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Verses of the Senior Nuns 48 थेरीगाथा 48

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Tiṁsamattātherīgāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 5।11

    Therīgāthā 5.11

    Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.11

  2. 2

    पञ्चकनिपातpañ·ca·ka·ni·pā·ta

    Pañcakanipāta

    The Book of the Fives

  3. 3

    तिंसमत्ताथेरीगाथाtiṃ·sa·mat·tā·the·rī·gā·thā

    Tiṁsamattātherīgāthā

    Thirty Nuns

  4. 4

    “मुसलानिmu·sa·lā·ni गहेत्वान,ga·het·vā·na

    “Musalāni gahetvāna,

    “Taking a pestle,

  5. 5

    धञ्ञंdhañ·ñaṃ कोट्टेन्तिkoṭ·ṭen·ti माणवा;mā·ṇa·vā

    dhaññaṁ koṭṭenti māṇavā;

    young men pound grain.

  6. 6

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

    Puttadārāni posentā,

    Providing for partners and children,

  7. 7

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

    dhanaṁ vindanti māṇavā.

    young men acquire wealth.

  8. 8

    करोथka·ro·tha बुद्धसासनं,bud·dha·sā·sa·naṃ

    Karotha buddhasāsanaṁ,

    Do the Buddha’s bidding,

  9. 9

    यंyaṃ कत्वाkat·vā नानुतप्पति;nā·nu·tap·pa·ti

    yaṁ katvā nānutappati;

    you won’t regret it.

  10. 10

    खिप्पंkhip·paṃ पादानिpā·dā·ni धोवित्वा,dho·vit·vā

    Khippaṁ pādāni dhovitvā,

    Having quickly washed your feet,

  11. 11

    एकमन्तेe·ka·man·te निसीदथ;ni·sī·da·tha

    ekamante nisīdatha;

    sit in a discreet place to meditate.

  12. 12

    चेतोसमथमनुयुत्ता,ce·to·sa·ma·tha·ma·nu·yut·tā

    Cetosamathamanuyuttā,

    Devoted to serenity of heart,

  13. 13

    करोथka·ro·tha बुद्धसासनं”।bud·dha·sā·sa·naṃ

    karotha buddhasāsanaṁ”.

    do the Buddha’s bidding.”

  14. 14

    तस्साtas·sā ताtā वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुत्वा,sut·vā

    Tassā tā vacanaṁ sutvā,

    After hearing her words,

  15. 15

    पटाचारायpa·ṭā·cā·rā·ya सासनं;sā·sa·naṃ

    paṭācārāya sāsanaṁ;

    the instructions of Paṭācārā,

  16. 16

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

    Pāde pakkhālayitvāna,

    they washed their feet

  17. 17

    एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ उपाविसुं;u·pā·vi·suṃ

    ekamantaṁ upāvisuṁ;

    and retired to a discreet place.

  18. 18

    चेतोसमथमनुयुत्ता,ce·to·sa·ma·tha·ma·nu·yut·tā

    Cetosamathamanuyuttā,

    Devoted to serenity of heart,

  19. 19

    अकंसुa·kaṃ·su बुद्धसासनं।bud·dha·sā·sa·naṃ

    akaṁsu buddhasāsanaṁ.

    they did the Buddha’s bidding.

  20. 20

    रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पुरिमेpu·ri·me यामे,yā·me

    Rattiyā purime yāme,

    In the first watch of the night,

  21. 21

    पुब्बजातिमनुस्सरुं;pub·ba·jā·ti·ma·nus·sa·ruṃ

    pubbajātimanussaruṁ;

    they recollected their past lives.

  22. 22

    रत्तियाrat·ti·yā मज्झिमेmaj·jhi·me यामे,yā·me

    Rattiyā majjhime yāme,

    In the middle watch of the night,

  23. 23

    दिब्बचक्खुंdib·ba·cak·khuṃ विसोधयुं;vi·so·dha·yuṃ

    dibbacakkhuṁ visodhayuṁ;

    they purified their clairvoyance.

  24. 24

    रत्तियाrat·ti·yā पच्छिमेpac·chi·me यामे,yā·me

    Rattiyā pacchime yāme,

    In the last watch of the night,

  25. 25

    तमोखन्धंta·mo·khan·dhaṃ पदालयुं।pa·dā·la·yuṃ

    tamokhandhaṁ padālayuṁ.

    they shattered the mass of darkness.

  26. 26

    उट्ठायuṭ·ṭhā·ya पादेpā·de वन्दिंसु,van·diṃ·su

    Uṭṭhāya pāde vandiṁsu,

    They rose and paid homage at her feet:

  27. 27

    “कताka·tā तेte अनुसासनी;a·nu·sā·sa·nī

    “katā te anusāsanī;

    “We have done your bidding;

  28. 28

    इन्दंवin·daṃ·va देवाde·vā तिदसा,ti·da·sā

    Indaṁva devā tidasā,

    we shall abide honoring you,

  29. 29

    सङ्गामेsaṅ·gā·me अपराजितं;a·pa·rā·ji·taṃ

    saṅgāme aparājitaṁ;

    as the Thirty gods honor Indra,

  30. 30

    पुरक्खत्वाpu·rak·khat·vā विहस्साम,vi·has·sā·ma

    Purakkhatvā vihassāma,

    undefeated in battle.

  31. 31

    तेविज्जाम्हte·vij·jām·ha अनासवा”ति।a·nā·sa·vā

    tevijjāmha anāsavā”ti.

    Masters of the three knowledges, <j>we are free of defilements.”

  32. 32

    इत्थंit·thaṃ सुदंsu·daṃ तिंसमत्ताtiṃ·sa·mat·tā थेरीthe·rī भिक्खुनियोbhik·khu·ni·yo पटाचारायpa·ṭā·cā·rā·ya सन्तिकेsan·ti·ke अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ ब्याकरिंसूति।byā·ka·riṃ·sū·ti

    Itthaṁ sudaṁ tiṁsamattā therī bhikkhuniyo paṭācārāya santike aññaṁ byākariṁsūti.

    That is how thirty senior nuns declared their enlightenment in the presence of Paṭācārā.

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.