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Moggallānasutta

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    संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 51।14

    Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.14

    Linked Discourses 51.14

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    2। पासादकम्पनवग्गpā·sā·da·kam·pa·na·vag·ga

    2. Pāsādakampanavagga

    2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse

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    मोग्गल्लानसुत्तmog·gal·lā·na·sut·ta

    Moggallānasutta

    With Moggallāna

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    एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

    Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

    So I have heard.

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    एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti पुब्बारामेpub·bā·rā·me मिगारमातुपासादे।mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·de

    ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.

    At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery.

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    तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā भिक्खूbhik·khū हेट्ठामिगारमातुपासादेheṭ·ṭhā·mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·de विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti उद्धताud·dha·tā उन्नळाun·na·ḷā चपलाca·pa·lā मुखराmu·kha·rā विकिण्णवाचाvi·kiṇ·ṇa·vā·cā मुट्ठस्सतिनोmuṭ·ṭhas·sa·ti·no असम्पजानाa·sam·pa·jā·nā असमाहिताa·sa·mā·hi·tā भन्तचित्ताbhan·ta·cit·tā पाकतिन्द्रिया।pā·ka·tin·dri·yā

    Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā bhikkhū heṭṭhāmigāramātupāsāde viharanti uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā bhantacittā pākatindriyā.

    Now at that time several mendicants were staying beneath the longhouse. They were haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.

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    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ महामोग्गल्लानंma·hā·mog·gal·lā·naṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

    Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ mahāmoggallānaṁ āmantesi:

    Then the Buddha addressed Venerable Mahāmoggallāna,

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    “एतेe·te खो,kho मोग्गल्लान,mog·gal·lā·na सब्रह्मचारिनोsab·rah·ma·cā·ri·no हेट्ठामिगारमातुपासादेheṭ·ṭhā·mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·de विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti उद्धताud·dha·tā उन्नळाun·na·ḷā चपलाca·pa·lā मुखराmu·kha·rā विकिण्णवाचाvi·kiṇ·ṇa·vā·cā मुट्ठस्सतिनोmuṭ·ṭhas·sa·ti·no असम्पजानाa·sam·pa·jā·nā असमाहिताa·sa·mā·hi·tā भन्तचित्ताbhan·ta·cit·tā पाकतिन्द्रिया।pā·ka·tin·dri·yā

    “ete kho, moggallāna, sabrahmacārino heṭṭhāmigāramātupāsāde viharanti uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā bhantacittā pākatindriyā.

    “These spiritual companions of yours staying beneath the longhouse are haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties.

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    गच्छ,gac·cha मोग्गल्लान,mog·gal·lā·na तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū संवेजेही”ति।saṃ·ve·je·hī

    Gaccha, moggallāna, te bhikkhū saṁvejehī”ti.

    Go, Moggallāna, and strike awe in those mendicants!”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā महामोग्गल्लानोma·hā·mog·gal·lā·no भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā तथारूपंta·thā·rū·paṃ इद्धाभिसङ्खारंid·dhā·bhi·saṅ·khā·raṃ अभिसङ्खारेसिa·bhi·saṅ·khā·re·si यथाya·thā पादङ्गुट्ठकेनpā·daṅ·guṭ·ṭha·ke·na मिगारमातुपासादंmi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·daṃ सङ्कम्पेसिsaṅ·kam·pe·si सम्पकम्पेसिsam·pa·kam·pe·si सम्पचालेसि।sam·pa·cā·le·si

    “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā mahāmoggallāno bhagavato paṭissutvā tathārūpaṁ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṁ abhisaṅkhāresi yathā pādaṅguṭṭhakena migāramātupāsādaṁ saṅkampesi sampakampesi sampacālesi.

    “Yes, sir,” replied Mahāmoggallāna. Then he used his psychic power to make the longhouse shake and rock and tremble with his big toe.

