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Verses of the Senior Monks 250 थेरगाथा 250

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Telakānittheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 16।3

   Theragāthā 16.3

   Verses of the Senior Monks 16.3

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

   तेलकानित्थेरगाथाte·la·kā·nit·the·ra·gā·thā

   Telakānittheragāthā

   Telakāni

5. 5

   “चिररत्तंci·ra·rat·taṃ वतातापी,va·tā·tā·pī

   “Cirarattaṁ vatātāpī,

   For a long time, sadly,

6. 6

   धम्मंdham·maṃ अनुविचिन्तयं;a·nu·vi·cin·ta·yaṃ

   dhammaṁ anuvicintayaṁ;

   though I keenly contemplated the teaching,

7. 7

   समंsa·maṃ चित्तस्सcit·tas·sa नालत्थं,nā·lat·thaṃ

   Samaṁ cittassa nālatthaṁ,

   I gained no peace of mind.

8. 8

   पुच्छंpuc·chaṃ समणब्राह्मणे।sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇe

   pucchaṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

   So I asked this of ascetics and brahmins:

9. 9

   ‘कोko सोso पारङ्गतोpā·raṅ·ga·to लोके,lo·ke

   ‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke,

   “Who in the world have crossed over?

10. 10

    कोko पत्तोpat·to अमतोगधं;a·ma·to·ga·dhaṃ

    ko patto amatogadhaṁ;

    Whose attainment has freedom from death <j>as its objective?

11. 11

    कस्सkas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ पटिच्छामि,pa·ṭic·chā·mi

    Kassa dhammaṁ paṭicchāmi,

    Whose teaching do I accept

12. 12

    परमत्थविजाननं’।pa·ra·mat·tha·vi·jā·na·naṃ

    paramatthavijānanaṁ’.

    to understand the ultimate goal?

13. 13

    अन्तोवङ्कगतोan·to·vaṅ·ka·ga·to आसि,ā·si

    Antovaṅkagato āsi,

    I was hooked inside,

14. 14

    मच्छोवmac·cho·va घसमामिसं;gha·sa·mā·mi·saṃ

    macchova ghasamāmisaṁ;

    like a fish gulping bait;

15. 15

    बद्धोbad·dho महिन्दपासेन,ma·hin·da·pā·se·na

    Baddho mahindapāsena,

    bound like the titan Vepaciti

16. 16

    वेपचित्यसुरोve·pa·cit·ya·su·ro यथा।ya·thā

    vepacityasuro yathā.

    in Mahinda’s trap.

17. 17

    अञ्छामिañ·chā·mi नंnaṃ नna मुञ्चामि,muñ·cā·mi

    Añchāmi naṁ na muñcāmi,

    Dragging it along, I’m not free

18. 18

    अस्माas·mā सोकपरिद्दवा;so·ka·pa·rid·da·vā

    asmā sokapariddavā;

    from grief and lamentation.

19. 19

    कोko मेme बन्धंban·dhaṃ मुञ्चंmuñ·caṃ लोके,lo·ke

    Ko me bandhaṁ muñcaṁ loke,

    Who will free me from bonds in the world,

20. 20

    सम्बोधिंsam·bo·dhiṃ वेदयिस्सति।ve·da·yis·sa·ti

    sambodhiṁ vedayissati.

    so that I may know awakening?

21. 21

    समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ वाvā कं,kaṃ

    Samaṇaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ vā kaṁ,

    What ascetic or brahmin

22. 22

    आदिसन्तंā·di·san·taṃ पभङ्गुनं;pa·bhaṅ·gu·naṃ

    ādisantaṁ pabhaṅgunaṁ;

    points out what is frail?

23. 23

    कस्सkas·sa धम्मंdham·maṃ पटिच्छामि,pa·ṭic·chā·mi

    Kassa dhammaṁ paṭicchāmi,

    Whose teaching do I accept

24. 24

    जरामच्चुपवाहनं।ja·rā·mac·cu·pa·vā·ha·naṃ

    jarāmaccupavāhanaṁ.

    to rinse off old age and death?

