Klryz

Scripture · Sanskrit Bible with the King James Version · the Pāli Canon

Verses of the Senior Monks 231 थेरगाथा 231

Chapter: 123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264

Mahāpanthakattheragāthā

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.

Verse: 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243 · Hide pronunciation

  1. 1

    थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 8।3

    Theragāthā 8.3

    Verses of the Senior Monks 8.3

  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

    महापन्थकत्थेरगाथाma·hā·pan·tha·kat·the·ra·gā·thā

    Mahāpanthakattheragāthā

    Mahāpanthaka

  5. 5

    “यदाya·dā पठममद्दक्खिं,pa·ṭha·ma·mad·dak·khiṃ

    “Yadā paṭhamamaddakkhiṁ,

    When I first saw the Teacher

  6. 6

    सत्थारमकुतोभयं;sat·thā·ra·ma·ku·to·bha·yaṃ

    satthāramakutobhayaṁ;

    who fears nothing from any quarter,

  7. 7

    ततोta·to मेme अहुa·hu संवेगो,saṃ·ve·go

    Tato me ahu saṁvego,

    I was struck with a sense of urgency,

  8. 8

    पस्सित्वाpas·sit·vā पुरिसुत्तमं।pu·ri·sut·ta·maṃ

    passitvā purisuttamaṁ.

    seeing the supreme among men.

  9. 9

    सिरिंsi·riṃ हत्थेहिhat·the·hi पादेहि,pā·de·hi

    Siriṁ hatthehi pādehi,

    Anyone who, having found such a Teacher,

  10. 10

    योyo पणामेय्यpa·ṇā·mey·ya आगतं;ā·ga·taṃ

    yo paṇāmeyya āgataṁ;

    would lose them again,

  11. 11

    एतादिसंe·tā·di·saṃ सोso सत्थारं,sat·thā·raṃ

    Etādisaṁ so satthāraṁ,

    is like one who, when approached by Lady Luck,

  12. 12

    आराधेत्वाā·rā·dhet·vā विराधये।vi·rā·dha·ye

    ārādhetvā virādhaye.

    would ward her off with their hands and feet.

  13. 13

    तदाहंta·dā·haṃ पुत्तदारञ्च,put·ta·dā·rañ·ca

    Tadāhaṁ puttadārañca,

    Then I left behind my children and wives,

  14. 14

    धनधञ्ञञ्चdha·na·dhañ·ñañ·ca छड्डयिं;chaḍ·ḍa·yiṃ

    dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍayiṁ;

    my riches and my grain;

  15. 15

    केसमस्सूनिke·sa·mas·sū·ni छेदेत्वा,che·det·vā

    Kesamassūni chedetvā,

    I had my hair and beard cut off,

  16. 16

    पब्बजिंpab·ba·jiṃ अनगारियं।a·na·gā·ri·yaṃ

    pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.

    and went forth to homelessness.

  17. 17

    सिक्खासाजीवसम्पन्नो,sik·khā·sā·jī·va·sam·pan·no

    Sikkhāsājīvasampanno,

    Endowed with the monastic training and livelihood,

  18. 18

    इन्द्रियेसुin·dri·ye·su सुसंवुतो;su·saṃ·vu·to

    indriyesu susaṁvuto;

    my sense faculties well-restrained,

  19. 19

    नमस्समानोna·mas·sa·mā·no सम्बुद्धं,sam·bud·dhaṃ

    Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ,

    paying homage to the Buddha,

  20. 20

    विहासिंvi·hā·siṃ अपराजितो।a·pa·rā·ji·to

    vihāsiṁ aparājito.

    I meditated undefeated.

  21. 21

    ततोta·to मेme पणिधीpa·ṇi·dhī आसि,ā·si

    Tato me paṇidhī āsi,

    Then a wish occurred to me,

  22. 22

    चेतसोce·ta·so अभिपत्थितो;a·bhi·pat·thi·to

    cetaso abhipatthito;

    my heart’s truest wish:

  23. 23

    नna निसीदेni·sī·de मुहुत्तम्पि,mu·hut·tam·pi

    Na nisīde muhuttampi,

    I wouldn’t sit down, not even for a short while,

  24. 24

    तण्हासल्लेtaṇ·hā·sal·le अनूहते।a·nū·ha·te

    taṇhāsalle anūhate.

    until the dart of craving was plucked.

  25. 25

    तस्सtas·sa मेवंme·vaṃ विहरतो,vi·ha·ra·to

    Tassa mevaṁ viharato,

    As I meditate like this,

  26. 26

    पस्सpas·sa वीरियपरक्कमं;vī·ri·ya·pa·rak·ka·maṃ

    passa vīriyaparakkamaṁ;

    see my energy and vigor!

  27. 27

    तिस्सोtis·so विज्जाvij·jā अनुप्पत्ता,a·nup·pat·tā

    Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

    I’ve attained the three knowledges,

  28. 28

    कतंka·taṃ बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa सासनं।sā·sa·naṃ

    kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

    and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

  29. 29

    पुब्बेनिवासंpub·be·ni·vā·saṃ जानामि,jā·nā·mi

    Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,

    I know my past lives,

  30. 30

    दिब्बचक्खुdib·ba·cak·khu विसोधितं;vi·so·dhi·taṃ

    dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ;

    my clairvoyance is clarified;

  31. 31

    अरहाa·ra·hā दक्खिणेय्योम्हि,dak·khi·ṇey·yom·hi

    Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi,

    I’m perfected, worthy of offerings,

  32. 32

    विप्पमुत्तोvip·pa·mut·to निरूपधि।ni·rū·pa·dhi

    vippamutto nirūpadhi.

    liberated, free of attachments.

  33. 33

    ततोta·to रत्याrat·yā विवसाने,vi·va·sā·ne

    Tato ratyā vivasāne,

    Then, at the end of the night,

  34. 34

    सूरियुग्गमनंsū·ri·yug·ga·ma·naṃ पति;pa·ti

    sūriyuggamanaṁ pati;

    as the rising of the sun drew near,

  35. 35

    सब्बंsab·baṃ तण्हंtaṇ·haṃ विसोसेत्वा,vi·so·set·vā

    Sabbaṁ taṇhaṁ visosetvā,

    all craving was dried up,

  36. 36

    पल्लङ्केनpal·laṅ·ke·na उपाविसिन्”ति।u·pā·vi·sin

    pallaṅkena upāvisin”ti.

    so I sat down cross-legged.

  37. 37

    … महापन्थकोma·hā·pan·tha·ko थेरोthe·ro …

    … Mahāpanthako thero …

    (Pāli only)

  38. 38

    अट्ठकनिपातोaṭ·ṭha·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

    Aṭṭhakanipāto niṭṭhito.

    (Pāli only)

  39. 39

    तत्रुद्दानंtat·rud·dā·naṃ

    Tatruddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

  40. 40

    महाकच्चायनोma·hā·kac·cā·ya·no थेरो,the·ro

    Mahākaccāyano thero,

    (Pāli only)

  41. 41

    सिरिमित्तोsi·ri·mit·to महापन्थको;ma·hā·pan·tha·ko

    sirimitto mahāpanthako;

    (Pāli only)

  42. 42

    एतेe·te अट्ठनिपातम्हि,aṭ·ṭha·ni·pā·tam·hi

    Ete aṭṭhanipātamhi,

    (Pāli only)

  43. 43

    गाथायोgā·thā·yo चतुवीसतीति।ca·tu·vī·sa·tī·ti

    gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.

    (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.