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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ५।१३६
Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.136
Numbered Discourses 5.136
१४। राजवग्ग
14. Rājavagga
14. Kings
दुतियपत्थनासुत्त
Dutiyapatthanāsutta
Aspiration (2nd)
“पञ्चहि, भिक्खवे, अङ्गेहि समन्नागतो रञ्ञो खत्तियस्स मुद्धावसित्तस्स जेट्ठो पुत्तो ओपरज्जं पत्थेति। कतमेहि पञ्चहि?
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ1 pattheti. Katamehi pañcahi?
“Bhikkhus, an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with five factors aspires to become a viceroy. What five?
इध, भिक्खवे, रञ्ञो खत्तियस्स मुद्धावसित्तस्स जेट्ठो पुत्तो उभतो सुजातो होति मातितो च पितितो च, संसुद्धगहणिको, याव सत्तमा पितामहयुगा अक्खित्तो अनुपक्कुट्ठो जातिवादेन;
Idha, bhikkhave, rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto ubhato sujāto hoti mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena;
It’s when an anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son is well born on both his mother’s and father’s side, of pure descent, with irrefutable and impeccable genealogy back to the seventh paternal generation.
अभिरूपो होति दस्सनीयो पासादिको परमाय वण्णपोक्खरताय समन्नागतो;
abhirūpo hoti dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato;
He is attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty.
मातापितूनं पियो होति मनापो,
mātāpitūnaṁ piyo hoti manāpo,
He is dear and beloved to his parents.
बलकायस्स पियो होति मनापो;
balakāyassa piyo hoti manāpo;
He is dear and beloved to the armed forces.
पण्डितो होति वियत्तो मेधावी पटिबलो अतीतानागतपच्चुप्पन्ने अत्थे चिन्तेतुं।
paṇḍito hoti viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ.
He is astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present.
तस्स एवं होति: ‘अहं खोम्हि उभतो सुजातो मातितो च पितितो च, संसुद्धगहणिको, याव सत्तमा पितामहयुगा अक्खित्तो अनुपक्कुट्ठो जातिवादेन। कस्माहं ओपरज्जं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि अभिरूपो दस्सनीयो पासादिको परमाय वण्णपोक्खरताय समन्नागतो। कस्माहं ओपरज्जं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि मातापितूनं पियो मनापो। कस्माहं ओपरज्जं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि बलकायस्स पियो मनापो। कस्माहं ओपरज्जं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि पण्डितो वियत्तो मेधावी पटिबलो अतीतानागतपच्चुप्पन्ने अत्थे चिन्तेतुं। कस्माहं ओपरज्जं न पत्थेय्यन्ऽति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि अङ्गेहि समन्नागतो रञ्ञो खत्तियस्स मुद्धावसित्तस्स जेट्ठो पुत्तो ओपरज्जं पत्थेति।
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘ahaṁ khomhi ubhato sujāto mātito ca pitito ca, saṁsuddhagahaṇiko, yāva sattamā pitāmahayugā akkhitto anupakkuṭṭho jātivādena. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi abhirūpo dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi mātāpitūnaṁ piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi balakāyassa piyo manāpo. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo atītānāgatapaccuppanne atthe cintetuṁ. Kasmāhaṁ oparajjaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgato rañño khattiyassa muddhāvasittassa jeṭṭho putto oparajjaṁ pattheti.
He thinks: ‘I’m well born … attractive … dear and beloved to my parents … dear and beloved to the armed forces … I’m astute, competent, and intelligent, able to think issues through as they bear upon the past, future, and present. Why shouldn’t I aspire to become a viceroy?’ An anointed aristocratic king’s eldest son with these five factors aspires to become a viceroy.
एवमेवं खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु आसवानं खयं पत्थेति। कतमेहि पञ्चहि?
Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ pattheti. Katamehi pañcahi?
In the same way, a bhikkhu with five qualities aspires to end the defilements. What five?
इध, भिक्खवे, भिक्खु सीलवा होति …पे… समादाय सिक्खति सिक्खापदेसु;
Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sīlavā hoti …pe… samādāya sikkhati sikkhāpadesu;
It’s when a bhikkhu is ethical, restrained in the monastic code, conducting themselves well and seeking alms in suitable places. Seeing danger in the slightest fault, they keep the rules they’ve undertaken.
