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Verses of the Senior Monks 233 थेरगाथा 233

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Kāḷudāyittheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 10।1

   Theragāthā 10.1

   Verses of the Senior Monks 10.1

2. 2

   दसकनिपातda·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Dasakanipāta

   The Book of the Tens

3. 3

   पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

4. 4

   काळुदायित्थेरगाथाkā·ḷu·dā·yit·the·ra·gā·thā

   Kāḷudāyittheragāthā

   Kāḷudāyī

5. 5

   “अङ्गारिनोaṅ·gā·ri·no दानिdā·ni दुमाdu·mā भदन्ते,bha·dan·te

   “Aṅgārino dāni dumā bhadante,

   “The trees are now crimson, venerable sir,

6. 6

   फलेसिनोpha·le·si·no छदनंcha·da·naṃ विप्पहाय;vip·pa·hā·ya

   Phalesino chadanaṁ vippahāya;

   they’ve shed their foliage, and are ready to fruit.

7. 7

   तेte अच्चिमन्तोवac·ci·man·to·va पभासयन्ति,pa·bhā·sa·yan·ti

   Te accimantova pabhāsayanti,

   They shine as if aflame;

8. 8

   समयोsa·ma·yo महावीरma·hā·vī·ra भागीbhā·gī रसानं।ra·sā·naṃ

   Samayo mahāvīra bhāgī rasānaṁ.

   great hero, this season is full of flavor.

9. 9

   दुमानिdu·mā·ni फुल्लानिphul·lā·ni मनोरमानि,ma·no·ra·mā·ni

   Dumāni phullāni manoramāni,

   The blossoming trees are delightful,

10. 10

    समन्ततोsa·man·ta·to सब्बदिसाsab·ba·di·sā पवन्ति;pa·van·ti

    Samantato sabbadisā pavanti;

    wafting their scent all around, in all directions.

11. 11

    पत्तंpat·taṃ पहायpa·hā·ya फलमाससाना,pha·la·mā·sa·sā·nā

    Pattaṁ pahāya phalamāsasānā,

    They’ve shed their leaves and wish to fruit,

12. 12

    कालोkā·lo इतोi·to पक्कमनायpak·ka·ma·nā·ya वीर।vī·ra

    Kālo ito pakkamanāya vīra.

    hero, it is time to leave here.

13. 13

    नेवातिसीतंne·vā·ti·sī·taṃ नna पनातिउण्हं,pa·nā·ti·uṇ·haṃ

    Nevātisītaṁ na panātiuṇhaṁ,

    It is neither too hot nor too cold,

14. 14

    सुखाsu·khā उतुu·tu अद्धनियाad·dha·ni·yā भदन्ते;bha·dan·te

    Sukhā utu addhaniyā bhadante;

    venerable sir, it’s a pleasant season for traveling.

15. 15

    पस्सन्तुpas·san·tu तंtaṃ साकियाsā·ki·yā कोळियाko·ḷi·yā च,ca

    Passantu taṁ sākiyā koḷiyā ca,

    Let the Sākiyans and Koliyans see you,

16. 16

    पच्छामुखंpac·chā·mu·khaṃ रोहिनियंro·hi·ni·yaṃ तरन्तं।ta·ran·taṃ

    Pacchāmukhaṁ rohiniyaṁ tarantaṁ.

    heading west across the Rohiṇī river.

17. 17

    आसायā·sā·ya कसतेka·sa·te खेत्तं,khet·taṃ

    Āsāya kasate khettaṁ,

    In hope, the field is plowed;

18. 18

    बीजंbī·jaṃ आसायā·sā·ya वप्पति;vap·pa·ti

    bījaṁ āsāya vappati;

    the seed is sown in hope;

19. 19

    आसायā·sā·ya वाणिजाvā·ṇi·jā यन्ति,yan·ti

    Āsāya vāṇijā yanti,

    in hope, merchants travel the seas,

20. 20

    समुद्दंsa·mud·daṃ धनहारका;dha·na·hā·ra·kā

    samuddaṁ dhanahārakā;

    carrying rich cargoes.

21. 21

    यायyā·ya आसायā·sā·ya तिट्ठामि,tiṭ·ṭhā·mi

    Yāya āsāya tiṭṭhāmi,

    The hope that I stand for:

22. 22

    साsā मेme आसाā·sā समिज्झतु।sa·mij·jha·tu

    sā me āsā samijjhatu.

    may it succeed!

23. 23

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ चेवce·va वपन्तिva·pan·ti बीजं,bī·jaṃ

    Punappunaṁ ceva vapanti bījaṁ,

    Again and again, they sow the seed;

24. 24

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ वस्सतिvas·sa·ti देवराजा;de·va·rā·jā

    Punappunaṁ vassati devarājā;

    again and again, the king of the heavens sends rain;

25. 25

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ खेत्तंkhet·taṃ कसन्तिka·san·ti कस्सका,kas·sa·kā

    Punappunaṁ khettaṁ kasanti kassakā,

    again and again, farmers plow the field;

26. 26

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ धञ्ञमुपेतिdhañ·ña·mu·pe·ti रट्ठं।raṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Punappunaṁ dhaññamupeti raṭṭhaṁ.

    again and again, grain is produced for the nation.

