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Daṇḍasutta

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1

उदानu·dā·na 2।3

Udāna 2.3

Heartfelt Sayings 2.3
2

दण्डसुत्तdaṇ·ḍa·sut·ta

Daṇḍasutta

A Stick
3

एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
4

एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti जेतवनेje·ta·va·ne अनाथपिण्डिकस्सa·nā·tha·piṇ·ḍi·kas·sa आरामे।ā·rā·me

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā कुमारकाku·mā·ra·kā अन्तराan·ta·rā चca सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ अन्तराan·ta·rā चca जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ अहिंa·hiṃ दण्डेनdaṇ·ḍe·na हनन्ति।ha·nan·ti

Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā kumārakā antarā ca sāvatthiṁ antarā ca jetavanaṁ ahiṁ daṇḍena hananti.

Now at that time, between Sāvatthī and the Jeta Grove, several boys were hitting a snake with a stick.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसि।pā·vi·si

Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.

Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā सम्बहुलेsam·ba·hu·le कुमारकेku·mā·ra·ke अन्तराan·ta·rā चca सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ अन्तराan·ta·rā चca जेतवनंje·ta·va·naṃ अहिंa·hiṃ दण्डेनdaṇ·ḍe·na हनन्ते।ha·nan·te

Addasā kho bhagavā sambahule kumārake antarā ca sāvatthiṁ antarā ca jetavanaṁ ahiṁ daṇḍena hanante.

He saw the boys hitting the snake.
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अथa·tha खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā एतमत्थंe·ta·mat·thaṃ विदित्वाvi·dit·vā तायंtā·yaṃ वेलायंve·lā·yaṃ इमंi·maṃ उदानंu·dā·naṃ उदानेसि:u·dā·ne·si

Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:
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“सुखकामानिsu·kha·kā·mā·ni भूतानि,bhū·tā·ni

“Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,

“Creatures love happiness,
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योyo दण्डेनdaṇ·ḍe·na विहिंसति;vi·hiṃ·sa·ti

yo daṇḍena vihiṁsati;

so if you harm them with a stick
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अत्तनोat·ta·no सुखमेसानो,su·kha·me·sā·no

Attano sukhamesāno,

in search of your own happiness,
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पेच्चpec·ca सोso नna लभतेla·bha·te सुखं।su·khaṃ

pecca so na labhate sukhaṁ.

after death you’ll find no happiness.
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सुखकामानिsu·kha·kā·mā·ni भूतानि,bhū·tā·ni

Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,

Creatures love happiness,
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योyo दण्डेनdaṇ·ḍe·na नna हिंसति;hiṃ·sa·ti

yo daṇḍena na hiṁsati;

so if you don’t harm them with a stick
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अत्तनोat·ta·no सुखमेसानो,su·kha·me·sā·no

Attano sukhamesāno,

in search of your own happiness,
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पेच्चpec·ca सोso लभतेla·bha·te सुखन्”ति।su·khan

pecca so labhate sukhan”ti.

after death you will find happiness.”
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ततियं।ta·ti·yaṃ

Tatiyaṁ.

(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.