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Verses of the Senior Nuns 68 थेरीगाथा 68

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Cāpātherīgāthā

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  1. 1

    थेरीगाथाthe·rī·gā·thā 13।3

    Therīgāthā 13.3

    Verses of the Senior Nuns 13.3

  2. 2

    वीसतिनिपातvī·sa·ti·ni·pā·ta

    Vīsatinipāta

    The Book of the Twenties

  3. 3

    चापाथेरीगाथाcā·pā·the·rī·gā·thā

    Cāpātherīgāthā

    Cāpā

  4. 4

    “लट्ठिहत्थोlaṭ·ṭhi·hat·tho पुरेpu·re आसि,ā·si

    “Laṭṭhihattho pure āsi,

    “Once I carried a hermit’s staff,

  5. 5

    सोso दानिdā·ni मिगलुद्दको;mi·ga·lud·da·ko

    so dāni migaluddako;

    but these days I hunt deer.

  6. 6

    आसायā·sā·ya पलिपाpa·li·pā घोरा,gho·rā

    Āsāya palipā ghorā,

    My desires have made me unable to cross

  7. 7

    नासक्खिnā·sak·khi पारमेतवे।pā·ra·me·ta·ve

    nāsakkhi pārametave.

    from the awful marsh to the far shore.

  8. 8

    सुमत्तंsu·mat·taṃ मंmaṃ मञ्ञमाना,mañ·ña·mā·nā

    Sumattaṁ maṁ maññamānā,

    Thinking me so in love with her,

  9. 9

    चापाcā·pā पुत्तमतोसयि;put·ta·ma·to·sa·yi

    cāpā puttamatosayi;

    Cāpā kept our son happy.

  10. 10

    चापायcā·pā·ya बन्धनंban·dha·naṃ छेत्वा,chet·vā

    Cāpāya bandhanaṁ chetvā,

    Having cut Cāpā’s bond,

  11. 11

    पब्बजिस्संpab·ba·jis·saṃ पुनोपहं”।pu·no·pa·haṃ

    pabbajissaṁ punopahaṁ”.

    I’ll go forth once again.”

  12. 12

    “माmā मेme कुज्झिkuj·jhi महावीर,ma·hā·vī·ra

    “Mā me kujjhi mahāvīra,

    “Don’t be mad at me, great hero!

  13. 13

    माmā मेme कुज्झिkuj·jhi महामुनि;ma·hā·mu·ni

    mā me kujjhi mahāmuni;

    Don’t be mad at me, great sage!

  14. 14

    नna हिhi कोधपरेतस्स,ko·dha·pa·re·tas·sa

    Na hi kodhaparetassa,

    If you’re mired in anger you can’t stay pure,

  15. 15

    सुद्धिsud·dhi अत्थिat·thi कुतोku·to तपो”।ta·po

    suddhi atthi kuto tapo”.

    let alone be fervent.”

  16. 16

    “पक्कमिस्सञ्चpak·ka·mis·sañ·ca नाळातो,nā·ḷā·to

    “Pakkamissañca nāḷāto,

    “I’m going to leave Nālā!

  17. 17

    कोधko·dha नाळायnā·ḷā·ya वच्छति;vac·cha·ti

    kodha nāḷāya vacchati;

    For who’d stay here at Nālā!

  18. 18

    बन्धन्तीban·dhan·tī इत्थिरूपेन,it·thi·rū·pe·na

    Bandhantī itthirūpena,

    With their figures, the women trap

  19. 19

    समणेsa·ma·ṇe धम्मजीविनो”।dham·ma·jī·vi·no

    samaṇe dhammajīvino”.

    ascetics who live righteously.”

  20. 20

    “एहिe·hi काळkā·ḷa निवत्तस्सु,ni·vat·tas·su

    “Ehi kāḷa nivattassu,

    “Please, Kāḷa, come back to me.

  21. 21

    भुञ्जbhuñ·ja कामेkā·me यथाya·thā पुरे;pu·re

    bhuñja kāme yathā pure;

    Enjoy pleasures like you did before.

  22. 22

    अहञ्चa·hañ·ca तेte वसीकता,va·sī·ka·tā

    Ahañca te vasīkatā,

    I’ll be under your control,

  23. 23

    येye चca मेme सन्तिsan·ti ञातका”।ñā·ta·kā

    ye ca me santi ñātakā”.

    along with any relatives I have.”

