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संयुत्त निकाय ४८।४१
Saṁyutta Nikāya 48.41
The Related Suttas Collection 48.41
५। जरावग्ग
5. Jarāvagga
5. Old Age
जराधम्मसुत्त
Jarādhammasutta
Old Age
एवं मे सुतं—एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति पुब्बारामे मिगारमातुपासादे। तेन खो पन समयेन भगवा सायन्हसमयं पटिसल्लाना वुट्ठितो पच्छातपे निसिन्नो होति पिट्ठिं ओतापयमानो।
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito pacchātape nisinno hoti piṭṭhiṁ otāpayamāno.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the Eastern Monastery, the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother. Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and sat warming his back in the last rays of the sun.
अथ खो आयस्मा आनन्दो येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा भगवतो गत्तानि पाणिना अनोमज्जन्तो भगवन्तं एतदवोच:
Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā bhagavato gattāni pāṇinā anomajjanto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, and while massaging the Buddha’s limbs he said:
“अच्छरियं, भन्ते, अब्भुतं, भन्ते। न चेवं दानि, भन्ते, भगवतो ताव परिसुद्धो छविवण्णो परियोदातो, सिथिलानि च गत्तानि सब्बानि वलियजातानि, पुरतो पब्भारो च कायो, दिस्सति च इन्द्रियानं अञ्ञथत्तं—चक्खुन्द्रियस्स सोतिन्द्रियस्स घानिन्द्रियस्स जिव्हिन्द्रियस्स कायिन्द्रियस्सा”ति।
“acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante. Na cevaṁ dāni, bhante, bhagavato tāva parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṁ aññathattaṁ—cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā”ti.
“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing, how the complexion of your skin is no longer pure and bright. Your limbs are flaccid and wrinkled, and your body is stooped. And it’s apparent that there has been a deterioration in your faculties of eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body.”
“एवञ्हेतं, आनन्द, होति—जराधम्मो योब्बञ्ञे, ब्याधिधम्मो आरोग्ये, मरणधम्मो जीविते। न चेव ताव परिसुद्धो होति छविवण्णो परियोदातो, सिथिलानि च होन्ति गत्तानि सब्बानि वलियजातानि, पुरतो पब्भारो च कायो, दिस्सति च इन्द्रियानं अञ्ञथत्तं—चक्खुन्द्रियस्स सोतिन्द्रियस्स घानिन्द्रियस्स जिव्हिन्द्रियस्स कायिन्द्रियस्सा”ति।
“Evañhetaṁ, ānanda, hoti—jarādhammo yobbaññe, byādhidhammo ārogye, maraṇadhammo jīvite. Na ceva tāva parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca honti gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṁ aññathattaṁ—cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā”ti.
“That’s how it is, Ānanda. When young you’re liable to grow old; when healthy you’re liable to get sick; and when alive you’re liable to die. The complexion of the skin is no longer pure and bright. The limbs are flaccid and wrinkled, and the body is stooped. And it’s apparent that there has been a deterioration in the faculties of eye, ear, nose, tongue, and body.”
इदमवोच भगवा। इदं वत्वा च सुगतो अथापरं एतदवोच सत्था:
Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvā ca sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
That is what the Buddha said. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:
“धी तं जम्मि जरे अत्थु, दुब्बण्णकरणी जरे; ताव मनोरमं बिम्बं, जराय अभिमद्दितं।
“Dhī taṁ jammi jare atthu, dubbaṇṇakaraṇī jare; Tāva manoramaṁ bimbaṁ, jarāya abhimadditaṁ.
“Curse this wretched old age, which makes you so ugly. That’s how much this delightful puppet is ground down by old age.
योपि वस्ससतं जीवे, सोपि मच्चुपरायणो; न किञ्चि परिवज्जेति, सब्बमेवाभिमद्दती”ति।
Yopi vassasataṁ jīve, sopi maccuparāyaṇo; Na kiñci parivajjeti, sabbamevābhimaddatī”ti.
Even if you live for a hundred years, you’ll still end up dying. Death spares no-one, but crushes all underfoot.”
पठमं।
Paṭhamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
