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Paṭhamamahānāmasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 55।21

Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.21

Linked Discourses 55.21
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3। सरणानिवग्गsa·ra·ṇā·ni·vag·ga

3. Saraṇānivagga

3. About Sarakāni
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पठममहानामसुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·ma·hā·nā·ma·sut·ta

Paṭhamamahānāmasutta

With Mahānāma (1st)
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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 सक्केसुsak·ke·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti कपिलवत्थुस्मिंka·pi·la·vat·thus·miṃ निग्रोधारामे।nig·ro·dhā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ nigrodhārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, near Kapilavatthu in the Banyan Tree Monastery.
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अथa·tha खोkho महानामोma·hā·nā·mo सक्कोsak·ko येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho महानामोma·hā·nā·mo सक्कोsak·ko भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Mahānāma the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“इदं,i·daṃ भन्ते,bhan·te कपिलवत्थुka·pi·la·vat·thu इद्धञ्चेवid·dhañ·ce·va फीतञ्चphī·tañ·ca बाहुजञ्ञंbā·hu·jañ·ñaṃ आकिण्णमनुस्संā·kiṇ·ṇa·ma·nus·saṃ सम्बाधब्यूहं।sam·bā·dhab·yū·haṃ

“idaṁ, bhante, kapilavatthu iddhañceva phītañca bāhujaññaṁ ākiṇṇamanussaṁ sambādhabyūhaṁ.

“Sir, this Kapilavatthu is successful and prosperous, populous and full of people, with cramped cul-de-sacs.
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सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ वाvā पयिरुपासित्वाpa·yi·ru·pā·sit·vā मनोभावनीयेma·no·bhā·va·nī·ye वाvā भिक्खूbhik·khū सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ कपिलवत्थुंka·pi·la·vat·thuṃ पविसन्तो;pa·vi·san·to

So khvāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ vā payirupāsitvā manobhāvanīye vā bhikkhū sāyanhasamayaṁ kapilavatthuṁ pavisanto;

In the late afternoon, after paying homage to the Buddha or an esteemed mendicant, I enter Kapilavatthu.
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भन्तेनपिbhan·te·na·pi हत्थिनाhat·thi·nā समागच्छामि;sa·mā·gac·chā·mi

bhantenapi hatthinā samāgacchāmi;

I encounter a stray elephant,
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भन्तेनपिbhan·te·na·pi अस्सेनas·se·na समागच्छामि;sa·mā·gac·chā·mi

bhantenapi assena samāgacchāmi;

horse,
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भन्तेनपिbhan·te·na·pi रथेनra·the·na समागच्छामि;sa·mā·gac·chā·mi

bhantenapi rathena samāgacchāmi;

chariot,
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भन्तेनपिbhan·te·na·pi सकटेनsa·ka·ṭe·na समागच्छामि;sa·mā·gac·chā·mi

bhantenapi sakaṭena samāgacchāmi;

cart,
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भन्तेनपिbhan·te·na·pi पुरिसेनpu·ri·se·na समागच्छामि।sa·mā·gac·chā·mi

bhantenapi purisena samāgacchāmi.

or person.
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te तस्मिंtas·miṃ समयेsa·ma·ye मुस्सतेवmus·sa·te·va भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha सति,sa·ti मुस्सतिmus·sa·ti धम्मंdham·maṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha सति,sa·ti मुस्सतिmus·sa·ti सङ्घंsaṅ·ghaṃ आरब्भā·rab·bha सति।sa·ti

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, tasmiṁ samaye mussateva bhagavantaṁ ārabbha sati, mussati dhammaṁ ārabbha sati, mussati saṅghaṁ ārabbha sati.

At that time I lose mindfulness regarding the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha.
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तस्सtas·sa मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te एवंe·vaṃ होति:ho·ti

Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, evaṁ hoti:

I think:
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‘इमम्हिi·mam·hi चाहंcā·haṃ समयेsa·ma·ye कालंkā·laṃ करेय्यं,ka·rey·yaṃ काkā मय्हंmay·haṃ गति,ga·ti कोko अभिसम्परायो’”ति?a·bhi·sam·pa·rā·yo

‘imamhi cāhaṁ samaye kālaṁ kareyyaṁ, kā mayhaṁ gati, ko abhisamparāyo’”ti?

