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Verses of the Senior Monks 227 थेरगाथा 227

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Sopākattheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 7।4

   Theragāthā 7.4

   Verses of the Senior Monks 7.4

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

   सोपाकत्थेरगाथाso·pā·kat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Sopākattheragāthā

   Sopāka (2nd)

5. 5

   “दिस्वाdis·vā पासादछायायं,pā·sā·da·chā·yā·yaṃ

   “Disvā pāsādachāyāyaṁ,

   I saw the supreme man

6. 6

   चङ्कमन्तंcaṅ·ka·man·taṃ नरुत्तमं;na·rut·ta·maṃ

   caṅkamantaṁ naruttamaṁ;

   walking mindfully in the shade of the terrace,

7. 7

   तत्थtat·tha नंnaṃ उपसङ्कम्म,u·pa·saṅ·kam·ma

   Tattha naṁ upasaṅkamma,

   so I approached,

8. 8

   वन्दिस्संvan·dis·saṃ पुरिसुत्तमं।pu·ri·sut·ta·maṃ

   vandissaṁ purisuttamaṁ.

   and bowed to the supreme among men.

9. 9

   एकंसंe·kaṃ·saṃ चीवरंcī·va·raṃ कत्वा,kat·vā

   Ekaṁsaṁ cīvaraṁ katvā,

   Arranging my robe over one shoulder

10. 10

    संहरित्वानsaṃ·ha·rit·vā·na पाणयो;pā·ṇa·yo

    saṁharitvāna pāṇayo;

    and clasping my hands together,

11. 11

    अनुचङ्कमिस्संa·nu·caṅ·ka·mis·saṃ विरजं,vi·ra·jaṃ

    Anucaṅkamissaṁ virajaṁ,

    I walked alongside that stainless one,

12. 12

    सब्बसत्तानमुत्तमं।sab·ba·sat·tā·na·mut·ta·maṃ

    sabbasattānamuttamaṁ.

    supreme among all beings.

13. 13

    ततोta·to पञ्हेpañ·he अपुच्छिa·puc·chi मं,maṃ

    Tato pañhe apucchi maṁ,

    The wise one, expert in questions,

14. 14

    पञ्हानंpañ·hā·naṃ कोविदोko·vi·do विदू;vi·dū

    pañhānaṁ kovido vidū;

    questioned me.

15. 15

    अच्छम्भीac·cham·bhī चca अभीतोa·bhī·to च,ca

    Acchambhī ca abhīto ca,

    Brave and fearless,

16. 16

    ब्याकासिंbyā·kā·siṃ सत्थुनोsat·thu·no अहं।a·haṃ

    byākāsiṁ satthuno ahaṁ.

    I answered the Teacher.

17. 17

    विस्सज्जितेसुvis·saj·ji·te·su पञ्हेसु,pañ·he·su

    Vissajjitesu pañhesu,

    When all his questions were answered,

18. 18

    अनुमोदिa·nu·mo·di तथागतो;ta·thā·ga·to

    anumodi tathāgato;

    the Realized One congratulated me.

19. 19

    भिक्खुसङ्घंbhik·khu·saṅ·ghaṃ विलोकेत्वा,vi·lo·ket·vā

    Bhikkhusaṅghaṁ viloketvā,

    Looking around the mendicant Saṅgha,

20. 20

    इममत्थंi·ma·mat·thaṃ अभासथ।a·bhā·sa·tha

    imamatthaṁ abhāsatha.

    he said the following:

21. 21

    ‘लाभाlā·bhā अङ्गानंaṅ·gā·naṃ मगधानं,ma·ga·dhā·naṃ

    ‘Lābhā aṅgānaṁ magadhānaṁ,

    “It is a blessing for the people of Aṅga and Magadha

22. 22

    येसायंye·sā·yaṃ परिभुञ्जति;pa·ri·bhuñ·ja·ti

    Yesāyaṁ paribhuñjati;

    that this person enjoys their

23. 23

    चीवरंcī·va·raṃ पिण्डपातञ्च,piṇ·ḍa·pā·tañ·ca

    Cīvaraṁ piṇḍapātañca,

    robe and almsfood,

24. 24

    पच्चयंpac·ca·yaṃ सयनासनं;sa·ya·nā·sa·naṃ

    Paccayaṁ sayanāsanaṁ;

    requisites and lodgings,

25. 25

    पच्चुट्ठानञ्चpac·cuṭ·ṭhā·nañ·ca सामीचिं,sā·mī·ciṃ

    Paccuṭṭhānañca sāmīciṁ,

    their respect and service—

26. 26

    तेसंte·saṃ लाभातिlā·bhā·ti चाब्रवि।cāb·ra·vi

    Tesaṁ lābhāti cābravi.

    it’s a blessing for them,” he declared.

27. 27

    अज्जतग्गेaj·ja·tag·ge मंmaṃ सोपाक,so·pā·ka

    Ajjatagge maṁ sopāka,

    “Sopāka, from this day on

28. 28

    दस्सनायोपसङ्कम;das·sa·nā·yo·pa·saṅ·ka·ma

    dassanāyopasaṅkama;

    you are invited to come and see me.

29. 29

    एसाe·sā चेवce·va तेte सोपाक,so·pā·ka

    Esā ceva te sopāka,

    And Sopāka, let this

30. 30

    भवतुbha·va·tu उपसम्पदा’।u·pa·sam·pa·dā

    bhavatu upasampadā’.

    be your ordination.”

31. 31

    जातियाjā·ti·yā सत्तवस्सोहं,sat·ta·vas·so·haṃ

    Jātiyā sattavassohaṁ,

    At seven years old

32. 32

    लद्धानlad·dhā·na उपसम्पदं;u·pa·sam·pa·daṃ

    laddhāna upasampadaṁ;

    I received ordination.

33. 33

    धारेमिdhā·re·mi अन्तिमंan·ti·maṃ देहं,de·haṃ

    Dhāremi antimaṁ dehaṁ,

    I bear my final body—

34. 34

    अहोa·ho धम्मसुधम्मता”ति।dham·ma·su·dham·ma·tā

    aho dhammasudhammatā”ti.

    oh, the clear rightness of the teaching!

35. 35

    … सोपाकोso·pā·ko थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Sopāko 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.