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Verses of the Senior Monks 173 थेरगाथा 173

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Dhaniyattheragāthā

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 3।4

   Theragāthā 3.4

   Verses of the Senior Monks 3.4

2. 2

   तिकनिपातti·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Tikanipāta

   The Book of the Threes

3. 3

   पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

4. 4

   धनियत्थेरगाथाdha·ni·yat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Dhaniyattheragāthā

   Dhaniya

5. 5

   “सुखञ्चेsu·khañ·ce जीवितुंjī·vi·tuṃ इच्छे,ic·che

   “Sukhañce jīvituṁ icche,

   If you wish to live in happiness,

6. 6

   सामञ्ञस्मिंsā·mañ·ñas·miṃ अपेक्खवा;a·pek·kha·vā

   sāmaññasmiṁ apekkhavā;

   longing for the ascetic life,

7. 7

   सङ्घिकंsaṅ·ghi·kaṃ नातिमञ्ञेय्य,nā·ti·mañ·ñey·ya

   Saṅghikaṁ nātimaññeyya,

   don’t look down on the Saṅgha’s robes,

8. 8

   चीवरंcī·va·raṃ पानभोजनं।pā·na·bho·ja·naṃ

   cīvaraṁ pānabhojanaṁ.

   or its food and drinks.

9. 9

   सुखञ्चेsu·khañ·ce जीवितुंjī·vi·tuṃ इच्छे,ic·che

   Sukhañce jīvituṁ icche,

   If you wish to live in happiness,

10. 10

    सामञ्ञस्मिंsā·mañ·ñas·miṃ अपेक्खवा;a·pek·kha·vā

    sāmaññasmiṁ apekkhavā;

    longing for the ascetic life,

11. 11

    अहिa·hi मूसिकसोब्भंव,mū·si·ka·sob·bhaṃ·va

    Ahi mūsikasobbhaṁva,

    stay in the Saṅgha’s lodgings

12. 12

    सेवेथse·ve·tha सयनासनं।sa·ya·nā·sa·naṃ

    sevetha sayanāsanaṁ.

    like a snake making use of a mouse’s hole.

13. 13

    सुखञ्चेsu·khañ·ce जीवितुंjī·vi·tuṃ इच्छे,ic·che

    Sukhañce jīvituṁ icche,

    If you wish to live in happiness,

14. 14

    सामञ्ञस्मिंsā·mañ·ñas·miṃ अपेक्खवा;a·pek·kha·vā

    sāmaññasmiṁ apekkhavā;

    longing for the ascetic life,

15. 15

    इतरीतरेनi·ta·rī·ta·re·na तुस्सेय्य,tus·sey·ya

    Itarītarena tusseyya,

    develop this one quality:

16. 16

    एकधम्मञ्चe·ka·dham·mañ·ca भावये”ति।bhā·va·ye

    ekadhammañca bhāvaye”ti.

    be content with whatever is offered.

17. 17

    … धनियोdha·ni·yo थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Dhaniyo 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.