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Mahāsālasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 7।14

Saṁyutta Nikāya 7.14

Linked Discourses 7.14
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2। उपासकवग्गu·pā·sa·ka·vag·ga

2. Upāsakavagga

2. Lay Followers
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महासालसुत्तma·hā·sā·la·sut·ta

Mahāsālasutta

A well-to-do brahmin
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सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
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अथa·tha खोkho अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo लूखोlū·kho लूखपावुरणोlū·kha·pā·vu·ra·ṇo 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 aññataro brāhmaṇamahāsālo lūkho lūkhapāvuraṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then a certain well-to-do brahmin, shabby, wearing a shabby cloak, went up 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 एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho तंtaṃ ब्राह्मणमहासालंbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·laṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho taṁ brāhmaṇamahāsālaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him,
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“किंkiṃ नुnu त्वं,tvaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa लूखोlū·kho लूखपावुरणो”ति?lū·kha·pā·vu·ra·ṇo

“kiṁ nu tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, lūkho lūkhapāvuraṇo”ti?

“Brahmin, why are you so shabby, wearing a shabby cloak?”
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“इधi·dha मे,me भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma चत्तारोcat·tā·ro पुत्ता।put·tā

“Idha me, bho gotama, cattāro puttā.

“Worthy Gotama, I have four sons.
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तेte मंmaṃ दारेहिdā·re·hi सम्पुच्छsam·puc·cha घराgha·rā निक्खामेन्ती”ति।nik·khā·men·tī

Te maṁ dārehi sampuccha gharā nikkhāmentī”ti.

At their wives’ bidding they expelled me from my house.”
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“तेनte·na हिhi त्वं,tvaṃ ब्राह्मण,brāh·ma·ṇa इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo परियापुणित्वाpa·ri·yā·pu·ṇit·vā सभायंsa·bhā·yaṃ महाजनकायेma·hā·ja·na·kā·ye सन्निपतितेsan·ni·pa·ti·te पुत्तेसुput·te·su चca सन्निसिन्नेसुsan·ni·sin·ne·su भासस्सु:bhā·sas·su

“Tena hi tvaṁ, brāhmaṇa, imā gāthāyo pariyāpuṇitvā sabhāyaṁ mahājanakāye sannipatite puttesu ca sannisinnesu bhāsassu:

“Well then, brahmin, memorize these verses and recite them to your sons when you are all seated in the council hall with a large crowd.
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‘येहिye·hi जातेहिjā·te·hi नन्दिस्सं,nan·dis·saṃ

‘Yehi jātehi nandissaṁ,

‘I was overjoyed when they were born,
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येसञ्चye·sañ·ca भवमिच्छिसं;bha·va·mic·chi·saṃ

yesañca bhavamicchisaṁ;

and wished prosperity for them.
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तेte मंmaṃ दारेहिdā·re·hi सम्पुच्छ,sam·puc·cha

Te maṁ dārehi sampuccha,

But at their wives’ bidding they chased me out,
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सावsā·va वारेन्तिvā·ren·ti सूकरं।sū·ka·raṃ

sāva vārenti sūkaraṁ.

like hounds after hogs.
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असन्ताa·san·tā किरki·ra मंmaṃ जम्मा,jam·mā

Asantā kira maṁ jammā,

It turns out they’re wicked, those nasty men,
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तातtā·ta तातातिtā·tā·ti भासरे;bhā·sa·re

tāta tātāti bhāsare;

though they called me their dear old Dad.
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रक्खसाrak·kha·sā पुत्तरूपेन,put·ta·rū·pe·na

Rakkhasā puttarūpena,

They’re monsters in the shape of sons,
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तेte जहन्तिja·han·ti वयोगतं।va·yo·ga·taṃ

te jahanti vayogataṁ.

throwing me out as I’ve grown old.
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अस्सोवas·so·va जिण्णोjiṇ·ṇo निब्भोगो,nib·bho·go

Assova jiṇṇo nibbhogo,

Like an old, useless horse
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खादनाkhā·da·nā अपनीयति;a·pa·nī·ya·ti

khādanā apanīyati;

led away from its fodder,
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बालकानंbā·la·kā·naṃ पिताpi·tā थेरो,the·ro

