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Heartfelt Sayings 54 उदान 54

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Paṭhamanānātitthiyasutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

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    उदानu·dā·na 6।4

    Udāna 6.4

    Heartfelt Sayings 6.4

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    पठमनानातित्थियसुत्तpa·ṭha·ma·nā·nā·tit·thi·ya·sut·ta

    Paṭhamanānātitthiyasutta

    Followers of Various Other Religions (1st)

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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 सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā नानातित्थियसमणब्राह्मणपरिब्बाजकाnā·nā·tit·thi·ya·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇa·pa·rib·bā·ja·kā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ पटिवसन्तिpa·ṭi·va·san·ti नानादिट्ठिकाnā·nā·diṭ·ṭhi·kā नानाखन्तिकाnā·nā·khan·ti·kā नानारुचिकाnā·nā·ru·ci·kā नानादिट्ठिनिस्सयनिस्सिता।nā·nā·diṭ·ṭhi·nis·sa·ya·nis·si·tā

    Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā nānātitthiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇaparibbājakā sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasanti nānādiṭṭhikā nānākhantikā nānārucikā nānādiṭṭhinissayanissitā.

    Now at that time several ascetics, brahmins, and wanderers who followed various other religions were residing in Sāvatthī, holding different views, beliefs, and opinions, relying on different views.

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    There were some ascetics and brahmins who had this doctrine and view:

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    “सस्सतोsas·sa·to लोको,lo·ko इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The cosmos is eternal. This is the only truth, anything else is futile.”

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    सन्तिsan·ti पनेकेpa·ne·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    Others held views such as the following, each regarding their own view as true and others as silly.

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    “असस्सतोa·sas·sa·to लोको,lo·ko इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “asassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The cosmos is not eternal.”

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “अन्तवाan·ta·vā लोको,lo·ko इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “antavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The cosmos is finite.”

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    सन्तिsan·ti पनेकेpa·ne·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “अनन्तवाa·nan·ta·vā लोको,lo·ko इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “anantavā loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The cosmos is infinite.”

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “तंtaṃ जीवंjī·vaṃ तंtaṃ सरीरं,sa·rī·raṃ इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “taṁ jīvaṁ taṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The soul and the body are one and the same.”

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    सन्तिsan·ti पनेकेpa·ne·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ जीवंjī·vaṃ अञ्ञंañ·ñaṃ सरीरं,sa·rī·raṃ इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “aññaṁ jīvaṁ aññaṁ sarīraṁ, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “The soul is one thing, the body another.”

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा,ma·ra·ṇā इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “A realized one still exists after death.”

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    सन्तिsan·ti पनेकेpa·ne·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “नna होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा,ma·ra·ṇā इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “A realized one no longer exists after death.”

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “होतिho·ti चca नna चca होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा,ma·ra·ṇā इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “hoti ca na ca hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “A realized one both still exists and no longer exists after death.”

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    सन्तिsan·ti पनेकेpa·ne·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santi paneke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    “नेवne·va होतिho·ti नna नna होतिho·ti तथागतोta·thā·ga·to परंpa·raṃ मरणा,ma·ra·ṇā इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्”ति।mo·gha·mañ·ñan

    “neva hoti na na hoti tathāgato paraṁ maraṇā, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan”ti.

    “A realized one neither still exists nor no longer exists after death.”

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    तेte भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ मुखसत्तीहिmu·kha·sat·tī·hi वितुदन्ताvi·tu·dan·tā विहरन्ति:vi·ha·ran·ti

    Te bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti:

    They were fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words:

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    “एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो;dham·mo

    “ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo;

    “Such is Truth, such is not Truth!

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    नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो”ति।dham·mo

    nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo”ti.

    Such is not Truth, such is Truth!”

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    अथa·tha खोkho सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā भिक्खूbhik·khū पुब्बण्हसमयंpub·baṇ·ha·sa·ma·yaṃ निवासेत्वाni·vā·set·vā पत्तचीवरमादायpat·ta·cī·va·ra·mā·dā·ya सावत्थिंsā·vat·thiṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसिंसु।pā·vi·siṃ·su

    Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁsu.

