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Verses of the Senior Monks 256 थेरगाथा 256

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Anuruddhattheragāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरगाथाthe·ra·gā·thā 16।9

    Theragāthā 16.9

    Verses of the Senior Monks 16.9

  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

    अनुरुद्धत्थेरगाथाa·nu·rud·dhat·the·ra·gā·thā

    Anuruddhattheragāthā

    Anuruddha

  5. 5

    “पहायpa·hā·ya मातापितरो,mā·tā·pi·ta·ro

    “Pahāya mātāpitaro,

    Leaving my mother and father behind,

  6. 6

    भगिनीbha·gi·nī ञातिभातरो;ñā·ti·bhā·ta·ro

    bhaginī ñātibhātaro;

    as well as sisters, kinsmen, and brothers;

  7. 7

    पञ्चpañ·ca कामगुणेkā·ma·gu·ṇe हित्वा,hit·vā

    Pañca kāmaguṇe hitvā,

    having given up the five sensual stimuli,

  8. 8

    अनुरुद्धोवa·nu·rud·dho·va झायति।jhā·ya·ti

    anuruddhova jhāyati.

    Anuruddha practices absorption.

  9. 9

    समेतोsa·me·to नच्चगीतेहि,nac·ca·gī·te·hi

    Sameto naccagītehi,

    Surrounded by song and dance,

  10. 10

    सम्मताळप्पबोधनो;sam·ma·tā·ḷap·pa·bo·dha·no

    sammatāḷappabodhano;

    awakened by cymbals and gongs,

  11. 11

    नna तेनte·na सुद्धिमज्झगं,sud·dhi·maj·jha·gaṃ

    Na tena suddhimajjhagaṁ,

    he did not find purification

  12. 12

    मारस्सmā·ras·sa विसयेvi·sa·ye रतो।ra·to

    mārassa visaye rato.

    while delighting in Māra’s domain.

  13. 13

    एतञ्चe·tañ·ca समतिक्कम्म,sa·ma·tik·kam·ma

    Etañca samatikkamma,

    But he has gone beyond all that,

  14. 14

    रतोra·to बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa सासने;sā·sa·ne

    rato buddhassa sāsane;

    and delights in the Buddha’s teaching.

  15. 15

    सब्बोघंsab·bo·ghaṃ समतिक्कम्म,sa·ma·tik·kam·ma

    Sabboghaṁ samatikkamma,

    Having crossed over the entire flood,

  16. 16

    अनुरुद्धोवa·nu·rud·dho·va झायति।jhā·ya·ti

    anuruddhova jhāyati.

    Anuruddha practices absorption.

  17. 17

    रूपाrū·pā सद्दाsad·dā रसाra·sā गन्धा,gan·dhā

    Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,

    Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,

  18. 18

    फोट्ठब्बाphoṭ·ṭhab·bā चca मनोरमा;ma·no·ra·mā

    phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;

    and touches so delightful:

  19. 19

    एतेe·te चca समतिक्कम्म,sa·ma·tik·kam·ma

    Ete ca samatikkamma,

    having crossed over these as well,

  20. 20

    अनुरुद्धोवa·nu·rud·dho·va झायति।jhā·ya·ti

    anuruddhova jhāyati.

    Anuruddha practices absorption.

  21. 21

    पिण्डपातमतिक्कन्तो,piṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·ma·tik·kan·to

    Piṇḍapātamatikkanto,

    Returning from almsround,

  22. 22

    एकोe·ko अदुतियोa·du·ti·yo मुनि;mu·ni

    eko adutiyo muni;

    alone, without partner,

  23. 23

    एसतिe·sa·ti पंसुकूलानि,paṃ·su·kū·lā·ni

    Esati paṁsukūlāni,

    seeking rags from the dust heap,

  24. 24

    अनुरुद्धोa·nu·rud·dho अनासवो।a·nā·sa·vo

    anuruddho anāsavo.

    Anuruddha is without defilements.

