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Appāyukasutta

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उदानu·dā·na 5।2

Udāna 5.2

Heartfelt Sayings 5.2
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अप्पायुकसुत्तap·pā·yu·ka·sut·ta

Appāyukasutta

Short-lived
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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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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do सायन्हसमयंsā·yan·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ पटिसल्लानाpa·ṭi·sal·lā·nā वुट्ठितोvuṭ·ṭhi·to 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 आयस्माā·yas·mā आनन्दोā·nan·do भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho āyasmā ānando sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

Then in the late afternoon, Venerable Ānanda came out of retreat and went to the Buddha. He bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:
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“अच्छरियं,ac·cha·ri·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te अब्भुतं,ab·bhu·taṃ भन्ते।bhan·te

“acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante.

“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing!
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यावyā·va अप्पायुकाap·pā·yu·kā हि,hi भन्ते,bhan·te भगवतोbha·ga·va·to माताmā·tā अहोसि,a·ho·si सत्ताहजातेsat·tā·ha·jā·te भगवतिbha·ga·va·ti भगवतोbha·ga·va·to माताmā·tā कालमकासि,kā·la·ma·kā·si तुसितंtu·si·taṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपज्जी”ति।u·pa·paj·jī

Yāva appāyukā hi, bhante, bhagavato mātā ahosi, sattāhajāte bhagavati bhagavato mātā kālamakāsi, tusitaṁ kāyaṁ upapajjī”ti.

How short-lived was the Blessed One’s mother! For seven days after the Blessed One was born, his mother passed away and was reborn in the host of joyful gods.”
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“एवमेतं,e·va·me·taṃ आनन्द,ā·nan·da अप्पायुकाap·pā·yu·kā हि,hi आनन्द,ā·nan·da बोधिसत्तमातरोbo·dhi·sat·ta·mā·ta·ro होन्ति।hon·ti

“Evametaṁ, ānanda, appāyukā hi, ānanda, bodhisattamātaro honti.

“That’s so true, Ānanda! For the mothers of beings intent of awakening are short-lived.
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सत्ताहजातेसुsat·tā·ha·jā·te·su बोधिसत्तेसुbo·dhi·sat·te·su बोधिसत्तमातरोbo·dhi·sat·ta·mā·ta·ro कालंkā·laṃ करोन्ति,ka·ron·ti तुसितंtu·si·taṃ कायंkā·yaṃ उपपज्जन्ती”ति।u·pa·paj·jan·tī

Sattāhajātesu bodhisattesu bodhisattamātaro kālaṁ karonti, tusitaṁ kāyaṁ upapajjantī”ti.

Seven days after the beings intent on awakening are born, their mothers pass away and are reborn in the host of joyful gods.”
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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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“येye केचिke·ci भूताbhū·tā भविस्सन्तिbha·vis·san·ti येye वापि,vā·pi

“Ye keci bhūtā bhavissanti ye vāpi,

“Whether born or to be born,
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सब्बेsab·be गमिस्सन्तिga·mis·san·ti पहायpa·hā·ya देहं;de·haṃ

Sabbe gamissanti pahāya dehaṁ;

all depart, leaving the body behind.
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तंtaṃ सब्बजानिंsab·ba·jā·niṃ कुसलोku·sa·lo विदित्वा,vi·dit·vā

Taṁ sabbajāniṁ kusalo viditvā,

The skillful, understanding that all is lost,
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आतापियोā·tā·pi·yo ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ चरेय्या”ति।ca·rey·yā

Ātāpiyo brahmacariyaṁ careyyā”ti.

would keenly practice the spiritual life.”
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दुतियं।du·ti·yaṃ

Dutiyaṁ.

(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.