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Parosahassasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 8।8

Saṁyutta Nikāya 8.8

Linked Discourses 8.8
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1। वङ्गीसवग्गvaṅ·gī·sa·vag·ga

1. Vaṅgīsavagga

1. With Vaṅgīsa
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परोसहस्ससुत्तpa·ro·sa·has·sa·sut·ta

Parosahassasutta

Over a Thousand
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामेā·rā·me महताma·ha·tā भिक्खुसङ्घेनbhik·khu·saṅ·ghe·na सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ अड्ढतेलसेहिaḍ·ḍha·te·la·se·hi भिक्खुसतेहि।bhik·khu·sa·te·hi

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ aḍḍhatelasehi bhikkhusatehi.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery, together with a large Saṅgha of 1,250 mendicants.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū निब्बानपटिसंयुत्तायnib·bā·na·pa·ṭi·saṃ·yut·tā·ya धम्मियाdham·mi·yā कथायka·thā·ya सन्दस्सेतिsan·das·se·ti समादपेतिsa·mā·da·pe·ti समुत्तेजेतिsa·mut·te·je·ti सम्पहंसेति।sam·pa·haṃ·se·ti

Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā bhikkhū nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti.

Now at that time the Buddha was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk about extinguishment.
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तेte चca भिक्खूbhik·khū अट्ठिंaṭ·ṭhiṃ कत्वाkat·vā मनसिma·na·si कत्वाkat·vā सब्बचेतसाsab·ba·ce·ta·sā समन्नाहरित्वाsa·man·nā·ha·rit·vā ओहितसोताo·hi·ta·so·tā धम्मंdham·maṃ सुणन्ति।su·ṇan·ti

Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.

And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to वङ्गीसस्सvaṅ·gī·sas·sa एतदहोसि:e·ta·da·ho·si

Atha kho āyasmato vaṅgīsassa etadahosi:

Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa thought,
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“अयंa·yaṃ खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā भिक्खूbhik·khū निब्बानपटिसंयुत्तायnib·bā·na·pa·ṭi·saṃ·yut·tā·ya धम्मियाdham·mi·yā कथायka·thā·ya सन्दस्सेतिsan·das·se·ti समादपेतिsa·mā·da·pe·ti समुत्तेजेतिsa·mut·te·je·ti सम्पहंसेति।sam·pa·haṃ·se·ti

“ayaṁ kho bhagavā bhikkhū nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti.

“The Buddha is educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk about extinguishment.
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तेte चca भिक्खूbhik·khū अट्ठिंaṭ·ṭhiṃ कत्वाkat·vā मनसिma·na·si कत्वाkat·vā सब्बचेतसाsab·ba·ce·ta·sā समन्नाहरित्वाsa·man·nā·ha·rit·vā ओहितसोताo·hi·ta·so·tā धम्मंdham·maṃ सुणन्ति।su·ṇan·ti

Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.

And those mendicants are paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.
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यन्नूनाहंyan·nū·nā·haṃ भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सारुप्पाहिsā·rup·pā·hi गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अभित्थवेय्यन्”ति।a·bhit·tha·vey·yan

Yannūnāhaṁ bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthaveyyan”ti.

Why don’t I extoll him in his presence with fitting verses?”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā वङ्गीसोvaṅ·gī·so उट्ठायासनाuṭ·ṭhā·yā·sa·nā एकंसंe·kaṃ·saṃ उत्तरासङ्गंut·ta·rā·saṅ·gaṃ करित्वाka·rit·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनञ्जलिंte·nañ·ja·liṃ पणामेत्वाpa·ṇā·met·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha, and said,
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“पटिभातिpa·ṭi·bhā·ti मं,maṃ भगवा,bha·ga·vā पटिभातिpa·ṭi·bhā·ti मं,maṃ सुगता”ति।su·ga·tā

“paṭibhāti maṁ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṁ, sugatā”ti.

“I feel inspired to speak, Blessed One! I feel inspired to speak, Holy One!”
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“पटिभातुpa·ṭi·bhā·tu तं,taṃ वङ्गीसा”तिvaṅ·gī·sā भगवाbha·ga·vā अवोच।a·vo·ca

“Paṭibhātu taṁ, vaṅgīsā”ti bhagavā avoca.