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    अथa·tha खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū संविग्गाsaṃ·vig·gā लोमहट्ठजाताlo·ma·haṭ·ṭha·jā·tā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ अट्ठंसु:aṭ·ṭhaṃ·su

    Atha kho te bhikkhū saṁviggā lomahaṭṭhajātā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu:

    Then those mendicants stood to one side, shocked and awestruck.

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    “अच्छरियंac·cha·ri·yaṃ वतva·ta भो,bho अब्भुतंab·bhu·taṃ वतva·ta भो।bho

    “acchariyaṁ vata bho, abbhutaṁ vata bho.

    “Oh lord, how incredible, how amazing!

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    निवातञ्चni·vā·tañ·ca वतva·ta अयञ्चa·yañ·ca मिगारमातुपासादोmi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·do गम्भीरनेमोgam·bhī·ra·ne·mo सुनिखातोsu·ni·khā·to अचलोa·ca·lo असम्पकम्पी,a·sam·pa·kam·pī अथa·tha चca पनpa·na सङ्कम्पितोsaṅ·kam·pi·to सम्पकम्पितोsam·pa·kam·pi·to सम्पचालितो”ति।sam·pa·cā·li·to

    Nivātañca vata ayañca migāramātupāsādo gambhīranemo sunikhāto acalo asampakampī, atha ca pana saṅkampito sampakampito sampacālito”ti.

    There’s no wind at all; and this stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother has deep foundations. It’s firmly embedded, imperturbable and unshakable. And yet it shakes and rocks and quivers!”

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    अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā येनye·na तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho bhagavā yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te bhikkhū bhagavā etadavoca:

    Then the Buddha went up to those mendicants and said:

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    “किंkiṃ नुnu तुम्हे,tum·he भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संविग्गाsaṃ·vig·gā लोमहट्ठजाताlo·ma·haṭ·ṭha·jā·tā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठिता”ति?ṭhi·tā

    “kiṁ nu tumhe, bhikkhave, saṁviggā lomahaṭṭhajātā ekamantaṁ ṭhitā”ti?

    “Why do you, mendicants, stand to one side, shocked and awestruck?”

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    “अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतंab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

    “Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ bhante.

    “It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!

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    निवातञ्चni·vā·tañ·ca वतva·ta अयञ्चa·yañ·ca मिगारमातुपासादोmi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·do गम्भीरनेमोgam·bhī·ra·ne·mo सुनिखातोsu·ni·khā·to अचलोa·ca·lo असम्पकम्पी,a·sam·pa·kam·pī अथa·tha चca पनpa·na सङ्कम्पितोsaṅ·kam·pi·to सम्पकम्पितोsam·pa·kam·pi·to सम्पचालितो”ति।sam·pa·cā·li·to

    Nivātañca vata ayañca migāramātupāsādo gambhīranemo sunikhāto acalo asampakampī, atha ca pana saṅkampito sampakampito sampacālito”ti.

    There’s no wind at all; and this stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother has deep foundations. It’s firmly embedded, imperturbable and unshakable. And yet it shakes and rocks and quivers!”

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    “तुम्हेवtum·he·va खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve संवेजेतुकामेनsaṃ·ve·je·tu·kā·me·na मोग्गल्लानेनmog·gal·lā·ne·na भिक्खुनाbhik·khu·nā पादङ्गुट्ठकेनpā·daṅ·guṭ·ṭha·ke·na मिगारमातुपासादो,mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·do सङ्कम्पितोsaṅ·kam·pi·to सम्पकम्पितोsam·pa·kam·pi·to सम्पचालितो।sam·pa·cā·li·to

    “Tumheva kho, bhikkhave, saṁvejetukāmena moggallānena bhikkhunā pādaṅguṭṭhakena migāramātupāsādo, saṅkampito sampakampito sampacālito.

    “Wanting to strike awe in you, the mendicant Moggallāna made the longhouse shake and rock and quiver with his big toe.

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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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    कतमेसंka·ta·me·saṃ धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ भावितत्ताbhā·vi·tat·tā बहुलीकतत्ताba·hu·lī·ka·tat·tā मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावो”ति?e·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo

    katamesaṁ dhammānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo”ti?

