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Verses of the Senior Monks 166 थेरगाथा 166

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Cūḷakattheragāthā

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।46

   Theragāthā 2.46

   Verses of the Senior Monks 2.46

2. 2

   दुकनिपातdu·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Dukanipāta

   The Book of the Twos

3. 3

   पञ्चमवग्गpañ·ca·ma·vag·ga

   Pañcamavagga

   Chapter Five

4. 4

   चूळकत्थेरगाथाcū·ḷa·kat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Cūḷakattheragāthā

   Cūḷaka

5. 5

   “नदन्तिna·dan·ti मोराmo·rā सुसिखाsu·si·khā सुपेखुणा,su·pe·khu·ṇā

   “Nadanti morā susikhā supekhuṇā,

   The peacocks cry out with their fair crests and tails,

6. 6

   सुनीलगीवाsu·nī·la·gī·vā सुमुखाsu·mu·khā सुगज्जिनो;su·gaj·ji·no

   Sunīlagīvā sumukhā sugajjino;

   their lovely blue necks and fair faces, <j>their beautiful song and their call.

7. 7

   सुसद्दलाsu·sad·da·lā चापिcā·pi महामहीma·hā·ma·hī अयं,a·yaṃ

   Susaddalā cāpi mahāmahī ayaṁ,

   This broad earth is lush with grass and dew,

8. 8

   सुब्यापितम्बुsub·yā·pi·tam·bu सुवलाहकंsu·va·lā·ha·kaṃ नभं।na·bhaṃ

   Subyāpitambu suvalāhakaṁ nabhaṁ.

   and the firmament is full of beautiful clouds.

9. 9

   सुकल्लरूपोsu·kal·la·rū·po सुमनस्सsu·ma·nas·sa झायतं,jhā·ya·taṃ

   Sukallarūpo sumanassa jhāyataṁ,

   One practicing absorption is happy in mind, <j>and their appearance is uplifting;

10. 10

    सुनिक्कमोsu·nik·ka·mo साधुsā·dhu सुबुद्धसासने;su·bud·dha·sā·sa·ne

    Sunikkamo sādhu subuddhasāsane;

    going forth in the teaching of the Buddha <j>is easy for a good person.

11. 11

    सुसुक्कसुक्कंsu·suk·ka·suk·kaṃ निपुणंni·pu·ṇaṃ सुदुद्दसं,su·dud·da·saṃ

    Susukkasukkaṁ nipuṇaṁ sududdasaṁ,

    Realize that supreme state that does not pass,

12. 12

    फुसाहिphu·sā·hi तंtaṃ उत्तममच्चुतंut·ta·ma·mac·cu·taṃ पदन्”ति।pa·dan

    Phusāhi taṁ uttamamaccutaṁ padan”ti.

    so very pure, subtle, and hard to see.

13. 13

    … चूळकोcū·ḷa·ko थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Cūḷako 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.