“Then speak as you feel inspired,” said the Buddha.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā वङ्गीसोvaṅ·gī·so भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ सम्मुखाsam·mu·khā सारुप्पाहिsā·rup·pā·hi गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अभित्थवि:a·bhit·tha·vi

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:

Then Vaṅgīsa extolled the Buddha in his presence with fitting verses:
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“परोसहस्संpa·ro·sa·has·saṃ भिक्खूनं,bhik·khū·naṃ

“Parosahassaṁ bhikkhūnaṁ,

“Over a thousand mendicants
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सुगतंsu·ga·taṃ पयिरुपासति;pa·yi·ru·pā·sa·ti

sugataṁ payirupāsati;

revere the Holy One
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देसेन्तंde·sen·taṃ विरजंvi·ra·jaṃ धम्मं,dham·maṃ

Desentaṁ virajaṁ dhammaṁ,

as he teaches the immaculate Dhamma,
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निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ अकुतोभयं।a·ku·to·bha·yaṃ

nibbānaṁ akutobhayaṁ.

extinguishment, fearing nothing from any quarter.
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सुणन्तिsu·ṇan·ti धम्मंdham·maṃ विमलं,vi·ma·laṃ

Suṇanti dhammaṁ vimalaṁ,

They listen to the immaculate Dhamma
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सम्मासम्बुद्धदेसितं;sam·mā·sam·bud·dha·de·si·taṃ

sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ;

taught by the fully awakened Buddha;
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सोभतिso·bha·ti वतva·ta सम्बुद्धो,sam·bud·dho

Sobhati vata sambuddho,

the Buddha shines
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भिक्खुसङ्घपुरक्खतो।bhik·khu·saṅ·gha·pu·rak·kha·to

bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhato.

at the fore of the mendicant Saṅgha.
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नागनामोसिnā·ga·nā·mo·si भगवा,bha·ga·vā

Nāganāmosi bhagavā,

Blessed One, your name is ‘Giant’,
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इसीनंi·sī·naṃ इसिसत्तमो;i·si·sat·ta·mo

isīnaṁ isisattamo;

seventh of the seers.
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महामेघोवma·hā·me·gho·va हुत्वान,hut·vā·na

Mahāmeghova hutvāna,

You are like a great cloud
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सावकेsā·va·ke अभिवस्सति।a·bhi·vas·sa·ti

sāvake abhivassati.

that rains on your disciples.
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दिवाविहाराdi·vā·vi·hā·rā निक्खम्म,nik·kham·ma

Divāvihārā nikkhamma,

I left my day’s meditation
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सत्थुदस्सनकम्यता;sat·thu·das·sa·na·kam·ya·tā

satthudassanakamyatā;

out of desire to see the Teacher.
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सावकोsā·va·ko तेte महावीर,ma·hā·vī·ra

Sāvako te mahāvīra,

Great hero, your disciple Vaṅgīsa
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पादेpā·de वन्दतिvan·da·ti वङ्गिसो”ति।vaṅ·gi·so

pāde vandati vaṅgiso”ti.

bows at your feet.”
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“किंkiṃ नुnu ते,te वङ्गीस,vaṅ·gī·sa इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo पुब्बेpub·be परिवितक्किता,pa·ri·vi·tak·ki·tā उदाहुu·dā·hu ठानसोवṭhā·na·so·va तंtaṃ पटिभन्ती”ति?pa·ṭi·bhan·tī

“Kiṁ nu te, vaṅgīsa, imā gāthāyo pubbe parivitakkitā, udāhu ṭhānasova taṁ paṭibhantī”ti?

“Vaṅgīsa, had you previously composed these verses, or did they spring to mind in the moment?”
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“नna खोkho मे,me भन्ते,bhan·te इमाi·mā गाथायोgā·thā·yo पुब्बेpub·be परिवितक्किता,pa·ri·vi·tak·ki·tā अथa·tha खोkho ठानसोवṭhā·na·so·va मंmaṃ पटिभन्ती”ति।pa·ṭi·bhan·tī

“Na kho me, bhante, imā gāthāyo pubbe parivitakkitā, atha kho ṭhānasova maṁ paṭibhantī”ti.

“They sprang to mind in the moment, sir.”
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“तेनte·na हिhi तं,taṃ वङ्गीस,vaṅ·gī·sa भिय्योसोbhiy·yo·so मत्तायmat·tā·ya पुब्बेpub·be अपरिवितक्किताa·pa·ri·vi·tak·ki·tā गाथायोgā·thā·yo पटिभन्तू”ति।pa·ṭi·bhan·tū

“Tena hi taṁ, vaṅgīsa, bhiyyoso mattāya pubbe aparivitakkitā gāthāyo paṭibhantū”ti.