    What things has the mendicant Moggallāna developed and cultivated so as to have such power and might?”

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    “भगवंमूलकाbha·ga·vaṃ·mū·la·kā नो,no भन्ते,bhan·te धम्मा,dham·mā भगवंनेत्तिकाbha·ga·vaṃ·net·ti·kā भगवंपटिसरणा।bha·ga·vaṃ·pa·ṭi·sa·ra·ṇā साधुsā·dhu वत,va·ta भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंयेवbha·ga·van·taṃ·ye·va पटिभातुpa·ṭi·bhā·tu एतस्सe·tas·sa भासितस्सbhā·si·tas·sa अत्थो।at·tho भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सुत्वाsut·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū धारेस्सन्ती”ति।dhā·res·san·tī

    “Bhagavaṁmūlakā no, bhante, dhammā, bhagavaṁnettikā bhagavaṁpaṭisaraṇā. Sādhu vata, bhante, bhagavantaṁyeva paṭibhātu etassa bhāsitassa attho. Bhagavato sutvā bhikkhū dhāressantī”ti.

    “Our teachings are rooted in the Buddha. He is our guide and our refuge. Sir, may the Buddha himself please clarify the meaning of this. The mendicants will listen and remember it.”

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    “तेनte·na हि,hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सुणाथ।su·ṇā·tha

    “Tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇātha.

    “Well then, mendicants, listen.

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    चतुन्नंca·tun·naṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इद्धिपादानंid·dhi·pā·dā·naṃ भावितत्ताbhā·vi·tat·tā बहुलीकतत्ताba·hu·lī·ka·tat·tā मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावो।e·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo

    Catunnaṁ kho, bhikkhave, iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo.

    The mendicant Moggallāna has become so powerful and mighty by developing and cultivating the four bases of psychic power.

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    कतमेसंka·ta·me·saṃ चतुन्नं?ca·tun·naṃ

    Katamesaṁ catunnaṁ?

    What four?

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    इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu छन्दसमाधिप्पधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतंchan·da·sa·mā·dhip·pa·dhā·na·saṅ·khā·ra·sa·man·nā·ga·taṃ इद्धिपादंid·dhi·pā·daṃ भावेति,bhā·ve·ti

    Idha, bhikkhave, moggallāno bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,

    Moggallāna develops the basis of psychic power that has immersion due to enthusiasm …

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    वीरियसमाधिvī·ri·ya·sa·mā·dhi …पे…pe

    vīriyasamādhi …pe…

    energy …

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    चित्तसमाधिcit·ta·sa·mā·dhi …

    cittasamādhi …

    mental development …

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    वीमंसासमाधिप्पधानसङ्खारसमन्नागतंvī·maṃ·sā·sa·mā·dhip·pa·dhā·na·saṅ·khā·ra·sa·man·nā·ga·taṃ इद्धिपादंid·dhi·pā·daṃ भावेति—bhā·ve·ti

    vīmaṁsāsamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti—

    inquiry, and active effort.

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    इतिi·ti मेme वीमंसाvī·maṃ·sā नna चca अतिलीनाa·ti·lī·nā भविस्सति,bha·vis·sa·ti नna चca अतिप्पग्गहिताa·tip·pag·ga·hi·tā भविस्सति;bha·vis·sa·ti

    iti me vīmaṁsā na ca atilīnā bhavissati, na ca atippaggahitā bhavissati;

    He thinks: ‘My inquiry won’t be too lax or too tense. And it’ll be neither constricted internally nor scattered externally.’

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    नna चca अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ सङ्खित्ताsaṅ·khit·tā भविस्सति,bha·vis·sa·ti नna चca बहिद्धाba·hid·dhā विक्खित्ताvik·khit·tā भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

    na ca ajjhattaṁ saṅkhittā bhavissati, na ca bahiddhā vikkhittā bhavissati.