  24. 24

    “एत्तोet·to चापेcā·pe चतुब्भागं,ca·tub·bhā·gaṃ

    “Etto cāpe catubbhāgaṁ,

    “Cāpā, if even a quarter

  25. 25

    यथाya·thā भाससिbhā·sa·si त्वञ्चtvañ·ca मे;me

    yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

    of what you say were true,

  26. 26

    तयिta·yi रत्तस्सrat·tas·sa पोसस्स,po·sas·sa

    Tayi rattassa posassa,

    it would be a splendid thing

  27. 27

    उळारंu·ḷā·raṃ वतva·ta तंtaṃ सिया”।si·yā

    uḷāraṁ vata taṁ siyā”.

    for a man in love with you!”

  28. 28

    “काळङ्गिनिंवkā·ḷaṅ·gi·niṃ·va तक्कारिं,tak·kā·riṃ

    “Kāḷaṅginiṁva takkāriṁ,

    “Kāḷa, I am like a sprouting iris

  29. 29

    पुप्फितंpup·phi·taṃ गिरिमुद्धनि;gi·ri·mud·dha·ni

    pupphitaṁ girimuddhani;

    flowering on a mountain top,

  30. 30

    फुल्लंphul·laṃ दालिमलट्ठिंव,dā·li·ma·laṭ·ṭhiṃ·va

    Phullaṁ dālimalaṭṭhiṁva,

    like a blossoming pomegranate,

  31. 31

    अन्तोदीपेवan·to·dī·pe·va पाटलिं।pā·ṭa·liṃ

    antodīpeva pāṭaliṁ.

    like a patala tree on an isle;

  32. 32

    हरिचन्दनलित्तङ्गिं,ha·ri·can·da·na·lit·taṅ·giṃ

    Haricandanalittaṅgiṁ,

    my limbs are anointed with yellow sandalwood,

  33. 33

    कासिकुत्तमधारिनिं;kā·si·kut·ta·ma·dhā·ri·niṃ

    kāsikuttamadhāriniṁ;

    and I wear the finest Kāsi cloth:

  34. 34

    तंtaṃ मंmaṃ रूपवतिंrū·pa·va·tiṃ सन्तिं,san·tiṃ

    Taṁ maṁ rūpavatiṁ santiṁ,

    when I am so very beautiful,

  35. 35

    कस्सkas·sa ओहायo·hā·ya गच्छसि”।gac·cha·si

    kassa ohāya gacchasi”.

    how can you abandon me and leave?”

  36. 36

    “साकुन्तिकोवsā·kun·ti·ko·va सकुणिं,sa·ku·ṇiṃ

    “Sākuntikova sakuṇiṁ,

    “You’re like a fowler

  37. 37

    यथाya·thā बन्धितुमिच्छति;ban·dhi·tu·mic·cha·ti

    yathā bandhitumicchati;

    who wants to catch a bird;

  38. 38

    आहरिमेनā·ha·ri·me·na रूपेन,rū·pe·na

    Āharimena rūpena,

    but you won’t trap me

  39. 39

    नna मंmaṃ त्वंtvaṃ बाधयिस्ससि”।bā·dha·yis·sa·si

    na maṁ tvaṁ bādhayissasi”.

    with your costumed form.”

  40. 40

    “इमञ्चi·mañ·ca मेme पुत्तफलं,put·ta·pha·laṃ

    “Imañca me puttaphalaṁ,

    “But this child, my fruit,

  41. 41

    काळkā·ḷa उप्पादितंup·pā·di·taṃ तया;ta·yā

    kāḷa uppāditaṁ tayā;

    was begotten by you, Kāḷa.

  42. 42

    तंtaṃ मंmaṃ पुत्तवतिंput·ta·va·tiṃ सन्तिं,san·tiṃ

    Taṁ maṁ puttavatiṁ santiṁ,

    When I have this child,

  43. 43

    कस्सkas·sa ओहायo·hā·ya गच्छसि”।gac·cha·si

    kassa ohāya gacchasi”.

    how can you abandon me and leave?”

  44. 44

    “जहन्तिja·han·ti पुत्तेput·te सप्पञ्ञा,sap·pañ·ñā

    “Jahanti putte sappaññā,

    “The wise give up

  45. 45

    ततोta·to ञातीñā·tī ततोta·to धनं;dha·naṃ

    tato ñātī tato dhanaṁ;

    children, family, and wealth.

  46. 46

    पब्बजन्तिpab·ba·jan·ti महावीरा,ma·hā·vī·rā

    Pabbajanti mahāvīrā,

    Great heroes go forth

  47. 47

    नागोnā·go छेत्वावchet·vā·va बन्धनं”।ban·dha·naṃ

    nāgo chetvāva bandhanaṁ”.

    like elephants breaking their bonds.”

