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Verses of the Senior Monks 131 थेरगाथा 131

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Mahācundattheragāthā

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 2।11

   Theragāthā 2.11

   Verses of the Senior Monks 2.11

2. 2

   दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Dukanipāta

   The Book of the Twos

3. 3

   दुतियवग्गdu·ti·ya·vag·ga

   Dutiyavagga

   Chapter Two

4. 4

   महाचुन्दत्थेरगाथाma·hā·cun·dat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Mahācundattheragāthā

   Mahācunda

5. 5

   “सुस्सूसाsus·sū·sā सुतवद्धनी,su·ta·vad·dha·nī

   “Sussūsā sutavaddhanī,

   It’s from eagerness to learn that learning grows;

6. 6

   सुतंsu·taṃ पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya वद्धनं;vad·dha·naṃ

   sutaṁ paññāya vaddhanaṁ;

   when you’re learned, wisdom grows;

7. 7

   पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya अत्थंat·thaṃ जानाति,jā·nā·ti

   Paññāya atthaṁ jānāti,

   by wisdom, you know the goal;

8. 8

   ञातोñā·to अत्थोat·tho सुखावहो।su·khā·va·ho

   ñāto attho sukhāvaho.

   knowing the goal brings happiness.

9. 9

   सेवेथse·ve·tha पन्तानिpan·tā·ni सेनासनानि,se·nā·sa·nā·ni

   Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni,

   You should frequent remote lodgings

10. 10

    चरेय्यca·rey·ya संयोजनविप्पमोक्खं;saṃ·yo·ja·na·vip·pa·mok·khaṃ

    Careyya saṁyojanavippamokkhaṁ;

    and practice to be released from fetters.

11. 11

    सचेsa·ce रतिंra·tiṃ नाधिगच्छेय्यnā·dhi·gac·chey·ya तत्थ,tat·tha

    Sace ratiṁ nādhigaccheyya tattha,

    If you don’t find enjoyment there,

12. 12

    सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe वसेva·se रक्खितत्तोrak·khi·tat·to सतिमा”ति।sa·ti·mā

    Saṅghe vase rakkhitatto satimā”ti.

    live in the Saṅgha, self-protected and mindful.

13. 13

    … महाचुन्दोma·hā·cun·do थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Mahācundo thero ….

    (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.