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Aṅgulimālattheragāthā

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1. 1

   थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 16।8

   Theragāthā 16.8

   Verses of the Senior Monks 16.8

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

   अङ्गुलिमालत्थेरगाथाaṅ·gu·li·mā·lat·the·ra·gā·thā

   Aṅgulimālattheragāthā

   Aṅgulimāla

5. 5

   “गच्छंgac·chaṃ वदेसिva·de·si समणट्ठितोम्हि,sa·ma·ṇaṭ·ṭhi·tom·hi

   “Gacchaṁ vadesi samaṇaṭṭhitomhi,

   “While walking, ascetic, you say ‘I’ve stopped.’

6. 6

   ममञ्चma·mañ·ca ब्रूसिbrū·si ठितमट्ठितोति;ṭhi·ta·maṭ·ṭhi·to·ti

   Mamañca brūsi ṭhitamaṭṭhitoti;

   And I have stopped, but you tell me I’ve not.

7. 7

   पुच्छामिpuc·chā·mi तंtaṃ समणsa·ma·ṇa एतमत्थं,e·ta·mat·thaṃ

   Pucchāmi taṁ samaṇa etamatthaṁ,

   I’m asking you this, ascetic:

8. 8

   ‘कथंka·thaṃ ठितोṭhi·to त्वंtvaṃ अहमट्ठितोम्हि’”।a·ha·maṭ·ṭhi·tom·hi

   ‘Kathaṁ ṭhito tvaṁ ahamaṭṭhitomhi’”.

   how is it you’ve stopped and I have not?”

9. 9

   “ठितोṭhi·to अहंa·haṃ अङ्गुलिमालaṅ·gu·li·mā·la सब्बदा,sab·ba·dā

   “Ṭhito ahaṁ aṅgulimāla sabbadā,

   “Aṅgulimāla, I have forever stopped—

10. 10

    सब्बेसुsab·be·su भूतेसुbhū·te·su निधायni·dhā·ya दण्डं;daṇ·ḍaṃ

    Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṁ;

    I’ve laid aside violence toward all creatures.

11. 11

    तुवञ्चtu·vañ·ca पाणेसुpā·ṇe·su असञ्ञतोसि,a·sañ·ña·to·si

    Tuvañca pāṇesu asaññatosi,

    But you can’t stop yourself <j>from harming living creatures;

12. 12

    तस्माtas·mā ठितोहंṭhi·to·haṃ तुवमट्ठितोसि”।tu·va·maṭ·ṭhi·to·si

    Tasmā ṭhitohaṁ tuvamaṭṭhitosi”.

    that’s why I’ve stopped, but you have not.”

13. 13

    “चिरस्संci·ras·saṃ वतva·ta मेme महितोma·hi·to महेसी,ma·he·sī

    “Cirassaṁ vata me mahito mahesī,

    “Oh, at long last a renowned great seer,

14. 14

    महावनंma·hā·va·naṃ समणोsa·ma·ṇo पच्चपादि;pac·ca·pā·di

    Mahāvanaṁ samaṇo paccapādi;

    an ascetic has followed me into this deep wood.

15. 15

    सोहंso·haṃ चजिस्सामिca·jis·sā·mi सहस्सपापं,sa·has·sa·pā·paṃ

    Sohaṁ cajissāmi sahassapāpaṁ,

    Now that I’ve heard your verse on Dhamma,

16. 16

    सुत्वानsut·vā·na गाथंgā·thaṃ तवta·va धम्मयुत्तं”।dham·ma·yut·taṃ

    Sutvāna gāthaṁ tava dhammayuttaṁ”.

    I shall discard a thousand evils.”

17. 17

    इच्चेवic·ce·va चोरोco·ro असिमावुधञ्च,a·si·mā·vu·dhañ·ca

    Icceva coro asimāvudhañca,

    With these words, <j>the bandit hurled his sword and weapons

18. 18

    सोब्भेsob·bhe पपातेpa·pā·te नरकेna·ra·ke अन्वकासि;an·va·kā·si

    Sobbhe papāte narake anvakāsi;

    down a cliff into an abyss.

