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Dhanañjānīsutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 7।1

Saṁyutta Nikāya 7.1

Linked Discourses 7.1
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1। अरहन्तवग्गa·ra·han·ta·vag·ga

1. Arahantavagga

1. The Perfected Ones
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धनञ्जानीसुत्तdha·nañ·jā·nī·sut·ta

Dhanañjānīsutta

With Dhanañjānī
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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 राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na अञ्ञतरस्सañ·ña·ta·ras·sa भारद्वाजगोत्तस्सbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·tas·sa ब्राह्मणस्सbrāh·ma·ṇas·sa धनञ्जानीdha·nañ·jā·nī नामnā·ma ब्राह्मणीbrāh·ma·ṇī अभिप्पसन्नाa·bhip·pa·san·nā होतिho·ti बुद्धेbud·dhe चca धम्मेdham·me चca सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe च।ca

Tena kho pana samayena aññatarassa bhāradvājagottassa brāhmaṇassa dhanañjānī nāma brāhmaṇī abhippasannā hoti buddhe ca dhamme ca saṅghe ca.

Now at that time the wife of a certain brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan, a brahmin lady named Dhanañjānī, was devoted to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha.
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अथa·tha खोkho धनञ्जानीdha·nañ·jā·nī ब्राह्मणीbrāh·ma·ṇī भारद्वाजगोत्तस्सbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·tas·sa ब्राह्मणस्सbrāh·ma·ṇas·sa भत्तंbhat·taṃ उपसंहरन्तीu·pa·saṃ·ha·ran·tī उपक्खलित्वाu·pak·kha·lit·vā तिक्खत्तुंtik·khat·tuṃ उदानंu·dā·naṃ उदानेसि:u·dā·ne·si

Atha kho dhanañjānī brāhmaṇī bhāradvājagottassa brāhmaṇassa bhattaṁ upasaṁharantī upakkhalitvā tikkhattuṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

Once, while she was bringing her husband his meal, she tripped and expressed this heartfelt sentiment three times:
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“नमोna·mo तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

“Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

“Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!
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नमोna·mo तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!
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नमोna·mo तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्सा”ति।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sā

Namo tassa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassā”ti.

Homage to him, the blessed one, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha!”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भारद्वाजगोत्तोbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·to ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo धनञ्जानिंdha·nañ·jā·niṃ ब्राह्मणिंbrāh·ma·ṇiṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, bhāradvājagotto brāhmaṇo dhanañjāniṁ brāhmaṇiṁ etadavoca:

When she said this, the brahmin said to Dhanañjānī:
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“एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ पनायंpa·nā·yaṃ वसलीva·sa·lī यस्मिंyas·miṃ वाvā तस्मिंtas·miṃ वाvā तस्सtas·sa मुण्डकस्सmuṇ·ḍa·kas·sa समणस्सsa·ma·ṇas·sa वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ भासति।bhā·sa·ti

“evamevaṁ panāyaṁ vasalī yasmiṁ vā tasmiṁ vā tassa muṇḍakassa samaṇassa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.

“That’d be right. For the slightest thing this lowlife woman praises that shaven ascetic.
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इदानिi·dā·ni त्याहं,tyā·haṃ वसलि,va·sa·li तस्सtas·sa सत्थुनोsat·thu·no वादंvā·daṃ आरोपेस्सामी”ति।ā·ro·pes·sā·mī

Idāni tyāhaṁ, vasali, tassa satthuno vādaṁ āropessāmī”ti.

Right now, lowlife woman, I’m going to refute your teacher’s doctrine!”
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“नna ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ तं,taṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa पस्सामिpas·sā·mi सदेवकेsa·de·va·ke लोकेlo·ke समारकेsa·mā·ra·ke सब्रह्मकेsab·rah·ma·ke सस्समणब्राह्मणियाsas·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇi·yā पजायpa·jā·ya सदेवमनुस्साय,sa·de·va·ma·nus·sā·ya योyo तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to वादंvā·daṃ आरोपेय्यā·ro·pey·ya अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

“Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, brāhmaṇa, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya, yo tassa bhagavato vādaṁ āropeyya arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

“Brahmin, I don’t see anyone in this world—with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans—who can refute the doctrine of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.
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अपिa·pi चca त्वं,tvaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa गच्छ,gac·cha गन्त्वाgan·tvā विजानिस्ससी”ति।vi·jā·nis·sa·sī

Api ca tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, gaccha, gantvā vijānissasī”ti.

But anyway, you should go. When you’ve gone you’ll understand.”
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अथa·tha खोkho भारद्वाजगोत्तोbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·to ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo कुपितोku·pi·to अनत्तमनोa·nat·ta·ma·no येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवताbha·ga·va·tā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ सम्मोदि।sam·mo·di

Atha kho bhāradvājagotto brāhmaṇo kupito anattamano yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then the brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan, angry and upset, went to the Buddha 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

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho भारद्वाजगोत्तोbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·to ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho bhāradvājagotto brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

and addressed the Buddha in verse:
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“किंसुkiṃ·su छेत्वाchet·vā सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti,

“When what is slain do you sleep at ease?
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किंसुkiṃ·su छेत्वाchet·vā नna सोचति;so·ca·ti

kiṁsu chetvā na socati;

When what is slain is there no sorrow?
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किस्सस्सुkis·sas·su एकधम्मस्स,e·ka·dham·mas·sa

