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Verses of the Senior Nuns 60 थेरीगाथा 60

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Upacālātherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 7।3

Therīgāthā 7.3

Verses of the Senior Nuns 7.3
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सत्तकनिपातsat·ta·ka·ni·pā·ta

Sattakanipāta

The Book of the Sevens
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उपचालाथेरीगाथाu·pa·cā·lā·the·rī·gā·thā

Upacālātherīgāthā

Upacālā
4

“सतिमतीsa·ti·ma·tī चक्खुमती,cak·khu·ma·tī

“Satimatī cakkhumatī,

“A nun with faculties developed,
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भिक्खुनीbhik·khu·nī भावितिन्द्रिया;bhā·vi·tin·dri·yā

bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā;

mindful, seeing clearly,
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पटिविज्झिpa·ṭi·vij·jhi पदंpa·daṃ सन्तं,san·taṃ

Paṭivijjhi padaṁ santaṁ,

I penetrated that peaceful state,
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अकापुरिससेवितं”।a·kā·pu·ri·sa·se·vi·taṃ

akāpurisasevitaṁ”.

which reprobates do not cultivate.”
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“किंkiṃ नुnu जातिंjā·tiṃ नna रोचेसि,ro·ce·si

“Kiṁ nu jātiṁ na rocesi,

“Why don’t you approve of rebirth?
9

जातोjā·to कामानिkā·mā·ni भुञ्जति;bhuñ·ja·ti

jāto kāmāni bhuñjati;

When you’re born, you get to enjoy sensual pleasures.
10

भुञ्जाहिbhuñ·jā·hi कामरतियो,kā·ma·ra·ti·yo

Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo,

Enjoy erotic delights;
11

माहुmā·hu पच्छानुतापिनी”।pac·chā·nu·tā·pi·nī

māhu pacchānutāpinī”.

don’t regret it later.”
12

“जातस्सjā·tas·sa मरणंma·ra·ṇaṃ होति,ho·ti

“Jātassa maraṇaṁ hoti,

“Death comes to those who are born;
13

हत्थपादानhat·tha·pā·dā·na छेदनं;che·da·naṃ

hatthapādāna chedanaṁ;

and when born they fall into suffering:
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वधबन्धपरिक्लेसं,va·dha·ban·dha·pa·rik·le·saṃ

Vadhabandhapariklesaṁ,

the chopping off of hands and feet,
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जातोjā·to दुक्खंduk·khaṃ निगच्छति।ni·gac·cha·ti

jāto dukkhaṁ nigacchati.

killing, caging, misery.
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अत्थिat·thi सक्यकुलेsak·ya·ku·le जातो,jā·to

Atthi sakyakule jāto,

But there is one born in the Sakyan clan,
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सम्बुद्धोsam·bud·dho अपराजितो;a·pa·rā·ji·to

sambuddho aparājito;

awakened and undefeated.
18

सोso मेme धम्ममदेसेसि,dham·ma·ma·de·se·si

So me dhammamadesesi,

He taught me the Dhamma
19

जातियाjā·ti·yā समतिक्कमं।sa·ma·tik·ka·maṃ

jātiyā samatikkamaṁ.

for transcending rebirth:
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दुक्खंduk·khaṃ दुक्खसमुप्पादं,duk·kha·sa·mup·pā·daṃ

Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,

suffering, suffering’s origin,
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दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa चca अतिक्कमं;a·tik·ka·maṃ

dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;

suffering’s transcendence,
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अरियंa·ri·yaṃ चट्ठङ्गिकंcaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गं,mag·gaṃ

Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,

and the noble eightfold path
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दुक्खूपसमगामिनं।duk·khū·pa·sa·ma·gā·mi·naṃ

dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.

that leads to the stilling of suffering.
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तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुत्वा,sut·vā

Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,

After hearing his words,
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विहरिंvi·ha·riṃ सासनेsā·sa·ne रता;ra·tā

vihariṁ sāsane ratā;

I happily did his bidding.
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तिस्सोtis·so विज्जाvij·jā अनुप्पत्ता,a·nup·pat·tā

Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

I’ve attained the three knowledges
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कतंka·taṃ बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa सासनं।sā·sa·naṃ

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
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सब्बत्थsab·bat·tha विहताvi·ha·tā नन्दी,nan·dī

Sabbattha vihatā nandī,

Relishing is banished in every respect,
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तमोखन्धोta·mo·khan·dho पदालितो;pa·dā·li·to

tamokhandho padālito;

and the mass of darkness is shattered.
30

एवंe·vaṃ जानाहिjā·nā·hi पापिम,pā·pi·ma

Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima,

So know this, Wicked One:
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निहतोni·ha·to त्वमसिtva·ma·si अन्तक”।an·ta·ka

nihato tvamasi antaka”.

you’re beaten, terminator!”
32

… उपचालाu·pa·cā·lā थेरीthe·rī …।

… Upacālā therī ….

(Pāli only)
33

सत्तकनिपातोsat·ta·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

Sattakanipāto niṭṭhito.

(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.