    Then several mendicants robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Sāvatthī for alms.

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    सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya चरित्वाca·rit·vā पच्छाभत्तंpac·chā·bhat·taṃ पिण्डपातपटिक्कन्ताpiṇ·ḍa·pā·ta·pa·ṭik·kan·tā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ अभिवादेत्वाa·bhi·vā·det·vā एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसीदिंसु।ni·sī·diṃ·su

    Sāvatthiyaṁ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṁ piṇḍapātapaṭikkantā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu.

    Then, after the meal, when they returned from almsround, they went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening. The Buddha said:

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    एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नाni·sin·nā खोkho तेte भिक्खूbhik·khū भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोचुं:e·ta·da·vo·cuṃ

    Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ:

    (Pāli only)

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    “इध,i·dha भन्ते,bhan·te सम्बहुलाsam·ba·hu·lā नानातित्थियसमणब्राह्मणपरिब्बाजकाnā·nā·tit·thi·ya·sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇa·pa·rib·bā·ja·kā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ पटिवसन्तिpa·ṭi·va·san·ti नानादिट्ठिकाnā·nā·diṭ·ṭhi·kā नानाखन्तिकाnā·nā·khan·ti·kā नानारुचिकाnā·nā·ru·ci·kā नानादिट्ठिनिस्सयनिस्सिता—nā·nā·diṭ·ṭhi·nis·sa·ya·nis·si·tā

    “Idha, bhante, sambahulā nānātitthiyasamaṇabrāhmaṇaparibbājakā sāvatthiyaṁ paṭivasanti nānādiṭṭhikā nānākhantikā nānārucikā nānādiṭṭhinissayanissitā—

    (Pāli only)

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    सन्तेकेsan·te·ke समणब्राह्मणाsa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā एवंवादिनोe·vaṃ·vā·di·no एवंदिट्ठिनो:e·vaṃ·diṭ·ṭhi·no

    Santeke samaṇabrāhmaṇā evaṁvādino evaṁdiṭṭhino:

    (Pāli only)

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    ‘सस्सतोsas·sa·to लोको,lo·ko इदमेवi·da·me·va सच्चंsac·caṃ मोघमञ्ञन्’तिmo·gha·mañ·ñan …पे…pe

    ‘sassato loko, idameva saccaṁ moghamaññan’ti …pe…

    (Pāli only)

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    तेte भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ मुखसत्तीहिmu·kha·sat·tī·hi वितुदन्ताvi·tu·dan·tā विहरन्ति:vi·ha·ran·ti

    te bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti:

    (Pāli only)

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    ‘एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो;dham·mo

    ‘ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo;

    (Pāli only)

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    नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो’”ति।dham·mo

    nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo’”ti.

    (Pāli only)

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    “अञ्ञतित्थिया,añ·ña·tit·thi·yā भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve परिब्बाजकाpa·rib·bā·ja·kā अन्धाan·dhā अचक्खुका;a·cak·khu·kā

    “Aññatitthiyā, bhikkhave, paribbājakā andhā acakkhukā;

    “The wanderers of other religions are blind and sightless.

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    अत्थंat·thaṃ नna जानन्ति,jā·nan·ti अनत्थंa·nat·thaṃ नna जानन्ति,jā·nan·ti धम्मंdham·maṃ नna जानन्ति,jā·nan·ti अधम्मंa·dham·maṃ नna जानन्ति।jā·nan·ti

    atthaṁ na jānanti, anatthaṁ na jānanti, dhammaṁ na jānanti, adhammaṁ na jānanti.

    They don’t understand what is beneficial or what is not beneficial, nor what is the truth and what is not the truth.

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    तेte अत्थंat·thaṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā अनत्थंa·nat·thaṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā धम्मंdham·maṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā अधम्मंa·dham·maṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ मुखसत्तीहिmu·kha·sat·tī·hi वितुदन्ताvi·tu·dan·tā विहरन्ति:vi·ha·ran·ti

    Te atthaṁ ajānantā anatthaṁ ajānantā dhammaṁ ajānantā adhammaṁ ajānantā bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti:

    That’s why they are fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words.

