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Upāsakasutta

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उदानu·dā·na 2।5

Udāna 2.5

Heartfelt Sayings 2.5
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उपासकसुत्तu·pā·sa·ka·sut·ta

Upāsakasutta

A Lay Follower
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एवंe·vaṃ मेme सुतं—su·taṃ

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.
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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 अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro इच्छानङ्गलकोic·chā·naṅ·ga·la·ko उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ अनुप्पत्तोa·nup·pat·to होतिho·ti केनचिदेवke·na·ci·de·va करणीयेन।ka·ra·ṇī·ye·na

Tena kho pana samayena aññataro icchānaṅgalako upāsako sāvatthiṁ anuppatto hoti kenacideva karaṇīyena.

Now at that time a certain lay follower from Icchānaṅgalaka arrived at Sāvatthī on some business.
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अथa·tha खोkho सोso उपासकोu·pā·sa·ko सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ तंtaṃ करणीयंka·ra·ṇī·yaṃ तीरेत्वाtī·ret·vā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदि।ni·sī·di

Atha kho so upāsako sāvatthiyaṁ taṁ karaṇīyaṁ tīretvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

Having concluded his business in Sāvatthī he went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho तंtaṃ उपासकंu·pā·sa·kaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho taṁ upāsakaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said this to him:
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“चिरस्संci·ras·saṃ खोkho त्वं,tvaṃ उपासक,u·pā·sa·ka इमंi·maṃ परियायमकासिpa·ri·yā·ya·ma·kā·si यदिदंya·di·daṃ इधागमनाया”ति।i·dhā·ga·ma·nā·yā

“cirassaṁ kho tvaṁ, upāsaka, imaṁ pariyāyamakāsi yadidaṁ idhāgamanāyā”ti.

“It’s been a long time, lay follower, since you took the opportunity to come here.”
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“चिरपटिकाहं,ci·ra·pa·ṭi·kā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दस्सनायdas·sa·nā·ya उपसङ्कमितुकामो,u·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tu·kā·mo अपिa·pi चाहंcā·haṃ केहिचिke·hi·ci केहिचिke·hi·ci किच्चकरणीयेहिkic·ca·ka·ra·ṇī·ye·hi ब्यावटो।byā·va·ṭo एवाहंe·vā·haṃ नासक्खिंnā·sak·khiṃ भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ दस्सनायdas·sa·nā·ya उपसङ्कमितुन्”ति।u·pa·saṅ·ka·mi·tun

“Cirapaṭikāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamitukāmo, api cāhaṁ kehici kehici kiccakaraṇīyehi byāvaṭo. Evāhaṁ nāsakkhiṁ bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamitun”ti.

“For a long time I’ve wanted to come and see the Buddha, but I wasn’t able, being prevented by my many duties and responsibilities.”
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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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“सुखंsu·khaṃ वतva·ta तस्सtas·sa नna होतिho·ti किञ्चि,kiñ·ci

“Sukhaṁ vata tassa na hoti kiñci,

“One who has nothing is happy indeed,
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सङ्खातधम्मस्सsaṅ·khā·ta·dham·mas·sa बहुस्सुतस्स;ba·hus·su·tas·sa

Saṅkhātadhammassa bahussutassa;

a learned person who has appraised the teaching.
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सकिञ्चनंsa·kiñ·ca·naṃ पस्सpas·sa विहञ्ञमानं,vi·hañ·ña·mā·naṃ

Sakiñcanaṁ passa vihaññamānaṁ,

See how troubled are those with attachments,
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जनोja·no जनस्मिंja·nas·miṃ पटिबन्धरूपो”ति।pa·ṭi·ban·dha·rū·po

Jano janasmiṁ paṭibandharūpo”ti.

a person bound tight to people.”
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Pañcamaṁ.

(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.