“Well then, Vaṅgīsa, speak some more spontaneously inspired verses.”
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“एवं,e·vaṃ भन्ते”तिbhan·te खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā वङ्गीसोvaṅ·gī·so भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā भिय्योसोbhiy·yo·so मत्तायmat·tā·ya भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ पुब्बेpub·be अपरिवितक्किताहिa·pa·ri·vi·tak·ki·tā·hi गाथाहिgā·thā·hi अभित्थवि:a·bhit·tha·vi

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā vaṅgīso bhagavato paṭissutvā bhiyyoso mattāya bhagavantaṁ pubbe aparivitakkitāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:

“Yes, sir,” replied Vaṅgīsa. Then he extolled the Buddha with some more spontaneously inspired verses, not previously composed:
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“उम्मग्गपथंum·mag·ga·pa·thaṃ मारस्सmā·ras·sa अभिभुय्य,a·bhi·bhuy·ya

“Ummaggapathaṁ mārassa abhibhuyya,

“Having overcome Māra’s wrong path,
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चरसिca·ra·si पभिज्जpa·bhij·ja खिलानि;khi·lā·ni

Carasi pabhijja khilāni;

you wander with hard-heartedness dissolved.
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तंtaṃ पस्सथpas·sa·tha बन्धपमुञ्चकरं,ban·dha·pa·muñ·ca·ka·raṃ

Taṁ passatha bandhapamuñcakaraṁ,

See him, the liberator from bonds,
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असितंa·si·taṃ भागसोbhā·ga·so पविभजं।pa·vi·bha·jaṃ

Asitaṁ bhāgaso pavibhajaṁ.

dissecting the unattached section by section.
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ओघस्सo·ghas·sa नित्थरणत्थं,nit·tha·ra·ṇat·thaṃ

Oghassa nittharaṇatthaṁ,

You have explained in many ways
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अनेकविहितंa·ne·ka·vi·hi·taṃ मग्गंmag·gaṃ अक्खासि;ak·khā·si

Anekavihitaṁ maggaṁ akkhāsi;

the path to cross the flood.
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तस्मिञ्चेtas·miñ·ce अमतेa·ma·te अक्खाते,ak·khā·te

Tasmiñce amate akkhāte,

The Seers of Truth stand unfaltering
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धम्मद्दसाdham·mad·da·sā ठिताṭhi·tā असंहीरा।a·saṃ·hī·rā

Dhammaddasā ṭhitā asaṁhīrā.

in the freedom from death explained by you.
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पज्जोतकरोpaj·jo·ta·ka·ro अतिविज्झ,a·ti·vij·jha

Pajjotakaro ativijjha,

As the bringer of light who has pierced the truth,
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सब्बट्ठितीनंsab·baṭ·ṭhi·tī·naṃ अतिक्कममद्दस;a·tik·ka·ma·mad·da·sa

Sabbaṭṭhitīnaṁ atikkamamaddasa;

you’ve seen what lies beyond all planes.
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ञत्वाñat·vā चca सच्छिकत्वाsac·chi·kat·vā च,ca

Ñatvā ca sacchikatvā ca,

When you saw and realized this for yourself,
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अग्गंag·gaṃ सोso देसयिde·sa·yi दसद्धानं।da·sad·dhā·naṃ

Aggaṁ so desayi dasaddhānaṁ.

you taught it first to the group of five.
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एवंe·vaṃ सुदेसितेsu·de·si·te धम्मे,dham·me

Evaṁ sudesite dhamme,

When the Dhamma has been so well taught,
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कोko पमादोpa·mā·do विजानतंvi·jā·na·taṃ धम्मं;dham·maṃ

Ko pamādo vijānataṁ dhammaṁ;

how could those who know it be negligent?
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तस्माtas·mā हिhi तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सासने,sā·sa·ne

Tasmā hi tassa bhagavato sāsane,

That’s why, being diligent, we should always train
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अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to सदाsa·dā नमस्समनुसिक्खे”ति।na·mas·sa·ma·nu·sik·khe

Appamatto sadā namassamanusikkhe”ti.

respectfully in the Buddha’s teaching.”

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.