19. 19

    अवन्दिa·van·di चोरोco·ro सुगतस्सsu·ga·tas·sa पादे,pā·de

    Avandi coro sugatassa pāde,

    He venerated the Holy One’s feet,

20. 20

    तत्थेवtat·the·va पब्बज्जमयाचिpab·baj·ja·ma·yā·ci बुद्धं।bud·dhaṃ

    Tattheva pabbajjamayāci buddhaṁ.

    and requested the going forth <j>from the Buddha right away.

21. 21

    बुद्धोbud·dho चca खोkho कारुणिकोkā·ru·ṇi·ko महेसि,ma·he·si

    Buddho ca kho kāruṇiko mahesi,

    Then the Buddha, the compassionate great seer,

22. 22

    योyo सत्थाsat·thā लोकस्सlo·kas·sa सदेवकस्स;sa·de·va·kas·sa

    Yo satthā lokassa sadevakassa;

    the Teacher of the world with its gods,

23. 23

    “तमेहिta·me·hi भिक्खू”तिbhik·khū तदाta·dā अवोच,a·vo·ca

    “Tamehi bhikkhū”ti tadā avoca,

    said to him, “Come, monk!”

24. 24

    एसेवe·se·va तस्सtas·sa अहुa·hu भिक्खुभावो।bhik·khu·bhā·vo

    Eseva tassa ahu bhikkhubhāvo.

    And with that he became a monk.

25. 25

    “योyo चca पुब्बेpub·be पमज्जित्वा,pa·maj·jit·vā

    “Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā,

    “He who once was heedless,

26. 26

    पच्छाpac·chā सोso नप्पमज्जति;nap·pa·maj·ja·ti

    pacchā so nappamajjati;

    but turned to heedfulness,

27. 27

    सोमंso·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ पभासेति,pa·bhā·se·ti

    Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,

    shines upon this world,

28. 28

    अब्भाab·bhā मुत्तोवmut·to·va चन्दिमा।can·di·mā

    abbhā muttova candimā.

    like the moon freed from clouds.

29. 29

    यस्सyas·sa पापंpā·paṃ कतंka·taṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

    Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ,

    Someone whose bad deed

30. 30

    कुसलेनku·sa·le·na पिधीयति;pi·dhī·ya·ti

    kusalena pidhīyati;

    is supplanted by the good,

31. 31

    सोमंso·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ पभासेति,pa·bhā·se·ti

    Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,

    shines upon this world,

32. 32

    अब्भाab·bhā मुत्तोवmut·to·va चन्दिमा।can·di·mā

    abbhā muttova candimā.

    like the moon freed from clouds.

33. 33

    योyo हवेha·ve दहरोda·ha·ro भिक्खु,bhik·khu

    Yo have daharo bhikkhu,

    A young mendicant

34. 34

    युञ्जतिyuñ·ja·ti बुद्धसासने;bud·dha·sā·sa·ne

    yuñjati buddhasāsane;

    devoted to the Buddha’s teaching,

35. 35

    सोमंso·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ पभासेति,pa·bhā·se·ti

    Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,

    shines upon this world,

36. 36

    अब्भाab·bhā मुत्तोवmut·to·va चन्दिमा।can·di·mā

    abbhā muttova candimā.

    like the moon freed from clouds.

37. 37

    दिसापिdi·sā·pi मेme धम्मकथंdham·ma·ka·thaṃ सुणन्तु,su·ṇan·tu

    Disāpi me dhammakathaṁ suṇantu,

    May even my enemies <j>hear a Dhamma talk!

38. 38

    दिसापिdi·sā·pi मेme युञ्जन्तुyuñ·jan·tu बुद्धसासने;bud·dha·sā·sa·ne

    Disāpi me yuñjantu buddhasāsane;

    May even my enemies <j>devote themselves to the Buddha’s teaching!

39. 39

    दिसापिdi·sā·pi मेme तेte मनुजेma·nu·je भजन्तु,bha·jan·tu

    Disāpi me te manuje bhajantu,

    May even my enemies associate with those good men

40. 40

    येye धम्ममेवादपयन्तिdham·ma·me·vā·da·pa·yan·ti सन्तो।san·to

    Ye dhammamevādapayanti santo.

    who establish others in the Dhamma!

