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Verses of the Senior Monks 245 थेरगाथा 245

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Godattattheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 14।2

   Theragāthā 14.2

   Verses of the Senior Monks 14.2

2. 2

   चुद्दसकनिपातcud·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

   Cuddasakanipāta

   The Book of the Fourteens

3. 3

   पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

   Paṭhamavagga

   Chapter One

4. 4

   गोदत्तत्थेरगाथाgo·dat·tat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Godattattheragāthā

   Godatta

5. 5

   “यथापिya·thā·pi भद्दोbhad·do आजञ्ञो,ā·jañ·ño

   “Yathāpi bhaddo ājañño,

   Just as a fine thoroughbred,

6. 6

   धुरेdhu·re युत्तोyut·to धुरस्सहो;dhu·ras·sa·ho

   dhure yutto dhurassaho;

   yoked to a carriage, endures the load.

7. 7

   मथितोma·thi·to अतिभारेन,a·ti·bhā·re·na

   Mathito atibhārena,

   Though oppressed by the heavy burden,

8. 8

   संयुगंsaṃ·yu·gaṃ नातिवत्तति।nā·ti·vat·ta·ti

   saṁyugaṁ nātivattati.

   it doesn’t shake off the yoke.

9. 9

   एवंe·vaṃ पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya येye तित्ता,tit·tā

   Evaṁ paññāya ye tittā,

   So too, those who are as full of wisdom

10. 10

    समुद्दोsa·mud·do वारिनाvā·ri·nā यथा;ya·thā

    samuddo vārinā yathā;

    as the ocean is with water,

11. 11

    नna परेpa·re अतिमञ्ञन्ति,a·ti·mañ·ñan·ti

    Na pare atimaññanti,

    don’t look down on others;

12. 12

    अरियधम्मोवa·ri·ya·dham·mo·va पाणिनं।pā·ṇi·naṃ

    ariyadhammova pāṇinaṁ.

    this is the teaching of the noble ones <j>for living creatures.

13. 13

    कालेkā·le कालवसंkā·la·va·saṃ पत्ता,pat·tā

    Kāle kālavasaṁ pattā,

    People who fall under the sway of time,

14. 14

    भवाभववसंbha·vā·bha·va·va·saṃ गता;ga·tā

    bhavābhavavasaṁ gatā;

    the sway of rebirth in this or that state,

15. 15

    नराna·rā दुक्खंduk·khaṃ निगच्छन्ति,ni·gac·chan·ti

    Narā dukkhaṁ nigacchanti,

    undergo suffering,

16. 16

    तेधte·dha सोचन्तिso·can·ti माणवा।mā·ṇa·vā

    tedha socanti māṇavā.

    and those young men grieve in this life.

17. 17

    उन्नताun·na·tā सुखधम्मेन,su·kha·dham·me·na

    Unnatā sukhadhammena,

    Elated by things that bring happiness,

18. 18

    दुक्खधम्मेनduk·kha·dham·me·na चोनता;co·na·tā

    dukkhadhammena conatā;

    downcast by things that bring suffering:

19. 19

    द्वयेनdva·ye·na बालाbā·lā हञ्ञन्ति,hañ·ñan·ti

    Dvayena bālā haññanti,

    this pair destroys the fool

20. 20

    यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ अदस्सिनो।a·das·si·no

    yathābhūtaṁ adassino.

    who doesn’t see things as they are.

21. 21

    येye चca दुक्खेduk·khe सुखस्मिञ्च,su·khas·miñ·ca

    Ye ca dukkhe sukhasmiñca,

    But those who in suffering, and in happiness,

22. 22

    मज्झेmaj·jhe सिब्बिनिमच्चगू;sib·bi·ni·mac·ca·gū

    majjhe sibbinimaccagū;

    and in the middle have overcome the weaver—

23. 23

    ठिताṭhi·tā तेte इन्दखीलोव,in·da·khī·lo·va

    Ṭhitā te indakhīlova,

    they stand like Indra’s pillar,

24. 24

    नna तेte उन्नतओनता।un·na·ta·o·na·tā

    na te unnataonatā.

    neither elated nor downcast.

