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Verses of the Senior Nuns 65 थेरीगाथा 65

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Puṇṇātherīgāthā

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थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 12।1

Therīgāthā 12.1

Verses of the Senior Nuns 12.1
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सोळसकनिपातso·ḷa·sa·ka·ni·pā·ta

Soḷasakanipāta

The Book of the Sixteens
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पुण्णाथेरीगाथाpuṇ·ṇā·the·rī·gā·thā

Puṇṇātherīgāthā

Puṇṇikā
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“उदहारीu·da·hā·rī अहंa·haṃ सीते,sī·te

“Udahārī ahaṁ sīte,

“I used to be a water-carrier. Even when it was cold,
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सदाsa·dā उदकमोतरिं;u·da·ka·mo·ta·riṃ

sadā udakamotariṁ;

I would always plunge into the water,
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अय्यानंay·yā·naṃ दण्डभयभीता,daṇ·ḍa·bha·ya·bhī·tā

Ayyānaṁ daṇḍabhayabhītā,

afraid of my masters’ beatings,
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वाचादोसभयट्टिता।vā·cā·do·sa·bha·yaṭ·ṭi·tā

vācādosabhayaṭṭitā.

harassed by fear of abuse and anger.
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कस्सkas·sa ब्राह्मणbrāh·ma·ṇa त्वंtvaṃ भीतो,bhī·to

Kassa brāhmaṇa tvaṁ bhīto,

Brahmin, what are you afraid of,
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सदाsa·dā उदकमोतरि;u·da·ka·mo·ta·ri

sadā udakamotari;

that you always plunge into the water,
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वेधमानेहिve·dha·mā·ne·hi गत्तेहि,gat·te·hi

Vedhamānehi gattehi,

your limbs trembling
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सीतंsī·taṃ वेदयसेve·da·ya·se भुसं”।bhu·saṃ

sītaṁ vedayase bhusaṁ”.

in the freezing cold?”
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“जानन्तीjā·nan·tī वतva·ta मंmaṃ भोति,bho·ti

“Jānantī vata maṁ bhoti,

“Oh, but you already know,
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पुण्णिकेpuṇ·ṇi·ke परिपुच्छसि;pa·ri·puc·cha·si

puṇṇike paripucchasi;

Madam Puṇṇikā, when you ask me:
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करोन्तंka·ron·taṃ कुसलंku·sa·laṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Karontaṁ kusalaṁ kammaṁ,

I am doing good deeds,
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रुन्धन्तंrun·dhan·taṃ कतपापकं।ka·ta·pā·pa·kaṃ

rundhantaṁ katapāpakaṁ.

to ward off the wickedness I have done.
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योyo चca वुड्ढोvuḍ·ḍho दहरोda·ha·ro वा,vā

Yo ca vuḍḍho daharo vā,

Whosoever young or old
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पापकम्मंpā·pa·kam·maṃ पकुब्बति;pa·kub·ba·ti

pāpakammaṁ pakubbati;

performs a wicked deed,
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दकाभिसेचनाda·kā·bhi·se·ca·nā सोपि,so·pi

Dakābhisecanā sopi,

by ablution in water they are
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पापकम्माpā·pa·kam·mā पमुच्चति”।pa·muc·ca·ti

pāpakammā pamuccati”.

released from their wicked deed.”
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“कोko नुnu तेte इदमक्खासि,i·da·mak·khā·si

“Ko nu te idamakkhāsi,

“Who on earth told you this,
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अजानन्तस्सa·jā·nan·tas·sa अजानको;a·jā·na·ko

ajānantassa ajānako;

one ignoramus to another:
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दकाभिसेचनाda·kā·bhi·se·ca·nā नाम,nā·ma

Dakābhisecanā nāma,

‘Actually, by ablution in water one is
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पापकम्माpā·pa·kam·mā पमुच्चति।pa·muc·ca·ti

pāpakammā pamuccati.

released from a wicked deed.’
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सग्गंsag·gaṃ नूनnū·na गमिस्सन्ति,ga·mis·san·ti

