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Verses of the Senior Monks 240 थेरगाथा 240

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Saṅkiccattheragāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 11।1

    Theragāthā 11.1

    Verses of the Senior Monks 11.1

  2. 2

    एकादसकनिपातe·kā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Ekādasakanipāta

    The Book of the Elevens

  3. 3

    पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

    Paṭhamavagga

    Chapter One

  4. 4

    सङ्किच्चत्थेरगाथाsaṅ·kic·cat·the·ra·gā·thā

    Saṅkiccattheragāthā

    Saṅkicca

  5. 5

    “किंkiṃ तवत्थोta·vat·tho वनेva·ne तात,tā·ta

    “Kiṁ tavattho vane tāta,

    “What good does it do you to be in the grove, my dear?

  6. 6

    उज्जुहानोवuj·ju·hā·no·va पावुसे;pā·vu·se

    ujjuhānova pāvuse;

    You’re like a little bird in the monsoon!

  7. 7

    वेरम्भाve·ram·bhā रमणीयाra·ma·ṇī·yā ते,te

    Verambhā ramaṇīyā te,

    The city of Verambhā is nice for you—

  8. 8

    पविवेकोpa·vi·ve·ko हिhi झायिनं”।jhā·yi·naṃ

    paviveko hi jhāyinaṁ”.

    seclusion is for meditators.”

  9. 9

    “यथाya·thā अब्भानिab·bhā·ni वेरम्भो,ve·ram·bho

    “Yathā abbhāni verambho,

    “Just as the wind in Verambhā

  10. 10

    वातोvā·to नुदतिnu·da·ti पावुसे;pā·vu·se

    vāto nudati pāvuse;

    scatters the monsoon clouds as they pour down,

  11. 11

    सञ्ञाsañ·ñā मेme अभिकिरन्ति,a·bhi·ki·ran·ti

    Saññā me abhikiranti,

    so the city scatters

  12. 12

    विवेकपटिसञ्ञुता।vi·ve·ka·pa·ṭi·sañ·ñu·tā

    vivekapaṭisaññutā.

    my perception of seclusion.”

  13. 13

    अपण्डरोa·paṇ·ḍa·ro अण्डसम्भवो,aṇ·ḍa·sam·bha·vo

    Apaṇḍaro aṇḍasambhavo,

    “It’s all black and born of an egg—

  14. 14

    सीवथिकायsī·va·thi·kā·ya निकेतचारिको;ni·ke·ta·cā·ri·ko

    Sīvathikāya niketacāriko;

    the crow whose abode is the charnel ground

  15. 15

    उप्पादयतेवup·pā·da·ya·te·va मेme सतिं,sa·tiṃ

    Uppādayateva me satiṁ,

    rouses my mindfulness,

  16. 16

    सन्देहस्मिंsan·de·has·miṃ विरागनिस्सितं।vi·rā·ga·nis·si·taṃ

    Sandehasmiṁ virāganissitaṁ.

    based on dispassion for the body.”

  17. 17

    यञ्चyañ·ca अञ्ञेañ·ñe नna रक्खन्ति,rak·khan·ti

    Yañca aññe na rakkhanti,

    “He who is not guarded by others,

  18. 18

    योyo चca अञ्ञेañ·ñe नna रक्खति;rak·kha·ti

    yo ca aññe na rakkhati;

    and who does not guard others,

  19. 19

    सsa वेve भिक्खुbhik·khu सुखंsu·khaṃ सेति,se·ti

    Sa ve bhikkhu sukhaṁ seti,

    truly sleeps at ease, mendicant,

  20. 20

    कामेसुkā·me·su अनपेक्खवा।a·na·pek·kha·vā

    kāmesu anapekkhavā.

    unconcerned for sensual pleasures.”

  21. 21

    अच्छोदिकाac·cho·di·kā पुथुसिला,pu·thu·si·lā

    Acchodikā puthusilā,

    “The water’s clear and the rocks are broad,

  22. 22

    गोनङ्गुलमिगायुता;go·naṅ·gu·la·mi·gā·yu·tā

    gonaṅgulamigāyutā;

    monkeys and deer are all around;

  23. 23

    अम्बुसेवालसञ्छन्ना,am·bu·se·vā·la·sañ·chan·nā

    Ambusevālasañchannā,

    festooned with dewy moss,

  24. 24

    तेte सेलाse·lā रमयन्तिra·ma·yan·ti मं।maṃ

    te selā ramayanti maṁ.

    these rocky crags delight me!

  25. 25

    वसितंva·si·taṃ मेme अरञ्ञेसु,a·rañ·ñe·su

    Vasitaṁ me araññesu,

    I’ve stayed in the wilderness,

  26. 26

    कन्दरासुkan·da·rā·su गुहासुgu·hā·su च;ca

    kandarāsu guhāsu ca;

    in caves and caverns

  27. 27

    सेनासनेसुse·nā·sa·ne·su पन्तेसु,pan·te·su

    Senāsanesu pantesu,

    and remote lodgings

  28. 28

    वाळमिगनिसेविते।vā·ḷa·mi·ga·ni·se·vi·te

    vāḷamiganisevite.

    frequented by beasts of prey.

