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Verses of the Senior Nuns 66 थेरीगाथा 66

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Ambapālītherīgāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 13।1

    Therīgāthā 13.1

    Verses of the Senior Nuns 13.1

  2. 2

    वीसतिनिपातvī·sa·ti·ni·pā·ta

    Vīsatinipāta

    The Book of the Twenties

  3. 3

    अम्बपालीथेरीगाथाam·ba·pā·lī·the·rī·gā·thā

    Ambapālītherīgāthā

    Ambapālī

  4. 4

    “काळकाkā·ḷa·kā भमरवण्णसादिसा,bha·ma·ra·vaṇ·ṇa·sā·di·sā

    “Kāḷakā bhamaravaṇṇasādisā,

    My hair was as black as bees,

  5. 5

    वेल्लितग्गाvel·li·tag·gā ममma·ma मुद्धजाmud·dha·jā अहुं;a·huṃ

    Vellitaggā mama muddhajā ahuṁ;

    graced with curly tips;

  6. 6

    तेte जरायja·rā·ya साणवाकसादिसा,sā·ṇa·vā·ka·sā·di·sā

    Te jarāya sāṇavākasādisā,

    now old, it has become like hemp bark—

  7. 7

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  8. 8

    वासितोवvā·si·to·va सुरभीsu·ra·bhī करण्डको,ka·raṇ·ḍa·ko

    Vāsitova surabhī karaṇḍako,

    Crowned with flowers,

  9. 9

    पुप्फपूरpup·pha·pū·ra ममma·ma उत्तमङ्गजो;ut·ta·maṅ·ga·jo

    Pupphapūra mama uttamaṅgajo;

    my head was as fragrant as a perfume box;

  10. 10

    तंtaṃ जरायथja·rā·ya·tha सलोमगन्धिकं,sa·lo·ma·gan·dhi·kaṃ

    Taṁ jarāyatha salomagandhikaṁ,

    now old, it smells like dog fur—

  11. 11

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  12. 12

    काननंवkā·na·naṃ·va सहितंsa·hi·taṃ सुरोपितं,su·ro·pi·taṃ

    Kānanaṁva sahitaṁ suropitaṁ,

    My hair was as thick as a well-planted forest,

  13. 13

    कोच्छसूचिविचितग्गसोभितं;koc·cha·sū·ci·vi·ci·tag·ga·so·bhi·taṃ

    Kocchasūcivicitaggasobhitaṁ;

    it shone, parted with brush and pins;

  14. 14

    तंtaṃ जरायja·rā·ya विरलंvi·ra·laṃ तहिंta·hiṃ तहिं,ta·hiṃ

    Taṁ jarāya viralaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ,

    now old, it’s patchy and sparse—

  15. 15

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  16. 16

    कण्हखन्धकसुवण्णमण्डितं,kaṇ·ha·khan·dha·ka·su·vaṇ·ṇa·maṇ·ḍi·taṃ

    Kaṇhakhandhakasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitaṁ,

    With plaits of black and ribbons of gold,

  17. 17

    सोभतेso·bha·te सुवेणीहिलङ्कतं;su·ve·ṇī·hi·laṅ·ka·taṃ

    Sobhate suveṇīhilaṅkataṁ;

    it was so pretty, graced with braids;

  18. 18

    तंtaṃ जरायja·rā·ya खलितंkha·li·taṃ सिरंsi·raṃ कतं,ka·taṃ

    Taṁ jarāya khalitaṁ siraṁ kataṁ,

    now old, my head’s gone bald—

  19. 19

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  20. 20

    चित्तकारसुकतावcit·ta·kā·ra·su·ka·tā·va लेखिका,le·khi·kā

    Cittakārasukatāva lekhikā,

    My eyebrows used to look so nice,

  21. 21

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu भमुकाbha·mu·kā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su bhamukā pure mama;

    like crescents painted by an artist;

  22. 22

    ताtā जरायja·rā·ya वलिभिप्पलम्बिता,va·li·bhip·pa·lam·bi·tā

    Tā jarāya valibhippalambitā,

    now old, they droop with wrinkles—

  23. 23

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  24. 24

    भस्सराbhas·sa·rā सुरुचिराsu·ru·ci·rā यथाya·thā मणी,ma·ṇī

    Bhassarā surucirā yathā maṇī,

    My eyes shone brilliant as gems,

  25. 25

    नेत्तहेसुमभिनीलमायता;net·ta·he·su·ma·bhi·nī·la·mā·ya·tā

    Nettahesumabhinīlamāyatā;

    wide and indigo;

