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Verses of the Senior Nuns 47 थेरीगाथा 47

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Paṭācārātherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 5।10

Therīgāthā 5.10

Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.10
2

पञ्चकनिपातpañ·ca·ka·ni·pā·ta

Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives
3

पटाचाराथेरीगाथाpa·ṭā·cā·rā·the·rī·gā·thā

Paṭācārātherīgāthā

Paṭācārā
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“नङ्गलेहिnaṅ·ga·le·hi कसंka·saṃ खेत्तं,khet·taṃ

“Naṅgalehi kasaṁ khettaṁ,

Plowing the fields,
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बीजानिbī·jā·ni पवपंpa·va·paṃ छमा;cha·mā

bījāni pavapaṁ chamā;

sowing seeds in the ground,
6

पुत्तदारानिput·ta·dā·rā·ni पोसेन्ता,po·sen·tā

Puttadārāni posentā,

providing for partners and children,
7

धनंdha·naṃ विन्दन्तिvin·dan·ti माणवा।mā·ṇa·vā

dhanaṁ vindanti māṇavā.

young men acquire wealth.
8

किमहंki·ma·haṃ सीलसम्पन्ना,sī·la·sam·pan·nā

Kimahaṁ sīlasampannā,

I am accomplished in ethics,
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सत्थुसासनकारिका;sat·thu·sā·sa·na·kā·ri·kā

satthusāsanakārikā;

and I do the Teacher’s bidding,
10

निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ नाधिगच्छामि,nā·dhi·gac·chā·mi

Nibbānaṁ nādhigacchāmi,

being neither lazy nor restless—
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अकुसीताa·ku·sī·tā अनुद्धता।a·nud·dha·tā

akusītā anuddhatā.

why then do I not achieve quenching?
12

पादेpā·de पक्खालयित्वान,pak·khā·la·yit·vā·na

Pāde pakkhālayitvāna,

Having washed my feet,
13

उदकेसुu·da·ke·su करोमहं;ka·ro·ma·haṃ

udakesu karomahaṁ;

I took note of the water,
14

पादोदकञ्चpā·do·da·kañ·ca दिस्वान,dis·vā·na

Pādodakañca disvāna,

seeing the foot-washing water
15

थलतोtha·la·to निन्नमागतं।nin·na·mā·ga·taṃ

thalato ninnamāgataṁ.

flowing from high ground to low.
16

ततोta·to चित्तंcit·taṃ समाधेसिं,sa·mā·dhe·siṃ

Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ,

My mind became serene,
17

अस्संas·saṃ भद्रंवजानियं;bhad·raṃ·va·jā·ni·yaṃ

assaṁ bhadraṁvajāniyaṁ;

like a fine thoroughbred steed.
18

ततोta·to दीपंdī·paṃ गहेत्वान,ga·het·vā·na

Tato dīpaṁ gahetvāna,

Then, taking a lamp,
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विहारंvi·hā·raṃ पाविसिंpā·vi·siṃ अहं;a·haṃ

vihāraṁ pāvisiṁ ahaṁ;

I entered my dwelling,
20

सेय्यंsey·yaṃ ओलोकयित्वान,o·lo·ka·yit·vā·na

Seyyaṁ olokayitvāna,

inspected the bed,
21

मञ्चकम्हिmañ·ca·kam·hi उपाविसिं।u·pā·vi·siṃ

mañcakamhi upāvisiṁ.

and sat on my cot.
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ततोta·to सूचिंsū·ciṃ गहेत्वान,ga·het·vā·na

Tato sūciṁ gahetvāna,

Then, grabbing the pin,
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वट्टिंvaṭ·ṭiṃ ओकस्सयामहं;o·kas·sa·yā·ma·haṃ

vaṭṭiṁ okassayāmahaṁ;

I drew out the wick.
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पदीपस्सेवpa·dī·pas·se·va निब्बानं,nib·bā·naṃ

Padīpasseva nibbānaṁ,

The liberation of my heart
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विमोक्खोvi·mok·kho अहुa·hu चेतसो”ति।ce·ta·so

vimokkho ahu cetaso”ti.

was like the quenching of the lamp.
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… पटाचाराpa·ṭā·cā·rā थेरीthe·rī …।

… Paṭācārā 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.