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Nandiyasakkasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 55।40

Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.40

Linked Discourses 55.40
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4। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·ga

4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit
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नन्दियसक्कसुत्तnan·di·ya·sak·ka·sut·ta

Nandiyasakkasutta

Nandiya the Sakyan
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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 नन्दियोnan·di·yo 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 नन्दियोnan·di·yo सक्कोsak·ko भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

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

Then Nandiya the Sakyan went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“यस्सेवyas·se·va नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te अरियसावकस्सa·ri·ya·sā·va·kas·sa चत्तारिcat·tā·ri सोतापत्तियङ्गानिso·tā·pat·ti·yaṅ·gā·ni सब्बेनsab·be·na सब्बंsab·baṃ सब्बथाsab·ba·thā सब्बंsab·baṃ नत्थिnat·thi स्वेवsve·va नुnu खो,kho भन्ते,bhan·te अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko पमादविहारी”ति।pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī

“yasseva nu kho, bhante, ariyasāvakassa cattāri sotāpattiyaṅgāni sabbena sabbaṁ sabbathā sabbaṁ natthi sveva nu kho, bhante, ariyasāvako pamādavihārī”ti.

“Sir, if a noble disciple were to totally and utterly lack the four factors of stream-entry, would they live negligently?”
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“‘यस्सyas·sa खो,kho नन्दिय,nan·di·ya चत्तारिcat·tā·ri सोतापत्तियङ्गानिso·tā·pat·ti·yaṅ·gā·ni सब्बेनsab·be·na सब्बंsab·baṃ सब्बथाsab·ba·thā सब्बंsab·baṃ नत्थिnat·thi तमहंta·ma·haṃ बाहिरोbā·hi·ro पुथुज्जनपक्खेpu·thuj·ja·na·pak·khe ठितो’तिṭhi·to वदामि।va·dā·mi

“‘Yassa kho, nandiya, cattāri sotāpattiyaṅgāni sabbena sabbaṁ sabbathā sabbaṁ natthi tamahaṁ bāhiro puthujjanapakkhe ṭhito’ti vadāmi.

“Nandiya, someone who totally and utterly lacks these four factors of stream-entry stands outside in the faction of ordinary persons, I say.
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अपिa·pi च,ca नन्दिय,nan·di·ya यथाya·thā अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko पमादविहारीpa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī चेवce·va होति,ho·ti अप्पमादविहारीap·pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī चca

Api ca, nandiya, yathā ariyasāvako pamādavihārī ceva hoti, appamādavihārī ca

Neverthless, Nandiya, as to how a noble disciple lives negligently and how they live diligently,
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तंtaṃ सुणाहि,su·ṇā·hi साधुकंsā·dhu·kaṃ मनसिma·na·si करोहि;ka·ro·hi भासिस्सामी”ति।bhā·sis·sā·mī

taṁ suṇāhi, sādhukaṁ manasi karohi; bhāsissāmī”ti.

listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho नन्दियोnan·di·yo सक्कोsak·ko भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पच्चस्सोसि।pac·cas·so·si

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho nandiyo sakko bhagavato paccassosi.

“Yes, sir,” Nandiya replied.
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भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this:
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“कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko पमादविहारीpa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī होति?ho·ti

“Kathañca, nandiya, ariyasāvako pamādavihārī hoti?

“And how does a noble disciple live negligently?
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इध,i·dha नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Idha, nandiya, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …
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इतिपिi·ti·pi सोso भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाति।bha·ga·vā·ti

itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

(Pāli only)
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सोso तेनte·na बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na सन्तुट्ठोsan·tuṭ·ṭho नna उत्तरिut·ta·ri वायमतिvā·ya·ma·ti दिवाdi·vā पविवेकाय,pa·vi·ve·kā·ya रत्तिंrat·tiṃ पटिसल्लानाय।pa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā·ya

So tena buddhe aveccappasādena santuṭṭho na uttari vāyamati divā pavivekāya, rattiṁ paṭisallānāya.

They’re content with that confidence, and don’t make a further effort for solitude by day or retreat by night.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ पमत्तस्सpa·mat·tas·sa विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to पामोज्जंpā·moj·jaṃ नna होति।ho·ti

Tassa evaṁ pamattassa viharato pāmojjaṁ na hoti.

When they live negligently, there’s no joy.
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पामोज्जेpā·moj·je असति,a·sa·ti पीतिpī·ti नna होति।ho·ti

Pāmojje asati, pīti na hoti.

When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture.
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पीतियाpī·ti·yā असति,a·sa·ti पस्सद्धिpas·sad·dhi नna होति।ho·ti

Pītiyā asati, passaddhi na hoti.

When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility.
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पस्सद्धियाpas·sad·dhi·yā असति,a·sa·ti दुक्खंduk·khaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Passaddhiyā asati, dukkhaṁ viharati.

When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering.
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दुक्खिनोduk·khi·no चित्तंcit·taṃ नna समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Dukkhino cittaṁ na samādhiyati.