Kissassu ekadhammassa,

What is the one thing
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वधंva·dhaṃ रोचेसिro·ce·si गोतमा”ति।go·ta·mā

vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.

whose killing you approve?”
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“कोधंko·dhaṃ छेत्वाchet·vā सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,

“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease.
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कोधंko·dhaṃ छेत्वाchet·vā नna सोचति;so·ca·ti

kodhaṁ chetvā na socati;

When anger’s slain there is no sorrow.
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कोधस्सko·dhas·sa विसमूलस्स,vi·sa·mū·las·sa

Kodhassa visamūlassa,

Anger has a poisonous root
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मधुरग्गस्सma·dhu·rag·gas·sa ब्राह्मण;brāh·ma·ṇa

madhuraggassa brāhmaṇa;

and a sweet tip, O brahmin.
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वधंva·dhaṃ अरियाa·ri·yā पसंसन्ति,pa·saṃ·san·ti

Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti,

The noble ones praise its killing,
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तञ्हिtañ·hi छेत्वाchet·vā नna सोचती”ति।so·ca·tī

tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.

for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भारद्वाजगोत्तोbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·to ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, bhāradvājagotto brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When he said this, the brahmin said to the Buddha,
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतम।go·ta·ma

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama.

“Excellent, worthy Gotama! Excellent!
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सेय्यथापि,sey·ya·thā·pi भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma 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 गोतमेनgo·ta·me·na अनेकपरियायेनa·ne·ka·pa·ri·yā·ye·na धम्मोdham·mo पकासितो।pa·kā·si·to

Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṁ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṁ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṁ dhāreyya: ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṁ bhotā gotamena 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, worthy Gotama has made the teaching clear in many ways.
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एसाहं,e·sā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ गोतमंgo·ta·maṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गच्छामिgac·chā·mi धम्मञ्चdham·mañ·ca भिक्खुसङ्घञ्च।bhik·khu·saṅ·ghañ·ca

Esāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ 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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लभेय्याहंla·bhey·yā·haṃ भोतोbho·to गोतमस्सgo·ta·mas·sa सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke पब्बज्जं,pab·baj·jaṃ लभेय्यंla·bhey·yaṃ उपसम्पदन्”ति।u·pa·sam·pa·dan

Labheyyāhaṁ bhoto gotamassa santike pabbajjaṁ, labheyyaṁ upasampadan”ti.

May I receive the going forth, the ordination in the worthy Gotama’s presence?”
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अलत्थa·lat·tha खोkho भारद्वाजगोत्तोbhā·rad·vā·ja·got·to ब्राह्मणोbrāh·ma·ṇo भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke पब्बज्जं,pab·baj·jaṃ अलत्थa·lat·tha उपसम्पदं।u·pa·sam·pa·daṃ

Alattha kho bhāradvājagotto brāhmaṇo bhagavato santike pabbajjaṁ, alattha upasampadaṁ.

And the brahmin received the going forth, the ordination in the Buddha’s presence.
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अचिरूपसम्पन्नोa·ci·rū·pa·sam·pan·no खोkho पनायस्माpa·nā·yas·mā भारद्वाजोbhā·rad·vā·jo एकोe·ko वूपकट्ठोvū·pa·kaṭ·ṭho अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to आतापीā·tā·pī पहितत्तोpa·hi·tat·to विहरन्तोvi·ha·ran·to नचिरस्सेव—यस्सत्थायna·ci·ras·se·va कुलपुत्ताku·la·put·tā सम्मदेवsam·ma·de·va अगारस्माa·gā·ras·mā अनगारियंa·na·gā·ri·yaṃ पब्बजन्तिpab·ba·jan·ti तदनुत्तरं—ब्रह्मचरियपरियोसानंta·da·nut·ta·raṃ दिट्ठेवdiṭ·ṭhe·va धम्मेdham·me सयंsa·yaṃ अभिञ्ञाa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā उपसम्पज्जu·pa·sam·paj·ja विहासि।vi·hā·si

Acirūpasampanno kho panāyasmā bhāradvājo eko vūpakaṭṭho appamatto ātāpī pahitatto viharanto nacirasseva—yassatthāya kulaputtā sammadeva agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajanti tadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja vihāsi.

Not long after his ordination, Venerable Bhāradvāja, living alone, withdrawn, diligent, keen, and resolute, soon realized the supreme culmination of the spiritual path in this very life. He lived having achieved with his own insight the goal for which gentlemen rightly go forth from the lay life to homelessness.
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“खीणाkhī·ṇā जाति,jā·ti वुसितंvu·si·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ कतंka·taṃ करणीयं,ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ नापरंnā·pa·raṃ इत्थत्ताया”तिit·that·tā·yā अब्भञ्ञासि।ab·bhañ·ñā·si

“Khīṇā jāti, vusitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ, kataṁ karaṇīyaṁ, nāparaṁ itthattāyā”ti abbhaññāsi.

He understood: “Rebirth is ended; the spiritual journey has been completed; what had to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this place.”
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अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro चca पनायस्माpa·nā·yas·mā भारद्वाजोbhā·rad·vā·jo अरहतंa·ra·ha·taṃ अहोसीति।a·ho·sī·ti

Aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṁ ahosīti.

And Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the perfected.

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