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Linked Discourses 51 15 संयुत्त निकाय 51।1 15

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Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta

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    संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 51।15

    Saṁyutta Nikāya 51.15

    Linked Discourses 51.15

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

    2. Pāsādakampanavagga

    2. Shaking the Stilt Longhouse

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    उण्णाभब्राह्मणसुत्तuṇ·ṇā·bhab·rāh·ma·ṇa·sut·ta

    Uṇṇābhabrāhmaṇasutta

    The Brahmin Uṇṇābha

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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 आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do कोसम्बियंko·sam·bi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti घोसितारामे।gho·si·tā·rā·me

    ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā ānando kosambiyaṁ viharati ghositārāme.

    At one time Venerable Ānanda was staying near Kosambī in Ghosita’s monastery.

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    अथa·tha खोkho उण्णाभोuṇ·ṇā·bho ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo येनायस्माye·nā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā आयस्मताā·yas·ma·tā आनन्देनā·nan·de·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

    Atha kho uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo yenāyasmā ānando tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmatā ānandena saddhiṁ sammodi.

    Then Uṇṇābha the brahmin went up to Venerable Ānanda, and exchanged greetings with him.

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    सम्मोदनीयंsam·mo·da·nī·yaṃ कथंka·thaṃ सारणीयंsā·ra·ṇī·yaṃ वीतिसारेत्वाvī·ti·sā·ret·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho उण्णाभोuṇ·ṇā·bho ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ आनन्दंā·nan·daṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho uṇṇābho brāhmaṇo āyasmantaṁ ānandaṁ etadavoca:

    When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to him,

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    “किमत्थियंki·mat·thi·yaṃ नुnu खो,kho भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da समणेsa·ma·ṇe गोतमेgo·ta·me ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ वुस्सती”ति?vus·sa·tī

    “kimatthiyaṁ nu kho, bho ānanda, samaṇe gotame brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti?

    “Worthy Ānanda, what’s the goal of leading the spiritual life under the ascetic Gotama?”

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    “छन्दप्पहानत्थंchan·dap·pa·hā·nat·thaṃ खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa भगवतिbha·ga·va·ti ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ वुस्सती”ति।vus·sa·tī

    “Chandappahānatthaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, bhagavati brahmacariyaṁ vussatī”ti.

    “The goal of leading the spiritual life under the Buddha, brahmin, is to give up desire.”

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    “अत्थिat·thi पन,pa·na भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da मग्गोmag·go अत्थिat·thi पटिपदाpa·ṭi·pa·dā एतस्सe·tas·sa छन्दस्सchan·das·sa पहानाया”ति?pa·hā·nā·yā

    “Atthi pana, bho ānanda, maggo atthi paṭipadā etassa chandassa pahānāyā”ti?

    “But is there a path and a practice for giving up that desire?”

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    “अत्थिat·thi खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa मग्गो,mag·go अत्थिat·thi पटिपदाpa·ṭi·pa·dā एतस्सe·tas·sa छन्दस्सchan·das·sa पहानाया”ति।pa·hā·nā·yā

    “Atthi kho, brāhmaṇa, maggo, atthi paṭipadā etassa chandassa pahānāyā”ti.

    “There is.”

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    “कतमोka·ta·mo पन,pa·na भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da मग्गोmag·go कतमाka·ta·mā पटिपदाpa·ṭi·pa·dā एतस्सe·tas·sa छन्दस्सchan·das·sa पहानाया”ति?pa·hā·nā·yā

    “Katamo pana, bho ānanda, maggo katamā paṭipadā etassa chandassa pahānāyā”ti?

    “What is that path?”