‘If I were to die at this time, where would I be reborn in my next life?’”
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“माmā भायि,bhā·yi महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma माmā भायि,bhā·yi महानाम।ma·hā·nā·ma

“Mā bhāyi, mahānāma, mā bhāyi, mahānāma.

“Do not fear, Mahānāma, do not fear!
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अपापकंa·pā·pa·kaṃ तेte मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ भविस्सतिbha·vis·sa·ti अपापिकाa·pā·pi·kā कालङ्किरिया।kā·laṅ·ki·ri·yā

Apāpakaṁ te maraṇaṁ bhavissati apāpikā kālaṅkiriyā.

Your death will not be a bad one; your passing will not be a bad one.
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यस्सyas·sa कस्सचि,kas·sa·ci महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सद्धापरिभावितंsad·dhā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ सीलपरिभावितंsī·la·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ सुतपरिभावितंsu·ta·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ चागपरिभावितंcā·ga·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ पञ्ञापरिभावितंpañ·ñā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तं,cit·taṃ तस्सtas·sa योyo हिhi ख्वायंkhvā·yaṃ कायोkā·yo रूपीrū·pī चातुमहाभूतिकोcā·tu·ma·hā·bhū·ti·ko मातापेत्तिकसम्भवोmā·tā·pet·ti·ka·sam·bha·vo ओदनकुम्मासूपचयोo·da·na·kum·mā·sū·pa·ca·yo अनिच्चुच्छादनपरिमद्दनभेदनविद्धंसनधम्मो।a·nic·cuc·chā·da·na·pa·ri·mad·da·na·bhe·da·na·vid·dhaṃ·sa·na·dham·mo

Yassa kassaci, mahānāma, dīgharattaṁ saddhāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ sīlaparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ sutaparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ cāgaparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ paññāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ, tassa yo hi khvāyaṁ kāyo rūpī cātumahābhūtiko mātāpettikasambhavo odanakummāsūpacayo aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammo.

Take someone whose mind has for a long time been imbued with faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. Their body is formed, made up of the four principal states, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction.
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तंtaṃ इधेवi·dhe·va काकाkā·kā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti गिज्झाgij·jhā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti कुललाku·la·lā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti सुनखाsu·na·khā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti सिङ्गालाsiṅ·gā·lā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti विविधाvi·vi·dhā वाvā पाणकजाताpā·ṇa·ka·jā·tā खादन्ति;khā·dan·ti

Taṁ idheva kākā vā khādanti gijjhā vā khādanti kulalā vā khādanti sunakhā vā khādanti siṅgālā vā khādanti vividhā vā pāṇakajātā khādanti;

Right here the crows, vultures, hawks, hounds, jackals, and many kinds of little creatures devour it.
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यञ्चyañ·ca ख्वस्सkhvas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सद्धापरिभावितंsad·dhā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ …पे…pe पञ्ञापरिभावितंpañ·ñā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ तंtaṃ उद्धगामिud·dha·gā·mi होतिho·ti विसेसगामि।vi·se·sa·gā·mi

yañca khvassa cittaṁ dīgharattaṁ saddhāparibhāvitaṁ …pe… paññāparibhāvitaṁ taṁ uddhagāmi hoti visesagāmi.

But their mind rises up, headed for a higher place.
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma पुरिसोpu·ri·so सप्पिकुम्भंsap·pi·kum·bhaṃ वाvā तेलकुम्भंte·la·kum·bhaṃ वाvā गम्भीरंgam·bhī·raṃ उदकरहदंu·da·ka·ra·ha·daṃ ओगाहित्वाo·gā·hit·vā भिन्देय्य।bhin·dey·ya

Seyyathāpi, mahānāma, puriso sappikumbhaṁ vā telakumbhaṁ vā gambhīraṁ udakarahadaṁ ogāhitvā bhindeyya.

Suppose a person was to sink a pot of ghee or oil into a deep lake and break it open.
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तत्रtat·ra याyā अस्सas·sa सक्खराsak·kha·rā वाvā कठलाka·ṭha·lā वाvā साsā अधोगामीa·dho·gā·mī अस्स,as·sa यञ्चyañ·ca ख्वस्सkhvas·sa तत्रtat·ra सप्पिsap·pi वाvā तेलंte·laṃ वाvā तंtaṃ उद्धगामिud·dha·gā·mi अस्सas·sa विसेसगामि।vi·se·sa·gā·mi

Tatra yā assa sakkharā vā kaṭhalā vā sā adhogāmī assa, yañca khvassa tatra sappi vā telaṁ vā taṁ uddhagāmi assa visesagāmi.