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    ‘एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो;dham·mo

    ‘ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo;

    (Pāli only)

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    नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो’ति।dham·mo

    nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo’ti.

    (Pāli only)

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    भूतपुब्बं,bhū·ta·pub·baṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve इमिस्सायेवi·mis·sā·ye·va सावत्थियाsā·vat·thi·yā अञ्ञतरोañ·ña·ta·ro राजाrā·jā अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, imissāyeva sāvatthiyā aññataro rājā ahosi.

    Once upon a time, mendicants, right here in Sāvatthī there was a certain king.

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso राजाrā·jā अञ्ञतरंañ·ña·ta·raṃ पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ आमन्तेसि:ā·man·te·si

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, so rājā aññataraṁ purisaṁ āmantesi:

    Then the king addressed a man,

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    ‘एहिe·hi त्वं,tvaṃ अम्भोam·bho पुरिस,pu·ri·sa यावतकाyā·va·ta·kā सावत्थियाsā·vat·thi·yā जच्चन्धाjac·can·dhā तेte सब्बेsab·be एकज्झंe·kaj·jhaṃ सन्निपातेही’ति।san·ni·pā·te·hī

    ‘ehi tvaṁ, ambho purisa, yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā te sabbe ekajjhaṁ sannipātehī’ti.

    ‘Please, my man, gather all those blind from birth throughout Sāvatthī and bring them together in one place.’

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    ‘एवं,e·vaṃ देवा’तिde·vā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so तस्सtas·sa रञ्ञोrañ·ño पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā यावतकाyā·va·ta·kā सावत्थियाsā·vat·thi·yā जच्चन्धाjac·can·dhā तेte सब्बेsab·be गहेत्वाga·het·vā येनye·na सोso राजाrā·jā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ राजानंrā·jā·naṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    ‘Evaṁ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso tassa rañño paṭissutvā yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā te sabbe gahetvā yena so rājā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ rājānaṁ etadavoca:

    ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ that man replied. He did as the king asked, then said to him,

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    ‘सन्निपातिताsan·ni·pā·ti·tā खोkho ते,te देव,de·va यावतकाyā·va·ta·kā सावत्थियाsā·vat·thi·yā जच्चन्धा’ति।jac·can·dhā

    ‘sannipātitā kho te, deva, yāvatakā sāvatthiyā jaccandhā’ti.

    ‘Your Majesty, the blind people throughout Sāvatthī have been gathered.’

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    ‘तेनte·na हि,hi भणे,bha·ṇe जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिंhat·thiṃ दस्सेही’ति।das·se·hī

    ‘Tena hi, bhaṇe, jaccandhānaṁ hatthiṁ dassehī’ti.

    ‘Well then, lad, show them an elephant.’

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    ‘एवं,e·vaṃ देवा’तिde·vā खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so तस्सtas·sa रञ्ञोrañ·ño पटिस्सुत्वाpa·ṭis·sut·vā जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिंhat·thiṃ दस्सेसि—das·se·si

    ‘Evaṁ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso tassa rañño paṭissutvā jaccandhānaṁ hatthiṁ dassesi—

    ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ that man replied. He did as the king asked.

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सीसंsī·saṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa sīsaṁ dassesi:

    To some of the blind people he showed the elephant’s head, saying,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa कण्णंkaṇ·ṇaṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa kaṇṇaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s ear, saying,

  53. 53

    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa दन्तंdan·taṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa dantaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s tusk, saying,

  55. 55

    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सोण्डंsoṇ·ḍaṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa soṇḍaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s trunk, saying,

  57. 57

    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa कायंkā·yaṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa kāyaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s flank, saying,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa पादंpā·daṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa pādaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s leg, saying,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सत्थिंsat·thiṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa satthiṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s thigh, saying,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa नङ्गुट्ठंnaṅ·guṭ·ṭhaṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa naṅguṭṭhaṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the elephant’s tail, saying,

  65. 65

    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    एकच्चानंe·kac·cā·naṃ जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa वालधिंvā·la·dhiṃ दस्सेसि:das·se·si

    Ekaccānaṁ jaccandhānaṁ hatthissa vāladhiṁ dassesi:

    To some of them he showed the tip of the elephant’s tail, saying,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘ediso, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti.