  29. 29

    ‘इमेi·me हञ्ञन्तुhañ·ñan·tu वज्झन्तु,vaj·jhan·tu

    ‘Ime haññantu vajjhantu,

    ‘May these beings be killed!

  30. 30

    दुक्खंduk·khaṃ पप्पोन्तुpap·pon·tu पाणिनो’;pā·ṇi·no

    dukkhaṁ pappontu pāṇino’;

    May they be slaughtered! May they suffer!’—

  31. 31

    सङ्कप्पंsaṅ·kap·paṃ नाभिजानामि,nā·bhi·jā·nā·mi

    Saṅkappaṁ nābhijānāmi,

    I’m not aware of having any such

  32. 32

    अनरियंa·na·ri·yaṃ दोससंहितं।do·sa·saṃ·hi·taṃ

    anariyaṁ dosasaṁhitaṁ.

    ignoble, hateful thoughts.

  33. 33

    परिचिण्णोpa·ri·ciṇ·ṇo मयाma·yā सत्था,sat·thā

    Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,

    I’ve served the Teacher

  34. 34

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

    kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ;

    and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

  35. 35

    ओहितोo·hi·to गरुकोga·ru·ko भारो,bhā·ro

    Ohito garuko bhāro,

    The heavy burden is laid down,

  36. 36

    भवनेत्तिbha·va·net·ti समूहता।sa·mū·ha·tā

    bhavanetti samūhatā.

    the leash to existence is eradicated.

  37. 37

    यस्सyas·sa चत्थायcat·thā·ya पब्बजितो,pab·ba·ji·to

    Yassa catthāya pabbajito,

    I’ve attained the goal

  38. 38

    अगारस्मानगारियं;a·gā·ras·mā·na·gā·ri·yaṃ

    agārasmānagāriyaṁ;

    for the sake of which I went forth

  39. 39

    सोso मेme अत्थोat·tho अनुप्पत्तो,a·nup·pat·to

    So me attho anuppatto,

    from the lay life to homelessness—

  40. 40

    सब्बसंयोजनक्खयो।sab·ba·saṃ·yo·ja·nak·kha·yo

    sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo.

    the ending of all fetters.

  41. 41

    नाभिनन्दामिnā·bhi·nan·dā·mi मरणं,ma·ra·ṇaṃ

    Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,

    I don’t long for death;

  42. 42

    नाभिनन्दामिnā·bhi·nan·dā·mi जीवितं;jī·vi·taṃ

    nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ;

    I don’t long for life;

  43. 43

    कालञ्चkā·lañ·ca पटिकङ्खामि,pa·ṭi·kaṅ·khā·mi

    Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi,

    I await my time,

  44. 44

    निब्बिसंnib·bi·saṃ भतकोbha·ta·ko यथा।ya·thā

    nibbisaṁ bhatako yathā.

    like a worker waiting for their wages.

  45. 45

    नाभिनन्दामिnā·bhi·nan·dā·mi मरणं,ma·ra·ṇaṃ

    Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,

    I don’t long for death;

  46. 46

    नाभिनन्दामिnā·bhi·nan·dā·mi जीवितं;jī·vi·taṃ

    nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ;

    I don’t long for life;

  47. 47

    कालञ्चkā·lañ·ca पटिकङ्खामि,pa·ṭi·kaṅ·khā·mi

    Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi,

    I await my time,

  48. 48

    सम्पजानोsam·pa·jā·no पतिस्सतो”ति।pa·tis·sa·to

    sampajāno patissato”ti.

    aware and mindful.”

  49. 49

    … सङ्किच्चोsaṅ·kic·co थेरोthe·ro …

    … Saṅkicco thero …

    (Pāli only)

  50. 50

    एकादसकनिपातोe·kā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

    Ekādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

    (Pāli only)

  51. 51

    तत्रुद्दानंtat·rud·dā·naṃ

    Tatruddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

  52. 52

    सङ्किच्चथेरोsaṅ·kic·ca·the·ro एकोव,e·ko·va

    Saṅkiccathero ekova,

    (Pāli only)

  53. 53

    कतकिच्चोka·ta·kic·co अनासवो;a·nā·sa·vo

    katakicco anāsavo;

    (Pāli only)

  54. 54

    एकादसनिपातम्हि,e·kā·da·sa·ni·pā·tam·hi

    Ekādasanipātamhi,

    (Pāli only)

  55. 55

    गाथाgā·thā एकादसेवe·kā·da·se·va चाति।cā·ti

    gāthā ekādaseva cāti.

    (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.