41. 41

    दिसाdi·sā हिhi मेme खन्तिवादानं,khan·ti·vā·dā·naṃ

    Disā hi me khantivādānaṁ,

    May even my enemies <j>hear Dhamma at the right time,

42. 42

    अविरोधप्पसंसिनं;a·vi·ro·dhap·pa·saṃ·si·naṃ

    avirodhappasaṁsinaṁ;

    from those who teach acceptance,

43. 43

    सुणन्तुsu·ṇan·tu धम्मंdham·maṃ कालेन,kā·le·na

    Suṇantu dhammaṁ kālena,

    praising acquiescence;

44. 44

    तञ्चtañ·ca अनुविधीयन्तु।a·nu·vi·dhī·yan·tu

    tañca anuvidhīyantu.

    and may they follow that path!

45. 45

    नna हिhi जातुjā·tu सोso ममंma·maṃ हिंसे,hiṃ·se

    Na hi jātu so mamaṁ hiṁse,

    For then they’d never wish harm

46. 46

    अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ वाvā पनpa·na किञ्चनं;kiñ·ca·naṃ

    aññaṁ vā pana kiñcanaṁ;

    upon myself or others.

47. 47

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

    Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,

    Having arrived at ultimate peace,

48. 48

    रक्खेय्यrak·khey·ya तसथावरे।ta·sa·thā·va·re

    rakkheyya tasathāvare.

    they’d look after creatures firm and frail.

49. 49

    उदकञ्हिu·da·kañ·hi नयन्तिna·yan·ti नेत्तिका,net·ti·kā

    Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,

    For while irrigators guide water,

50. 50

    उसुकाराu·su·kā·rā नमयन्तिna·ma·yan·ti तेजनं;te·ja·naṃ

    Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;

    fletchers bend arrows straight,

51. 51

    दारुंdā·ruṃ नमयन्तिna·ma·yan·ti तच्छका,tac·cha·kā

    Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,

    and carpenters bend timber straight,

52. 52

    अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ दमयन्तिda·ma·yan·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

    Attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.

    the astute tame themselves.

53. 53

    दण्डेनेकेdaṇ·ḍe·ne·ke दमयन्ति,da·ma·yan·ti

    Daṇḍeneke damayanti,

    Some tame by using the rod,

54. 54

    अङ्कुसेभिaṅ·ku·se·bhi कसाहिka·sā·hi च;ca

    aṅkusebhi kasāhi ca;

    some with goads, and some with whips.

55. 55

    अदण्डेनa·daṇ·ḍe·na असत्थेन,a·sat·the·na

    Adaṇḍena asatthena,

    But the unaffected one tamed me

56. 56

    अहंa·haṃ दन्तोम्हिdan·tom·hi तादिना।tā·di·nā

    ahaṁ dantomhi tādinā.

    without rod or sword.

57. 57

    ‘अहिंसको’तिa·hiṃ·sa·ko मेme नामं,nā·maṃ

    ‘Ahiṁsako’ti me nāmaṁ,

    My name is ‘Harmless’,

58. 58

    हिंसकस्सhiṃ·sa·kas·sa पुरेpu·re सतो;sa·to

    hiṁsakassa pure sato;

    though I used to be harmful.

59. 59

    अज्जाहंaj·jā·haṃ सच्चनामोम्हि,sac·ca·nā·mom·hi

    Ajjāhaṁ saccanāmomhi,

    The name I bear today is true,

60. 60

    नna नंnaṃ हिंसामिhiṃ·sā·mi किञ्चनं।kiñ·ca·naṃ

    na naṁ hiṁsāmi kiñcanaṁ.

    for I do no harm to anyone.

61. 61

    चोरोco·ro अहंa·haṃ पुरेpu·re आसिं,ā·siṃ

    Coro ahaṁ pure āsiṁ,

    I used to be a bandit,

62. 62

    अङ्गुलिमालोतिaṅ·gu·li·mā·lo·ti विस्सुतो;vis·su·to

    aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

    the notorious Aṅgulimāla.

