho sā, bhikkhave, sakuṇagghi sake bale apatthaddhā sake bale asaṁvadamānā ubho pakkhe sannayha lāpaṁ sakuṇaṁ sahasā ajjhappattā.

Confident in her own strength, the hawk was not daunted or intimidated. She folded her wings and suddenly swooped down on the quail.
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यदाya·dā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञासिañ·ñā·si लापोlā·po सकुणोsa·ku·ṇo ‘बहुआगतोba·hu·ā·ga·to खोkho म्यायंmyā·yaṃ सकुणग्घी’ति,sa·ku·ṇag·ghī अथa·tha तस्सेवtas·se·va लेड्डुस्सleḍ·ḍus·sa अन्तरंan·ta·raṃ पच्चुपादि।pac·cu·pā·di

Yadā kho, bhikkhave, aññāsi lāpo sakuṇo ‘bahuāgato kho myāyaṁ sakuṇagghī’ti, atha tasseva leḍḍussa antaraṁ paccupādi.

When the quail knew that the hawk was nearly there, he slipped under that clod.
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अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सकुणग्घिsa·ku·ṇag·ghi तत्थेवtat·the·va उरंu·raṃ पच्चताळेसि।pac·ca·tā·ḷe·si

Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakuṇagghi tattheva uraṁ paccatāḷesi.

But the hawk crashed chest-first right there.
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एवञ्हिe·vañ·hi तं,taṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve होतिho·ti योyo अगोचरेa·go·ca·re चरतिca·ra·ti परविसये।pa·ra·vi·sa·ye

Evañhi taṁ, bhikkhave, hoti yo agocare carati paravisaye.

That’s what happens when you roam out of your territory into the domain of others.
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तस्मातिह,tas·mā·ti·ha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve माmā अगोचरेa·go·ca·re चरित्थca·rit·tha परविसये।pa·ra·vi·sa·ye

Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, mā agocare carittha paravisaye.

So, mendicants, don’t roam out of your own territory into the domain of others.
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अगोचरे,a·go·ca·re भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चरतंca·ra·taṃ परविसयेpa·ra·vi·sa·ye लच्छतिlac·cha·ti मारोmā·ro ओतारं,o·tā·raṃ लच्छतिlac·cha·ti मारोmā·ro आरम्मणं।ā·ram·ma·ṇaṃ

Agocare, bhikkhave, carataṁ paravisaye lacchati māro otāraṁ, lacchati māro ārammaṇaṁ.

If you roam out of your own territory into the domain of others, Māra will find a vulnerability and get an opportunity.
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कोko च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no अगोचरोa·go·ca·ro परविसयो?pa·ra·vi·sa·yo

Ko ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno agocaro paravisayo?

And what is not a mendicant’s own territory but the domain of others?
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यदिदं—पञ्चya·di·daṃ कामगुणा।kā·ma·gu·ṇā

Yadidaṁ—pañca kāmaguṇā.

It’s the five kinds of sensual stimulation.
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कतमेka·ta·me पञ्च?pañ·ca

Katame pañca?

What five?
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चक्खुविञ्ञेय्याcak·khu·viñ·ñey·yā रूपाrū·pā इट्ठाiṭ·ṭhā कन्ताkan·tā मनापाma·nā·pā पियरूपाpi·ya·rū·pā कामूपसंहिताkā·mū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā रजनीया,ra·ja·nī·yā

Cakkhuviññeyyā rūpā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā,

Sights known by the eye, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
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सोतविञ्ञेय्याso·ta·viñ·ñey·yā सद्दाsad·dā …पे…pe

sotaviññeyyā saddā …pe…

Sounds known by the ear …
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घानविञ्ञेय्याghā·na·viñ·ñey·yā गन्धाgan·dhā …पे…pe

ghānaviññeyyā gandhā …pe…

Smells known by the nose …
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जिव्हाविञ्ञेय्याjiv·hā·viñ·ñey·yā रसाra·sā …पे…pe

jivhāviññeyyā rasā …pe…

Tastes known by the tongue …
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कायविञ्ञेय्याkā·ya·viñ·ñey·yā फोट्ठब्बाphoṭ·ṭhab·bā इट्ठाiṭ·ṭhā कन्ताkan·tā मनापाma·nā·pā पियरूपाpi·ya·rū·pā कामूपसंहिताkā·mū·pa·saṃ·hi·tā रजनीया—ra·ja·nī·yā

kāyaviññeyyā phoṭṭhabbā iṭṭhā kantā manāpā piyarūpā kāmūpasaṁhitā rajanīyā—

Touches known by the body, which are likable, desirable, agreeable, pleasant, sensual, and arousing.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no अगोचरोa·go·ca·ro परविसयो।pa·ra·vi·sa·yo

ayaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno agocaro paravisayo.

This is not a mendicant’s own territory but the domain of others.
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गोचरे,go·ca·re भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चरथca·ra·tha सकेsa·ke पेत्तिकेpet·ti·ke विसये।vi·sa·ye

Gocare, bhikkhave, caratha sake pettike visaye.

You should roam inside your own territory, the domain of your fathers.
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गोचरे,go·ca·re भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चरतंca·ra·taṃ सकेsa·ke पेत्तिकेpet·ti·ke विसयेvi·sa·ye नna लच्छतिlac·cha·ti मारोmā·ro ओतारं,o·tā·raṃ नna लच्छतिlac·cha·ti मारोmā·ro आरम्मणं।ā·ram·ma·ṇaṃ

Gocare, bhikkhave, carataṁ sake pettike visaye na lacchati māro otāraṁ, na lacchati māro ārammaṇaṁ.

If you roam inside your own territory, the domain of your fathers, Māra won’t find a vulnerability or get an opportunity.
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कोko च,ca भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no गोचरोgo·ca·ro सकोsa·ko पेत्तिकोpet·ti·ko विसयो?vi·sa·yo

Ko ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno gocaro sako pettiko visayo?

And what is a mendicant’s own territory, the domain of the fathers?
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यदिदं—ya·di·daṃ

Yadidaṁ—

(Pāli only)
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चत्तारोcat·tā·ro सतिपट्ठाना।sa·ti·paṭ·ṭhā·nā

cattāro satipaṭṭhānā.

It’s the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
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कतमेka·ta·me चत्तारो?cat·tā·ro

Katame cattāro?

What four?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुbhik·khu कायेkā·ye कायानुपस्सीkā·yā·nu·pas·sī विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti आतापीā·tā·pī सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no सतिमा,sa·ti·mā विनेय्यvi·ney·ya लोकेlo·ke अभिज्झादोमनस्सं;a·bhij·jhā·do·ma·nas·saṃ

Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu kāye kāyānupassī viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ;

It’s when a mendicant meditates by observing an aspect of the body—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
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वेदनासुve·da·nā·su …पे…pe

vedanāsu …pe…

They meditate observing an aspect of feelings …
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चित्तेcit·te …पे…pe

citte …pe…

mind …
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धम्मेसुdham·me·su धम्मानुपस्सीdham·mā·nu·pas·sī विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti 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 viharati ātāpī sampajāno satimā, vineyya loke abhijjhādomanassaṁ—

principles—keen, aware, and mindful, rid of covetousness and displeasure for the world.
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अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve भिक्खुनोbhik·khu·no गोचरोgo·ca·ro सकोsa·ko पेत्तिकोpet·ti·ko विसयो”ति।vi·sa·yo

ayaṁ, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno gocaro sako pettiko visayo”ti.

This is a mendicant’s own territory, the domain of the fathers.”
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छट्ठं।chaṭ·ṭhaṃ

Chaṭṭhaṁ.

(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.