27. 27

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ याचनकाyā·ca·na·kā चरन्ति,ca·ran·ti

    Punappunaṁ yācanakā caranti,

    Again and again, the beggars wander,

28. 28

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ दानपतीdā·na·pa·tī ददन्ति;da·dan·ti

    Punappunaṁ dānapatī dadanti;

    again and again, the donors give.

29. 29

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ दानपतीdā·na·pa·tī ददित्वा,da·dit·vā

    Punappunaṁ dānapatī daditvā,

    Again and again, when the donors have given,

30. 30

    पुनप्पुनंpu·nap·pu·naṃ सग्गमुपेन्तिsag·ga·mu·pen·ti ठानं।ṭhā·naṃ

    Punappunaṁ saggamupenti ṭhānaṁ.

    again and again, they take their place in heaven.

31. 31

    वीरोvī·ro हवेha·ve सत्तयुगंsat·ta·yu·gaṃ पुनेति,pu·ne·ti

    Vīro have sattayugaṁ puneti,

    A hero of vast wisdom purifies seven generations

32. 32

    यस्मिंyas·miṃ कुलेku·le जायतिjā·ya·ti भूरिपञ्ञो;bhū·ri·pañ·ño

    Yasmiṁ kule jāyati bhūripañño;

    of the family in which they’re born.

33. 33

    मञ्ञामहंmañ·ñā·ma·haṃ सक्कतिsak·ka·ti देवदेवो,de·va·de·vo

    Maññāmahaṁ sakkati devadevo,

    Sakya, I believe you’re the king of kings,

34. 34

    तयाta·yā हिhi जातोjā·to मुनिmu·ni सच्चनामो।sac·ca·nā·mo

    Tayā hi jāto muni saccanāmo.

    since you fathered the one who is truly named a sage.

35. 35

    सुद्धोदनोsud·dho·da·no नामnā·ma पिताpi·tā महेसिनो,ma·he·si·no

    Suddhodano nāma pitā mahesino,

    The father of the great seer is named Suddhodana;

36. 36

    बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa माताmā·tā पनpa·na मायनामा;mā·ya·nā·mā

    Buddhassa mātā pana māyanāmā;

    and the Buddha’s mother is named Māyā.

37. 37

    याyā बोधिसत्तंbo·dhi·sat·taṃ परिहरियpa·ri·ha·ri·ya कुच्छिना,kuc·chi·nā

    Yā bodhisattaṁ parihariya kucchinā,

    Having borne the Bodhisatta in her belly,

38. 38

    कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā तिदिवम्हिti·di·vam·hi मोदति।mo·da·ti

    Kāyassa bhedā tidivamhi modati.

    she rejoices in the Third Heaven.

39. 39

    साsā गोतमीgo·ta·mī कालकताkā·la·ka·tā इतोi·to चुता,cu·tā

    Sā gotamī kālakatā ito cutā,

    When she died and passed away from here,

40. 40

    दिब्बेहिdib·be·hi कामेहिkā·me·hi समङ्गिभूता;sa·maṅ·gi·bhū·tā

    Dibbehi kāmehi samaṅgibhūtā;

    she was blessed with heavenly sensual pleasures;

41. 41

    साsā मोदतिmo·da·ti कामगुणेहिkā·ma·gu·ṇe·hi पञ्चहि,pañ·ca·hi

    Sā modati kāmaguṇehi pañcahi,

    enjoying the five kinds of sensual stimulation.

42. 42

    परिवारिताpa·ri·vā·ri·tā देवगणेहिde·va·ga·ṇe·hi तेहि”।te·hi

    Parivāritā devagaṇehi tehi”.

    Gotamī is surrounded by those hosts of gods.”

43. 43

    “बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa पुत्तोम्हिput·tom·hi असय्हसाहिनो,a·say·ha·sā·hi·no

    “Buddhassa puttomhi asayhasāhino,

    “I’m the son of the Buddha, the incomparable Aṅgīrasa, the unaffected,

44. 44

    अङ्गीरसस्सप्पटिमस्सaṅ·gī·ra·sas·sap·pa·ṭi·mas·sa तादिनो;tā·di·no

    Aṅgīrasassappaṭimassa tādino;

    the bearer of the unbearable.

45. 45

    पितुपिताpi·tu·pi·tā मय्हंmay·haṃ तुवंसिtu·vaṃ·si सक्क,sak·ka

    Pitupitā mayhaṁ tuvaṁsi sakka,

    You, Sakya, are my father’s father;

46. 46

    धम्मेनdham·me·na मेme गोतमgo·ta·ma अय्यकोसी”ति।ay·ya·ko·sī

    Dhammena me gotama ayyakosī”ti.

    Gotama, you are my grandfather in the Dhamma.”

47. 47

    … काळुदायीkā·ḷu·dā·yī थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Kāḷudāyī 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.