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    “इध,i·dha ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa 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, brāhmaṇa, bhikkhu chandasamādhippadhānasaṅkhārasamannāgataṁ iddhipādaṁ bhāveti,

    “It’s when a mendicant 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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    अयंa·yaṃ खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa मग्गोmag·go अयंa·yaṃ पटिपदाpa·ṭi·pa·dā एतस्सe·tas·sa छन्दस्सchan·das·sa पहानाया”ति।pa·hā·nā·yā

    ayaṁ kho, brāhmaṇa, maggo ayaṁ paṭipadā etassa chandassa pahānāyā”ti.

    This is the path and the practice for giving up that desire.”

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    “एवंe·vaṃ सन्ते,san·te भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da सन्तकंsan·ta·kaṃ होतिho·ti नोno असन्तकं।a·san·ta·kaṃ

    “Evaṁ sante, bho ānanda, santakaṁ hoti no asantakaṁ.

    “This being the case, worthy Ānanda, the path is endless, not finite.

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    छन्देनेवchan·de·ne·va छन्दंchan·daṃ पजहिस्सतीति—नेतंpa·ja·his·sa·tī·ti ठानंṭhā·naṃ विज्जति”।vij·ja·ti

    Chandeneva chandaṁ pajahissatīti—netaṁ ṭhānaṁ vijjati”.

    For it’s not possible to give up desire by means of desire.”

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    “तेनte·na हि,hi ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa तञ्ञेवेत्थtañ·ñe·vet·tha पटिपुच्छिस्सामि।pa·ṭi·puc·chis·sā·mi यथाya·thā तेte खमेय्यkha·mey·ya तथाta·thā तंtaṃ ब्याकरेय्यासि।byā·ka·rey·yā·si

    “Tena hi, brāhmaṇa, taññevettha paṭipucchissāmi. Yathā te khameyya tathā taṁ byākareyyāsi.

    “Well then, brahmin, I’ll ask you about this in return, and you can answer as you like.

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    तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञसि,mañ·ña·si ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa

    Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, brāhmaṇa,

    What do you think, brahmin?

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    अहोसिa·ho·si तेte पुब्बेpub·be छन्दोchan·do ‘आरामंā·rā·maṃ गमिस्सामी’ति?ga·mis·sā·mī

    ahosi te pubbe chando ‘ārāmaṁ gamissāmī’ti?

    Have you ever had a desire to walk to the park,

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    तस्सtas·sa तेte आरामगतस्सā·rā·ma·ga·tas·sa योyo तज्जोtaj·jo छन्दोchan·do सोso पटिप्पस्सद्धो”ति?pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dho

    Tassa te ārāmagatassa yo tajjo chando so paṭippassaddho”ti?

    but when you arrived at the park, the corresponding desire faded away?”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

    “Evaṁ, bho”.

    “Yes, sir.”

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    “अहोसिa·ho·si तेte पुब्बेpub·be वीरियंvī·ri·yaṃ ‘आरामंā·rā·maṃ गमिस्सामी’ति?ga·mis·sā·mī

    “Ahosi te pubbe vīriyaṁ ‘ārāmaṁ gamissāmī’ti?

    “Have you ever had the energy to walk to the park,

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    तस्सtas·sa तेte आरामगतस्सā·rā·ma·ga·tas·sa यंyaṃ तज्जंtaj·jaṃ वीरियंvī·ri·yaṃ तंtaṃ पटिप्पस्सद्धन्”ति?pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhan

    Tassa te ārāmagatassa yaṁ tajjaṁ vīriyaṁ taṁ paṭippassaddhan”ti?

    but when you arrived at the park, the corresponding energy faded away?”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

    “Evaṁ, bho”.

    “Yes, sir.”

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    “अहोसिa·ho·si तेte पुब्बेpub·be चित्तंcit·taṃ ‘आरामंā·rā·maṃ गमिस्सामी’ति?ga·mis·sā·mī

    “Ahosi te pubbe cittaṁ ‘ārāmaṁ gamissāmī’ti?