63. 63

    वुय्हमानोvuy·ha·mā·no महोघेन,ma·ho·ghe·na

    Vuyhamāno mahoghena,

    Swept away in a great flood,

64. 64

    बुद्धंbud·dhaṃ सरणमागमं।sa·ra·ṇa·mā·ga·maṃ

    buddhaṁ saraṇamāgamaṁ.

    I went to the Buddha for refuge.

65. 65

    लोहितपाणिlo·hi·ta·pā·ṇi पुरेpu·re आसिं,ā·siṃ

    Lohitapāṇi pure āsiṁ,

    I used to have blood on my hands,

66. 66

    अङ्गुलिमालोतिaṅ·gu·li·mā·lo·ti विस्सुतो;vis·su·to

    aṅgulimāloti vissuto;

    the notorious Aṅgulimāla.

67. 67

    सरणगमनंsa·ra·ṇa·ga·ma·naṃ पस्स,pas·sa

    Saraṇagamanaṁ passa,

    See the refuge I’ve found—

68. 68

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

    bhavanetti samūhatā.

    the leash to existence is eradicated.

69. 69

    तादिसंtā·di·saṃ कम्मंkam·maṃ कत्वान,kat·vā·na

    Tādisaṁ kammaṁ katvāna,

    I’ve done many of the sort of deeds

70. 70

    बहुंba·huṃ दुग्गतिगामिनं;dug·ga·ti·gā·mi·naṃ

    bahuṁ duggatigāminaṁ;

    that lead to a bad destination.

71. 71

    फुट्ठोphuṭ·ṭho कम्मविपाकेन,kam·ma·vi·pā·ke·na

    Phuṭṭho kammavipākena,

    The result of my deeds has already struck me,

72. 72

    अनणोa·na·ṇo भुञ्जामिbhuñ·jā·mi भोजनं।bho·ja·naṃ

    anaṇo bhuñjāmi bhojanaṁ.

    so I enjoy my food free of debt.

73. 73

    पमादमनुयुञ्जन्ति,pa·mā·da·ma·nu·yuñ·jan·ti

    Pamādamanuyuñjanti,

    Fools and simpletons

74. 74

    बालाbā·lā दुम्मेधिनोdum·me·dhi·no जना;ja·nā

    bālā dummedhino janā;

    devote themselves to negligence.

75. 75

    अप्पमादञ्चap·pa·mā·dañ·ca मेधावी,me·dhā·vī

    Appamādañca medhāvī,

    But the wise protect diligence

76. 76

    धनंdha·naṃ सेट्ठंवseṭ·ṭhaṃ·va रक्खति।rak·kha·ti

    dhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁva rakkhati.

    as their best treasure.

77. 77

    माmā पमादमनुयुञ्जेथ,pa·mā·da·ma·nu·yuñ·je·tha

    Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha,

    Don’t devote yourself to negligence,

78. 78

    माmā कामरतिसन्थवं;kā·ma·ra·ti·san·tha·vaṃ

    mā kāmaratisanthavaṁ;

    or delight in erotic intimacy.

79. 79

    अप्पमत्तोap·pa·mat·to हिhi झायन्तो,jhā·yan·to

    Appamatto hi jhāyanto,

    For if you’re diligent and practice absorption,

80. 80

    पप्पोतिpap·po·ti परमंpa·ra·maṃ सुखं।su·khaṃ

    pappoti paramaṁ sukhaṁ.

    you’ll attain ultimate happiness.

81. 81

    स्वागतंsvā·ga·taṃ नापगतं,nā·pa·ga·taṃ

    Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ,

    It was welcome, not unwelcome,

82. 82

    नेतंne·taṃ दुम्मन्तितंdum·man·ti·taṃ मम;ma·ma

    netaṁ dummantitaṁ mama;

    the advice I got was good.

83. 83

    सविभत्तेसुsa·vi·bhat·te·su धम्मेसु,dham·me·su

    Savibhattesu dhammesu,

    Of the well-explained teachings,

84. 84

    यंyaṃ सेट्ठंseṭ·ṭhaṃ तदुपागमं।ta·du·pā·ga·maṃ

    yaṁ seṭṭhaṁ tadupāgamaṁ.