Saggaṁ nūna gamissanti,

Would not they all go to heaven, then:
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सब्बेsab·be मण्डूककच्छपा;maṇ·ḍū·ka·kac·cha·pā

sabbe maṇḍūkakacchapā;

all the frogs and the turtles,
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नागाnā·gā चca सुसुमाराsu·su·mā·rā च,ca

Nāgā ca susumārā ca,

dragons, dolphins,
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येye चञ्ञेcañ·ñe उदकेu·da·ke चरा।ca·rā

ye caññe udake carā.

and other water-dwellers too?
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ओरब्भिकाo·rab·bhi·kā सूकरिका,sū·ka·ri·kā

Orabbhikā sūkarikā,

Butchers of sheep and pigs,
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मच्छिकाmac·chi·kā मिगबन्धका;mi·ga·ban·dha·kā

macchikā migabandhakā;

fishermen, animal trappers,
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चोराco·rā चca वज्झघाताvaj·jha·ghā·tā च,ca

Corā ca vajjhaghātā ca,

bandits, executioners,
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येye चञ्ञेcañ·ñe पापकम्मिनो;pā·pa·kam·mi·no

ye caññe pāpakammino;

and others of evil deeds:
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दकाभिसेचनाda·kā·bhi·se·ca·nā तेपि,te·pi

Dakābhisecanā tepi,

by ablution in water they too would be
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पापकम्माpā·pa·kam·mā पमुच्चरे।pa·muc·ca·re

pāpakammā pamuccare.

released from their wicked deeds.
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सचेsa·ce इमाi·mā नदियोna·di·yo ते,te

Sace imā nadiyo te,

If these rivers had carried away
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पापंpā·paṃ पुब्बेpub·be कतंka·taṃ वहुं;va·huṃ

pāpaṁ pubbe kataṁ vahuṁ;

your bad deeds in the past,
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पुञ्ञम्पिमाpuñ·ñam·pi·mā वहेय्युंva·hey·yuṃ ते,te

Puññampimā vaheyyuṁ te,

they would also carry away your good deeds,
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तेनte·na त्वंtvaṃ परिबाहिरो।pa·ri·bā·hi·ro

tena tvaṁ paribāhiro.

from which you’d be prevented.
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यस्सyas·sa ब्राह्मणbrāh·ma·ṇa त्वंtvaṃ भीतो,bhī·to

Yassa brāhmaṇa tvaṁ bhīto,

Brahmin, the thing that you are afraid of,
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सदाsa·dā उदकमोतरि;u·da·ka·mo·ta·ri

sadā udakamotari;

when you always plunge into the water,
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तमेवta·me·va ब्रह्मेbrah·me माmā कासि,kā·si

Tameva brahme mā kāsi,

do not do that very thing,
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माmā तेte सीतंsī·taṃ छविंcha·viṃ हने”।ha·ne

mā te sītaṁ chaviṁ hane”.

don’t let the cold harm your skin.”
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“कुम्मग्गपटिपन्नंkum·mag·ga·pa·ṭi·pan·naṃ मं,maṃ

“Kummaggapaṭipannaṁ maṁ,

“I have been on the wrong path,
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अरियमग्गंa·ri·ya·mag·gaṃ समानयि;sa·mā·na·yi

ariyamaggaṁ samānayi;

and you’ve guided me to the noble path.
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दकाभिसेचनाda·kā·bhi·se·ca·nā भोति,bho·ti

Dakābhisecanā bhoti,

Madam, I give to you
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इमंi·maṃ साटंsā·ṭaṃ ददामिda·dā·mi ते”।te

imaṁ sāṭaṁ dadāmi te”.

this ablution cloth.”
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“तुय्हेवtuy·he·va साटकोsā·ṭa·ko होतु,ho·tu

“Tuyheva sāṭako hotu,

“Keep the cloth for yourself,
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नाहमिच्छामिnā·ha·mic·chā·mi साटकं;sā·ṭa·kaṃ

nāhamicchāmi sāṭakaṁ;