    (Pāli only)

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    पच्छापुरेसञ्ञीpac·chā·pu·re·sañ·ñī चca विहरति—vi·ha·ra·ti

    Pacchāpuresaññī ca viharati—

    And he meditates perceiving before and behind:

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    यथाya·thā पुरेpu·re तथाta·thā पच्छा,pac·chā यथाya·thā पच्छाpac·chā तथाta·thā पुरे;pu·re

    yathā pure tathā pacchā, yathā pacchā tathā pure;

    as before, so behind; as behind, so before;

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    यथाya·thā अधोa·dho तथाta·thā उद्धं,ud·dhaṃ यथाya·thā उद्धंud·dhaṃ तथाta·thā अधो;a·dho

    yathā adho tathā uddhaṁ, yathā uddhaṁ tathā adho;

    as below, so above; as above, so below;

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    यथाya·thā दिवाdi·vā तथाta·thā रत्तिं,rat·tiṃ यथाya·thā रत्तिंrat·tiṃ तथाta·thā दिवा।di·vā

    yathā divā tathā rattiṁ, yathā rattiṁ tathā divā.

    as by day, so by night; as by night, so by day.

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    इतिi·ti विवटेनvi·va·ṭe·na चेतसाce·ta·sā अपरियोनद्धेनa·pa·ri·yo·nad·dhe·na सप्पभासंsap·pa·bhā·saṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ भावेति।bhā·ve·ti

    Iti vivaṭena cetasā apariyonaddhena sappabhāsaṁ cittaṁ bhāveti.

    And so, with an open and unenveloped heart, he develops a mind that’s full of radiance.

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    इमेसंi·me·saṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुन्नंca·tun·naṃ इद्धिपादानंid·dhi·pā·dā·naṃ भावितत्ताbhā·vi·tat·tā बहुलीकतत्ताba·hu·lī·ka·tat·tā मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावो।e·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo

    Imesaṁ kho, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo.

    The mendicant Moggallāna has become so powerful and mighty by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power.

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    इमेसञ्चi·me·sañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुन्नंca·tun·naṃ इद्धिपादानंid·dhi·pā·dā·naṃ भावितत्ताbhā·vi·tat·tā बहुलीकतत्ताba·hu·lī·ka·tat·tā मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu अनेकविहितंa·ne·ka·vi·hi·taṃ इद्धिविधंid·dhi·vi·dhaṃ पच्चनुभोतिpac·ca·nu·bho·ti …पे…pe यावyā·va ब्रह्मलोकापिbrah·ma·lo·kā·pi कायेनkā·ye·na वसंva·saṃ वत्तेतिvat·te·ti …पे…pe

    Imesañca pana, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu anekavihitaṁ iddhividhaṁ paccanubhoti …pe… yāva brahmalokāpi kāyena vasaṁ vatteti …pe…

    And by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, the mendicant Moggallāna wields the many kinds of psychic power … controlling the body as far as the realm of divinity. …

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    इमेसञ्चi·me·sañ·ca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुन्नंca·tun·naṃ इद्धिपादानंid·dhi·pā·dā·naṃ भावितत्ताbhā·vi·tat·tā बहुलीकतत्ताba·hu·lī·ka·tat·tā मोग्गल्लानोmog·gal·lā·no भिक्खुbhik·khu आसवानंā·sa·vā·naṃ खयाkha·yā अनासवंa·nā·sa·vaṃ चेतोविमुत्तिंce·to·vi·mut·tiṃ पञ्ञाविमुत्तिंpañ·ñā·vi·mut·tiṃ दिट्ठेवdiṭ·ṭhe·va धम्मेdham·me सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहरती”ति।vi·ha·ra·tī

    imesañca pana, bhikkhave, catunnaṁ iddhipādānaṁ bhāvitattā bahulīkatattā moggallāno bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharatī”ti.

    And by developing and cultivating these four bases of psychic power, the mendicant Moggallāna realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And he lives having realized it with his own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.”

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    चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

    Catutthaṁ.

    (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.