  48. 48

    “इदानिi·dā·ni तेte इमंi·maṃ पुत्तं,put·taṃ

    “Idāni te imaṁ puttaṁ,

    “Now, this son of yours:

  49. 49

    दण्डेनdaṇ·ḍe·na छुरिकायchu·ri·kā·ya वा;vā

    Daṇḍena churikāya vā;

    I’ll strike him to the ground right here,

  50. 50

    भूमियंbhū·mi·yaṃ वाvā निसुम्भिस्सं,ni·sum·bhis·saṃ

    Bhūmiyaṁ vā nisumbhissaṁ,

    with a stick or with a knife!

  51. 51

    पुत्तसोकाput·ta·so·kā नna गच्छसि”।gac·cha·si

    Puttasokā na gacchasi”.

    Grieving your son, you will not leave.”

  52. 52

    “सचेsa·ce पुत्तंput·taṃ सिङ्गालानं,siṅ·gā·lā·naṃ

    “Sace puttaṁ siṅgālānaṁ,

    “Even if you feed our son

  53. 53

    कुक्कुरानंkuk·ku·rā·naṃ पदाहिसि;pa·dā·hi·si

    kukkurānaṁ padāhisi;

    to jackals and dogs,

  54. 54

    नna मंmaṃ पुत्तकत्तेput·ta·kat·te जम्मि,jam·mi

    Na maṁ puttakatte jammi,

    I’d never return again, you bitch,

  55. 55

    पुनरावत्तयिस्ससि”।pu·na·rā·vat·ta·yis·sa·si

    punarāvattayissasi”.

    not even for the child’s sake.”

  56. 56

    “हन्दhan·da खोkho दानिdā·ni भद्दन्ते,bhad·dan·te

    “Handa kho dāni bhaddante,

    “Well then, sir, tell me,

  57. 57

    कुहिंku·hiṃ काळkā·ḷa गमिस्ससि;ga·mis·sa·si

    kuhiṁ kāḷa gamissasi;

    where will you go, Kāḷa?

  58. 58

    कतमंka·ta·maṃ गामनिगमं,gā·ma·ni·ga·maṃ

    Katamaṁ gāmanigamaṁ,

    To what village or town,

  59. 59

    नगरंna·ga·raṃ राजधानियो”।rā·ja·dhā·ni·yo

    nagaraṁ rājadhāniyo”.

    city or capital?”

  60. 60

    “अहुम्हa·hum·ha पुब्बेpub·be गणिनो,ga·ṇi·no

    “Ahumha pubbe gaṇino,

    “Last time we had followers,

  61. 61

    अस्समणाas·sa·ma·ṇā समणमानिनो;sa·ma·ṇa·mā·ni·no

    Assamaṇā samaṇamānino;

    we weren’t ascetics, we just thought we were.

  62. 62

    गामेनgā·me·na गामंgā·maṃ विचरिम्ह,vi·ca·rim·ha

    Gāmena gāmaṁ vicarimha,

    We wandered from village to village,

  63. 63

    नगरेna·ga·re राजधानियो।rā·ja·dhā·ni·yo

    Nagare rājadhāniyo.

    to cities and capitals.

  64. 64

    एसोe·so हिhi भगवाbha·ga·vā बुद्धो,bud·dho

    Eso hi bhagavā buddho,

    But now the Blessed One, the Buddha,

  65. 65

    नदिंna·diṃ नेरञ्जरंne·rañ·ja·raṃ पति;pa·ti

    nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati;

    back on the bank of the Nerañjara River,

  66. 66

    सब्बदुक्खप्पहानाय,sab·ba·duk·khap·pa·hā·nā·ya

    Sabbadukkhappahānāya,

    teaches the Dhamma so that living creatures

  67. 67

    धम्मंdham·maṃ देसेतिde·se·ti पाणिनं;pā·ṇi·naṃ

    dhammaṁ deseti pāṇinaṁ;

    may abandon all suffering.

  68. 68

    तस्साहंtas·sā·haṃ सन्तिकंsan·ti·kaṃ गच्छं,gac·chaṃ

    Tassāhaṁ santikaṁ gacchaṁ,

    I shall go to his presence,

  69. 69

    सोso मेme सत्थाsat·thā भविस्सति”।bha·vis·sa·ti

    so me satthā bhavissati”.

    he shall be my Teacher.”