    “Have you ever had the idea to walk to the park,

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    तस्सtas·sa तेte आरामगतस्सā·rā·ma·ga·tas·sa यंyaṃ तज्जंtaj·jaṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ तंtaṃ पटिप्पस्सद्धन्”ति?pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhan

    Tassa te ārāmagatassa yaṁ tajjaṁ cittaṁ taṁ paṭippassaddhan”ti?

    but when you arrived at the park, the corresponding idea faded away?”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

    “Evaṁ, bho”.

    “Yes, sir.”

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    “अहोसिa·ho·si तेte पुब्बेpub·be वीमंसाvī·maṃ·sā ‘आरामंā·rā·maṃ गमिस्सामी’ति?ga·mis·sā·mī

    “Ahosi te pubbe vīmaṁsā ‘ārāmaṁ gamissāmī’ti?

    “Have you ever inquired regarding a walk to the park,

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    तस्सtas·sa तेte आरामगतस्सā·rā·ma·ga·tas·sa याyā तज्जाtaj·jā वीमंसाvī·maṃ·sā साsā पटिप्पस्सद्धा”ति?pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhā

    Tassa te ārāmagatassa yā tajjā vīmaṁsā sā paṭippassaddhā”ti?

    but when you arrived at the park, the corresponding inquiry faded away?”

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    “एवं,e·vaṃ भो”।bho

    “Evaṁ, bho”.

    “Yes, sir.”

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    “एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa योyo सोso भिक्खुbhik·khu अरहंa·ra·haṃ खीणासवोkhī·ṇā·sa·vo वुसितवाvu·si·ta·vā कतकरणीयोka·ta·ka·ra·ṇī·yo ओहितभारोo·hi·ta·bhā·ro अनुप्पत्तसदत्थोa·nup·pat·ta·sa·dat·tho परिक्खीणभवसंयोजनोpa·rik·khī·ṇa·bha·va·saṃ·yo·ja·no सम्मदञ्ञाविमुत्तो,sam·ma·dañ·ñā·vi·mut·to तस्सtas·sa योyo पुब्बेpub·be छन्दोchan·do अहोसिa·ho·si अरहत्तप्पत्तिया,a·ra·hat·tap·pat·ti·yā अरहत्तप्पत्तेa·ra·hat·tap·pat·te योyo तज्जोtaj·jo छन्दोchan·do सोso पटिप्पस्सद्धो;pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dho

    “Evameva kho, brāhmaṇa, yo so bhikkhu arahaṁ khīṇāsavo vusitavā katakaraṇīyo ohitabhāro anuppattasadattho parikkhīṇabhavasaṁyojano sammadaññāvimutto, tassa yo pubbe chando ahosi arahattappattiyā, arahattappatte yo tajjo chando so paṭippassaddho;

    “In the same way, take a mendicant who is perfected—with defilements ended, who has completed the spiritual journey, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, achieved their heart’s goal, utterly ended the fetter of continued existence, and is rightly freed through enlightenment. They formerly had the desire to attain perfection, but when they attained perfection the corresponding desire faded away.

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    यंyaṃ पुब्बेpub·be वीरियंvī·ri·yaṃ अहोसिa·ho·si अरहत्तप्पत्तिया,a·ra·hat·tap·pat·ti·yā अरहत्तप्पत्तेa·ra·hat·tap·pat·te यंyaṃ तज्जंtaj·jaṃ वीरियंvī·ri·yaṃ तंtaṃ पटिप्पस्सद्धं;pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhaṃ

    yaṁ pubbe vīriyaṁ ahosi arahattappattiyā, arahattappatte yaṁ tajjaṁ vīriyaṁ taṁ paṭippassaddhaṁ;

    They formerly had the energy to attain perfection, but when they attained perfection the corresponding energy faded away.

