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Piyatarasutta

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उदानu·dā·na 5।1

Udāna 5.1

Heartfelt Sayings 5.1
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पियतरसुत्तpi·ya·ta·ra·sut·ta

Piyatarasutta

Who is More Dear?
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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 राजाrā·jā पसेनदिpa·se·na·di कोसलोko·sa·lo मल्लिकायmal·li·kā·ya देवियाde·vi·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ उपरिपासादवरगतोu·pa·ri·pā·sā·da·va·ra·ga·to होति।ho·ti

Tena kho pana samayena rājā pasenadi kosalo mallikāya deviyā saddhiṁ uparipāsādavaragato hoti.

Now at that time King Pasenadi of Kosala was upstairs in the royal longhouse together with Queen Mallikā.
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अथa·tha खोkho राजाrā·jā पसेनदिpa·se·na·di कोसलोko·sa·lo मल्लिकंmal·li·kaṃ देविंde·viṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo mallikaṁ deviṁ etadavoca:

Then King Pasenadi addressed Queen Mallikā,
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“अत्थिat·thi नुnu खोkho ते,te मल्लिके,mal·li·ke कोचञ्ञोko·cañ·ño अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो”ति?pi·ya·ta·ro

“atthi nu kho te, mallike, kocañño attanā piyataro”ti?

“Mallikā, is there anyone more dear to you than yourself?”
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“नत्थिnat·thi खोkho मे,me महाराज,ma·hā·rā·ja कोचञ्ञोko·cañ·ño अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो।pi·ya·ta·ro

“Natthi kho me, mahārāja, kocañño attanā piyataro.

“No, Great King, there isn’t.
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तुय्हंtuy·haṃ पन,pa·na महाराज,ma·hā·rā·ja अत्थञ्ञोat·thañ·ño कोचिko·ci अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो”ति?pi·ya·ta·ro

Tuyhaṁ pana, mahārāja, atthañño koci attanā piyataro”ti?

But is there anyone more dear to you than yourself?”
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“मय्हम्पिmay·ham·pi खो,kho मल्लिके,mal·li·ke नत्थञ्ञोnat·thañ·ño कोचिko·ci अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो”ति।pi·ya·ta·ro

“Mayhampi kho, mallike, natthañño koci attanā piyataro”ti.

“For me also, Mallikā, there’s no one.”
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अथa·tha खोkho राजाrā·jā पसेनदिpa·se·na·di कोसलोko·sa·lo पासादाpā·sā·dā ओरोहित्वाo·ro·hit·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 एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho राजाrā·jā पसेनदिpa·se·na·di कोसलोko·sa·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho rājā pasenadi kosalo pāsādā orohitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then King Pasenadi of Kosala came downstairs from the stilt longhouse, went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what had happened.
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“इधाहं,i·dhā·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te मल्लिकायmal·li·kā·ya देवियाde·vi·yā सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ उपरिपासादवरगतोu·pa·ri·pā·sā·da·va·ra·ga·to मल्लिकंmal·li·kaṃ देविंde·viṃ एतदवोचं:e·ta·da·vo·caṃ

“Idhāhaṁ, bhante, mallikāya deviyā saddhiṁ uparipāsādavaragato mallikaṁ deviṁ etadavocaṁ:

(Pāli only)
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‘अत्थिat·thi नुnu खोkho ते,te मल्लिके,mal·li·ke कोचञ्ञोko·cañ·ño अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो’ति?pi·ya·ta·ro

‘atthi nu kho te, mallike, kocañño attanā piyataro’ti?

(Pāli only)
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te मल्लिकाmal·li·kā देवीde·vī मंmaṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, mallikā devī maṁ etadavoca:

(Pāli only)
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‘नत्थिnat·thi खोkho मे,me महाराज,ma·hā·rā·ja कोचञ्ञोko·cañ·ño अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो।pi·ya·ta·ro

‘natthi kho me, mahārāja, kocañño attanā piyataro.

(Pāli only)
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तुय्हंtuy·haṃ पन,pa·na महाराज,ma·hā·rā·ja अत्थञ्ञोat·thañ·ño कोचिko·ci अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो’ति?pi·ya·ta·ro

Tuyhaṁ pana, mahārāja, atthañño koci attanā piyataro’ti?

(Pāli only)
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te अहं,a·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te मल्लिकंmal·li·kaṃ देविंde·viṃ एतदवोचं:e·ta·da·vo·caṃ

Evaṁ vutte, ahaṁ, bhante, mallikaṁ deviṁ etadavocaṁ:

(Pāli only)
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‘मय्हम्पिmay·ham·pi खो,kho मल्लिके,mal·li·ke नत्थञ्ञोnat·thañ·ño कोचिko·ci अत्तनाat·ta·nā पियतरो’”ति।pi·ya·ta·ro

‘mayhampi kho, mallike, natthañño koci attanā piyataro’”ti.

(Pāli only)
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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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“सब्बाsab·bā दिसाdi·sā अनुपरिगम्मa·nu·pa·ri·gam·ma चेतसा,ce·ta·sā

“Sabbā disā anuparigamma cetasā,

“Having explored every quarter with the mind,
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नेवज्झगाne·vaj·jha·gā पियतरमत्तनाpi·ya·ta·ra·mat·ta·nā क्वचि;kva·ci

Nevajjhagā piyataramattanā kvaci;

one finds no one dearer than oneself.
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एवंe·vaṃ पियोpi·yo पुथुpu·thu अत्ताat·tā परेसं,pa·re·saṃ

Evaṁ piyo puthu attā paresaṁ,

Likewise for others, each holds themselves dear;
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तस्माtas·mā नna हिंसेhiṃ·se परमत्तकामो”ति।pa·ra·mat·ta·kā·mo

Tasmā na hiṁse paramattakāmo”ti.

so one who desires self-knowledge <j>would harm no other.”
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पठमं।pa·ṭha·maṃ

Paṭhamaṁ.

(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.