When one is suffering, the mind does not become immersed in samādhi.
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असमाहितेa·sa·mā·hi·te चित्तेcit·te धम्माdham·mā नna पातुभवन्ति।pā·tu·bha·van·ti

Asamāhite citte dhammā na pātubhavanti.

When the mind is not immersed in samādhi, principles do not become clear.
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धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अपातुभावाa·pā·tu·bhā·vā पमादविहारीत्वेवpa·mā·da·vi·hā·rīt·ve·va सङ्ख्यंsaṅ·khyaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Dhammānaṁ apātubhāvā pamādavihārītveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchati.

Because principles have not become clear, they’re reckoned to live negligently.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko धम्मेdham·me …पे…pe

Puna caparaṁ, nandiya, ariyasāvako dhamme …pe…

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …
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सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe …पे…pe

saṅghe …pe…

the Saṅgha …
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अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti अखण्डेहिa·khaṇ·ḍe·hi …पे…pe समाधिसंवत्तनिकेहि।sa·mā·dhi·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ke·hi

ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.
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सोso तेहिte·hi अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi सन्तुट्ठोsan·tuṭ·ṭho नna उत्तरिut·ta·ri वायमतिvā·ya·ma·ti दिवाdi·vā पविवेकायpa·vi·ve·kā·ya रत्तिंrat·tiṃ पटिसल्लानाय।pa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā·ya

So tehi ariyakantehi sīlehi santuṭṭho na uttari vāyamati divā pavivekāya rattiṁ paṭisallānāya.

They’re content with that ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, and don’t make a further effort for solitude by day or retreat by night.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ पमत्तस्सpa·mat·tas·sa विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to पामोज्जंpā·moj·jaṃ नna होति।ho·ti

Tassa evaṁ pamattassa viharato pāmojjaṁ na hoti.

When they live negligently, there’s no joy.
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पामोज्जेpā·moj·je असति,a·sa·ti पीतिpī·ti नna होति।ho·ti

Pāmojje asati, pīti na hoti.

When there’s no joy, there’s no rapture.
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पीतियाpī·ti·yā असति,a·sa·ti पस्सद्धिpas·sad·dhi नna होति।ho·ti

Pītiyā asati, passaddhi na hoti.

When there’s no rapture, there’s no tranquility.
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पस्सद्धियाpas·sad·dhi·yā असति,a·sa·ti दुक्खंduk·khaṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Passaddhiyā asati, dukkhaṁ viharati.

When there’s no tranquility, there’s suffering.
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दुक्खिनोduk·khi·no चित्तंcit·taṃ नna समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Dukkhino cittaṁ na samādhiyati.

When one is suffering, the mind does not become immersed in samādhi.
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असमाहितेa·sa·mā·hi·te चित्तेcit·te धम्माdham·mā नna पातुभवन्ति।pā·tu·bha·van·ti

Asamāhite citte dhammā na pātubhavanti.

When the mind is not immersed in samādhi, principles do not become clear.
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धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ अपातुभावाa·pā·tu·bhā·vā पमादविहारीत्वेवpa·mā·da·vi·hā·rīt·ve·va सङ्ख्यंsaṅ·khyaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Dhammānaṁ apātubhāvā pamādavihārītveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchati.

Because principles have not become clear, they’re reckoned to live negligently.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko पमादविहारीpa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī होति।ho·ti

Evaṁ kho, nandiya, ariyasāvako pamādavihārī hoti.

That’s how a noble disciple lives negligently.
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कथञ्च,ka·thañ·ca नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko अप्पमादविहारीap·pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī होति?ho·ti

Kathañca, nandiya, ariyasāvako appamādavihārī hoti?

And how does a noble disciple live diligently?
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इध,i·dha नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Idha, nandiya, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha …
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इतिपिi·ti·pi सोso भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाति।bha·ga·vā·ti

itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

(Pāli only)
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सोso तेनte·na बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na असन्तुट्ठोa·san·tuṭ·ṭho उत्तरिut·ta·ri वायमतिvā·ya·ma·ti दिवाdi·vā पविवेकायpa·vi·ve·kā·ya रत्तिंrat·tiṃ पटिसल्लानाय।pa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā·ya

So tena buddhe aveccappasādena asantuṭṭho uttari vāyamati divā pavivekāya rattiṁ paṭisallānāya.

But they’re not content with that confidence, and make a further effort for solitude by day and retreat by night.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ अप्पमत्तस्सap·pa·mat·tas·sa विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to पामोज्जंpā·moj·jaṃ जायति।jā·ya·ti

Tassa evaṁ appamattassa viharato pāmojjaṁ jāyati.

When they live diligently, joy springs up.
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पमुदितस्सpa·mu·di·tas·sa पीतिpī·ti जायति।jā·ya·ti

Pamuditassa pīti jāyati.

Being joyful, rapture springs up.
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पीतिमनस्सpī·ti·ma·nas·sa कायोkā·yo पस्सम्भति।pas·sam·bha·ti

Pītimanassa kāyo passambhati.