  25. 25

    विचिनीvi·ci·nī अग्गहीag·ga·hī धोवि,dho·vi

    Vicinī aggahī dhovi,

    The thoughtful sage

  26. 26

    रजयीra·ja·yī धारयीdhā·ra·yī मुनि;mu·ni

    rajayī dhārayī muni;

    selected rags from the dust heap;

  27. 27

    पंसुकूलानिpaṃ·su·kū·lā·ni मतिमा,ma·ti·mā

    Paṁsukūlāni matimā,

    he picked them up, washed, dyed, and wore them;

  28. 28

    अनुरुद्धोa·nu·rud·dho अनासवो।a·nā·sa·vo

    anuruddho anāsavo.

    Anuruddha is without defilements.

  29. 29

    महिच्छोma·hic·cho चca असन्तुट्ठो,a·san·tuṭ·ṭho

    Mahiccho ca asantuṭṭho,

    The principles of someone

  30. 30

    संसट्ठोsaṃ·saṭ·ṭho योyo चca उद्धतो;ud·dha·to

    saṁsaṭṭho yo ca uddhato;

    who has many wishes and is not content,

  31. 31

    तस्सtas·sa धम्माdham·mā इमेi·me होन्ति,hon·ti

    Tassa dhammā ime honti,

    who socializes and is conceited,

  32. 32

    पापकाpā·pa·kā सङ्किलेसिका।saṅ·ki·le·si·kā

    pāpakā saṅkilesikā.

    are wicked and corrupting.

  33. 33

    सतोsa·to चca होतिho·ti अप्पिच्छो,ap·pic·cho

    Sato ca hoti appiccho,

    But someone who is mindful, few of wishes,

  34. 34

    सन्तुट्ठोsan·tuṭ·ṭho अविघातवा;a·vi·ghā·ta·vā

    santuṭṭho avighātavā;

    content and untroubled,

  35. 35

    पविवेकरतोpa·vi·ve·ka·ra·to वित्तो,vit·to

    Pavivekarato vitto,

    delighting in seclusion, joyful,

  36. 36

    निच्चमारद्धवीरियो।nic·ca·mā·rad·dha·vī·ri·yo

    niccamāraddhavīriyo.

    always resolute and energetic;

  37. 37

    तस्सtas·sa धम्माdham·mā इमेi·me होन्ति,hon·ti

    Tassa dhammā ime honti,

    their principles are skillful,

  38. 38

    कुसलाku·sa·lā बोधिपक्खिका;bo·dhi·pak·khi·kā

    kusalā bodhipakkhikā;

    on the side of awakening;

  39. 39

    अनासवोa·nā·sa·vo चca सोso होति,ho·ti

    Anāsavo ca so hoti,

    they are without defilements—

  40. 40

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

    iti vuttaṁ mahesinā.

    so said the great seer.

  41. 41

    ममma·ma सङ्कप्पमञ्ञाय,saṅ·kap·pa·mañ·ñā·ya

    Mama saṅkappamaññāya,

    “Knowing my thoughts,

  42. 42

    सत्थाsat·thā लोकेlo·ke अनुत्तरो;a·nut·ta·ro

    satthā loke anuttaro;

    the supreme Teacher in the world

  43. 43

    मनोमयेनma·no·ma·ye·na कायेन,kā·ye·na

    Manomayena kāyena,

    came to me in a mind-made body,

  44. 44

    इद्धियाid·dhi·yā उपसङ्कमि।u·pa·saṅ·ka·mi

    iddhiyā upasaṅkami.

    using his psychic power.

  45. 45

    यदाya·dā मेme अहुa·hu सङ्कप्पो,saṅ·kap·po

    Yadā me ahu saṅkappo,

    He taught me more

  46. 46

    ततोta·to उत्तरिut·ta·ri देसयि;de·sa·yi

    tato uttari desayi;

    than I had thought of.

  47. 47

    निप्पपञ्चरतोnip·pa·pañ·ca·ra·to बुद्धो,bud·dho

    Nippapañcarato buddho,

    The Buddha who loves non-proliferation

  48. 48

    निप्पपञ्चमदेसयि।nip·pa·pañ·ca·ma·de·sa·yi

    nippapañcamadesayi.

    taught me non-proliferation.

  49. 49

    तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ धम्ममञ्ञाय,dham·ma·mañ·ñā·ya

    Tassāhaṁ dhammamaññāya,

    Understanding that teaching,

  50. 50

    विहासिंvi·hā·siṃ सासनेsā·sa·ne रतो;ra·to

    vihāsiṁ sāsane rato;

    I happily did his bidding.

