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Verses of the Senior Monks 248 थेरगाथा 248

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Adhimuttattheragāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 16।1

    Theragāthā 16.1

    Verses of the Senior Monks 16.1

  2. 2

    वीसतिनिपातvī·sa·ti·ni·pā·ta

    Vīsatinipāta

    The Book of the Twenties

  3. 3

    पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

    Paṭhamavagga

    Chapter One

  4. 4

    अधिमुत्तत्थेरगाथाa·dhi·mut·tat·the·ra·gā·thā

    Adhimuttattheragāthā

    Adhimutta (2nd)

  5. 5

    “यञ्ञत्थंyañ·ñat·thaṃ वाvā धनत्थंdha·nat·thaṃ वा,vā

    “Yaññatthaṁ vā dhanatthaṁ vā,

    “Those who we killed in the past,

  6. 6

    येye हनामha·nā·ma मयंma·yaṃ पुरे;pu·re

    ye hanāma mayaṁ pure;

    whether for sacrifice or for wealth,

  7. 7

    अवसेसंa·va·se·saṃ भयंbha·yaṃ होति,ho·ti

    Avasesaṁ bhayaṁ hoti,

    without exception were afraid;

  8. 8

    वेधन्तिve·dhan·ti विलपन्तिvi·la·pan·ti च।ca

    vedhanti vilapanti ca.

    they trembled and they squealed.

  9. 9

    तस्सtas·sa तेte नत्थिnat·thi भीतत्तं,bhī·tat·taṃ

    Tassa te natthi bhītattaṁ,

    But you’re not scared;

  10. 10

    भिय्योbhiy·yo वण्णोvaṇ·ṇo पसीदति;pa·sī·da·ti

    bhiyyo vaṇṇo pasīdati;

    you look even calmer than before.

  11. 11

    कस्माkas·mā नna परिदेवेसि,pa·ri·de·ve·si

    Kasmā na paridevesi,

    Why don’t you cry out

  12. 12

    एवरूपेe·va·rū·pe महब्भये”।ma·hab·bha·ye

    evarūpe mahabbhaye”.

    in such a terrifying situation?”

  13. 13

    “नत्थिnat·thi चेतसिकंce·ta·si·kaṃ दुक्खं,duk·khaṃ

    “Natthi cetasikaṁ dukkhaṁ,

    “There isn’t any mental suffering

  14. 14

    अनपेक्खस्सa·na·pek·khas·sa गामणि;gā·ma·ṇi

    anapekkhassa gāmaṇi;

    for one without concern, village chief.

  15. 15

    अतिक्कन्ताa·tik·kan·tā भयाbha·yā सब्बे,sab·be

    Atikkantā bhayā sabbe,

    All fears are left behind

  16. 16

    खीणसंयोजनस्सkhī·ṇa·saṃ·yo·ja·nas·sa वे।ve

    khīṇasaṁyojanassa ve.

    by one whose fetters have ended.

  17. 17

    खीणायkhī·ṇā·ya भवनेत्तिया,bha·va·net·ti·yā

    Khīṇāya bhavanettiyā,

    When the leash to existence is ended,

  18. 18

    दिट्ठेdiṭ·ṭhe धम्मेdham·me यथातथे;ya·thā·ta·the

    diṭṭhe dhamme yathātathe;

    and the truth is seen as it is,

  19. 19

    नna भयंbha·yaṃ मरणेma·ra·ṇe होति,ho·ti

    Na bhayaṁ maraṇe hoti,

    there is no fear of death;

  20. 20

    भारनिक्खेपनेbhā·ra·nik·khe·pa·ne यथा।ya·thā

    bhāranikkhepane yathā.

    it’s like laying down a burden.

  21. 21

    सुचिण्णंsu·ciṇ·ṇaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ मे,me

    Suciṇṇaṁ brahmacariyaṁ me,

    I’ve lived the spiritual life well,

  22. 22

    मग्गोmag·go चापिcā·pi सुभावितो;su·bhā·vi·to

    maggo cāpi subhāvito;

    and developed the path well, too.

  23. 23

    मरणेma·ra·ṇe मेme भयंbha·yaṃ नत्थि,nat·thi

    Maraṇe me bhayaṁ natthi,

    I do not fear death;

  24. 24

    रोगानमिवro·gā·na·mi·va सङ्खये।saṅ·kha·ye

    rogānamiva saṅkhaye.

    it’s like the passing of a disease.

