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Verses of the Senior Nuns 62 थेरीगाथा 62

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Vaḍḍhamātutherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 9।1

Therīgāthā 9.1

Verses of the Senior Nuns 9.1
2

नवकनिपातna·va·ka·ni·pā·ta

Navakanipāta

The Book of the Nines
3

वड्ढमातुथेरीगाथाvaḍ·ḍha·mā·tu·the·rī·gā·thā

Vaḍḍhamātutherīgāthā

Vaḍḍha’s Mother
4

“माmā सुsu तेte वड्ढvaḍ·ḍha लोकम्हि,lo·kam·hi

“Mā su te vaḍḍha lokamhi,

“Vaḍḍha, please never ever
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वनथोva·na·tho आहुā·hu कुदाचनं;ku·dā·ca·naṃ

vanatho āhu kudācanaṁ;

get snarled in the world.
6

माmā पुत्तकput·ta·ka पुनप्पुनं,pu·nap·pu·naṃ

Mā puttaka punappunaṁ,

My child, do not partake
7

अहुa·hu दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa भागिमा।bhā·gi·mā

ahu dukkhassa bhāgimā.

in suffering again and again.
8

सुखञ्हिsu·khañ·hi वड्ढvaḍ·ḍha मुनयो,mu·na·yo

Sukhañhi vaḍḍha munayo,

For happy dwell the sages, Vaḍḍha,
9

अनेजाa·ne·jā छिन्नसंसया;chin·na·saṃ·sa·yā

anejā chinnasaṁsayā;

unstirred, their doubts cut off,
10

सीतिभूताsī·ti·bhū·tā दमप्पत्ता,da·map·pat·tā

Sītibhūtā damappattā,

cooled and tamed,
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विहरन्तिvi·ha·ran·ti अनासवा।a·nā·sa·vā

viharanti anāsavā.

and free of defilements.
12

तेहानुचिण्णंte·hā·nu·ciṇ·ṇaṃ इसीभि,i·sī·bhi

Tehānuciṇṇaṁ isībhi,

Vaḍḍha, foster the path
13

मग्गंmag·gaṃ दस्सनपत्तिया;das·sa·na·pat·ti·yā

maggaṁ dassanapattiyā;

that the seers have walked,
14

दुक्खस्सन्तकिरियाय,duk·khas·san·ta·ki·ri·yā·ya

Dukkhassantakiriyāya,

for the attainment of vision,
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त्वंtvaṃ वड्ढvaḍ·ḍha अनुब्रूहय”।a·nub·rū·ha·ya

tvaṁ vaḍḍha anubrūhaya”.

and for making an end of suffering.”
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“विसारदावvi·sā·ra·dā·va भणसि,bha·ṇa·si

“Visāradāva bhaṇasi,

“Mother, you speak with such assurance
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एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ जनेत्तिja·net·ti मे;me

etamatthaṁ janetti me;

to me on this matter.
18

मञ्ञामिmañ·ñā·mi नूनnū·na मामिके,mā·mi·ke

Maññāmi nūna māmike,

My dear mom, I can’t help thinking
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वनथोva·na·tho तेte नna विज्जति”।vij·ja·ti

vanatho te na vijjati”.

that no snarls are found in you.”
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“येye केचिke·ci वड्ढvaḍ·ḍha सङ्खारा,saṅ·khā·rā

“Ye keci vaḍḍha saṅkhārā,

“Vaḍḍha, not a jot or a skerrick
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हीनाhī·nā उक्कट्ठमज्झिमा;uk·kaṭ·ṭha·maj·jhi·mā

hīnā ukkaṭṭhamajjhimā;

of snarl is found in me
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अणूपिa·ṇū·pi अणुमत्तोपि,a·ṇu·mat·to·pi

Aṇūpi aṇumattopi,

for any conditions at all,
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वनथोva·na·tho मेme नna विज्जति।vij·ja·ti

vanatho me na vijjati.

whether low, high, or middling.
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सब्बेsab·be मेme आसवाā·sa·vā खीणा,khī·ṇā

Sabbe me āsavā khīṇā,

All defilements are ended for me,
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अप्पमत्तस्सap·pa·mat·tas·sa झायतो;jhā·ya·to

appamattassa jhāyato;

meditating and diligent.
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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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“उळारंu·ḷā·raṃ वतva·ta मेme माता,mā·tā

“Uḷāraṁ vata me mātā,

“Oh so excellent was the goad
29

पतोदंpa·to·daṃ समवस्सरि;sa·ma·vas·sa·ri

patodaṁ samavassari;

my mother spurred me with!
30

परमत्थसञ्हिताpa·ra·mat·tha·sañ·hi·tā गाथा,gā·thā

Paramatthasañhitā gāthā,

Owing to her compassion, she spoke
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यथापिya·thā·pi अनुकम्पिका।a·nu·kam·pi·kā

yathāpi anukampikā.

verses on the ultimate goal.
32

तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ सुत्वा,sut·vā

Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,

On hearing her words,
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अनुसिट्ठिंa·nu·siṭ·ṭhiṃ जनेत्तिया;ja·net·ti·yā

anusiṭṭhiṁ janettiyā;

advised by my mother,
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धम्मसंवेगमापादिं,dham·ma·saṃ·ve·ga·mā·pā·diṃ

Dhammasaṁvegamāpādiṁ,

I was struck with righteous urgency
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योगक्खेमस्सyo·gak·khe·mas·sa पत्तिया।pat·ti·yā

yogakkhemassa pattiyā.

for the sake of sanctuary from the yoke.
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सोहंso·haṃ पधानपहितत्तो,pa·dhā·na·pa·hi·tat·to

Sohaṁ padhānapahitatto,

Striving, resolute,
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रत्तिन्दिवमतन्दितो;rat·tin·di·va·ma·tan·di·to

rattindivamatandito;

tireless all day and night,
38

मातराmā·ta·rā चोदितोco·di·to सन्तो,san·to

Mātarā codito santo,

urged on by my mother,
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अफुसिंa·phu·siṃ सन्तिमुत्तमं”।san·ti·mut·ta·maṃ

aphusiṁ santimuttamaṁ”.

I realized supreme peace.
40

… वड्ढमाताvaḍ·ḍha·mā·tā थेरीthe·rī …।

… Vaḍḍhamātā therī ….

(Pāli only)
41

नवकनिपातोna·va·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

Navakanipāto 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.