25. 25

    विचिकिच्छाकङ्खागन्थितं,vi·ci·kic·chā·kaṅ·khā·gan·thi·taṃ

    Vicikicchākaṅkhāganthitaṁ,

    Tied up with uncertainty and doubt,

26. 26

    सारम्भबलसञ्ञुतं;sā·ram·bha·ba·la·sañ·ñu·taṃ

    sārambhabalasaññutaṁ;

    secured by the power of aggression,

27. 27

    कोधप्पत्तमनत्थद्धं,ko·dhap·pat·ta·ma·nat·thad·dhaṃ

    Kodhappattamanatthaddhaṁ,

    stiff as a mind beset by anger;

28. 28

    अभिजप्पप्पदारणं।a·bhi·jap·pap·pa·dā·ra·ṇaṃ

    abhijappappadāraṇaṁ.

    the arrow of covetousness,

29. 29

    तण्हाधनुसमुट्ठानं,taṇ·hā·dha·nu·sa·muṭ·ṭhā·naṃ

    Taṇhādhanusamuṭṭhānaṁ,

    propelled by the bow of craving,

30. 30

    द्वेdve चca पन्नरसायुतं;pan·na·ra·sā·yu·taṃ

    dve ca pannarasāyutaṁ;

    is stuck in my twice-fifteen ribcage—

31. 31

    पस्सpas·sa ओरसिकंo·ra·si·kaṃ बाळ्हं,bā·ḷhaṃ

    Passa orasikaṁ bāḷhaṁ,

    see how it stands in my breast,

32. 32

    भेत्वानbhet·vā·na यदिya·di तिट्ठति।tiṭ·ṭha·ti

    bhetvāna yadi tiṭṭhati.

    breaking my strong heart.

33. 33

    अनुदिट्ठीनंa·nu·diṭ·ṭhī·naṃ अप्पहानं,ap·pa·hā·naṃ

    Anudiṭṭhīnaṁ appahānaṁ,

    Theories are not abandoned,

34. 34

    सङ्कप्पपरतेजितं;saṅ·kap·pa·pa·ra·te·ji·taṃ

    saṅkappaparatejitaṁ;

    they are sharpened by memories and intentions;

35. 35

    तेनte·na विद्धोvid·dho पवेधामि,pa·ve·dhā·mi

    Tena viddho pavedhāmi,

    and pierced by this I tremble,

36. 36

    पत्तंवpat·taṃ·va मालुतेरितं।mā·lu·te·ri·taṃ

    pattaṁva māluteritaṁ.

    like a leaf blowing in the gale.

37. 37

    अज्झत्तंaj·jhat·taṃ मेme समुट्ठाय,sa·muṭ·ṭhā·ya

    Ajjhattaṁ me samuṭṭhāya,

    Having arisen within,

38. 38

    खिप्पंkhip·paṃ पच्चतिpac·ca·ti मामकं;mā·ma·kaṃ

    khippaṁ paccati māmakaṁ;

    what belongs to me burns quickly,

39. 39

    छफस्सायतनीcha·phas·sā·ya·ta·nī कायो,kā·yo

    Chaphassāyatanī kāyo,

    in that place where the body always heads

40. 40

    यत्थyat·tha सरतिsa·ra·ti सब्बदा।sab·ba·dā

    yattha sarati sabbadā.

    with its six sense-fields of contact.

41. 41

    तंtaṃ नna पस्सामिpas·sā·mi तेकिच्छं,te·kic·chaṃ

    Taṁ na passāmi tekicchaṁ,

    I don’t see a healer

42. 42

    योyo मेतंme·taṃ सल्लमुद्धरे;sal·la·mud·dha·re

    yo metaṁ sallamuddhare;

    who can pull out my dart of doubt

43. 43

    नानारज्जेनnā·nā·raj·je·na सत्थेन,sat·the·na

    Nānārajjena satthena,

    without a lance

44. 44

    नाञ्ञेनnāñ·ñe·na विचिकिच्छितं।vi·ci·kic·chi·taṃ

    nāññena vicikicchitaṁ.

    or some other blade.

45. 45

    कोko मेme असत्थोa·sat·tho अवणो,a·va·ṇo

    Ko me asattho avaṇo,

    Without knife or wound,

46. 46

    सल्लमब्भन्तरपस्सयं;sal·la·mab·bhan·ta·ra·pas·sa·yaṃ

    Sallamabbhantarapassayaṁ;

    who will pull out this dart

47. 47

    अहिंसंa·hiṃ·saṃ सब्बगत्तानि,sab·ba·gat·tā·ni

    Ahiṁsaṁ sabbagattāni,

    that’s stuck inside me,

48. 48

    सल्लंsal·laṃ मेme उद्धरिस्सति।ud·dha·ris·sa·ti

    Sallaṁ me uddharissati.

    without harming any part of my body?