  25. 25

    सुचिण्णंsu·ciṇ·ṇaṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ मे,me

    Suciṇṇaṁ brahmacariyaṁ me,

    I’ve lived the spiritual life well,

  26. 26

    मग्गोmag·go चापिcā·pi सुभावितो;su·bhā·vi·to

    maggo cāpi subhāvito;

    and developed the path well, too.

  27. 27

    निरस्सादाni·ras·sā·dā भवाbha·vā दिट्ठा,diṭ·ṭhā

    Nirassādā bhavā diṭṭhā,

    I’ve seen that there’s nothing gratifying in existences,

  28. 28

    विसंvi·saṃ पित्वावpit·vā·va छड्डितं।chaḍ·ḍi·taṃ

    visaṁ pitvāva chaḍḍitaṁ.

    like someone who has tasted poison, <j>then thrown it out.

  29. 29

    पारगूpā·ra·gū अनुपादानो,a·nu·pā·dā·no

    Pāragū anupādāno,

    One who has gone beyond, without grasping,

  30. 30

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

    katakicco anāsavo;

    they’ve completed the task <j>and are free of defilements.

  31. 31

    तुट्ठोtuṭ·ṭho आयुक्खयाā·yuk·kha·yā होति,ho·ti

    Tuṭṭho āyukkhayā hoti,

    They are content at the end of life,

  32. 32

    मुत्तोmut·to आघातनाā·ghā·ta·nā यथा।ya·thā

    mutto āghātanā yathā.

    like someone released from execution.

  33. 33

    उत्तमंut·ta·maṃ धम्मतंdham·ma·taṃ पत्तो,pat·to

    Uttamaṁ dhammataṁ patto,

    Having realized the supreme Dhamma,

  34. 34

    सब्बलोकेsab·ba·lo·ke अनत्थिको;a·nat·thi·ko

    sabbaloke anatthiko;

    without needing anything in the whole world,

  35. 35

    आदित्तावā·dit·tā·va घराgha·rā मुत्तो,mut·to

    Ādittāva gharā mutto,

    one doesn’t grieve at death;

  36. 36

    मरणस्मिंma·ra·ṇas·miṃ नna सोचति।so·ca·ti

    maraṇasmiṁ na socati.

    for it’s like escaping from a burning house.

  37. 37

    यदत्थिya·dat·thi सङ्गतंsaṅ·ga·taṃ किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

    Yadatthi saṅgataṁ kiñci,

    Whatever has come to pass,

  38. 38

    भवोbha·vo वाvā यत्थyat·tha लब्भति;lab·bha·ti

    bhavo vā yattha labbhati;

    wherever life is obtained,

  39. 39

    सब्बंsab·baṃ अनिस्सरंa·nis·sa·raṃ एतं,e·taṃ

    Sabbaṁ anissaraṁ etaṁ,

    there is no Lord of all that:

  40. 40

    इतिi·ti वुत्तंvut·taṃ महेसिना।ma·he·si·nā

    iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.

    so said the great seer.

  41. 41

    योyo तंtaṃ तथाta·thā पजानाति,pa·jā·nā·ti

    Yo taṁ tathā pajānāti,

    Whoever understands this

  42. 42

    यथाya·thā बुद्धेनbud·dhe·na देसितं;de·si·taṃ

    yathā buddhena desitaṁ;

    as it was taught by the Buddha

  43. 43

    नna गण्हातिgaṇ·hā·ti भवंbha·vaṃ किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

    Na gaṇhāti bhavaṁ kiñci,

    doesn’t grab on to any new life,

  44. 44

    सुतत्तंवsu·tat·taṃ·va अयोगुळं।a·yo·gu·ḷaṃ

    sutattaṁva ayoguḷaṁ.

    like you wouldn’t grab a hot iron ball.

  45. 45

    नna मेme होतिho·ti ‘अहोसिन्’ति,a·ho·sin

    Na me hoti ‘ahosin’ti,

    It doesn’t occur to me, ‘I existed in the past’;

  46. 46

    ‘भविस्सन्’तिbha·vis·san नna होतिho·ti मे;me

    ‘bhavissan’ti na hoti me;

    nor, ‘I will exist in the future’.

