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Andhakavindasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 6।13

Saṁyutta Nikāya 6.13

Linked Discourses 6.13
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2। दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two
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अन्धकविन्दसुत्तan·dha·ka·vin·da·sut·ta

Andhakavindasutta

At Andhakavinda
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā मागधेसुmā·ga·dhe·su विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti अन्धकविन्दे।an·dha·ka·vin·de

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā māgadhesu viharati andhakavinde.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans at Andhakavinda.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā रत्तन्धकारतिमिसायंrat·tan·dha·kā·ra·ti·mi·sā·yaṃ अब्भोकासेab·bho·kā·se निसिन्नोni·sin·no होति,ho·ti देवोde·vo चca एकमेकंe·ka·me·kaṃ फुसायति।phu·sā·ya·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattandhakāratimisāyaṁ abbhokāse nisinno hoti, devo ca ekamekaṁ phusāyati.

Now at that time the Buddha was meditating in the open during the dark of night, while a gentle rain drizzled down.
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अथa·tha खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti अभिक्कन्तायa·bhik·kan·tā·ya रत्तियाrat·ti·yā अभिक्कन्तवण्णोa·bhik·kan·ta·vaṇ·ṇo केवलकप्पंke·va·la·kap·paṃ अन्धकविन्दंan·dha·ka·vin·daṃ ओभासेत्वाo·bhā·set·vā 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 अट्ठासि।aṭ·ṭhā·si

Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ andhakavindaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

Then, late at night, the glorious divinity Sahampati, lighting up the entirety of Andhakavinda, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ ठितोṭhi·to खोkho ब्रह्माbrah·mā सहम्पतिsa·ham·pa·ti भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo अभासि:a·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

and recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:
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“सेवेथse·ve·tha पन्तानिpan·tā·ni सेनासनानि,se·nā·sa·nā·ni

“Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni,

“One should frequent secluded lodgings,
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चरेय्यca·rey·ya संयोजनविप्पमोक्खा;saṃ·yo·ja·na·vip·pa·mok·khā

Careyya saṁyojanavippamokkhā;

and practice to be released from fetters.
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सचेsa·ce रतिंra·tiṃ नाधिगच्छेय्यnā·dhi·gac·chey·ya तत्थ,tat·tha

Sace ratiṁ nādhigaccheyya tattha,

If you don’t find enjoyment there,
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सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe वसेva·se रक्खितत्तोrak·khi·tat·to सतीमा।sa·tī·mā

Saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satīmā.

live in the Saṅgha, self-protected and mindful.
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कुलाकुलंku·lā·ku·laṃ पिण्डिकायpiṇ·ḍi·kā·ya चरन्तो,ca·ran·to

Kulākulaṁ piṇḍikāya caranto,

Walking for alms from family to family,
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इन्द्रियगुत्तोin·dri·ya·gut·to निपकोni·pa·ko सतिमा;sa·ti·mā

Indriyagutto nipako satimā;

with senses guarded, alert and mindful.
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सेवेथse·ve·tha पन्तानिpan·tā·ni सेनासनानि,se·nā·sa·nā·ni

Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni,

One should frequent secluded lodgings,
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भयाbha·yā पमुत्तोpa·mut·to अभयेa·bha·ye विमुत्तो।vi·mut·to

Bhayā pamutto abhaye vimutto.

free of fear, freed in the fearless.
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यत्थyat·tha भेरवाbhe·ra·vā सरीसपा,sa·rī·sa·pā

Yattha bheravā sarīsapā,

Where dreadful reptiles slither,
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विज्जुvij·ju सञ्चरतिsañ·ca·ra·ti थनयतिtha·na·ya·ti देवो;de·vo

Vijju sañcarati thanayati devo;

where the lightning flashes and the heavens thunder
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अन्धकारतिमिसायan·dha·kā·ra·ti·mi·sā·ya रत्तिया,rat·ti·yā

Andhakāratimisāya rattiyā,

in the dark of the night;
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निसीदिni·sī·di तत्थtat·tha भिक्खुbhik·khu विगतलोमहंसो।vi·ga·ta·lo·ma·haṃ·so

Nisīdi tattha bhikkhu vigatalomahaṁso.

there meditates a mendicant, free of goosebumps.
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इदञ्हिi·dañ·hi जातुjā·tu मेme दिट्ठं,diṭ·ṭhaṃ

Idañhi jātu me diṭṭhaṁ,

For this is ever seen by me,
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नयिदंna·yi·daṃ इतिहीतिहं;i·ti·hī·ti·haṃ

nayidaṁ itihītihaṁ;

it isn’t just the testament of hearsay.
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एकस्मिंe·kas·miṃ ब्रह्मचरियस्मिं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yas·miṃ

Ekasmiṁ brahmacariyasmiṁ,

Within a single spiritual dispensation
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सहस्संsa·has·saṃ मच्चुहायिनं।mac·cu·hā·yi·naṃ

sahassaṁ maccuhāyinaṁ.

there are a thousand conquerors of Death.
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भिय्योbhiy·yo पञ्चसताpañ·ca·sa·tā सेक्खा,sek·khā

Bhiyyo pañcasatā sekkhā,

And of trainees, more than five hundred,
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दसाda·sā चca दसधाda·sa·dhā दस;da·sa

dasā ca dasadhā dasa;

and ten times ten tens,
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सब्बेsab·be सोतसमापन्ना,so·ta·sa·mā·pan·nā

Sabbe sotasamāpannā,

are all stream-enterers,
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अतिरच्छानगामिनो।a·ti·rac·chā·na·gā·mi·no

atiracchānagāmino.

freed from rebirth in the animal realm.
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अथायंa·thā·yaṃ इतराi·ta·rā पजा,pa·jā

Athāyaṁ itarā pajā,

And as for the rest of folk
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पुञ्ञभागातिpuñ·ña·bhā·gā·ti मेme मनो;ma·no

puññabhāgāti me mano;

who I think have shared in merit—
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सङ्खातुंsaṅ·khā·tuṃ नोपिno·pi सक्कोमि,sak·ko·mi

Saṅkhātuṁ nopi sakkomi,

I couldn’t even number them,
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मुसावादस्सmu·sā·vā·das·sa ओत्तपन्”ति।ot·ta·pan

musāvādassa ottapan”ti.

for fear of speaking falsely.”

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.