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Verses of the Senior Monks 241 थेरगाथा 241

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Sīlavattheragāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 12।1

    Theragāthā 12.1

    Verses of the Senior Monks 12.1

  2. 2

    द्वादसकनिपातdvā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Dvādasakanipāta

    The Book of the Twelves

  3. 3

    पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

    Paṭhamavagga

    Chapter One

  4. 4

    सीलवत्थेरगाथाsī·la·vat·the·ra·gā·thā

    Sīlavattheragāthā

    Sīlava

  5. 5

    “सीलमेविधsī·la·me·vi·dha सिक्खेथ,sik·khe·tha

    “Sīlamevidha sikkhetha,

    One should train just in ethical conduct,

  6. 6

    अस्मिंas·miṃ लोकेlo·ke सुसिक्खितं;su·sik·khi·taṃ

    asmiṁ loke susikkhitaṁ;

    for in this world, when ethical conduct is

  7. 7

    सीलञ्हिsī·lañ·hi सब्बसम्पत्तिं,sab·ba·sam·pat·tiṃ

    Sīlañhi sabbasampattiṁ,

    cultivated and well-trained,

  8. 8

    उपनामेतिu·pa·nā·me·ti सेवितं।se·vi·taṃ

    upanāmeti sevitaṁ.

    it provides all success.

  9. 9

    सीलंsī·laṃ रक्खेय्यrak·khey·ya मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

    Sīlaṁ rakkheyya medhāvī,

    Wishing for three kinds of happiness—

  10. 10

    पत्थयानोpat·tha·yā·no तयोta·yo सुखे;su·khe

    patthayāno tayo sukhe;

    praise, prosperity,

  11. 11

    पसंसंpa·saṃ·saṃ वित्तिलाभञ्च,vit·ti·lā·bhañ·ca

    Pasaṁsaṁ vittilābhañca,

    and to delight in heaven after passing away—

  12. 12

    पेच्चpec·ca सग्गेsag·ge पमोदनं।pa·mo·da·naṃ

    pecca sagge pamodanaṁ.

    the wise would take care of their ethics.

  13. 13

    सीलवाsī·la·vā हिhi बहूba·hū मित्ते,mit·te

    Sīlavā hi bahū mitte,

    The well-behaved have many friends,

  14. 14

    सञ्ञमेनाधिगच्छति;sañ·ña·me·nā·dhi·gac·cha·ti

    saññamenādhigacchati;

    because of their self-restraint.

  15. 15

    दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo पनpa·na मित्तेहि,mit·te·hi

    Dussīlo pana mittehi,

    But one lacking ethics, of bad conduct,

  16. 16

    धंसतेdhaṃ·sa·te पापमाचरं।pā·pa·mā·ca·raṃ

    dhaṁsate pāpamācaraṁ.

    drives away their friends.

  17. 17

    अवण्णञ्चa·vaṇ·ṇañ·ca अकित्तिञ्च,a·kit·tiñ·ca

    Avaṇṇañca akittiñca,

    A man whose ethics are bad has

  18. 18

    दुस्सीलोdus·sī·lo लभतेla·bha·te नरो;na·ro

    dussīlo labhate naro;

    ill-repute and infamy.

  19. 19

    वण्णंvaṇ·ṇaṃ कित्तिंkit·tiṃ पसंसञ्च,pa·saṃ·sañ·ca

    Vaṇṇaṁ kittiṁ pasaṁsañca,

    One who is ethical always has

  20. 20

    सदाsa·dā लभतिla·bha·ti सीलवा।sī·la·vā

    sadā labhati sīlavā.

    a good reputation, fame, and praise.

  21. 21

    आदिā·di सीलंsī·laṃ पतिट्ठाpa·tiṭ·ṭhā च,ca

    Ādi sīlaṁ patiṭṭhā ca,

    Ethical conduct is the starting point and foundation;

  22. 22

    कल्याणानञ्चkal·yā·ṇā·nañ·ca मातुकं;mā·tu·kaṃ

    kalyāṇānañca mātukaṁ;

    the mother at the head

  23. 23

    पमुखंpa·mu·khaṃ सब्बधम्मानं,sab·ba·dham·mā·naṃ

    Pamukhaṁ sabbadhammānaṁ,

    of all good things:

  24. 24

    तस्माtas·mā सीलंsī·laṃ विसोधये।vi·so·dha·ye

    tasmā sīlaṁ visodhaye.

    that’s why you should purify your ethics.

  25. 25

    वेलाve·lā चca संवरंsaṃ·va·raṃ सीलं,sī·laṃ

    Velā ca saṁvaraṁ sīlaṁ,

    Ethics provide a boundary and a restraint,

  26. 26

    चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa अभिहासनं;a·bhi·hā·sa·naṃ

    cittassa abhihāsanaṁ;

    an enjoyment for the mind;

  27. 27

    तित्थञ्चtit·thañ·ca सब्बबुद्धानं,sab·ba·bud·dhā·naṃ

    Titthañca sabbabuddhānaṁ,

    the ford where all the Buddhas cross over:

  28. 28

    तस्माtas·mā सीलंsī·laṃ विसोधये।vi·so·dha·ye

    tasmā sīlaṁ visodhaye.

    that’s why you should purify your ethics.