I do not want it.
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सचेsa·ce भायसिbhā·ya·si दुक्खस्स,duk·khas·sa

Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa,

If you fear suffering,
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सचेsa·ce तेte दुक्खमप्पियं।duk·kha·map·pi·yaṃ

sace te dukkhamappiyaṁ.

if you don’t like suffering,
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माकासिmā·kā·si पापकंpā·pa·kaṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Mākāsi pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,

then don’t do bad deeds
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आविā·vi वाvā यदिya·di वाvā रहो;ra·ho

āvi vā yadi vā raho;

either openly or in secret.
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सचेsa·ce चca पापकंpā·pa·kaṃ कम्मं,kam·maṃ

Sace ca pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,

If you should do a bad deed,
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करिस्ससिka·ris·sa·si करोसिka·ro·si वा।vā

karissasi karosi vā.

or you’re doing one now,
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नna तेte दुक्खाduk·khā पमुत्यत्थि,pa·mut·yat·thi

Na te dukkhā pamutyatthi,

you won’t be freed from suffering,
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उपेच्चापिu·pec·cā·pi पलायतो;pa·lā·ya·to

upeccāpi palāyato;

though you fly away and flee.
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सचेsa·ce भायसिbhā·ya·si दुक्खस्स,duk·khas·sa

Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa,

If you fear suffering,
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सचेsa·ce तेte दुक्खमप्पियं।duk·kha·map·pi·yaṃ

sace te dukkhamappiyaṁ.

if you don’t like suffering,
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उपेहिu·pe·hi सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ बुद्धं,bud·dhaṃ

Upehi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ,

go for refuge to the Buddha, the unaffected,
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धम्मंdham·maṃ सङ्घञ्चsaṅ·ghañ·ca तादिनं;tā·di·naṃ

dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ;

to his teaching and to the Saṅgha.
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समादियाहिsa·mā·di·yā·hi सीलानि,sī·lā·ni

Samādiyāhi sīlāni,

Undertake the precepts,
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तंtaṃ तेte अत्थायat·thā·ya हेहिति”।he·hi·ti

taṁ te atthāya hehiti”.

that will be good for you.”
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“उपेमिu·pe·mi सरणंsa·ra·ṇaṃ बुद्धं,bud·dhaṃ

“Upemi saraṇaṁ buddhaṁ,

“I go for refuge to the Buddha, the unaffected,
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धम्मंdham·maṃ सङ्घञ्चsaṅ·ghañ·ca तादिनं;tā·di·naṃ

dhammaṁ saṅghañca tādinaṁ;

to his teaching and to the Saṅgha.
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समादियामिsa·mā·di·yā·mi सीलानि,sī·lā·ni

Samādiyāmi sīlāni,

I undertake the precepts,
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तंtaṃ मेme अत्थायat·thā·ya हेहिति।he·hi·ti

taṁ me atthāya hehiti.

that will be good for me.
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ब्रह्मबन्धुbrah·ma·ban·dhu पुरेpu·re आसिं,ā·siṃ

Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ,

I used to be brahmin only by kin,
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अज्जम्हिaj·jam·hi सच्चब्राह्मणो;sac·cab·rāh·ma·ṇo

ajjamhi saccabrāhmaṇo;

today I truly am a brahmin!
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तेविज्जोte·vij·jo वेदसम्पन्नो,ve·da·sam·pan·no

Tevijjo vedasampanno,

Master of the three knowledges, <j>accomplished in wisdom,
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सोत्तियोsot·ti·yo चम्हिcam·hi न्हातको”ति।nhā·ta·ko

sottiyo camhi nhātako”ti.

I’m a scholar, a bathed initiate.”
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… पुण्णाpuṇ·ṇā थेरीthe·rī …।

… Puṇṇā therī ….

(Pāli only)
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सोळसकनिपातोso·ḷa·sa·ka·ni·pā·to निट्ठितो।niṭ·ṭhi·to

Soḷasakanipāto 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.