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Gaṇikāsutta

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उदानu·dā·na 6।8

Udāna 6.8

Heartfelt Sayings 6.8
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गणिकासुत्तga·ṇi·kā·sut·ta

Gaṇikāsutta

The Courtesan
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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 राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti वेळुवनेve·ḷu·va·ne कलन्दकनिवापे।ka·lan·da·ka·ni·vā·pe

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
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तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he द्वेdve पूगाpū·gā अञ्ञतरिस्साañ·ña·ta·ris·sā गणिकायga·ṇi·kā·ya सारत्ताsā·rat·tā होन्तिhon·ti पटिबद्धचित्ता;pa·ṭi·bad·dha·cit·tā

Tena kho pana samayena rājagahe dve pūgā aññatarissā gaṇikāya sārattā honti paṭibaddhacittā;

Now at that time two gangs were both hopelessly in love with a certain courtesan.
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भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ पाणीहिपिpā·ṇī·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti लेड्डूहिपिleḍ·ḍū·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti दण्डेहिपिdaṇ·ḍe·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti सत्थेहिपिsat·the·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति।u·pak·ka·man·ti

bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ pāṇīhipi upakkamanti, leḍḍūhipi upakkamanti, daṇḍehipi upakkamanti, satthehipi upakkamanti.

Fighting, quarreling, and disputing, they attacked each other with fists, stones, rods, and swords,
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तेte तत्थtat·tha मरणम्पिma·ra·ṇam·pi निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तम्पिma·ra·ṇa·mat·tam·pi दुक्खं।duk·khaṃ

Te tattha maraṇampi nigacchanti maraṇamattampi dukkhaṁ.

resulting in death and deadly pain.
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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 राजगहंrā·ja·ga·haṃ पिण्डायpiṇ·ḍā·ya पाविसिंसु।pā·vi·siṃ·su

Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁsu.

Then several mendicants robed up in the morning and, taking their bowls and robes, entered Rājagaha for alms.
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राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he 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

Rājagahe 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.
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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 राजगहेrā·ja·ga·he द्वेdve पूगाpū·gā अञ्ञतरिस्साañ·ña·ta·ris·sā गणिकायga·ṇi·kā·ya सारत्ताsā·rat·tā पटिबद्धचित्ता;pa·ṭi·bad·dha·cit·tā

“Idha, bhante, rājagahe dve pūgā aññatarissā gaṇikāya sārattā paṭibaddhacittā;

(Pāli only)
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भण्डनजाताbhaṇ·ḍa·na·jā·tā कलहजाताka·la·ha·jā·tā विवादापन्नाvi·vā·dā·pan·nā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ पाणीहिपिpā·ṇī·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti लेड्डूहिपिleḍ·ḍū·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti दण्डेहिपिdaṇ·ḍe·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति,u·pak·ka·man·ti सत्थेहिपिsat·the·hi·pi उपक्कमन्ति।u·pak·ka·man·ti

bhaṇḍanajātā kalahajātā vivādāpannā aññamaññaṁ pāṇīhipi upakkamanti, leḍḍūhipi upakkamanti, daṇḍehipi upakkamanti, satthehipi upakkamanti.

(Pāli only)
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तेte तत्थtat·tha मरणम्पिma·ra·ṇam·pi निगच्छन्तिni·gac·chan·ti मरणमत्तम्पिma·ra·ṇa·mat·tam·pi दुक्खन्”ति।duk·khan

Te tattha maraṇampi nigacchanti maraṇamattampi dukkhan”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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“यञ्चyañ·ca पत्तंpat·taṃ यञ्चyañ·ca पत्तब्बं,pat·tab·baṃ उभयमेतंu·bha·ya·me·taṃ रजानुकिण्णं,ra·jā·nu·kiṇ·ṇaṃ आतुरस्सानुसिक्खतो।ā·tu·ras·sā·nu·sik·kha·to

“Yañca pattaṁ yañca pattabbaṁ, ubhayametaṁ rajānukiṇṇaṁ, āturassānusikkhato.

“What has been attained and what is to be attained are both strewn over with dust for that one training while still sick.
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येye चca सिक्खासाराsik·khā·sā·rā सीलब्बतंsī·lab·ba·taṃ जीवितंjī·vi·taṃ ब्रह्मचरियंbrah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ उपट्ठानसारा,u·paṭ·ṭhā·na·sā·rā अयमेकोa·ya·me·ko अन्तो।an·to

Ye ca sikkhāsārā sīlabbataṁ jīvitaṁ brahmacariyaṁ upaṭṭhānasārā, ayameko anto.

Those for whom the training is the essence, or precepts and observances, chastity, and service as the essence: this is one extreme.
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येye चca एवंवादिनो:e·vaṃ·vā·di·no

Ye ca evaṁvādino:

Those who say,
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‘नत्थिnat·thi कामेसुkā·me·su दोसो’ति,do·so अयंa·yaṃ दुतियोdu·ti·yo अन्तो।an·to

‘natthi kāmesu doso’ti, ayaṁ dutiyo anto.

‘There’s nothing wrong with sensual pleasures’: this is the second extreme.
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इच्चेतेic·ce·te उभोu·bho अन्ताan·tā कटसिवड्ढना,ka·ṭa·si·vaḍ·ḍha·nā कटसियोka·ṭa·si·yo दिट्ठिंdiṭ·ṭhiṃ वड्ढेन्ति।vaḍ·ḍhen·ti

Iccete ubho antā kaṭasivaḍḍhanā, kaṭasiyo diṭṭhiṁ vaḍḍhenti.

Thus these two extremes swell the charnel grounds, while the charnel grounds swell wrong view.
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एतेतेe·te·te उभोu·bho अन्तेan·te अनभिञ्ञायa·na·bhiñ·ñā·ya ओलीयन्तिo·lī·yan·ti एके,e·ke अतिधावन्तिa·ti·dhā·van·ti एके।e·ke

Etete ubho ante anabhiññāya olīyanti eke, atidhāvanti eke.

Not realizing these two extremes, some get stuck and some overreach.
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येye चca खोkho तेte अभिञ्ञायa·bhiñ·ñā·ya तत्रtat·ra चca नाहेसुं,nā·he·suṃ तेनte·na चca नामञ्ञिंसु,nā·mañ·ñiṃ·su वट्टंvaṭ·ṭaṃ तेसंte·saṃ नत्थिnat·thi पञ्ञापनाया”ति।pañ·ñā·pa·nā·yā

Ye ca kho te abhiññāya tatra ca nāhesuṁ, tena ca nāmaññiṁsu, vaṭṭaṁ tesaṁ natthi paññāpanāyā”ti.

For those who realize these things, who were not found there, who did not conceive by that, there is no cycle of rebirths to be found.”
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अट्ठमं।aṭ·ṭha·maṃ

Aṭṭhamaṁ.

(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.