Bālakānaṁ pitā thero,

the elderly father of those kids
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परागारेसुpa·rā·gā·re·su भिक्खति।bhik·kha·ti

parāgāresu bhikkhati.

begs for alms at others’ homes.
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दण्डोवdaṇ·ḍo·va किरki·ra मेme सेय्यो,sey·yo

Daṇḍova kira me seyyo,

Even my staff is better
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यञ्चेyañ·ce पुत्ताput·tā अनस्सवा;a·nas·sa·vā

yañce puttā anassavā;

than those disobedient sons,
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चण्डम्पिcaṇ·ḍam·pi गोणंgo·ṇaṃ वारेति,vā·re·ti

Caṇḍampi goṇaṁ vāreti,

for it wards off a wild bull,
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अथोa·tho चण्डम्पिcaṇ·ḍam·pi कुक्कुरं।kuk·ku·raṃ

atho caṇḍampi kukkuraṁ.

and even a wild dog.
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अन्धकारेan·dha·kā·re पुरेpu·re होति,ho·ti

Andhakāre pure hoti,

It goes before me in the dark;
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गम्भीरेgam·bhī·re गाधमेधति;gā·dha·me·dha·ti

gambhīre gādhamedhati;

in deep waters it finds a footing.
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दण्डस्सdaṇ·ḍas·sa आनुभावेन,ā·nu·bhā·ve·na

Daṇḍassa ānubhāvena,

By the wonderful power of this staff,
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खलित्वाkha·lit·vā पतितिट्ठती’”ति।pa·ti·tiṭ·ṭha·tī

khalitvā patitiṭṭhatī’”ti.

when I stumble, I stand firm again.’”
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo परियापुणित्वाpa·ri·yā·pu·ṇit·vā सभायंsa·bhā·yaṃ महाजनकायेma·hā·ja·na·kā·ye सन्निपतितेsan·ni·pa·ti·te पुत्तेसुput·te·su चca सन्निसिन्नेसुsan·ni·sin·ne·su अभासि:a·bhā·si

Atha kho so brāhmaṇamahāsālo bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo pariyāpuṇitvā sabhāyaṁ mahājanakāye sannipatite puttesu ca sannisinnesu abhāsi:

Having memorized those verses in the Buddha’s presence, the brahmin recited them to his sons when they were all seated in the council hall with a large crowd. …
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“येहिye·hi जातेहिjā·te·hi नन्दिस्सं,nan·dis·saṃ

“Yehi jātehi nandissaṁ,

(Pāli only)
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येसञ्चye·sañ·ca भवमिच्छिसं;bha·va·mic·chi·saṃ

yesañca bhavamicchisaṁ;

(Pāli only)
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तेte मंmaṃ दारेहिdā·re·hi सम्पुच्छ,sam·puc·cha

Te maṁ dārehi sampuccha,

(Pāli only)
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सावsā·va वारेन्तिvā·ren·ti सूकरं।sū·ka·raṃ

sāva vārenti sūkaraṁ.

(Pāli only)
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असन्ताa·san·tā किरki·ra मंmaṃ जम्मा,jam·mā

Asantā kira maṁ jammā,

(Pāli only)
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तातtā·ta तातातिtā·tā·ti भासरे;bhā·sa·re

tāta tātāti bhāsare;

(Pāli only)
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रक्खसाrak·kha·sā पुत्तरूपेन,put·ta·rū·pe·na

Rakkhasā puttarūpena,

(Pāli only)
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तेte जहन्तिja·han·ti वयोगतं।va·yo·ga·taṃ

te jahanti vayogataṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अस्सोवas·so·va जिण्णोjiṇ·ṇo निब्भोगो,nib·bho·go

Assova jiṇṇo nibbhogo,

(Pāli only)
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खादनाkhā·da·nā अपनीयति;a·pa·nī·ya·ti

khādanā apanīyati;

(Pāli only)
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बालकानंbā·la·kā·naṃ पिताpi·tā थेरो,the·ro

Bālakānaṁ pitā thero,

(Pāli only)
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परागारेसुpa·rā·gā·re·su भिक्खति।bhik·kha·ti

parāgāresu bhikkhati.