    I arrived at the best.

85. 85

    स्वागतंsvā·ga·taṃ नापगतं,nā·pa·ga·taṃ

    Svāgataṁ nāpagataṁ,

    It was welcome, not unwelcome,

86. 86

    नेतंne·taṃ दुम्मन्तितंdum·man·ti·taṃ मम;ma·ma

    netaṁ dummantitaṁ mama;

    the advice I got was good.

87. 87

    तिस्सोtis·so विज्जाvij·jā अनुप्पत्ता,a·nup·pat·tā

    Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

    I’ve attained the three knowledges,

88. 88

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

    kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

    and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.”

89. 89

    अरञ्ञेa·rañ·ñe रुक्खमूलेruk·kha·mū·le वा,vā

    Araññe rukkhamūle vā,

    “In the wilderness, at a tree’s root,

90. 90

    पब्बतेसुpab·ba·te·su गुहासुgu·hā·su वा;vā

    pabbatesu guhāsu vā;

    on mountains, or in caves—

91. 91

    तत्थtat·tha तत्थेवtat·the·va अट्ठासिं,aṭ·ṭhā·siṃ

    Tattha tattheva aṭṭhāsiṁ,

    it used to be that wherever I stood,

92. 92

    उब्बिग्गमनसोub·big·ga·ma·na·so तदा।ta·dā

    ubbiggamanaso tadā.

    my mind was anxious.

93. 93

    सुखंsu·khaṃ सयामिsa·yā·mi ठायामि,ṭhā·yā·mi

    Sukhaṁ sayāmi ṭhāyāmi,

    But now I lie down happily and stand up happily,

94. 94

    सुखंsu·khaṃ कप्पेमिkap·pe·mi जीवितं;jī·vi·taṃ

    sukhaṁ kappemi jīvitaṁ;

    I live my life happily,

95. 95

    अहत्थपासोa·hat·tha·pā·so मारस्स,mā·ras·sa

    Ahatthapāso mārassa,

    out of Māra’s reach;

96. 96

    अहोa·ho सत्थानुकम्पितो।sat·thā·nu·kam·pi·to

    aho satthānukampito.

    the Teacher had sympathy for me.

97. 97

    ब्रह्मजच्चोbrah·ma·jac·co पुरेpu·re आसिं,ā·siṃ

    Brahmajacco pure āsiṁ,

    I used to be of brahmin birth,

98. 98

    उदिच्चोu·dic·co उभतोu·bha·to अहु;a·hu

    udicco ubhato ahu;

    highborn on both sides,

99. 99

    सोज्जsoj·ja पुत्तोput·to सुगतस्स,su·ga·tas·sa

    Sojja putto sugatassa,

    now I’m a son of the Holy One,

100. 100

     धम्मराजस्सdham·ma·rā·jas·sa सत्थुनो।sat·thu·no

     dhammarājassa satthuno.

     the Teacher, King of Dhamma.

101. 101

     वीततण्होvī·ta·taṇ·ho अनादानो,a·nā·dā·no

     Vītataṇho anādāno,

     I am rid of craving, free of grasping,

102. 102

     गुत्तद्वारोgut·tad·vā·ro सुसंवुतो;su·saṃ·vu·to

     guttadvāro susaṁvuto;

     my sense doors are guarded and well-restrained.

103. 103

     अघमूलंa·gha·mū·laṃ वधित्वान,va·dhit·vā·na

     Aghamūlaṁ vadhitvāna,

     I’ve destroyed the root of gloom,

104. 104

     पत्तोpat·to मेme आसवक्खयो।ā·sa·vak·kha·yo

     patto me āsavakkhayo.

     and attained the ending of defilements.

105. 105

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

     Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,

     I’ve served the Teacher

106. 106

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

     kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ;

     and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

107. 107

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

     Ohito garuko bhāro,

     The heavy burden is laid down,

108. 108

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

     bhavanetti samūhatā”ti.

     the leash to existence is eradicated.”

109. 109

     … अङ्गुलिमालोaṅ·gu·li·mā·lo थेरोthe·ro …।

     … Aṅgulimālo 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.