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Verses of the Senior Nuns 41 थेरीगाथा 41

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Sundarīnandātherīgāthā

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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  1. 1

    थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 5।4

    Therīgāthā 5.4

    Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.4

  2. 2

    पञ्चकनिपातpañ·ca·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Pañcakanipāta

    The Book of the Fives

  3. 3

    सुन्दरीनन्दाथेरीगाथाsun·da·rī·nan·dā·the·rī·gā·thā

    Sundarīnandātherīgāthā

    Sundarīnandā

  4. 4

    “आतुरंā·tu·raṃ असुचिंa·su·ciṃ पूतिं,pū·tiṃ

    “Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ,

    “Nandā, see this bag of bones as

  5. 5

    पस्सpas·sa नन्देnan·de समुस्सयं;sa·mus·sa·yaṃ

    passa nande samussayaṁ;

    diseased, filthy, and rotten.

  6. 6

    असुभायa·su·bhā·ya चित्तंcit·taṃ भावेहि,bhā·ve·hi

    Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,

    With mind unified and serene,

  7. 7

    एकग्गंe·kag·gaṃ सुसमाहितं।su·sa·mā·hi·taṃ

    ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.

    meditate on the ugly aspects of the body:

  8. 8

    यथाya·thā इदंi·daṃ तथाta·thā एतं,e·taṃ

    Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ,

    as this is, so is that,

  9. 9

    यथाya·thā एतंe·taṃ तथाta·thā इदं;i·daṃ

    yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ;

    as that is, so is this.

  10. 10

    दुग्गन्धंdug·gan·dhaṃ पूतिकंpū·ti·kaṃ वाति,vā·ti

    Duggandhaṁ pūtikaṁ vāti,

    A foul stink wafts from it,

  11. 11

    बालानंbā·lā·naṃ अभिनन्दितं।a·bhi·nan·di·taṃ

    bālānaṁ abhinanditaṁ.

    it is the fools’ delight.”

  12. 12

    एवमेतंe·va·me·taṃ अवेक्खन्ती,a·vek·khan·tī

    Evametaṁ avekkhantī,

    Reflecting in such a way,

  13. 13

    रत्तिन्दिवमतन्दिता;rat·tin·di·va·ma·tan·di·tā

    rattindivamatanditā;

    tireless all day and night,

  14. 14

    ततोta·to सकायsa·kā·ya पञ्ञाय,pañ·ñā·ya

    Tato sakāya paññāya,

    having broken through

  15. 15

    अभिनिब्बिज्झa·bhi·nib·bij·jha दक्खिसं”।dak·khi·saṃ

    abhinibbijjha dakkhisaṁ”.

    with my own wisdom, I saw.

  16. 16

    “तस्साtas·sā मेme अप्पमत्ताय,ap·pa·mat·tā·ya

    “Tassā me appamattāya,

    Being diligent,

  17. 17

    विचिनन्तियाvi·ci·nan·ti·yā योनिसो;yo·ni·so

    vicinantiyā yoniso;

    rationally investigating,

  18. 18

    यथाभूतंya·thā·bhū·taṃ अयंa·yaṃ कायो,kā·yo

    Yathābhūtaṁ ayaṁ kāyo,

    I truly saw this body

  19. 19

    दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho सन्तरबाहिरो।san·ta·ra·bā·hi·ro

    diṭṭho santarabāhiro.

    both inside and out.

  20. 20

    अथa·tha निब्बिन्दहंnib·bin·da·haṃ काये,kā·ye

    Atha nibbindahaṁ kāye,

    Then, growing disillusioned with the body,

  21. 21

    अज्झत्तञ्चaj·jhat·tañ·ca विरज्जहं;vi·raj·ja·haṃ

    ajjhattañca virajjahaṁ;

    I became dispassionate within.

  22. 22

    अप्पमत्ताap·pa·mat·tā विसंयुत्ता,vi·saṃ·yut·tā

    Appamattā visaṁyuttā,

    Diligent, detached,

  23. 23

    उपसन्ताम्हिu·pa·san·tām·hi निब्बुता”ति।nib·bu·tā

    upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti.

    I’m quenched and at peace.

  24. 24

    … सुन्दरीनन्दाsun·da·rī·nan·dā थेरीthe·rī …।

    … Sundarīnandā therī ….

    (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.