Its shards and chips would sink down, while the ghee or oil in it would rise up, headed for a higher place.
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एवमेवe·va·me·va खो,kho महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma यस्सyas·sa कस्सचिkas·sa·ci दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सद्धापरिभावितंsad·dhā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ …पे…pe

Evameva kho, mahānāma, yassa kassaci dīgharattaṁ saddhāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ …pe…

In the same way, take someone whose mind has for a long time been imbued with faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom. Their body is formed, made up of the four principal states, produced by mother and father, built up from rice and porridge, liable to impermanence, to wearing away and erosion, to breaking up and destruction.
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पञ्ञापरिभावितंpañ·ñā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ तस्सtas·sa योyo हिhi ख्वायंkhvā·yaṃ कायोkā·yo रूपीrū·pī चातुमहाभूतिकोcā·tu·ma·hā·bhū·ti·ko मातापेत्तिकसम्भवोmā·tā·pet·ti·ka·sam·bha·vo ओदनकुम्मासूपचयोo·da·na·kum·mā·sū·pa·ca·yo अनिच्चुच्छादनपरिमद्दनभेदनविद्धंसनधम्मोa·nic·cuc·chā·da·na·pa·ri·mad·da·na·bhe·da·na·vid·dhaṃ·sa·na·dham·mo तंtaṃ इधेवi·dhe·va काकाkā·kā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti गिज्झाgij·jhā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti कुललाku·la·lā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti सुनखाsu·na·khā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti सिङ्गालाsiṅ·gā·lā वाvā खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti विविधाvi·vi·dhā वाvā पाणकजाताpā·ṇa·ka·jā·tā खादन्ति;khā·dan·ti

paññāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ tassa yo hi khvāyaṁ kāyo rūpī cātumahābhūtiko mātāpettikasambhavo odanakummāsūpacayo aniccucchādanaparimaddanabhedanaviddhaṁsanadhammo taṁ idheva kākā vā khādanti gijjhā vā khādanti kulalā vā khādanti sunakhā vā khādanti siṅgālā vā khādanti vividhā vā pāṇakajātā khādanti;

Right here the crows, vultures, hawks, hounds, jackals, and many kinds of little creatures devour it.
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यञ्चyañ·ca ख्वस्सkhvas·sa चित्तंcit·taṃ दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सद्धापरिभावितंsad·dhā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ …पे…pe पञ्ञापरिभावितंpañ·ñā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ तंtaṃ उद्धगामिud·dha·gā·mi होतिho·ti विसेसगामि।vi·se·sa·gā·mi

yañca khvassa cittaṁ dīgharattaṁ saddhāparibhāvitaṁ …pe… paññāparibhāvitaṁ taṁ uddhagāmi hoti visesagāmi.

But their mind rises up, headed for a higher place.
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तुय्हंtuy·haṃ खोkho पन,pa·na महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ सद्धापरिभावितंsad·dhā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ …पे…pe पञ्ञापरिभावितंpañ·ñā·pa·ri·bhā·vi·taṃ चित्तं।cit·taṃ

Tuyhaṁ kho pana, mahānāma, dīgharattaṁ saddhāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ …pe… paññāparibhāvitaṁ cittaṁ.

Your mind, Mahānāma, has for a long time been imbued with faith, ethics, learning, generosity, and wisdom.
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माmā भायि,bhā·yi महानाम,ma·hā·nā·ma माmā भायि,bhā·yi महानाम।ma·hā·nā·ma

Mā bhāyi, mahānāma, mā bhāyi, mahānāma.

Do not fear, Mahānāma, do not fear!
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अपापकंa·pā·pa·kaṃ तेte मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ भविस्सति,bha·vis·sa·ti अपापिकाa·pā·pi·kā कालङ्किरिया”ति।kā·laṅ·ki·ri·yā

Apāpakaṁ te maraṇaṁ bhavissati, apāpikā kālaṅkiriyā”ti.

Your death will not be a bad one; your passing will not be a bad one.”
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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.