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Verses of the Senior Nuns 64 थेरीगाथा 64

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Uppalavaṇṇātherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 11।1

Therīgāthā 11.1

Verses of the Senior Nuns 11.1
2

द्वादसकनिपातdvā·da·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

Dvādasakanipāta

The Book of the Twelves
3

उप्पलवण्णाथेरीगाथाup·pa·la·vaṇ·ṇā·the·rī·gā·thā

Uppalavaṇṇātherīgāthā

Uppalavaṇṇā
4

“उभोu·bho माताmā·tā चca धीताdhī·tā च,ca

“Ubho mātā ca dhītā ca,

“The two of us were co-wives,
5

मयंma·yaṃ आसुंā·suṃ सपत्तियो;sa·pat·ti·yo

mayaṁ āsuṁ sapattiyo;

though we were mother and daughter.
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तस्साtas·sā मेme अहुa·hu संवेगो,saṃ·ve·go

Tassā me ahu saṁvego,

I was struck with a sense of urgency,
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अब्भुतोab·bhu·to लोमहंसनो।lo·ma·haṃ·sa·no

abbhuto lomahaṁsano.

so astonishing and hair-raising!
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धिरत्थुdhi·rat·thu कामाkā·mā असुची,a·su·cī

Dhiratthu kāmā asucī,

Curse those filthy sensual pleasures,
9

दुग्गन्धाdug·gan·dhā बहुकण्टका;ba·hu·kaṇ·ṭa·kā

duggandhā bahukaṇṭakā;

so nasty and thorny,
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यत्थyat·tha माताmā·tā चca धीताdhī·tā च,ca

Yattha mātā ca dhītā ca,

where we, both mother and daughter,
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सभरियाsa·bha·ri·yā मयंma·yaṃ अहुं।a·huṃ

sabhariyā mayaṁ ahuṁ.

had to be co-wives together.
12

कामेस्वादीनवंkā·mes·vā·dī·na·vaṃ दिस्वा,dis·vā

Kāmesvādīnavaṁ disvā,

Seeing the danger in sensual pleasures,
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नेक्खम्मंnek·kham·maṃ दट्ठुdaṭ·ṭhu खेमतो;khe·ma·to

nekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato;

seeing renunciation as sanctuary,
14

साsā पब्बज्जिंpab·baj·jiṃ राजगहे,rā·ja·ga·he

Sā pabbajjiṁ rājagahe,

I went forth in Rājagaha
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अगारस्मानगारियं।a·gā·ras·mā·na·gā·ri·yaṃ

agārasmānagāriyaṁ.

from the lay life to homelessness.
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पुब्बेनिवासंpub·be·ni·vā·saṃ जानामि,jā·nā·mi

Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,

I know my past lives;
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दिब्बचक्खुdib·ba·cak·khu विसोधितं;vi·so·dhi·taṃ

dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ;

my clairvoyance is clarified;
18

चेतोपरिच्चञाणञ्च,ce·to·pa·ric·ca·ñā·ṇañ·ca

Cetopariccañāṇañca,

I encompass the minds of others;
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सोतधातुso·ta·dhā·tu विसोधिता।vi·so·dhi·tā

sotadhātu visodhitā.

my clairaudience is purified;
20

इद्धीपिid·dhī·pi मेme सच्छिकता,sac·chi·ka·tā

Iddhīpi me sacchikatā,

I’ve realized the psychic powers,
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पत्तोpat·to मेme आसवक्खयो;ā·sa·vak·kha·yo

patto me āsavakkhayo;

and attained the ending of defilements.
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छळभिञ्ञाcha·ḷa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकता,sac·chi·ka·tā

Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā,

I’ve realized the six kinds of direct knowledge,
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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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इद्धियाid·dhi·yā अभिनिम्मित्वा,a·bhi·nim·mit·vā

Iddhiyā abhinimmitvā,

I created a four-horsed chariot
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चतुरस्संca·tu·ras·saṃ रथंra·thaṃ अहं;a·haṃ

caturassaṁ rathaṁ ahaṁ;

using my psychic powers.
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बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa पादेpā·de वन्दित्वा,van·dit·vā

Buddhassa pāde vanditvā,

Then I bowed at the feet of the Buddha,
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लोकनाथस्सlo·ka·nā·thas·sa तादिनो”।tā·di·no

lokanāthassa tādino”.