    ‘Here is the elephant.’

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso पुरिसोpu·ri·so जच्चन्धानंjac·can·dhā·naṃ हत्थिंhat·thiṃ दस्सेत्वाdas·set·vā येनye·na सोso राजाrā·jā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ राजानंrā·jā·naṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, so puriso jaccandhānaṁ hatthiṁ dassetvā yena so rājā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ rājānaṁ etadavoca:

    Then he approached the king and said,

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    ‘दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho खोkho तेहि,te·hi देव,de·va जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थी;hat·thī

    ‘diṭṭho kho tehi, deva, jaccandhehi hatthī;

    ‘Your Majesty, the blind people have been shown the elephant.

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    यस्सदानिyas·sa·dā·ni कालंkā·laṃ मञ्ञसी’ति।mañ·ña·sī

    yassadāni kālaṁ maññasī’ti.

    Please go at your convenience.’

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    अथa·tha खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso राजाrā·jā येनye·na तेte जच्चन्धाjac·can·dhā तेनुपसङ्कमि;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mi उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तेte जच्चन्धेjac·can·dhe एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

    Atha kho, bhikkhave, so rājā yena te jaccandhā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te jaccandhe etadavoca:

    Then the king went up to the blind people and said,

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    ‘दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho वो,vo जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā हत्थी’ति?hat·thī

    ‘diṭṭho vo, jaccandhā, hatthī’ti?

    ‘Have you seen the elephant?’

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    ‘एवं,e·vaṃ देव,de·va दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho नोno हत्थी’ति।hat·thī

    ‘Evaṁ, deva, diṭṭho no hatthī’ti.

    ‘Yes, Your Majesty, we have been shown the elephant.’

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    ‘वदेथ,va·de·tha जच्चन्धा,jac·can·dhā कीदिसोkī·di·so हत्थी’ति?hat·thī

    ‘Vadetha, jaccandhā, kīdiso hatthī’ti?

    ‘Then tell us, what kind of thing is an elephant?’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सीसंsī·saṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa sīsaṁ diṭṭhaṁ ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    The blind people who had been shown the elephant’s head said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi कुम्भो’ति।kum·bho

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi kumbho’ti.

    ‘Your Majesty, an elephant is like a pot.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa कण्णोkaṇ·ṇo दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa kaṇṇo diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the ear said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सुप्पो’ति।sup·po

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi suppo’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a winnowing fan.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa दन्तोdan·to दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa danto diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the tusk said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi खीलो’ति।khī·lo

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi khīlo’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a ploughshare.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सोण्डोsoṇ·ḍo दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa soṇḍo diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the trunk said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi नङ्गलीसा’ति।naṅ·ga·lī·sā

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi naṅgalīsā’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a draft-pole.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa कायोkā·yo दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa kāyo diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the flank said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi कोट्ठो’ति।koṭ·ṭho

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi koṭṭho’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a storehouse.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa पादोpā·do दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa pādo diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the leg said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi थूणो’ति।thū·ṇo

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi thūṇo’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a pillar.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa सत्थिsat·thi दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa satthi diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the thigh said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi उदुक्खलो’ति।u·duk·kha·lo

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi udukkhalo’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a mortar.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa नङ्गुट्ठंnaṅ·guṭ·ṭhaṃ दिट्ठंdiṭ·ṭhaṃ अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa naṅguṭṭhaṁ diṭṭhaṁ ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the tail said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi मुसलो’ति।mu·sa·lo

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi musalo’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a pestle.’

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    येहि,ye·hi भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve जच्चन्धेहिjac·can·dhe·hi हत्थिस्सhat·this·sa वालधिvā·la·dhi दिट्ठोdiṭ·ṭho अहोसि,a·ho·si तेte एवमाहंसु:e·va·mā·haṃ·su

    Yehi, bhikkhave, jaccandhehi hatthissa vāladhi diṭṭho ahosi, te evamāhaṁsu:

    Those who had been shown the tip of the tail said,

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    ‘एदिसो,e·di·so देव,de·va हत्थीhat·thī सेय्यथापिsey·ya·thā·pi सम्मज्जनी’ति।sam·maj·ja·nī

    ‘ediso, deva, hatthī seyyathāpi sammajjanī’ti.