25. 25

    नna हेवhe·va लाभेlā·bhe नालाभे,nā·lā·bhe

    Na heva lābhe nālābhe,

    Not to gain nor loss,

26. 26

    नna यसेya·se नna चca कित्तिया;kit·ti·yā

    na yase na ca kittiyā;

    not to fame nor reputation,

27. 27

    नna निन्दायंnin·dā·yaṃ पसंसाय,pa·saṃ·sā·ya

    Na nindāyaṁ pasaṁsāya,

    not to criticism nor praise,

28. 28

    नna तेte दुक्खेduk·khe सुखम्हिsu·kham·hi च।ca

    na te dukkhe sukhamhi ca.

    not to suffering nor happiness—

29. 29

    सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha तेte नna लिम्पन्ति,lim·pan·ti

    Sabbattha te na limpanti,

    the wise cling to nothing,

30. 30

    उदबिन्दुवu·da·bin·du·va पोक्खरे;pok·kha·re

    udabinduva pokkhare;

    like a droplet on a lotus-leaf.

31. 31

    सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha सुखिताsu·khi·tā धीरा,dhī·rā

    Sabbattha sukhitā dhīrā,

    They are happy everywhere,

32. 32

    सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha अपराजिता।a·pa·rā·ji·tā

    sabbattha aparājitā.

    and victorious everywhere.

33. 33

    धम्मेनdham·me·na चca अलाभोa·lā·bho यो,yo

    Dhammena ca alābho yo,

    There’s legitimate loss,

34. 34

    योyo चca लाभोlā·bho अधम्मिको;a·dham·mi·ko

    yo ca lābho adhammiko;

    and there’s illegitimate gain.

35. 35

    अलाभोa·lā·bho धम्मिकोdham·mi·ko सेय्यो,sey·yo

    Alābho dhammiko seyyo,

    Legitimate loss is better

36. 36

    यञ्चेyañ·ce लाभोlā·bho अधम्मिको।a·dham·mi·ko

    yañce lābho adhammiko.

    than illegitimate gain.

37. 37

    यसोya·so चca अप्पबुद्धीनं,ap·pa·bud·dhī·naṃ

    Yaso ca appabuddhīnaṁ,

    There’s the fame of the unintelligent,

38. 38

    विञ्ञूनंviñ·ñū·naṃ अयसोa·ya·so चca यो;yo

    viññūnaṁ ayaso ca yo;

    and there’s the disrepute of the discerning.

39. 39

    अयसोवa·ya·so·va सेय्योsey·yo विञ्ञूनं,viñ·ñū·naṃ

    Ayasova seyyo viññūnaṁ,

    The disrepute of the discerning is better

40. 40

    नna यसोya·so अप्पबुद्धिनं।ap·pa·bud·dhi·naṃ

    na yaso appabuddhinaṁ.

    than the fame of the unintelligent.

41. 41

    दुम्मेधेहिdum·me·dhe·hi पसंसाpa·saṃ·sā च,ca

    Dummedhehi pasaṁsā ca,

    There’s praise by simpletons,

42. 42

    विञ्ञूहिviñ·ñū·hi गरहाga·ra·hā चca या;yā

    viññūhi garahā ca yā;

    and there’s criticism by the discerning.

43. 43

    गरहावga·ra·hā·va सेय्योsey·yo विञ्ञूहि,viñ·ñū·hi

    Garahāva seyyo viññūhi,

    Criticism by the discerning is better

44. 44

    यञ्चेyañ·ce बालप्पसंसना।bā·lap·pa·saṃ·sa·nā

    yañce bālappasaṁsanā.

    than praise by fools.