  26. 26

    तेte जरायभिहताja·rā·ya·bhi·ha·tā नna सोभरे,so·bha·re

    Te jarāyabhihatā na sobhare,

    ruined by age, they shine no more—

  27. 27

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  28. 28

    सण्हतुङ्गसदिसीsaṇ·ha·tuṅ·ga·sa·di·sī चca नासिका,nā·si·kā

    Saṇhatuṅgasadisī ca nāsikā,

    My nose was like a perfect peak,

  29. 29

    सोभतेso·bha·te सुsu अभियोब्बनंa·bhi·yob·ba·naṃ पति;pa·ti

    Sobhate su abhiyobbanaṁ pati;

    lovely in my bloom of youth;

  30. 30

    साsā जरायja·rā·ya उपकूलिताu·pa·kū·li·tā विय,vi·ya

    Sā jarāya upakūlitā viya,

    now old, it’s shriveled like a pepper;

  31. 31

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  32. 32

    कङ्कणंवkaṅ·ka·ṇaṃ·va सुकतंsu·ka·taṃ सुनिट्ठितं,su·niṭ·ṭhi·taṃ

    Kaṅkaṇaṁva sukataṁ suniṭṭhitaṁ,

    My ear-lobes were so pretty,

  33. 33

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu ममma·ma कण्णपाळियो;kaṇ·ṇa·pā·ḷi·yo

    Sobhare su mama kaṇṇapāḷiyo;

    like lovingly crafted bracelets;

  34. 34

    ताtā जरायja·rā·ya वलिभिप्पलम्बिता,va·li·bhip·pa·lam·bi·tā

    Tā jarāya valibhippalambitā,

    now old, they droop with wrinkles—

  35. 35

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  36. 36

    पत्तलीमकुलवण्णसादिसा,pat·ta·lī·ma·ku·la·vaṇ·ṇa·sā·di·sā

    Pattalīmakulavaṇṇasādisā,

    My teeth used to be so pretty,

  37. 37

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu दन्ताdan·tā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su dantā pure mama;

    bright as a jasmine flower;

  38. 38

    तेte जरायja·rā·ya खण्डिताkhaṇ·ḍi·tā चासिता,cā·si·tā

    Te jarāya khaṇḍitā cāsitā,

    now old, they’re broken and yellow—

  39. 39

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  40. 40

    काननम्हिkā·na·nam·hi वनसण्डचारिनी,va·na·saṇ·ḍa·cā·ri·nī

    Kānanamhi vanasaṇḍacārinī,

    My singing was sweet as a cuckoo

  41. 41

    कोकिलावko·ki·lā·va मधुरंma·dhu·raṃ निकूजिहं;ni·kū·ji·haṃ

    Kokilāva madhuraṁ nikūjihaṁ;

    wandering in the forest groves;

  42. 42

    तंtaṃ जरायja·rā·ya खलितंkha·li·taṃ तहिंta·hiṃ तहिं,ta·hiṃ

    Taṁ jarāya khalitaṁ tahiṁ tahiṁ,

    now old, it’s patchy and croaking—

  43. 43

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  44. 44

    सण्हकम्बुरिवsaṇ·ha·kam·bu·ri·va सुप्पमज्जिता,sup·pa·maj·ji·tā

    Saṇhakamburiva suppamajjitā,

    My neck used to be so pretty,

  45. 45

    सोभतेso·bha·te सुsu गीवाgī·vā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhate su gīvā pure mama;

    like a polished shell of conch;

  46. 46

    साsā जरायja·rā·ya भग्गाbhag·gā विनामिता,vi·nā·mi·tā

    Sā jarāya bhaggā vināmitā,

    now old, it’s bowed and bent—

  47. 47

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  48. 48

    वट्टपलिघसदिसोपमाvaṭ·ṭa·pa·li·gha·sa·di·so·pa·mā उभो,u·bho

    Vaṭṭapalighasadisopamā ubho,

    My arms used to be so pretty,

  49. 49

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu बाहाbā·hā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su bāhā pure mama;

    like rounded cross-bars;

  50. 50

    ताtā जरायja·rā·ya यथya·tha पाटलिब्बलिता,pā·ṭa·lib·ba·li·tā

    Tā jarāya yatha pāṭalibbalitā,

    with age, they wrinkle and sag as a patala tree—

  51. 51

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  52. 52

    सण्हमुद्दिकसुवण्णमण्डिता,saṇ·ha·mud·di·ka·su·vaṇ·ṇa·maṇ·ḍi·tā

    Saṇhamuddikasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā,

    My hands used to be so pretty,

  53. 53

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu हत्थाhat·thā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su hatthā pure mama;

    graced with lovely golden rings;