  29. 29

    सीलंsī·laṃ बलंba·laṃ अप्पटिमं,ap·pa·ṭi·maṃ

    Sīlaṁ balaṁ appaṭimaṁ,

    Ethics are the matchless power;

  30. 30

    सीलंsī·laṃ आवुधमुत्तमं;ā·vu·dha·mut·ta·maṃ

    sīlaṁ āvudhamuttamaṁ;

    ethics are the ultimate weapon;

  31. 31

    सीलमाभरणंsī·la·mā·bha·ra·ṇaṃ सेट्ठं,seṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Sīlamābharaṇaṁ seṭṭhaṁ,

    ethics are the best ornament;

  32. 32

    सीलंsī·laṃ कवचमब्भुतं।ka·va·ca·mab·bhu·taṃ

    sīlaṁ kavacamabbhutaṁ.

    ethics are a marvelous coat of armor.

  33. 33

    सीलंsī·laṃ सेतुse·tu महेसक्खो,ma·he·sak·kho

    Sīlaṁ setu mahesakkho,

    Ethics are a mighty bridge;

  34. 34

    सीलंsī·laṃ गन्धोgan·dho अनुत्तरो;a·nut·ta·ro

    sīlaṁ gandho anuttaro;

    ethics are the unsurpassed scent;

  35. 35

    सीलंsī·laṃ विलेपनंvi·le·pa·naṃ सेट्ठं,seṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Sīlaṁ vilepanaṁ seṭṭhaṁ,

    ethics are the best perfume,

  36. 36

    येनye·na वातिvā·ti दिसोदिसं।di·so·di·saṃ

    yena vāti disodisaṁ.

    that float from place to place.

  37. 37

    सीलंsī·laṃ सम्बलमेवग्गं,sam·ba·la·me·vag·gaṃ

    Sīlaṁ sambalamevaggaṁ,

    Ethics are the best provision;

  38. 38

    सीलंsī·laṃ पाथेय्यमुत्तमं;pā·they·ya·mut·ta·maṃ

    sīlaṁ pātheyyamuttamaṁ;

    ethics are the unsurpassed supply for a journey;

  39. 39

    सीलंsī·laṃ सेट्ठोseṭ·ṭho अतिवाहो,a·ti·vā·ho

    Sīlaṁ seṭṭho ativāho,

    ethics are the best vehicle

  40. 40

    येनye·na यातिyā·ti दिसोदिसं।di·so·di·saṃ

    yena yāti disodisaṁ.

    that take you from place to place.

  41. 41

    इधेवi·dhe·va निन्दंnin·daṃ लभति,la·bha·ti

    Idheva nindaṁ labhati,

    In this life they’re criticized;

  42. 42

    पेच्चापायेpec·cā·pā·ye चca दुम्मनो;dum·ma·no

    peccāpāye ca dummano;

    after departing they grieve in a lower realm;

  43. 43

    सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha दुम्मनोdum·ma·no बालो,bā·lo

    Sabbattha dummano bālo,

    a fool is unhappy everywhere,

  44. 44

    सीलेसुsī·le·su असमाहितो।a·sa·mā·hi·to

    sīlesu asamāhito.

    because they are unsteady in ethics.

  45. 45

    इधेवi·dhe·va कित्तिंkit·tiṃ लभति,la·bha·ti

    Idheva kittiṁ labhati,

    In this life they’re renowned;

  46. 46

    पेच्चpec·ca सग्गेsag·ge चca सुम्मनो;sum·ma·no

    pecca sagge ca summano;

    after departing they’re happy in heaven;

  47. 47

    सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha सुमनोsu·ma·no धीरो,dhī·ro

    Sabbattha sumano dhīro,

    the attentive are happy everywhere,

  48. 48

    सीलेसुsī·le·su सुसमाहितो।su·sa·mā·hi·to

    sīlesu susamāhito.

    because they are steady in ethics.

  49. 49

    सीलमेवsī·la·me·va इधi·dha अग्गं,ag·gaṃ

    Sīlameva idha aggaṁ,

    Ethical conduct is best in this life,

  50. 50

    पञ्ञवाpañ·ña·vā पनpa·na उत्तमो;ut·ta·mo

    paññavā pana uttamo;

    but one with wisdom is supreme.

  51. 51

    मनुस्सेसुma·nus·se·su चca देवेसु,de·ve·su

    Manussesu ca devesu,

    Someone with both virtue and wisdom

  52. 52

    सीलपञ्ञाणतोsī·la·pañ·ñā·ṇa·to जयन्”ति।ja·yan

    sīlapaññāṇato jayan”ti.

    is victorious among men and gods.

  53. 53

    … सीलवोsī·la·vo थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Sīlavo 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.