45. 45

    सुखञ्चsu·khañ·ca काममयिकं,kā·ma·ma·yi·kaṃ

    Sukhañca kāmamayikaṁ,

    There’s the happiness of sensual pleasures,

46. 46

    दुक्खञ्चduk·khañ·ca पविवेकियं;pa·vi·ve·ki·yaṃ

    dukkhañca pavivekiyaṁ;

    and there’s the suffering of seclusion.

47. 47

    पविवेकदुक्खंpa·vi·ve·ka·duk·khaṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

    Pavivekadukkhaṁ seyyo,

    The suffering of seclusion is better

48. 48

    यञ्चेyañ·ce काममयंkā·ma·ma·yaṃ सुखं।su·khaṃ

    yañce kāmamayaṁ sukhaṁ.

    than the happiness of sensual pleasures.

49. 49

    जीवितञ्चjī·vi·tañ·ca अधम्मेन,a·dham·me·na

    Jīvitañca adhammena,

    There’s life without principles,

50. 50

    धम्मेनdham·me·na मरणञ्चma·ra·ṇañ·ca यं;yaṃ

    dhammena maraṇañca yaṁ;

    and there’s death with principles.

51. 51

    मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ धम्मिकंdham·mi·kaṃ सेय्यो,sey·yo

    Maraṇaṁ dhammikaṁ seyyo,

    Death with principles is better

52. 52

    यञ्चेyañ·ce जीवेjī·ve अधम्मिकं।a·dham·mi·kaṃ

    yañce jīve adhammikaṁ.

    than life without principles.

53. 53

    कामकोपप्पहीनाkā·ma·ko·pap·pa·hī·nā ये,ye

    Kāmakopappahīnā ye,

    Those who’ve given up desire and anger,

54. 54

    सन्तचित्ताsan·ta·cit·tā भवाभवे;bha·vā·bha·ve

    santacittā bhavābhave;

    their minds at peace <j>regarding rebirth in this or that state,

55. 55

    चरन्तिca·ran·ti लोकेlo·ke असिता,a·si·tā

    Caranti loke asitā,

    wander in the world unattached,

56. 56

    नत्थिnat·thi तेसंte·saṃ पियापियं।pi·yā·pi·yaṃ

    natthi tesaṁ piyāpiyaṁ.

    for them nothing is beloved or unloved.

57. 57

    भावयित्वानbhā·va·yit·vā·na बोज्झङ्गे,boj·jhaṅ·ge

    Bhāvayitvāna bojjhaṅge,

    Having developed the awakening factors,

58. 58

    इन्द्रियानिin·dri·yā·ni बलानिba·lā·ni च;ca

    indriyāni balāni ca;

    the faculties and the powers,

59. 59

    पप्पुय्यpap·puy·ya परमंpa·ra·maṃ सन्तिं,san·tiṃ

    Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,

    having arrived at ultimate peace,

60. 60

    परिनिब्बन्तिनासवा”ति।pa·ri·nib·ban·ti·nā·sa·vā

    parinibbantināsavā”ti.

    the undefiled become fully quenched.

61. 61

    … गोदत्तोgo·dat·to थेरोthe·ro …

    … Godatto thero …

    (Pāli only)

62. 62

    चुद्दसकनिपातोcud·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

    Cuddasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

    (Pāli only)

63. 63

    तत्रुद्दानंtat·rud·dā·naṃ

    Tatruddānaṁ

    (Pāli only)

64. 64

    रेवतोre·va·to चेवce·va गोदत्तो,go·dat·to

    Revato ceva godatto,

    (Pāli only)

65. 65

    थेराthe·rā द्वेdve तेte महिद्धिका;ma·hid·dhi·kā

    therā dve te mahiddhikā;

    (Pāli only)

66. 66

    चुद्दसम्हिcud·da·sam·hi निपातम्हि,ni·pā·tam·hi

    Cuddasamhi nipātamhi,

    (Pāli only)

67. 67

    गाथायोgā·thā·yo अट्ठवीसतीति।aṭ·ṭha·vī·sa·tī·ti

    gāthāyo aṭṭhavīsatīti.

    (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.