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Verses of the Senior Monks 224 थेरगाथा 224

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Sundarasamuddattheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 7।1

   Theragāthā 7.1

   Verses of the Senior Monks 7.1

2. 2

   सत्तकनिपातsat·ta·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Sattakanipāta

   The Book of the Sevens

3. 3

   पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

4. 4

   सुन्दरसमुद्दत्थेरगाथाsun·da·ra·sa·mud·dat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Sundarasamuddattheragāthā

   Sundarasamudda

5. 5

   “अलङ्कताa·laṅ·ka·tā सुवसना,su·va·sa·nā

   “Alaṅkatā suvasanā,

   Adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,

6. 6

   मालधारीmā·la·dhā·rī विभूसिता;vi·bhū·si·tā

   māladhārī vibhūsitā;

   with her garland and her makeup on,

7. 7

   अलत्तककतापादा,a·lat·ta·ka·ka·tā·pā·dā

   Alattakakatāpādā,

   and her feet so brightly rouged:

8. 8

   पादुकारुय्हpā·du·kā·ruy·ha वेसिका।ve·si·kā

   pādukāruyha vesikā.

   the courtesan was wearing slippers.

9. 9

   पादुकाpā·du·kā ओरुहित्वान,o·ru·hit·vā·na

   Pādukā oruhitvāna,

   Taking off her slippers in front of me,

10. 10

    पुरतोpu·ra·to पञ्जलीकता;pañ·ja·lī·ka·tā

    purato pañjalīkatā;

    her palms joined in greeting,

11. 11

    साsā मंmaṃ सण्हेनsaṇ·he·na मुदुना,mu·du·nā

    Sā maṁ saṇhena mudunā,

    smiling, she spoke to me

12. 12

    म्हितपुब्बंmhi·ta·pub·baṃ अभासथ।a·bhā·sa·tha

    mhitapubbaṁ abhāsatha.

    so softly and so sweet:

13. 13

    युवासिyu·vā·si त्वंtvaṃ पब्बजितो,pab·ba·ji·to

    Yuvāsi tvaṁ pabbajito,

    “You’re too young to go forth—

14. 14

    तिट्ठाहिtiṭ·ṭhā·hi ममma·ma सासने;sā·sa·ne

    tiṭṭhāhi mama sāsane;

    come, stay in my teaching!

15. 15

    भुञ्जbhuñ·ja मानुसकेmā·nu·sa·ke कामे,kā·me

    Bhuñja mānusake kāme,

    Enjoy human sensual pleasures,

16. 16

    अहंa·haṃ वित्तंvit·taṃ ददामिda·dā·mi ते;te

    ahaṁ vittaṁ dadāmi te;

    I’ll give you riches.

17. 17

    सच्चंsac·caṃ तेte पटिजानामि,pa·ṭi·jā·nā·mi

    Saccaṁ te paṭijānāmi,

    I promise this is the truth—

18. 18

    अग्गिंag·giṃ वाvā तेte हरामहं।ha·rā·ma·haṃ

    aggiṁ vā te harāmahaṁ.

    I swear it by the Sacred Flame.

19. 19

    यदाya·dā जिण्णाjiṇ·ṇā भविस्साम,bha·vis·sā·ma

    Yadā jiṇṇā bhavissāma,

    And when we’ve grown old together,

20. 20

    उभोu·bho दण्डपरायना;daṇ·ḍa·pa·rā·ya·nā

    ubho daṇḍaparāyanā;

    both of us leaning on staffs,

21. 21

    उभोपिu·bho·pi पब्बजिस्साम,pab·ba·jis·sā·ma

    Ubhopi pabbajissāma,

    we shall both go forth,

22. 22

    उभयत्थu·bha·yat·tha कटग्गहो।ka·ṭag·ga·ho

    ubhayattha kaṭaggaho.

    and hold a winning hand on both counts.”

23. 23

    तञ्चtañ·ca दिस्वानdis·vā·na याचन्तिं,yā·can·tiṃ

    Tañca disvāna yācantiṁ,

    I saw the courtesan seducing me,

24. 24

    वेसिकंve·si·kaṃ पञ्जलीकतं;pañ·ja·lī·ka·taṃ

    vesikaṁ pañjalīkataṁ;

    her palms joined in greeting,

25. 25

    अलङ्कतंa·laṅ·ka·taṃ सुवसनं,su·va·sa·naṃ

    Alaṅkataṁ suvasanaṁ,

    adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,

26. 26

    मच्चुपासंवmac·cu·pā·saṃ·va ओड्डितं।oḍ·ḍi·taṃ

    maccupāsaṁva oḍḍitaṁ.

    set up like a snare of death.

27. 27

    ततोta·to मेme मनसीकारो,ma·na·sī·kā·ro

    Tato me manasīkāro,

    Then the realization

28. 28

    … पेpe

    … pe

    came upon me—

29. 29

    …

    …

    the danger became clear

30. 30

    निब्बिदाnib·bi·dā समतिट्ठथ।sa·ma·tiṭ·ṭha·tha

    nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

    and I grew firmly disillusioned.

31. 31

    ततोta·to चित्तंcit·taṃ विमुच्चिvi·muc·ci मे,me

    Tato cittaṁ vimucci me,

    Then my mind was freed—

32. 32

    … पेpe

    … pe

    see the excellence of the Dhamma!

33. 33

    …

    …

    I’ve attained the three knowledges,

34. 34

    कतंka·taṃ बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa सासनन्”ति।sā·sa·nan

    kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

    and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

35. 35

    … सुन्दरसमुद्दोsun·da·ra·sa·mud·do थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Sundarasamuddo 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.