  54. 54

    तेte जरायja·rā·ya यथाya·thā मूलमूलिका,mū·la·mū·li·kā

    Te jarāya yathā mūlamūlikā,

    now old, they’re like red radishes—

  55. 55

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  56. 56

    पीनवट्टसहितुग्गताpī·na·vaṭ·ṭa·sa·hi·tug·ga·tā उभो,u·bho

    Pīnavaṭṭasahituggatā ubho,

    My breasts were both once so pretty,

  57. 57

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu थनकाtha·na·kā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su thanakā pure mama;

    swelling, round, close-set, and perky;

  58. 58

    थेविकीवthe·vi·kī·va लम्बन्तिlam·ban·ti नोदका,no·da·kā

    Thevikīva lambanti nodakā,

    now they droop like water bags—

  59. 59

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  60. 60

    कञ्चनस्सkañ·ca·nas·sa फलकंवpha·la·kaṃ·va सम्मट्ठं,sam·maṭ·ṭhaṃ

    Kañcanassa phalakaṁva sammaṭṭhaṁ,

    My body used to be so pretty,

  61. 61

    सोभतेso·bha·te सुsu कायोkā·yo पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhate su kāyo pure mama;

    like a polished slab of lustrous gold;

  62. 62

    सोso वलीहिva·lī·hi सुखुमाहिsu·khu·mā·hi ओततो,o·ta·to

    So valīhi sukhumāhi otato,

    now it’s covered with delicate wrinkles—

  63. 63

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  64. 64

    नागभोगसदिसोपमाnā·ga·bho·ga·sa·di·so·pa·mā उभो,u·bho

    Nāgabhogasadisopamā ubho,

    Both my thighs used to be so pretty,

  65. 65

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu ऊरूū·rū पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su ūrū pure mama;

    like an elephant’s trunk;

  66. 66

    तेte जरायja·rā·ya यथाya·thā वेळुनाळियो,ve·ḷu·nā·ḷi·yo

    Te jarāya yathā veḷunāḷiyo,

    now old, they’re like bamboo—

  67. 67

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  68. 68

    सण्हनूपुरसुवण्णमण्डिता,saṇ·ha·nū·pu·ra·su·vaṇ·ṇa·maṇ·ḍi·tā

    Saṇhanūpurasuvaṇṇamaṇḍitā,

    My calves used to be so pretty,

  69. 69

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu जङ्घाjaṅ·ghā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su jaṅghā pure mama;

    graced with cute golden anklets;

  70. 70

    ताtā जरायja·rā·ya तिलदण्डकारिव,ti·la·daṇ·ḍa·kā·ri·va

    Tā jarāya tiladaṇḍakāriva,

    now old, they’re like sesame sticks—

  71. 71

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  72. 72

    तूलपुण्णसदिसोपमाtū·la·puṇ·ṇa·sa·di·so·pa·mā उभो,u·bho

    Tūlapuṇṇasadisopamā ubho,

    Both my feet used to be so pretty,

  73. 73

    सोभरेso·bha·re सुsu पादाpā·dā पुरेpu·re मम;ma·ma

    Sobhare su pādā pure mama;

    plump as if with cotton-wool;

  74. 74

    तेte जरायja·rā·ya फुटिताphu·ṭi·tā वलीमता,va·lī·ma·tā

    Te jarāya phuṭitā valīmatā,

    now old, they’re cracked and wrinkly—

  75. 75

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  76. 76

    एदिसोe·di·so अहुa·hu अयंa·yaṃ समुस्सयो,sa·mus·sa·yo

    Ediso ahu ayaṁ samussayo,

    This bag of bones once was such,

  77. 77

    जज्जरोjaj·ja·ro बहुदुक्खानमालयो;ba·hu·duk·khā·na·mā·la·yo

    Jajjaro bahudukkhānamālayo;

    but now it’s withered, home to so much pain;

  78. 78

    सोपलेपपतितोso·pa·le·pa·pa·ti·to जराघरो,ja·rā·gha·ro

    Sopalepapatito jarāgharo,

    like a house in decay with plaster crumbling—

  79. 79

    सच्चवादिवचनंsac·ca·vā·di·va·ca·naṃ अनञ्ञथा”।a·nañ·ña·thā

    Saccavādivacanaṁ anaññathā”.

    the word of the truthful one is confirmed.

  80. 80

    … अम्बपालीam·ba·pā·lī थेरीthe·rī …।

    … Ambapālī therī ….

    (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.