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    अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ७।३७

    Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.37

    Numbered Discourses 7.37

    ४। देवतावग्ग

    4. Devatāvagga

    4. Deities

    दुतियमित्तसुत्त

    Dutiyamittasutta

    A Friend (2nd)

    “सत्तहि, भिक्खवे, धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु मित्तो सेवितब्बो भजितब्बो पयिरुपासितब्बो अपि पनुज्जमानेनपि। कतमेहि सत्तहि? पियो च होति मनापो च गरु च भावनीयो च वत्ता च वचनक्खमो च गम्भीरञ्च कथं कत्ता होति, नो च अट्ठाने नियोजेति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, सत्तहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु मित्तो सेवितब्बो भजितब्बो पयिरुपासितब्बो अपि पनुज्जमानेनपीति।

    “Sattahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo api panujjamānenapi. Katamehi sattahi? Piyo ca hoti manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo ca vattā ca vacanakkhamo ca gambhīrañca kathaṁ kattā hoti, no ca aṭṭhāne niyojeti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu mitto sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo api panujjamānenapīti.

    “Bhikkhus, when a friend has seven qualities you should associate with, accompany, and attend them, even if they send you away. What seven? They’re likable, agreeable, respected, and admired. They admonish you and they accept admonishment. They speak on deep matters. And they don’t urge you to do bad things. When a friend has these seven qualities you should associate with, accompany, and attend them, even if they send you away.

    पियो गरु भावनीयो, वत्ता च वचनक्खमो; गम्भीरञ्च कथं कत्ता, नो चट्ठाने नियोजको।

    Piyo garu bhāvanīyo, vattā ca vacanakkhamo; Gambhīrañca kathaṁ kattā, no caṭṭhāne niyojako.

    They’re lovable, respected, and admired, an admonisher who accepts admonishment, speaks on deep matters, and doesn’t urge you to do bad.

    यम्हि एतानि ठानानि, संविज्जन्तीध पुग्गले; सो मित्तो मित्तकामेन, अत्थकामानुकम्पतो; अपि नासियमानेन, भजितब्बो तथाविधो”ति।

    Yamhi etāni ṭhānāni, saṁvijjantīdha puggale; So mitto mittakāmena, atthakāmānukampato; Api nāsiyamānena, bhajitabbo tathāvidho”ti.

    The person in whom these things are found is your friend. If you want to have a friend, benevolent and compassionate, you should keep company with such a person, even if they send you away.”

    छट्ठं।

    Chaṭṭhaṁ.





    The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]


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