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Dvidhāpathasutta

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उदानu·dā·na 8।7

Udāna 8.7

Heartfelt Sayings 8.7
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द्विधापथसुत्तdvi·dhā·pa·tha·sut·ta

Dvidhāpathasutta

A Fork in the Road
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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 कोसलेसुko·sa·le·su अद्धानमग्गप्पटिपन्नोad·dhā·na·mag·gap·pa·ṭi·pan·no होतिho·ti आयस्मताā·yas·ma·tā नागसमालेनnā·ga·sa·mā·le·na पच्छासमणेन।pac·chā·sa·ma·ṇe·na

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu addhānamaggappaṭipanno hoti āyasmatā nāgasamālena pacchāsamaṇena.

At one time the Buddha was traveling along a road in the Kosalan lands with Venerable Nāgasamāla as his second monk.
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अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā नागसमालोnā·ga·sa·mā·lo अन्तरामग्गेan·ta·rā·mag·ge द्विधापथं।dvi·dhā·pa·thaṃ

Addasā kho āyasmā nāgasamālo antarāmagge dvidhāpathaṁ.

Nāgasamāla saw a fork in the road
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दिस्वानdis·vā·na भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Disvāna bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

and said to the Buddha,
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“अयं,a·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā पन्थो;pan·tho

“ayaṁ, bhante, bhagavā pantho;

“Sir, this is the road,
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इमिनाi·mi·nā गच्छामा”ति।gac·chā·mā

iminā gacchāmā”ti.

let us go this way.”
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एवंe·vaṃ वुत्ते,vut·te भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ नागसमालंnā·ga·sa·mā·laṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutte, bhagavā āyasmantaṁ nāgasamālaṁ etadavoca:

But when he said this the Buddha responded,
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“अयं,a·yaṃ नागसमाल,nā·ga·sa·mā·la पन्थो;pan·tho

“ayaṁ, nāgasamāla, pantho;

“Nāgasamāla, this is the road,
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इमिनाi·mi·nā गच्छामा”ति।gac·chā·mā

iminā gacchāmā”ti.

let us go this way.”
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दुतियम्पिdu·ti·yam·pi खोkho …पे…pe

Dutiyampi kho …pe…

For a second time …
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā नागसमालोnā·ga·sa·mā·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

tatiyampi kho āyasmā nāgasamālo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

For a third time Nāgasamāla said to the Buddha,
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“अयं,a·yaṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवाbha·ga·vā पन्थो;pan·tho

“ayaṁ, bhante, bhagavā pantho;

“Sir, this is the road,
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इमिनाi·mi·nā गच्छामा”ति।gac·chā·mā

iminā gacchāmā”ti.

let us go this way.”
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ततियम्पिta·ti·yam·pi खोkho भगवाbha·ga·vā आयस्मन्तंā·yas·man·taṃ नागसमालंnā·ga·sa·mā·laṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Tatiyampi kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ nāgasamālaṁ etadavoca:

And for a third time the Buddha responded,
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“अयं,a·yaṃ नागसमाल,nā·ga·sa·mā·la पन्थो;pan·tho

“ayaṁ, nāgasamāla, pantho;

“Nāgasamāla, this is the road,
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इमिनाi·mi·nā गच्छामा”ति।gac·chā·mā

iminā gacchāmā”ti.

let us go this way.”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā नागसमालोnā·ga·sa·mā·lo भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पत्तचीवरंpat·ta·cī·va·raṃ तत्थेवtat·the·va छमायंcha·mā·yaṃ निक्खिपित्वाnik·khi·pit·vā पक्कामि:pak·kā·mi

Atha kho āyasmā nāgasamālo bhagavato pattacīvaraṁ tattheva chamāyaṁ nikkhipitvā pakkāmi:

Then Nāgasamāla put the Buddha’s bowl and robes down on the ground right there and left, saying,
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“इदं,i·daṃ भन्ते,bhan·te भगवतोbha·ga·va·to पत्तचीवरन्”ति।pat·ta·cī·va·ran

“idaṁ, bhante, bhagavato pattacīvaran”ti.

“Sir, here are your bowl and robes.”
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्मतोā·yas·ma·to नागसमालस्सnā·ga·sa·mā·las·sa तेनte·na पन्थेनpan·the·na गच्छन्तस्सgac·chan·tas·sa अन्तरामग्गेan·ta·rā·mag·ge चोराco·rā निक्खमित्वाnik·kha·mit·vā हत्थेहिhat·the·hi चca पादेहिpā·de·hi चca आकोटेसुंā·ko·ṭe·suṃ पत्तञ्चpat·tañ·ca भिन्दिंसुbhin·diṃ·su सङ्घाटिञ्चsaṅ·ghā·ṭiñ·ca विप्फालेसुं।vip·phā·le·suṃ

Atha kho āyasmato nāgasamālassa tena panthena gacchantassa antarāmagge corā nikkhamitvā hatthehi ca pādehi ca ākoṭesuṁ pattañca bhindiṁsu saṅghāṭiñca vipphālesuṁ.

Then as Nāgasamāla was going down that road, he was set upon by bandits who struck him with fists and feet, broke his bowl, and tore up his outer robe.
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अथa·tha खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā नागसमालोnā·ga·sa·mā·lo भिन्नेनbhin·ne·na पत्तेनpat·te·na विप्फालितायvip·phā·li·tā·ya सङ्घाटियाsaṅ·ghā·ṭi·yā 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 āyasmā nāgasamālo bhinnena pattena vipphālitāya saṅghāṭiyā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.

Then Nāgasamāla—with his bowl broken and his outer robe torn—went to the Buddha and told him what had happened.
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नोni·sin·no खोkho आयस्माā·yas·mā नागसमालोnā·ga·sa·mā·lo भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā nāgasamālo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

(Pāli only)
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“इधi·dha मय्हं,may·haṃ भन्ते,bhan·te तेनte·na पन्थेनpan·the·na गच्छन्तस्सgac·chan·tas·sa अन्तरामग्गेan·ta·rā·mag·ge चोराco·rā निक्खमित्वाnik·kha·mit·vā हत्थेहिhat·the·hi चca पादेहिpā·de·hi चca आकोटेसुं,ā·ko·ṭe·suṃ पत्तञ्चpat·tañ·ca भिन्दिंसु,bhin·diṃ·su सङ्घाटिञ्चsaṅ·ghā·ṭiñ·ca विप्फालेसुन्”ति।vip·phā·le·sun

“idha mayhaṁ, bhante, tena panthena gacchantassa antarāmagge corā nikkhamitvā hatthehi ca pādehi ca ākoṭesuṁ, pattañca bhindiṁsu, saṅghāṭiñca vipphālesun”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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“सद्धिंsad·dhiṃ चरमेकतोca·ra·me·ka·to वसं,va·saṃ

“Saddhiṁ caramekato vasaṁ,

“Walking together, dwelling as one,
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मिस्सोmis·so अञ्ञजनेनañ·ña·ja·ne·na वेदगू;ve·da·gū

Misso aññajanena vedagū;

the knowledge master mixes with foolish folk.
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विद्वाvid·vā पजहातिpa·ja·hā·ti पापकं,pā·pa·kaṃ

Vidvā pajahāti pāpakaṁ,

Knowing this, they give up wickedness,
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कोञ्चोkoñ·co खीरपकोवkhī·ra·pa·ko·va निन्नगन्”ति।nin·na·gan

Koñco khīrapakova ninnagan”ti.

like a milk-drinking heron the water.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(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.