    ‘An elephant is like a broom.’

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    तेte ‘एदिसोe·di·so हत्थी,hat·thī नेदिसोne·di·so हत्थी;hat·thī

    Te ‘ediso hatthī, nediso hatthī;

    Saying, ‘Such is an elephant, not such!

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    नेदिसोne·di·so हत्थी,hat·thī एदिसोe·di·so हत्थी’तिhat·thī अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ मुट्ठीहिmuṭ·ṭhī·hi संसुम्भिंसु।saṃ·sum·bhiṃ·su

    nediso hatthī, ediso hatthī’ti aññamaññaṁ muṭṭhīhi saṁsumbhiṁsu.

    Such is not an elephant, such is!’ they punched each other with their fists.

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    तेनte·na चca पन,pa·na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सोso राजाrā·jā अत्तमनोat·ta·ma·no अहोसि।a·ho·si

    Tena ca pana, bhikkhave, so rājā attamano ahosi.

    At that, the king was pleased.

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    एवमेवंe·va·me·vaṃ खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अञ्ञतित्थियाañ·ña·tit·thi·yā परिब्बाजकाpa·rib·bā·ja·kā अन्धाan·dhā अचक्खुका।a·cak·khu·kā

    Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, aññatitthiyā paribbājakā andhā acakkhukā.

    In the same way, mendicants, the wanderers of other religions are blind and sightless.

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    तेte अत्थंat·thaṃ नna जानन्तिjā·nan·ti अनत्थंa·nat·thaṃ नna जानन्ति,jā·nan·ti धम्मंdham·maṃ नna जानन्तिjā·nan·ti अधम्मंa·dham·maṃ नna जानन्ति।jā·nan·ti

    Te atthaṁ na jānanti anatthaṁ na jānanti, dhammaṁ na jānanti adhammaṁ na jānanti.

    They don’t understand what is beneficial or what is not beneficial, nor what is the truth and what is not the truth.

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    तेte अत्थंat·thaṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā अनत्थंa·nat·thaṃ अजानन्ता,a·jā·nan·tā धम्मंdham·maṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā अधम्मंa·dham·maṃ अजानन्ताa·jā·nan·tā भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ मुखसत्तीहिmu·kha·sat·tī·hi वितुदन्ताvi·tu·dan·tā विहरन्ति:vi·ha·ran·ti

    Te atthaṁ ajānantā anatthaṁ ajānantā, dhammaṁ ajānantā adhammaṁ ajānantā bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ mukhasattīhi vitudantā viharanti:

    That’s why they are fighting, quarreling, and disputing, continually wounding each other with barbed words.

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    ‘एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो;dham·mo

    ‘ediso dhammo, nediso dhammo;

    ‘Such is Truth, such is not!

  100. 100

    नेदिसोne·di·so धम्मो,dham·mo एदिसोe·di·so धम्मो’”ति।dham·mo

    nediso dhammo, ediso dhammo’”ti.

    Such is not Truth, such is!’”

  101. 101

    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:

  102. 102

    “इमेसुi·me·su किरki·ra सज्जन्ति,saj·jan·ti

    “Imesu kira sajjanti,

    “Some ascetics and brahmins, it seems,

  103. 103

    एकेe·ke समणब्राह्मणा;sa·ma·ṇab·rāh·ma·ṇā

    eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā;

    cling to these things.

  104. 104

    विग्गय्हvig·gay·ha नंnaṃ विवदन्ति,vi·va·dan·ti

    Viggayha naṁ vivadanti,

    Arguing, they dispute,

  105. 105

    जनाja·nā एकङ्गदस्सिनो”ति।e·kaṅ·ga·das·si·no

    janā ekaṅgadassino”ti.

    the folk who see just one part.”

  106. 106

    चतुत्थं।ca·tut·thaṃ

    Catutthaṁ.

    (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.