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Verses of the Senior Monks 229 थेरगाथा 229

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Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 8।1

   Theragāthā 8.1

   Verses of the Senior Monks 8.1

2. 2

   अट्ठकनिपातaṭ·ṭha·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Aṭṭhakanipāta

   The Book of the Eights

3. 3

   पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

4. 4

   महाकच्चायनत्थेरगाथाma·hā·kac·cā·ya·nat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

   Mahākaccāna

5. 5

   “कम्मंkam·maṃ बहुकंba·hu·kaṃ नna कारये,kā·ra·ye

   “Kammaṁ bahukaṁ na kāraye,

   Don’t get involved in lots of work,

6. 6

   परिवज्जेय्यpa·ri·vaj·jey·ya जनंja·naṃ नna उय्यमे;uy·ya·me

   Parivajjeyya janaṁ na uyyame;

   avoid people, and don’t try to acquire things.

7. 7

   सोso उस्सुक्कोus·suk·ko रसानुगिद्धो,ra·sā·nu·gid·dho

   So ussukko rasānugiddho,

   If you’re eager and greedy for flavors,

8. 8

   अत्थंat·thaṃ रिञ्चतिriñ·ca·ti योyo सुखाधिवाहो।su·khā·dhi·vā·ho

   Atthaṁ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.

   you’ll miss the goal that brings such happiness.

9. 9

   पङ्कोतिpaṅ·ko·ti हिhi नंnaṃ अवेदयुं,a·ve·da·yuṃ

   Paṅkoti hi naṁ avedayuṁ,

   They know it really is a bog,

10. 10

    यायंyā·yaṃ वन्दनपूजनाvan·da·na·pū·ja·nā कुलेसु;ku·le·su

    Yāyaṁ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

    this homage and veneration in respectable families.

11. 11

    सुखुमंsu·khu·maṃ सल्लंsal·laṃ दुरुब्बहं,du·rub·ba·haṃ

    Sukhumaṁ sallaṁ durubbahaṁ,

    Honor is a subtle dart, hard to extract,

12. 12

    सक्कारोsak·kā·ro कापुरिसेनkā·pu·ri·se·na दुज्जहो।duj·ja·ho

    Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.

    and hard for a reprobate to give up.

13. 13

    नna परस्सुपनिधाय,pa·ras·su·pa·ni·dhā·ya

    Na parassupanidhāya,

    The deeds of a mortal aren’t bad

14. 14

    कम्मंkam·maṃ मच्चस्सmac·cas·sa पापकं;pā·pa·kaṃ

    kammaṁ maccassa pāpakaṁ;

    because of what others do.

15. 15

    अत्तनाat·ta·nā तंtaṃ नna सेवेय्य,se·vey·ya

    Attanā taṁ na seveyya,

    You yourself should not do bad,

16. 16

    कम्मबन्धूkam·ma·ban·dhū हिhi मातिया।mā·ti·yā

    kammabandhū hi mātiyā.

    for mortals have deeds as their kin.

17. 17

    नna परेpa·re वचनाva·ca·nā चोरो,co·ro

    Na pare vacanā coro,

    You’re not a bandit because of what someone says,

18. 18

    नna परेpa·re वचनाva·ca·nā मुनि;mu·ni

    na pare vacanā muni;

    you’re not a sage because of what someone says;

19. 19

    अत्ताat·tā चca नंnaṃ यथावेदि,ya·thā·ve·di

    Attā ca naṁ yathāvedi,

    but as you know yourself,

20. 20

    देवापिde·vā·pi नंnaṃ तथाta·thā विदू।vi·dū

    devāpi naṁ tathā vidū.

    so the gods will know you.

21. 21

    परेpa·re चca नna विजानन्ति,vi·jā·nan·ti

    Pare ca na vijānanti,

    When others do not understand,

22. 22

    मयमेत्थma·ya·met·tha यमामसे;ya·mā·ma·se

    mayamettha yamāmase;

    let us, who do understand this,

23. 23

    येye चca तत्थtat·tha विजानन्ति,vi·jā·nan·ti

    Ye ca tattha vijānanti,

    restrain ourselves in this regard;

24. 24

    ततोta·to सम्मन्तिsam·man·ti मेधगा।me·dha·gā

    tato sammanti medhagā.

    for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

25. 25

    जीवतेjī·va·te वापिvā·pi सप्पञ्ञो,sap·pañ·ño

    Jīvate vāpi sappañño,

    A wise person lives on

26. 26

    अपिa·pi वित्तपरिक्खयो;vit·ta·pa·rik·kha·yo

    api vittaparikkhayo;

    even after loss of wealth;

27. 27

    पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya चca अलाभेन,a·lā·bhe·na

    Paññāya ca alābhena,

    but without gaining wisdom,

28. 28

    वित्तवापिvit·ta·vā·pi नna जीवति।jī·va·ti

    vittavāpi na jīvati.

    even a rich person doesn’t really live.

29. 29

    सब्बंsab·baṃ सुणातिsu·ṇā·ti सोतेन,so·te·na

    Sabbaṁ suṇāti sotena,

    All is heard with the ear,

30. 30

    सब्बंsab·baṃ पस्सतिpas·sa·ti चक्खुना;cak·khu·nā

    sabbaṁ passati cakkhunā;

    all is seen with the eye;

31. 31

    नna चca दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ सुतंsu·taṃ धीरो,dhī·ro

    Na ca diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ dhīro,

    the attentive ought not discard

32. 32

    सब्बंsab·baṃ उज्झितुमरहति।uj·jhi·tu·ma·ra·ha·ti

    sabbaṁ ujjhitumarahati.

    all that is seen and heard.

33. 33

    चक्खुमास्सcak·khu·mās·sa यथाya·thā अन्धो,an·dho

    Cakkhumāssa yathā andho,

    Though you have eyes, be as if blind;

34. 34

    सोतवाso·ta·vā बधिरोba·dhi·ro यथा;ya·thā

    sotavā badhiro yathā;

    though you have ears, be as if deaf;

35. 35

    पञ्ञवास्सpañ·ña·vās·sa यथाya·thā मूगो,mū·go

    Paññavāssa yathā mūgo,

    though you have wisdom, be as if dumb;

36. 36

    बलवाba·la·vā दुब्बलोरिव;dub·ba·lo·ri·va

    balavā dubbaloriva;

    though you have strength, be as if feeble.

37. 37

    अथa·tha अत्थेat·the समुप्पन्ने,sa·mup·pan·ne

    Atha atthe samuppanne,

    And when issues come up

38. 38

    सयेथsa·ye·tha मतसायिकन्”ति।ma·ta·sā·yi·kan

    sayetha matasāyikan”ti.

    lie as still as a corpse.

39. 39

    … महाकच्चायनोma·hā·kac·cā·ya·no थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Mahākaccāyano 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.