बहुस्सुतो होति …पे… दिट्ठिया सुप्पटिविद्धा;
bahussuto hoti …pe… diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā;
They’re very learned, remembering and keeping what they’ve learned. These teachings are good in the beginning, good in the middle, and good in the end, meaningful and well-phrased, describing a spiritual practice that’s totally full and pure. They are very learned in such teachings, remembering them, reciting them, mentally scrutinizing them, and comprehending them theoretically.
चतूसु सतिपट्ठानेसु सुप्पतिट्ठितचित्तो होति;
catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto2 hoti;
Their mind is firmly established in the four kinds of mindfulness meditation.
आरद्धवीरियो विहरति अकुसलानं धम्मानं पहानाय, कुसलानं धम्मानं उपसम्पदाय, थामवा दळ्हपरक्कमो अनिक्खित्तधुरो कुसलेसु धम्मेसु;
āraddhavīriyo viharati akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu;
They live with energy roused up for giving up unskillful qualities and embracing skillful qualities. They’re strong, staunchly vigorous, not slacking off when it comes to developing skillful qualities.
पञ्ञवा होति, उदयत्थगामिनिया पञ्ञाय समन्नागतो अरियाय निब्बेधिकाय सम्मा दुक्खक्खयगामिनिया।
paññavā hoti, udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā.
They’re wise. They have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering.
तस्स एवं होति: ‘अहं खोम्हि सीलवा, पातिमोक्खसंवरसंवुतो विहरामि आचारगोचरसम्पन्नो अणुमत्तेसु वज्जेसु भयदस्सावी, समादाय सिक्खामि सिक्खापदेसु। कस्माहं आसवानं खयं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि बहुस्सुतो सुतधरो सुतसन्निचयो, ये ते धम्मा आदिकल्याणा मज्झेकल्याणा परियोसानकल्याणा सात्थं सब्यञ्जनं केवलपरिपुण्णं परिसुद्धं ब्रह्मचरियं अभिवदन्ति, तथारूपा मे धम्मा बहुस्सुता होन्ति धाता वचसा परिचिता मनसानुपेक्खिता दिट्ठिया सुप्पटिविद्धा। कस्माहं आसवानं खयं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि चतूसु सतिपट्ठानेसु सुप्पतिट्ठितचित्तो। कस्माहं आसवानं खयं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि आरद्धवीरियो विहरामि अकुसलानं धम्मानं पहानाय, कुसलानं धम्मानं उपसम्पदाय, थामवा दळ्हपरक्कमो अनिक्खित्तधुरो कुसलेसु धम्मेसु। कस्माहं आसवानं खयं न पत्थेय्यं। अहं खोम्हि पञ्ञवा उदयत्थगामिनिया पञ्ञाय समन्नागतो अरियाय निब्बेधिकाय सम्मा दुक्खक्खयगामिनिया। कस्माहं आसवानं खयं न पत्थेय्यन्ऽति। इमेहि खो, भिक्खवे, पञ्चहि धम्मेहि समन्नागतो भिक्खु आसवानं खयं पत्थेती”ति।
Tassa evaṁ hoti: ‘ahaṁ khomhi sīlavā, pātimokkhasaṁvarasaṁvuto viharāmi ācāragocarasampanno aṇumattesu vajjesu bhayadassāvī, samādāya sikkhāmi sikkhāpadesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi bahussuto sutadharo sutasannicayo, ye te dhammā ādikalyāṇā majjhekalyāṇā pariyosānakalyāṇā sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ3 kevalaparipuṇṇaṁ parisuddhaṁ brahmacariyaṁ abhivadanti, tathārūpā me dhammā bahussutā honti dhātā4 vacasā paricitā manasānupekkhitā diṭṭhiyā suppaṭividdhā. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi catūsu satipaṭṭhānesu suppatiṭṭhitacitto. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi āraddhavīriyo viharāmi akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ pahānāya, kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ upasampadāya, thāmavā daḷhaparakkamo anikkhittadhuro kusalesu dhammesu. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyaṁ. Ahaṁ khomhi paññavā udayatthagāminiyā paññāya samannāgato ariyāya nibbedhikāya sammā dukkhakkhayagāminiyā. Kasmāhaṁ āsavānaṁ khayaṁ na pattheyyan’ti. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu āsavānaṁ khayaṁ patthetī”ti.
They think: ‘I’m ethical … learned … mindful … energetic … wise. I have the wisdom of arising and passing away which is noble, penetrative, and leads to the complete ending of suffering. Why shouldn’t I aspire to end the defilements?’ A bhikkhu with these five qualities aspires to end the defilements.”
छट्ठं।
Chaṭṭhaṁ.
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