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Verses of the Senior Nuns 63 थेरीगाथा 63

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Kisāgotamītherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 10।1

Therīgāthā 10.1

Verses of the Senior Nuns 10.1
2

एकादसकनिपातe·kā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

Ekādasakanipāta

The Book of the Elevens
3

किसागोतमीथेरीगाथाki·sā·go·ta·mī·the·rī·gā·thā

Kisāgotamītherīgāthā

Kisāgotamī
4

“कल्याणमित्तताkal·yā·ṇa·mit·ta·tā मुनिना,mu·ni·nā

“Kalyāṇamittatā muninā,

“Pointing out how the world works,
5

लोकंlo·kaṃ आदिस्सā·dis·sa वण्णिता;vaṇ·ṇi·tā

lokaṁ ādissa vaṇṇitā;

the sages have praised good friendship.
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कल्याणमित्तेkal·yā·ṇa·mit·te भजमानो,bha·ja·mā·no

Kalyāṇamitte bhajamāno,

Associating with good friends,
7

अपिa·pi बालोbā·lo पण्डितोpaṇ·ḍi·to अस्स।as·sa

api bālo paṇḍito assa.

even a fool becomes astute.
8

भजितब्बाbha·ji·tab·bā सप्पुरिसा,sap·pu·ri·sā

Bhajitabbā sappurisā,

Associate with true persons,
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā तथाta·thā वड्ढतिvaḍ·ḍha·ti भजन्तानं;bha·jan·tā·naṃ

Paññā tathā vaḍḍhati bhajantānaṁ;

for that is how wisdom grows.
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भजमानोbha·ja·mā·no सप्पुरिसे,sap·pu·ri·se

Bhajamāno sappurise,

Should you associate with true persons,
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सब्बेहिपिsab·be·hi·pi दुक्खेहिduk·khe·hi पमुच्चेय्य।pa·muc·cey·ya

Sabbehipi dukkhehi pamucceyya.

you would be freed from all suffering.
12

दुक्खञ्चduk·khañ·ca विजानेय्य,vi·jā·ney·ya

Dukkhañca vijāneyya,

And you would understand suffering,
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दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa चca समुदयंsa·mu·da·yaṃ निरोधं;ni·ro·dhaṃ

Dukkhassa ca samudayaṁ nirodhaṁ;

its origin and cessation,
14

अट्ठङ्गिकञ्चaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kañ·ca मग्गं,mag·gaṃ

Aṭṭhaṅgikañca maggaṁ,

the eightfold path,
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चत्तारिपिcat·tā·ri·pi अरियसच्चानि”।a·ri·ya·sac·cā·ni

Cattāripi ariyasaccāni”.

and so the four noble truths.”
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“दुक्खोduk·kho इत्थिभावो,it·thi·bhā·vo

“Dukkho itthibhāvo,

“‘A woman’s life is painful,’
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अक्खातोak·khā·to पुरिसदम्मसारथिना;pu·ri·sa·dam·ma·sā·ra·thi·nā

Akkhāto purisadammasārathinā;

explained the Buddha, <j>guide for those fit to train,
18

सपत्तिकम्पिsa·pat·ti·kam·pi हिhi दुक्खं,duk·khaṃ

Sapattikampi hi dukkhaṁ,

‘and for a co-wife it’s especially so.
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अप्पेकच्चाap·pe·kac·cā सकिंsa·kiṃ विजातायो।vi·jā·tā·yo

Appekaccā sakiṁ vijātāyo.

After giving birth just once,
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गलकेga·la·ke अपिa·pi कन्तन्ति,kan·tan·ti

Galake api kantanti,

some women even cut their own throat,
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सुखुमालिनियोsu·khu·mā·li·ni·yo विसानिvi·sā·ni खादन्ति;khā·dan·ti

Sukhumāliniyo visāni khādanti;

while delicate ladies take poison.
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जनमारकमज्झगता,ja·na·mā·ra·ka·maj·jha·ga·tā

Janamārakamajjhagatā,

Being guilty of killing a person,
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उभोपिu·bho·pi ब्यसनानिbya·sa·nā·ni अनुभोन्ति”।a·nu·bhon·ti

Ubhopi byasanāni anubhonti”.

they both undergo ruin.’”
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“उपविजञ्ञाu·pa·vi·jañ·ñā गच्छन्ती,gac·chan·tī