49. 49

    धम्मप्पतिdham·map·pa·ti हिhi सोso सेट्ठो,seṭ·ṭho

    Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho,

    He really would be the Lord of the Dhamma,

50. 50

    विसदोसप्पवाहको;vi·sa·do·sap·pa·vā·ha·ko

    visadosappavāhako;

    the best one to cure the damage of poison;

51. 51

    गम्भीरेgam·bhī·re पतितस्सpa·ti·tas·sa मे,me

    Gambhīre patitassa me,

    when I have fallen into deep waters,

52. 52

    थलंtha·laṃ पाणिञ्चpā·ṇiñ·ca दस्सये।das·sa·ye

    thalaṁ pāṇiñca dassaye.

    he would show me his hand and the shore.

53. 53

    रहदेहमस्मिra·ha·de·ha·mas·mi ओगाळ्हो,o·gā·ḷho

    Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho,

    I’ve plunged into a lake,

54. 54

    अहारियरजमत्तिके;a·hā·ri·ya·ra·ja·mat·ti·ke

    ahāriyarajamattike;

    and I can’t wash off the mud and dirt.

55. 55

    मायाउसूयसारम्भ,mā·yā·u·sū·ya·sā·ram·bha

    Māyāusūyasārambha,

    It’s full of deceit, jealousy, aggression,

56. 56

    थिनमिद्धमपत्थटे।thi·na·mid·dha·ma·pat·tha·ṭe

    thinamiddhamapatthaṭe.

    and dullness and drowsiness.

57. 57

    उद्धच्चमेघथनितं,ud·dhac·ca·me·gha·tha·ni·taṃ

    Uddhaccameghathanitaṁ,

    Like a thundering cloud of restlessness,

58. 58

    संयोजनवलाहकं;saṃ·yo·ja·na·va·lā·ha·kaṃ

    saṁyojanavalāhakaṁ;

    like a stormcloud of fetters;

59. 59

    वाहाvā·hā वहन्तिva·han·ti कुद्दिट्ठिं,kud·diṭ·ṭhiṃ

    Vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṁ,

    lustful thoughts are winds

60. 60

    सङ्कप्पाsaṅ·kap·pā रागनिस्सिता।rā·ga·nis·si·tā

    saṅkappā rāganissitā.

    that sweep off a person with bad views.

61. 61

    सवन्तिsa·van·ti सब्बधिsab·ba·dhi सोता,so·tā

    Savanti sabbadhi sotā,

    The streams flow everywhere;

62. 62

    लताla·tā उब्भिज्जub·bhij·ja तिट्ठति;tiṭ·ṭha·ti

    latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati;

    a weed springs up and remains.

63. 63

    तेte सोतेso·te कोko निवारेय्य,ni·vā·rey·ya

    Te sote ko nivāreyya,

    Who will block the streams?

64. 64

    तंtaṃ लतंla·taṃ कोko हिhi छेच्छति।chec·cha·ti

    taṁ lataṁ ko hi checchati.

    Who will cut the weed?”

65. 65

    वेलंve·laṃ करोथka·ro·tha भद्दन्ते,bhad·dan·te

    Velaṁ karotha bhaddante,

    “Venerable sir, build a dam

66. 66

    सोतानंso·tā·naṃ सन्निवारणं;san·ni·vā·ra·ṇaṃ

    sotānaṁ sannivāraṇaṁ;

    to block the streams.

67. 67

    माmā तेte मनोमयोma·no·ma·yo सोतो,so·to

    Mā te manomayo soto,

    Don’t let your mind-made streams

68. 68

    रुक्खंवruk·khaṃ·va सहसाsa·ha·sā लुवे।lu·ve

    rukkhaṁva sahasā luve.

    cut you down suddenly like a tree.”

69. 69

    एवंe·vaṃ मेme भयजातस्स,bha·ya·jā·tas·sa

    Evaṁ me bhayajātassa,

    That is how, when I was full of fear,

70. 70

    अपाराa·pā·rā पारमेसतो;pā·ra·me·sa·to

    apārā pāramesato;

    seeking the far shore from the near,

71. 71

    ताणोtā·ṇo पञ्ञावुधोpañ·ñā·vu·dho सत्था,sat·thā

    Tāṇo paññāvudho satthā,

    my shelter was the Teacher whose weapon is wisdom,

72. 72

    इसिसङ्घनिसेवितो।i·si·saṅ·gha·ni·se·vi·to

    isisaṅghanisevito.

    frequented by the Saṅgha of seers.