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    यंyaṃ पुब्बेpub·be चित्तंcit·taṃ अहोसिa·ho·si अरहत्तप्पत्तिया,a·ra·hat·tap·pat·ti·yā अरहत्तप्पत्तेa·ra·hat·tap·pat·te यंyaṃ तज्जंtaj·jaṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ तंtaṃ पटिप्पस्सद्धं;pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhaṃ

    yaṁ pubbe cittaṁ ahosi arahattappattiyā, arahattappatte yaṁ tajjaṁ cittaṁ taṁ paṭippassaddhaṁ;

    They formerly had the idea to attain perfection, but when they attained perfection the corresponding idea faded away.

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    याyā पुब्बेpub·be वीमंसाvī·maṃ·sā अहोसिa·ho·si अरहत्तप्पत्तिया,a·ra·hat·tap·pat·ti·yā अरहत्तप्पत्तेa·ra·hat·tap·pat·te याyā तज्जाtaj·jā वीमंसाvī·maṃ·sā साsā पटिप्पस्सद्धा।pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhā

    yā pubbe vīmaṁsā ahosi arahattappattiyā, arahattappatte yā tajjā vīmaṁsā sā paṭippassaddhā.

    They formerly inquired regarding attaining perfection, but when they attained perfection the corresponding inquiry faded away.

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    तंtaṃ किंkiṃ मञ्ञसि,mañ·ña·si ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa

    Taṁ kiṁ maññasi, brāhmaṇa,

    What do you think, brahmin?

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    इतिi·ti एवंe·vaṃ सन्ते,san·te सन्तकंsan·ta·kaṃ वाvā होतिho·ti नोno असन्तकंa·san·ta·kaṃ वा”ति?vā

    iti evaṁ sante, santakaṁ vā hoti no asantakaṁ vā”ti?

    This being the case, is the path endless or finite?”

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    “अद्धा,ad·dhā भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da एवंe·vaṃ सन्ते,san·te सन्तकंsan·ta·kaṃ होतिho·ti नोno असन्तकं।a·san·ta·kaṃ

    “Addhā, bho ānanda, evaṁ sante, santakaṁ hoti no asantakaṁ.

    “Clearly, worthy Ānanda, this being the case, the path is finite, not endless.

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    अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho आनन्द।ā·nan·da

    Abhikkantaṁ, bho ānanda, abhikkantaṁ, bho ānanda.

    Excellent, worthy Ānanda! Excellent!

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    सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da निक्कुज्जितंnik·kuj·ji·taṃ वाvā उक्कुज्जेय्य,uk·kuj·jey·ya पटिच्छन्नंpa·ṭic·chan·naṃ वाvā विवरेय्य,vi·va·rey·ya मूळ्हस्सmū·ḷhas·sa वाvā मग्गंmag·gaṃ आचिक्खेय्य,ā·cik·khey·ya अन्धकारेan·dha·kā·re वाvā तेलपज्जोतंte·la·paj·jo·taṃ धारेय्य:dhā·rey·ya ‘चक्खुमन्तोcak·khu·man·to रूपानिrū·pā·ni दक्खन्ती’ति;dak·khan·tī एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ भोताbho·tā आनन्देनā·nan·de·na अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na धम्मोdham·mo पकासितो।pa·kā·si·to

    Seyyathāpi, bho ānanda, nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṁ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṁ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṁ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṁ bhotā ānandena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.

    As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, the worthy Ānanda has made the teaching clear in many ways.

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    एसाहं,e·sā·haṃ भोbho आनन्द,ā·nan·da तंtaṃ भवन्तंbha·van·taṃ गोतमंgo·ta·maṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गच्छामिgac·chā·mi धम्मञ्चdham·mañ·ca भिक्खुसङ्घञ्च।bhik·khu·saṅ·ghañ·ca

    Esāhaṁ, bho ānanda, taṁ bhavantaṁ gotamaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.

    I go for refuge to the worthy Gotama, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha.

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    उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ आनन्दोā·nan·do धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

    Upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ ānando dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

    From this day forth, may the worthy Ānanda remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”

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    पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

    Pañcamaṁ.

    (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.