“Upavijaññā gacchantī,

“I was on the road, near to giving birth,
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अद्दसाहंad·da·sā·haṃ पतिंpa·tiṃ मतं;ma·taṃ

addasāhaṁ patiṁ mataṁ;

when I saw my husband dead.
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पन्थम्हिpan·tham·hi विजायित्वान,vi·jā·yit·vā·na

Panthamhi vijāyitvāna,

I gave birth there on the road
27

अप्पत्तावap·pat·tā·va सकंsa·kaṃ घरं।gha·raṃ

appattāva sakaṁ gharaṁ.

before I’d reached my own house.
28

द्वेdve पुत्ताput·tā कालकता,kā·la·ka·tā

Dve puttā kālakatā,

My two children have died,
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पतीpa·tī चca पन्थेpan·the मतोma·to कपणिकाय;ka·pa·ṇi·kā·ya

Patī ca panthe mato kapaṇikāya;

and on the road my husband lies dead—<j>oh woe is me!
30

माताmā·tā पिताpi·tā चca भाता,bhā·tā

Mātā pitā ca bhātā,

Mother, father, and brother
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डय्हन्तिḍay·han·ti चca एकचितकायं”।e·ka·ci·ta·kā·yaṃ

Ḍayhanti ca ekacitakāyaṁ”.

all burning up on the same pyre.”
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“खीणकुलीनेkhī·ṇa·ku·lī·ne कपणे,ka·pa·ṇe

“Khīṇakulīne kapaṇe,

“Oh woe is you whose family is lost,
33

अनुभूतंa·nu·bhū·taṃ तेte दुखंdu·khaṃ अपरिमाणं;a·pa·ri·mā·ṇaṃ

Anubhūtaṁ te dukhaṁ aparimāṇaṁ;

the suffering you have undergone has no measure;
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अस्सूas·sū चca तेte पवत्तं,pa·vat·taṃ

Assū ca te pavattaṁ,

you have been shedding tears
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बहूनिba·hū·ni चca जातिसहस्सानि।jā·ti·sa·has·sā·ni

Bahūni ca jātisahassāni.

for many thousands of lives.”
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वसिताva·si·tā सुसानमज्झे,su·sā·na·maj·jhe

Vasitā susānamajjhe,

“While staying in the charnel ground,
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अथोपिa·tho·pi खादितानिkhā·di·tā·ni पुत्तमंसानि;put·ta·maṃ·sā·ni

Athopi khāditāni puttamaṁsāni;

I saw my son’s flesh being eaten.
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हतकुलिकाha·ta·ku·li·kā सब्बगरहिता,sab·ba·ga·ra·hi·tā

Hatakulikā sabbagarahitā,

With my family destroyed, condemned by all,
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मतपतिकाma·ta·pa·ti·kā अमतमधिगच्छिं।a·ma·ta·ma·dhi·gac·chiṃ

Matapatikā amatamadhigacchiṁ.

and my husband dead, I realized freedom from death.
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भावितोbhā·vi·to मेme मग्गो,mag·go

Bhāvito me maggo,

I’ve developed the noble eightfold path
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अरियोa·ri·yo अट्ठङ्गिकोaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·ko अमतगामी;a·ma·ta·gā·mī

Ariyo aṭṭhaṅgiko amatagāmī;

leading to freedom from death.
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निब्बानंnib·bā·naṃ सच्छिकतं,sac·chi·ka·taṃ

Nibbānaṁ sacchikataṁ,

I’ve realized extinguishment,
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धम्मादासंdham·mā·dā·saṃ अवेक्खिंहं।a·vek·khiṃ·haṃ

Dhammādāsaṁ avekkhiṁhaṁ.

as seen in the mirror of the Dhamma.
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अहमम्हिa·ha·mam·hi कन्तसल्ला,kan·ta·sal·lā

Ahamamhi kantasallā,

I’ve plucked out the dart,
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ओहितभाराo·hi·ta·bhā·rā कतञ्हिka·tañ·hi करणीयं;ka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ

Ohitabhārā katañhi karaṇīyaṁ;

laid down the burden, <j>and done what needed to be done.”
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किसाki·sā गोतमीgo·ta·mī थेरी,the·rī

Kisā gotamī therī,

The senior nun Kisāgotamī,
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विमुत्तचित्ताvi·mut·ta·cit·tā इमंi·maṃ भणी”ति।bha·ṇī

Vimuttacittā imaṁ bhaṇī”ti.

her mind released, said this.
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… किसाki·sā गोतमीgo·ta·mī थेरीthe·rī …।

… Kisā gotamī therī ….

(Pāli only)
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एकादसकनिपातोe·kā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

Ekādasakanipāto 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.