(Pāli only)
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दण्डोवdaṇ·ḍo·va किरki·ra मेme सेय्यो,sey·yo

Daṇḍova kira me seyyo,

(Pāli only)
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यञ्चेyañ·ce पुत्ताput·tā अनस्सवा;a·nas·sa·vā

yañce puttā anassavā;

(Pāli only)
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चण्डम्पिcaṇ·ḍam·pi गोणंgo·ṇaṃ वारेति,vā·re·ti

Caṇḍampi goṇaṁ vāreti,

(Pāli only)
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अथोa·tho चण्डम्पिcaṇ·ḍam·pi कुक्कुरं।kuk·ku·raṃ

atho caṇḍampi kukkuraṁ.

(Pāli only)
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अन्धकारेan·dha·kā·re पुरेpu·re होति,ho·ti

Andhakāre pure hoti,

(Pāli only)
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गम्भीरेgam·bhī·re गाधमेधति;gā·dha·me·dha·ti

gambhīre gādhamedhati;

(Pāli only)
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दण्डस्सdaṇ·ḍas·sa आनुभावेन,ā·nu·bhā·ve·na

Daṇḍassa ānubhāvena,

(Pāli only)
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खलित्वाkha·lit·vā पतितिट्ठती”ति।pa·ti·tiṭ·ṭha·tī

khalitvā patitiṭṭhatī”ti.

(Pāli only)
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अथa·tha खोkho नंnaṃ ब्राह्मणमहासालंbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·laṃ पुत्ताput·tā घरंgha·raṃ नेत्वाnet·vā न्हापेत्वाnhā·pet·vā पच्चेकंpac·ce·kaṃ दुस्सयुगेनdus·sa·yu·ge·na अच्छादेसुं।ac·chā·de·suṃ

Atha kho naṁ brāhmaṇamahāsālaṁ puttā gharaṁ netvā nhāpetvā paccekaṁ dussayugena acchādesuṁ.

Then the brahmin’s sons led him back home, bathed him, and each clothed him with a fine pair of garments.
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo एकंe·kaṃ दुस्सयुगंdus·sa·yu·gaṃ आदायā·dā·ya 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 so brāhmaṇamahāsālo ekaṁ dussayugaṁ ādāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.

Then the brahmin, taking one pair of garments, 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 एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho brāhmaṇamahāsālo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side and said to the Buddha:
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“मयं,ma·yaṃ भोbho गोतम,go·ta·ma ब्राह्मणाbrāh·ma·ṇā नामnā·ma आचरियस्सā·ca·ri·yas·sa आचरियधनंā·ca·ri·ya·dha·naṃ परियेसाम।pa·ri·ye·sā·ma

“mayaṁ, bho gotama, brāhmaṇā nāma ācariyassa ācariyadhanaṁ pariyesāma.

“Worthy Gotama, we brahmins seek a fee for our tutor.
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पटिग्गण्हतुpa·ṭig·gaṇ·ha·tu मेme भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo आचरियधनन्”ति।ā·ca·ri·ya·dha·nan

Paṭiggaṇhatu me bhavaṁ gotamo ācariyadhanan”ti.

May the worthy Gotama please accept my tutor’s fee!”
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पटिग्गहेसिpa·ṭig·ga·he·si भगवाbha·ga·vā अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादाय।u·pā·dā·ya

Paṭiggahesi bhagavā anukampaṁ upādāya.

So the Buddha accepted it out of sympathy.
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso ब्राह्मणमहासालोbrāh·ma·ṇa·ma·hā·sā·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho so brāhmaṇamahāsālo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then the well-to-do brahmin said to the Buddha,
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“अभिक्कन्तं,a·bhik·kan·taṃ भोbho गोतमgo·ta·ma …पे…pe

“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…

“Excellent, worthy Gotama …
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उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ मंmaṃ भवंbha·vaṃ गोतमोgo·ta·mo धारेतुdhā·re·tu अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge पाणुपेतंpā·ṇu·pe·taṃ सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ गतन्”ति।ga·tan

upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.

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

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.