  47. 47

    सङ्खाराsaṅ·khā·rā विगमिस्सन्ति,vi·ga·mis·san·ti

    Saṅkhārā vigamissanti,

    Conditions will vanish—

  48. 48

    तत्थtat·tha काkā परिदेवना।pa·ri·de·va·nā

    tattha kā paridevanā.

    why weep over that?

  49. 49

    सुद्धंsud·dhaṃ धम्मसमुप्पादं,dham·ma·sa·mup·pā·daṃ

    Suddhaṁ dhammasamuppādaṁ,

    Seeing truly

  50. 50

    सुद्धंsud·dhaṃ सङ्खारसन्ततिं;saṅ·khā·ra·san·ta·tiṃ

    Suddhaṁ saṅkhārasantatiṁ;

    the bare arising of phenomena,

  51. 51

    पस्सन्तस्सpas·san·tas·sa यथाभूतं,ya·thā·bhū·taṃ

    Passantassa yathābhūtaṁ,

    and the bare process of conditions,

  52. 52

    नna भयंbha·yaṃ होतिho·ti गामणि।gā·ma·ṇi

    Na bhayaṁ hoti gāmaṇi.

    there is no fear, village chief.

  53. 53

    तिणकट्ठसमंti·ṇa·kaṭ·ṭha·sa·maṃ लोकं,lo·kaṃ

    Tiṇakaṭṭhasamaṁ lokaṁ,

    The world is like grass and sticks:

  54. 54

    यदाya·dā पञ्ञायpañ·ñā·ya पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

    yadā paññāya passati;

    when this is seen with wisdom,

  55. 55

    ममत्तंma·mat·taṃ सोso असंविन्दं,a·saṃ·vin·daṃ

    Mamattaṁ so asaṁvindaṁ,

    not finding any possessiveness,

  56. 56

    ‘नत्थिnat·thi मे’तिme नna सोचति।so·ca·ti

    ‘natthi me’ti na socati.

    you won’t grieve, thinking ‘I don’t have it’.

  57. 57

    उक्कण्ठामिuk·kaṇ·ṭhā·mi सरीरेन,sa·rī·re·na

    Ukkaṇṭhāmi sarīrena,

    I’m fed up with the body;

  58. 58

    भवेनम्हिbha·ve·nam·hi अनत्थिको;a·nat·thi·ko

    bhavenamhi anatthiko;

    I have no need for another life.

  59. 59

    सोयंso·yaṃ भिज्जिस्सतिbhij·jis·sa·ti कायो,kā·yo

    Soyaṁ bhijjissati kāyo,

    This body will be broken up,

  60. 60

    अञ्ञोañ·ño चca नna भविस्सति।bha·vis·sa·ti

    añño ca na bhavissati.

    and there won’t be another.

  61. 61

    यंyaṃ वोvo किच्चंkic·caṃ सरीरेन,sa·rī·re·na

    Yaṁ vo kiccaṁ sarīrena,

    Do what you want

  62. 62

    तंtaṃ करोथka·ro·tha यदिच्छथ;ya·dic·cha·tha

    taṁ karotha yadicchatha;

    with my corpse.

  63. 63

    नna मेme तप्पच्चयाtap·pac·ca·yā तत्थ,tat·tha

    Na me tappaccayā tattha,

    I won’t be angry or attached

  64. 64

    दोसोdo·so पेमञ्चpe·mañ·ca हेहिति”।he·hi·ti

    doso pemañca hehiti”.

    on account of that.”

  65. 65

    तस्सtas·sa तंtaṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुत्वा,sut·vā

    Tassa taṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,

    When they heard these words,

  66. 66

    अब्भुतंab·bhu·taṃ लोमहंसनं;lo·ma·haṃ·sa·naṃ

    abbhutaṁ lomahaṁsanaṁ;

    so astonishing and hair-raising,

  67. 67

    सत्थानिsat·thā·ni निक्खिपित्वान,nik·khi·pit·vā·na

    Satthāni nikkhipitvāna,

    the young men laid down their swords

  68. 68

    माणवाmā·ṇa·vā एतदब्रवुं।e·ta·dab·ra·vuṃ

    māṇavā etadabravuṁ.

    and spoke these words:

  69. 69

    “किंkiṃ भदन्तेbha·dan·te करित्वान,ka·rit·vā·na

    “Kiṁ bhadante karitvāna,

    “What have you practiced, Venerable?