  70. 70

    “वन्दनंvan·da·naṃ दानिdā·ni वज्जासि,vaj·jā·si

    “Vandanaṁ dāni vajjāsi,

    “Now please convey my respects

  71. 71

    लोकनाथंlo·ka·nā·thaṃ अनुत्तरं;a·nut·ta·raṃ

    lokanāthaṁ anuttaraṁ;

    to the supreme protector of the world.

  72. 72

    पदक्खिणञ्चpa·dak·khi·ṇañ·ca कत्वान,kat·vā·na

    Padakkhiṇañca katvāna,

    Circling him to your right,

  73. 73

    आदिसेय्यासिā·di·sey·yā·si दक्खिणं”।dak·khi·ṇaṃ

    ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṁ”.

    dedicate my religious donation.”

  74. 74

    “एतंe·taṃ खोkho लब्भमम्हेहि,lab·bha·mam·he·hi

    “Etaṁ kho labbhamamhehi,

    “This is the proper thing to do,

  75. 75

    यथाya·thā भाससिbhā·sa·si त्वञ्चtvañ·ca मे;me

    yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

    just as you have said to me.

  76. 76

    वन्दनंvan·da·naṃ दानिdā·ni तेte वज्जं,vaj·jaṃ

    Vandanaṁ dāni te vajjaṁ,

    I’ll convey your respects

  77. 77

    लोकनाथंlo·ka·nā·thaṃ अनुत्तरं;a·nut·ta·raṃ

    lokanāthaṁ anuttaraṁ;

    to the supreme protector of the world.

  78. 78

    पदक्खिणञ्चpa·dak·khi·ṇañ·ca कत्वान,kat·vā·na

    Padakkhiṇañca katvāna,

    Circling him to my right,

  79. 79

    आदिसिस्सामिā·di·sis·sā·mi दक्खिणं”।dak·khi·ṇaṃ

    ādisissāmi dakkhiṇaṁ”.

    I’ll dedicate your religious donation.”

  80. 80

    ततोta·to चca काळोkā·ḷo पक्कामि,pak·kā·mi

    Tato ca kāḷo pakkāmi,

    Then Kāḷa set out

  81. 81

    नदिंna·diṃ नेरञ्जरंne·rañ·ja·raṃ पति;pa·ti

    nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati;

    back to the bank of the Nerañjara River.

  82. 82

    सोso अद्दसासिad·da·sā·si सम्बुद्धं,sam·bud·dhaṃ

    So addasāsi sambuddhaṁ,

    He saw the Awakened One

  83. 83

    देसेन्तंde·sen·taṃ अमतंa·ma·taṃ पदं।pa·daṃ

    desentaṁ amataṁ padaṁ.

    teaching the state free of death:

  84. 84

    दुक्खंduk·khaṃ दुक्खसमुप्पादं,duk·kha·sa·mup·pā·daṃ

    Dukkhaṁ dukkhasamuppādaṁ,

    suffering, suffering’s origin,

  85. 85

    दुक्खस्सduk·khas·sa चca अतिक्कमं;a·tik·ka·maṃ

    dukkhassa ca atikkamaṁ;

    suffering’s transcendence,

  86. 86

    अरियंa·ri·yaṃ चट्ठङ्गिकंcaṭ·ṭhaṅ·gi·kaṃ मग्गं,mag·gaṃ

    Ariyaṁ caṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,

    and the noble eightfold path

  87. 87

    दुक्खूपसमगामिनं।duk·khū·pa·sa·ma·gā·mi·naṃ

    dukkhūpasamagāminaṁ.

    that leads to the stilling of suffering.

  88. 88

    तस्सtas·sa पादानिpā·dā·ni वन्दित्वा,van·dit·vā

    Tassa pādāni vanditvā,

    He paid homage at his feet,

  89. 89

    कत्वानkat·vā·na नंnaṃ पदक्खिणं;pa·dak·khi·ṇaṃ

    Katvāna naṁ padakkhiṇaṁ;

    circling him to his right,

  90. 90

    चापायcā·pā·ya आदिसित्वान,ā·di·sit·vā·na

    Cāpāya ādisitvāna,

    and conveyed Cāpā’s dedication;

  91. 91

    पब्बजिंpab·ba·jiṃ अनगारियं;a·na·gā·ri·yaṃ

    Pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ;

    then he went forth to homelessness.

  92. 92

    तिस्सोtis·so विज्जाvij·jā अनुप्पत्ता,a·nup·pat·tā

    Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

    He attained the three knowledges,

  93. 93

    कतंka·taṃ बुद्धस्सbud·dhas·sa सासनं।sā·sa·naṃ

    Kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

    and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

  94. 94

    … चापाcā·pā थेरीthe·rī …।

    … Cāpā 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.