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Verses of the Senior Monks 159 थेरगाथा 159

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Usabhattheragāthā

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।39

   Theragāthā 2.39

   Verses of the Senior Monks 2.39

2. 2

   दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Dukanipāta

   The Book of the Twos

3. 3

   चतुत्थवग्गca·tut·tha·vag·ga

   Catutthavagga

   Chapter Four

4. 4

   उसभत्थेरगाथाu·sa·bhat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Usabhattheragāthā

   Usabha (2nd)

5. 5

   “अम्बपल्लवसङ्कासं,am·ba·pal·la·va·saṅ·kā·saṃ

   “Ambapallavasaṅkāsaṁ,

   Arranging a robe over my shoulder,

6. 6

   अंसेaṃ·se कत्वानkat·vā·na चीवरं;cī·va·raṃ

   aṁse katvāna cīvaraṁ;

   the color of young mango sprouts,

7. 7

   निसिन्नोni·sin·no हत्थिगीवायं,hat·thi·gī·vā·yaṃ

   Nisinno hatthigīvāyaṁ,

   I entered the village for alms

8. 8

   गामंgā·maṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसिं।pā·vi·siṃ

   gāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁ.

   sitting on an elephant’s neck!

9. 9

   हत्थिक्खन्धतोhat·thik·khan·dha·to ओरुय्ह,o·ruy·ha

   Hatthikkhandhato oruyha,

   But when I dismounted from the elephant,

10. 10

    संवेगंsaṃ·ve·gaṃ अलभिंa·la·bhiṃ तदा;ta·dā

    saṁvegaṁ alabhiṁ tadā;

    I was struck with a sense of urgency.

11. 11

    सोहंso·haṃ दित्तोdit·to तदाta·dā सन्तो,san·to

    Sohaṁ ditto tadā santo,

    I burned with shame, but then I found peace,

12. 12

    पत्तोpat·to मेme आसवक्खयो”ति।ā·sa·vak·kha·yo

    patto me āsavakkhayo”ti.

    and attained the ending of defilements.

13. 13

    … उसभोu·sa·bho थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Usabho 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.