When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil.
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पस्सद्धकायोpas·sad·dha·kā·yo सुखंsu·khaṃ वेदियति।ve·di·ya·ti

Passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vediyati.

When the body is tranquil, they feel bliss.
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सुखिनोsu·khi·no चित्तंcit·taṃ समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati.

And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi.
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समाहितेsa·mā·hi·te चित्तेcit·te धम्माdham·mā पातुभवन्ति।pā·tu·bha·van·ti

Samāhite citte dhammā pātubhavanti.

When the mind is immersed in samādhi, principles become clear.
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धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ पातुभावाpā·tu·bhā·vā अप्पमादविहारीत्वेवap·pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rīt·ve·va सङ्ख्यंsaṅ·khyaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Dhammānaṁ pātubhāvā appamādavihārītveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchati.

Because principles have become clear, they’re reckoned to live diligently.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko धम्मेdham·me …पे…pe

Puna caparaṁ, nandiya, ariyasāvako dhamme …pe…

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …
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सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe …पे…pe

saṅghe …pe…

the Saṅgha …
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अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti अखण्डेहिa·khaṇ·ḍe·hi …पे…pe समाधिसंवत्तनिकेहि।sa·mā·dhi·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ke·hi

ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

And they have the ethical conduct loved by the noble ones … leading to immersion.
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सोso तेहिte·hi अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi असन्तुट्ठोa·san·tuṭ·ṭho उत्तरिut·ta·ri वायमतिvā·ya·ma·ti दिवाdi·vā पविवेकायpa·vi·ve·kā·ya रत्तिंrat·tiṃ पटिसल्लानाय।pa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā·ya

So tehi ariyakantehi sīlehi asantuṭṭho uttari vāyamati divā pavivekāya rattiṁ paṭisallānāya.

But they’re not content with that ethical conduct loved by the noble ones, and make a further effort for solitude by day and retreat by night.
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तस्सtas·sa एवंe·vaṃ अप्पमत्तस्सap·pa·mat·tas·sa विहरतोvi·ha·ra·to पामोज्जंpā·moj·jaṃ जायति।jā·ya·ti

Tassa evaṁ appamattassa viharato pāmojjaṁ jāyati.

When they live diligently, joy springs up.
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पमुदितस्सpa·mu·di·tas·sa पीतिpī·ti जायति।jā·ya·ti

Pamuditassa pīti jāyati.

Being joyful, rapture springs up.
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पीतिमनस्सpī·ti·ma·nas·sa कायोkā·yo पस्सम्भति।pas·sam·bha·ti

Pītimanassa kāyo passambhati.

When the mind is full of rapture, the body becomes tranquil.
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पस्सद्धकायोpas·sad·dha·kā·yo सुखंsu·khaṃ वेदियति।ve·di·ya·ti

Passaddhakāyo sukhaṁ vediyati.

When the body is tranquil, they feel bliss.
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सुखिनोsu·khi·no चित्तंcit·taṃ समाधियति।sa·mā·dhi·ya·ti

Sukhino cittaṁ samādhiyati.

And when blissful, the mind becomes immersed in samādhi.
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समाहितेsa·mā·hi·te चित्तेcit·te धम्माdham·mā पातुभवन्ति।pā·tu·bha·van·ti

Samāhite citte dhammā pātubhavanti.

When the mind is immersed in samādhi, principles become clear.
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धम्मानंdham·mā·naṃ पातुभावाpā·tu·bhā·vā अप्पमादविहारीत्वेवap·pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rīt·ve·va सङ्ख्यंsaṅ·khyaṃ गच्छति।gac·cha·ti

Dhammānaṁ pātubhāvā appamādavihārītveva saṅkhyaṁ gacchati.

Because principles have become clear, they’re reckoned to live diligently.
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एवंe·vaṃ खो,kho नन्दिय,nan·di·ya अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko अप्पमादविहारीap·pa·mā·da·vi·hā·rī होती”ति।ho·tī

Evaṁ kho, nandiya, ariyasāvako appamādavihārī hotī”ti.

That’s how a noble disciple lives diligently.”
58

दसमं।da·sa·maṃ

Dasamaṁ.

(Pāli only)
59

पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गोpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·go चतुत्थो।ca·tut·tho

Puññābhisandavaggo catuttho.

(Pāli only)
60

तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

Tassuddānaṁ

(Pāli only)
61

अभिसन्दाa·bhi·san·dā तयोta·yo वुत्ता,vut·tā

Abhisandā tayo vuttā,

(Pāli only)
62

दुवेdu·ve देवपदानिde·va·pa·dā·ni च;ca

duve devapadāni ca;

(Pāli only)
63

सभागतंsa·bhā·ga·taṃ महानामो,ma·hā·nā·mo

Sabhāgataṁ mahānāmo,

(Pāli only)
64

वस्संvas·saṃ काळीkā·ḷī चca नन्दियाति।nan·di·yā·ti

vassaṁ kāḷī ca nandiyāti.

(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.