73. 73

    सोपाणंso·pā·ṇaṃ सुगतंsu·ga·taṃ सुद्धं,sud·dhaṃ

    Sopāṇaṁ sugataṁ suddhaṁ,

    As I was being swept away,

74. 74

    धम्मसारमयंdham·ma·sā·ra·ma·yaṃ दळ्हं;da·ḷhaṃ

    dhammasāramayaṁ daḷhaṁ;

    he gave me a strong, simple ladder,

75. 75

    पादासिpā·dā·si वुय्हमानस्स,vuy·ha·mā·nas·sa

    Pādāsi vuyhamānassa,

    made of the heartwood of Dhamma,

76. 76

    ‘माmā भायी’तिbhā·yī चca मब्रवि।mab·ra·vi

    ‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi.

    and he said to me: “Do not fear.”

77. 77

    सतिपट्ठानपासादं,sa·ti·paṭ·ṭhā·na·pā·sā·daṃ

    Satipaṭṭhānapāsādaṁ,

    I climbed the tower of mindfulness meditation,

78. 78

    आरुय्हā·ruy·ha पच्चवेक्खिसं;pac·ca·vek·khi·saṃ

    āruyha paccavekkhisaṁ;

    and checked back down

79. 79

    यंyaṃ तंtaṃ पुब्बेpub·be अमञ्ञिस्सं,a·mañ·ñis·saṃ

    Yaṁ taṁ pubbe amaññissaṁ,

    at people delighting in substantial reality,

80. 80

    सक्कायाभिरतंsak·kā·yā·bhi·ra·taṃ पजं।pa·jaṃ

    sakkāyābhirataṁ pajaṁ.

    as I had obsessed over in the past.

81. 81

    यदाya·dā चca मग्गमद्दक्खिं,mag·ga·mad·dak·khiṃ

    Yadā ca maggamaddakkhiṁ,

    When I saw the path,

82. 82

    नावायnā·vā·ya अभिरूहनं;a·bhi·rū·ha·naṃ

    nāvāya abhirūhanaṁ;

    as I was embarking on the ship,

83. 83

    अनधिट्ठायa·na·dhiṭ·ṭhā·ya अत्तानं,at·tā·naṃ

    Anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṁ,

    without fixating on the self,

84. 84

    तित्थमद्दक्खिमुत्तमं।tit·tha·mad·dak·khi·mut·ta·maṃ

    titthamaddakkhimuttamaṁ.

    I saw the supreme landing-place.

85. 85

    सल्लंsal·laṃ अत्तसमुट्ठानं,at·ta·sa·muṭ·ṭhā·naṃ

    Sallaṁ attasamuṭṭhānaṁ,

    The dart that arises in oneself,

86. 86

    भवनेत्तिप्पभावितं;bha·va·net·tip·pa·bhā·vi·taṃ

    bhavanettippabhāvitaṁ;

    and that which stems from the leash to existence:

87. 87

    एतेसंe·te·saṃ अप्पवत्ताय,ap·pa·vat·tā·ya

    Etesaṁ appavattāya,

    he taught the supreme path

88. 88

    देसेसिde·se·si मग्गमुत्तमं।mag·ga·mut·ta·maṃ

    desesi maggamuttamaṁ.

    for the canceling of these.

89. 89

    दीघरत्तानुसयितं,dī·gha·rat·tā·nu·sa·yi·taṃ

    Dīgharattānusayitaṁ,

    For a long time it had lain within me;

90. 90

    चिररत्तमधिट्ठितं;ci·ra·rat·ta·ma·dhiṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

    cirarattamadhiṭṭhitaṁ;

    for a long time it was fixed in me:

91. 91

    बुद्धोbud·dho मेपानुदीme·pā·nu·dī गन्थं,gan·thaṃ

    Buddho mepānudī ganthaṁ,

    the Buddha cast aside the knot,

92. 92

    विसदोसप्पवाहनो”ति।vi·sa·do·sap·pa·vā·ha·no

    visadosappavāhano”ti.

    curing the damage of poison.

93. 93

    … तेलकानिte·la·kā·ni थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Telakāni 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.