  51. 51

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

    Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

    I’ve attained the three knowledges,

  52. 52

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

    kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

    and have fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

  53. 53

    पञ्चपञ्ञासवस्सानि,pañ·ca·pañ·ñā·sa·vas·sā·ni

    Pañcapaññāsavassāni,

    For the last fifty-five years

  54. 54

    यतोya·to नेसज्जिकोne·saj·ji·ko अहं;a·haṃ

    yato nesajjiko ahaṁ;

    I have not lain down to sleep.

  55. 55

    पञ्चवीसतिवस्सानि,pañ·ca·vī·sa·ti·vas·sā·ni

    Pañcavīsativassāni,

    Twenty-five years have passed

  56. 56

    यतोya·to मिद्धंmid·dhaṃ समूहतं।sa·mū·ha·taṃ

    yato middhaṁ samūhataṁ.

    since I eradicated drowsiness.”

  57. 57

    नाहुnā·hu अस्सासपस्सासा,as·sā·sa·pas·sā·sā

    Nāhu assāsapassāsā,

    “There was no more breathing

  58. 58

    ठितचित्तस्सṭhi·ta·cit·tas·sa तादिनो;tā·di·no

    ṭhitacittassa tādino;

    for the unaffected one of steady heart.

  59. 59

    अनेजोa·ne·jo सन्तिमारब्भ,san·ti·mā·rab·bha

    Anejo santimārabbha,

    Imperturbable, committed to peace,

  60. 60

    चक्खुमाcak·khu·mā परिनिब्बुतो।pa·ri·nib·bu·to

    cakkhumā parinibbuto.

    the Clear-eyed One was fully quenched.

  61. 61

    असल्लीनेनa·sal·lī·ne·na चित्तेन,cit·te·na

    Asallīnena cittena,

    He put up with painful feelings

  62. 62

    वेदनंve·da·naṃ अज्झवासयि;aj·jha·vā·sa·yi

    vedanaṁ ajjhavāsayi;

    without flinching.

  63. 63

    पज्जोतस्सेवpaj·jo·tas·se·va निब्बानं,nib·bā·naṃ

    Pajjotasseva nibbānaṁ,

    The liberation of his heart

  64. 64

    विमोक्खोvi·mok·kho चेतसोce·ta·so अहु।a·hu

    vimokkho cetaso ahu.

    was like the extinguishing of a lamp.”

  65. 65

    एतेe·te पच्छिमकाpac·chi·ma·kā दानि,dā·ni

    Ete pacchimakā dāni,

    “Now these touches and the other four

  66. 66

    मुनिनोmu·ni·no फस्सपञ्चमा;phas·sa·pañ·ca·mā

    munino phassapañcamā;

    are the last to be experienced by the sage;

  67. 67

    नाञ्ञेnāñ·ñe धम्माdham·mā भविस्सन्ति,bha·vis·san·ti

    Nāññe dhammā bhavissanti,

    nor will there be other phenomena

  68. 68

    सम्बुद्धेsam·bud·dhe परिनिब्बुते।pa·ri·nib·bu·te

    sambuddhe parinibbute.

    since the Buddha was fully quenched.

  69. 69

    नत्थिnat·thi दानिdā·ni पुनावासो,pu·nā·vā·so

    Natthi dāni punāvāso,

    O Penelope, weaver of the web—

  70. 70

    देवकायस्मिde·va·kā·yas·mi जालिनि;jā·li·ni

    devakāyasmi jālini;

    there’s no more abodes in the heavenly host.

  71. 71

    विक्खीणोvik·khī·ṇo जातिसंसारो,jā·ti·saṃ·sā·ro

    Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,

    Transmigration through births is finished,

  72. 72

    नत्थिnat·thi दानिdā·ni पुनब्भवो।pu·nab·bha·vo

    natthi dāni punabbhavo.

    now there’ll be no more future lives.”