the glorious protector of the world.”
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“सुपुप्फितग्गंsu·pup·phi·tag·gaṃ उपगम्मu·pa·gam·ma पादपं,pā·da·paṃ

“Supupphitaggaṁ upagamma pādapaṁ,

“You’ve come to this sal tree all crowned with flowers,
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एकाe·kā तुवंtu·vaṃ तिट्ठसिtiṭ·ṭha·si सालमूले;sā·la·mū·le

Ekā tuvaṁ tiṭṭhasi sālamūle;

and stand at its root all alone.
30

नna चापिcā·pi तेte दुतियोdu·ti·yo अत्थिat·thi कोचि,ko·ci

Na cāpi te dutiyo atthi koci,

But you have no male companion with you—
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बालेbā·le नna त्वंtvaṃ भायसिbhā·ya·si धुत्तकानं”।dhut·ta·kā·naṃ

Bāle na tvaṁ bhāyasi dhuttakānaṁ”.

silly girl, aren’t you afraid of rascals?”
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“सतंsa·taṃ सहस्सानिपिsa·has·sā·ni·pi धुत्तकानं,dhut·ta·kā·naṃ

“Sataṁ sahassānipi dhuttakānaṁ,

“Even if 100,000 rascals like this
33

समागताsa·mā·ga·tā एदिसकाe·di·sa·kā भवेय्युं;bha·vey·yuṃ

Samāgatā edisakā bhaveyyuṁ;

were to gang up,
34

लोमंlo·maṃ नna इञ्जेiñ·je नपिna·pi सम्पवेधे,sam·pa·ve·dhe

Lomaṁ na iñje napi sampavedhe,

I’d stir not a hair nor tremble.
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किंkiṃ मेme तुवंtu·vaṃ मारmā·ra करिस्ससेको।ka·ris·sa·se·ko

Kiṁ me tuvaṁ māra karissaseko.

What could you do to me all alone, Māra?
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एसाe·sā अन्तरधायामि,an·ta·ra·dhā·yā·mi

Esā antaradhāyāmi,

I’ll vanish,
37

कुच्छिंkuc·chiṃ वाvā पविसामिpa·vi·sā·mi ते;te

kucchiṁ vā pavisāmi te;

or I’ll enter your belly;
38

भमुकन्तरेbha·mu·kan·ta·re तिट्ठामि,tiṭ·ṭhā·mi

Bhamukantare tiṭṭhāmi,

I could stand between your eyebrows
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तिट्ठन्तिंtiṭ·ṭhan·tiṃ मंmaṃ नna दक्खसि।dak·kha·si

tiṭṭhantiṁ maṁ na dakkhasi.

and you still wouldn’t see me.
40

चित्तम्हिcit·tam·hi वसीभूताहं,va·sī·bhū·tā·haṃ

Cittamhi vasībhūtāhaṁ,

I’m the master of my own mind,
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इद्धिपादाid·dhi·pā·dā सुभाविता;su·bhā·vi·tā

iddhipādā subhāvitā;

I’ve developed the bases of psychic power well.
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छळभिञ्ञाcha·ḷa·bhiñ·ñā सच्छिकता,sac·chi·ka·tā

Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā,

I’ve realized the six kinds of direct knowledge,
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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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सत्तिसूलूपमाsat·ti·sū·lū·pa·mā कामा,kā·mā

Sattisūlūpamā kāmā,

Sensual pleasures are like swords and spears;
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खन्धासंkhan·dhā·saṃ अधिकुट्टना;a·dhi·kuṭ·ṭa·nā

khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā;

the aggregates are their chopping block.
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यंyaṃ त्वंtvaṃ ‘कामरतिं’kā·ma·ra·tiṃ ब्रूसि,brū·si

Yaṁ tvaṁ ‘kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi,

What you call erotic delight
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‘आरती’ā·ra·tī दानिdā·ni साsā मम।ma·ma

‘āratī’ dāni sā mama.

is now no delight for me.
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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.
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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 अन्तका”ति।an·ta·kā

Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.

you’re beaten, terminator!”
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… उप्पलवण्णाup·pa·la·vaṇ·ṇā थेरीthe·rī …।

… Uppalavaṇṇā therī ….

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

Dvādasakanipāto 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.