  70. 70

    कोko वाvā आचरियोā·ca·ri·yo तव;ta·va

    ko vā ācariyo tava;

    And who is your tutor?

  71. 71

    कस्सkas·sa सासनमागम्म,sā·sa·na·mā·gam·ma

    Kassa sāsanamāgamma,

    Whose instructions do we follow

  72. 72

    लब्भतेlab·bha·te तंtaṃ असोकता”।a·so·ka·tā

    labbhate taṁ asokatā”.

    to gain the sorrowless state?”

  73. 73

    “सब्बञ्ञूsab·bañ·ñū सब्बदस्सावी,sab·ba·das·sā·vī

    “Sabbaññū sabbadassāvī,

    “The knower of all, the seer of all:

  74. 74

    जिनोji·no आचरियोā·ca·ri·yo मम;ma·ma

    jino ācariyo mama;

    the victor is my tutor.

  75. 75

    महाकारुणिकोma·hā·kā·ru·ṇi·ko सत्था,sat·thā

    Mahākāruṇiko satthā,

    He is a Teacher of great compassion,

  76. 76

    सब्बलोकतिकिच्छको।sab·ba·lo·ka·ti·kic·cha·ko

    sabbalokatikicchako.

    healer of the whole world.

  77. 77

    तेनायंte·nā·yaṃ देसितोde·si·to धम्मो,dham·mo

    Tenāyaṁ desito dhammo,

    He taught this Dhamma,

  78. 78

    खयगामीkha·ya·gā·mī अनुत्तरो;a·nut·ta·ro

    khayagāmī anuttaro;

    leading to ending, unsurpassed.

  79. 79

    तस्सtas·sa सासनमागम्म,sā·sa·na·mā·gam·ma

    Tassa sāsanamāgamma,

    Following his instructions,

  80. 80

    लब्भतेlab·bha·te तंtaṃ असोकता”।a·so·ka·tā

    labbhate taṁ asokatā”.

    you can gain the sorrowless state.”

  81. 81

    सुत्वानsut·vā·na चोराco·rā इसिनोi·si·no सुभासितं,su·bhā·si·taṃ

    Sutvāna corā isino subhāsitaṁ,

    When the bandits heard the good words of the seer,

  82. 82

    निक्खिप्पnik·khip·pa सत्थानिsat·thā·ni चca आवुधानिā·vu·dhā·ni च;ca

    Nikkhippa satthāni ca āvudhāni ca;

    they laid down their swords and weapons.

  83. 83

    तम्हाtam·hā चca कम्माkam·mā विरमिंसुvi·ra·miṃ·su एके,e·ke

    Tamhā ca kammā viramiṁsu eke,

    Some refrained from their former deeds,

  84. 84

    एकेe·ke चca पब्बज्जमरोचयिंसु।pab·baj·ja·ma·ro·ca·yiṃ·su

    Eke ca pabbajjamarocayiṁsu.

    while others chose the going-forth.

  85. 85

    तेte पब्बजित्वाpab·ba·jit·vā सुगतस्सsu·ga·tas·sa सासने,sā·sa·ne

    Te pabbajitvā sugatassa sāsane,

    Having gone forth in the teaching of the Holy One,

  86. 86

    भावेत्वbhā·vet·va बोज्झङ्गबलानिboj·jhaṅ·ga·ba·lā·ni पण्डिता;paṇ·ḍi·tā

    Bhāvetva bojjhaṅgabalāni paṇḍitā;

    those astute ones developed <j>the awakening factors and the powers.

  87. 87

    उदग्गचित्ताu·dag·ga·cit·tā सुमनाsu·ma·nā कतिन्द्रिया,ka·tin·dri·yā

    Udaggacittā sumanā katindriyā,

    Elated, happy, their faculties complete,

  88. 88

    फुसिंसुphu·siṃ·su निब्बानपदंnib·bā·na·pa·daṃ असङ्खतन्ति।a·saṅ·kha·tan·ti

    Phusiṁsu nibbānapadaṁ asaṅkhatanti.

    they realized the state of extinguishment, <j>the unconditioned.

  89. 89

    … अधिमुत्तोa·dhi·mut·to थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Adhimutto 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.