  73. 73

    यस्सyas·sa मुहुत्तेनmu·hut·te·na सहस्सधा,sa·has·sa·dhā

    Yassa muhuttena sahassadhā,

    “The mendicant by whom the galaxy

  74. 74

    लोकोlo·ko संविदितोsaṃ·vi·di·to सब्रह्मकप्पो;sab·rah·ma·kap·po

    Loko saṁvidito sabrahmakappo;

    with the age of the Divinity are known in an hour—

  75. 75

    वसीva·sī इद्धिगुणेid·dhi·gu·ṇe चुतूपपाते,cu·tū·pa·pā·te

    Vasī iddhiguṇe cutūpapāte,

    that master of psychic ability sees the gods

  76. 76

    कालेkā·le पस्सतिpas·sa·ti देवताde·va·tā सsa भिक्खु।bhik·khu

    Kāle passati devatā sa bhikkhu.

    at the time they pass away and are reborn.”

  77. 77

    अन्नभारोan·na·bhā·ro पुरेpu·re आसिं,ā·siṃ

    Annabhāro pure āsiṁ,

    “In the past I was Annabhāra,

  78. 78

    दलिद्दोda·lid·do घासहारको;ghā·sa·hā·ra·ko

    daliddo ghāsahārako;

    a poor carrier of fodder.

  79. 79

    समणंsa·ma·ṇaṃ पटिपादेसिं,pa·ṭi·pā·de·siṃ

    Samaṇaṁ paṭipādesiṁ,

    I practiced as an ascetic,

  80. 80

    उपरिट्ठंu·pa·riṭ·ṭhaṃ यसस्सिनं।ya·sas·si·naṃ

    upariṭṭhaṁ yasassinaṁ.

    the renowned Upariṭṭha.

  81. 81

    सोम्हिsom·hi सक्यकुलेsak·ya·ku·le जातो,jā·to

    Somhi sakyakule jāto,

    Then I was reborn in the Sakyan clan,

  82. 82

    अनुरुद्धोतिa·nu·rud·dho·ti मंmaṃ विदू;vi·dū

    anuruddhoti maṁ vidū;

    where I was known as ‘Anuruddha’.

  83. 83

    उपेतोu·pe·to नच्चगीतेहि,nac·ca·gī·te·hi

    Upeto naccagītehi,

    Surrounded by song and dance,

  84. 84

    सम्मताळप्पबोधनो।sam·ma·tā·ḷap·pa·bo·dha·no

    sammatāḷappabodhano.

    I was awakened by cymbals and gongs.

  85. 85

    अथद्दसासिंa·thad·da·sā·siṃ सम्बुद्धं,sam·bud·dhaṃ

    Athaddasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ,

    Then I saw the Buddha,

  86. 86

    सत्थारंsat·thā·raṃ अकुतोभयं;a·ku·to·bha·yaṃ

    satthāraṁ akutobhayaṁ;

    the Teacher, fearing nothing from any quarter;

  87. 87

    तस्मिंtas·miṃ चित्तंcit·taṃ पसादेत्वा,pa·sā·det·vā

    Tasmiṁ cittaṁ pasādetvā,

    filling my mind with confidence in him,

  88. 88

    पब्बजिंpab·ba·jiṃ अनगारियं।a·na·gā·ri·yaṃ

    pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.

    I went forth to homelessness.

  89. 89

    पुब्बेनिवासंpub·be·ni·vā·saṃ जानामि,jā·nā·mi

    Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,

    I know my past lives,

  90. 90

    यत्थyat·tha मेme वुसितंvu·si·taṃ पुरे;pu·re

    yattha me vusitaṁ pure;

    the places I used to live.

  91. 91

    तावतिंसेसुtā·va·tiṃ·se·su देवेसु,de·ve·su

    Tāvatiṁsesu devesu,

    I was born as Sakka,

  92. 92

    अट्ठासिंaṭ·ṭhā·siṃ सक्कजातिया।sak·ka·jā·ti·yā

    aṭṭhāsiṁ sakkajātiyā.

    and stayed among the thirty-three gods.

  93. 93

    सत्तक्खत्तुंsat·tak·khat·tuṃ मनुस्सिन्दो,ma·nus·sin·do

    Sattakkhattuṁ manussindo,

    Seven times I was a king of men

  94. 94

    अहंa·haṃ रज्जमकारयिं;raj·ja·ma·kā·ra·yiṃ

    ahaṁ rajjamakārayiṁ;

    ruling a kingdom,

  95. 95

    चातुरन्तोcā·tu·ran·to विजितावी,vi·ji·tā·vī

    Cāturanto vijitāvī,

    victorious in the four quarters,

  96. 96

    जम्बुसण्डस्सjam·bu·saṇ·ḍas·sa इस्सरो;is·sa·ro

    jambusaṇḍassa issaro;

    lord of the Black Plum Tree Land.

  97. 97

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

    Adaṇḍena asatthena,

    Without rod or sword,

  98. 98

    धम्मेनdham·me·na अनुसासयिं।a·nu·sā·sa·yiṃ

    dhammena anusāsayiṁ.

    I governed by principle.

  99. 99

    इतोi·to सत्तsat·ta ततोta·to सत्त,sat·ta

    Ito satta tato satta,

    Seven from here, seven from there—

  100. 100

    संसारानिsaṃ·sā·rā·ni चतुद्दस;ca·tud·da·sa

    saṁsārāni catuddasa;

    fourteen transmigrations in all.

  101. 101

    निवासमभिजानिस्सं,ni·vā·sa·ma·bhi·jā·nis·saṃ

    Nivāsamabhijānissaṁ,

    I shall remember my past lives:

  102. 102

    देवलोकेde·va·lo·ke ठितोṭhi·to तदा।ta·dā

    devaloke ṭhito tadā.

    at that time I stayed in the realm of the gods.

  103. 103

    पञ्चङ्गिकेpañ·caṅ·gi·ke समाधिम्हि,sa·mā·dhim·hi

    Pañcaṅgike samādhimhi,

    I have gained complete tranquility

  104. 104

    सन्तेsan·te एकोदिभाविते;e·ko·di·bhā·vi·te

    sante ekodibhāvite;

    in immersion with five factors.

  105. 105

    पटिप्पस्सद्धिलद्धम्हि,pa·ṭip·pas·sad·dhi·lad·dham·hi

    Paṭippassaddhiladdhamhi,

    Peaceful, serene,

  106. 106

    दिब्बचक्खुdib·ba·cak·khu विसुज्झिvi·suj·jhi मे।me

    dibbacakkhu visujjhi me.

    my clairvoyance is purified.

  107. 107

    चुतूपपातंcu·tū·pa·pā·taṃ जानामि,jā·nā·mi

    Cutūpapātaṁ jānāmi,

    Steady in five-factored absorption,

  108. 108

    सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ आगतिंā·ga·tiṃ गतिं;ga·tiṃ

    sattānaṁ āgatiṁ gatiṁ;

    I know the passing away and rebirth of beings,

  109. 109

    इत्थभावञ्ञथाभावं,it·tha·bhā·vañ·ña·thā·bhā·vaṃ

    Itthabhāvaññathābhāvaṁ,

    their coming and going,

  110. 110

    झानेjhā·ne पञ्चङ्गिकेpañ·caṅ·gi·ke ठितो।ṭhi·to

    jhāne pañcaṅgike ṭhito.

    their lives in this state and that.

  111. 111

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

    Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,

    I’ve served the Teacher

  112. 112
  113. 113

    …

    …

    The heavy burden is laid down,

  114. 114

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

    bhavanetti samūhatā.

    the leash to existence is eradicated.

  115. 115

    वज्जीनंvaj·jī·naṃ वेळुवगामे,ve·ḷu·va·gā·me

    Vajjīnaṁ veḷuvagāme,

    In the Vajjian village of Veḷuva,

  116. 116

    अहंa·haṃ जीवितसङ्खया;jī·vi·ta·saṅ·kha·yā

    ahaṁ jīvitasaṅkhayā;

    my life will come to an end.

  117. 117

    हेट्ठतोheṭ·ṭha·to वेळुगुम्बस्मिं,ve·ḷu·gum·bas·miṃ

    Heṭṭhato veḷugumbasmiṁ,

    Beneath a thicket of bamboos,

  118. 118

    निब्बायिस्संnib·bā·yis·saṃ अनासवो”ति।a·nā·sa·vo

    nibbāyissaṁ anāsavo”ti.

    being undefiled, I will be fully extinguished.”

  119. 119

    … अनुरुद्धोa·nu·rud·dho थेरोthe·ro …।

    … Anuruddho 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.