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संयुत्त निकाय २०।२
Saṁyutta Nikāya 20.2
The Related Suttas Collection 20.2
१। ओपम्मवग्ग
1. Opammavagga
1. Similes
नखसिखसुत्त
Nakhasikhasutta
A Fingernail
सावत्थियं विहरति।
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
अथ खो भगवा परित्तं नखसिखायं पंसुं आरोपेत्वा भिक्खू आमन्तेसि: “तं किं मञ्ञथ, भिक्खवे, कतमं नु खो बहुतरं, यो चायं मया परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो या चायं महापथवी”ति?
Atha kho bhagavā parittaṁ nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsuṁ āropetvā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ, yo cāyaṁ1 mayā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito yā cāyaṁ mahāpathavī”ti?
Then the Buddha, picking up a little bit of dirt under his fingernail, addressed the bhikkhus: “What do you think, bhikkhus? Which is more: the little bit of dirt under my fingernail, or this great earth?”
“एतदेव, भन्ते, बहुतरं यदिदं महापथवी। अप्पमत्तकोयं भगवता परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो। सङ्खम्पि न उपेति उपनिधिम्पि न उपेति कलभागम्पि न उपेति महापथविं उपनिधाय भगवता परित्तो नखसिखायं पंसु आरोपितो”ति।
“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ yadidaṁ mahāpathavī. Appamattakoyaṁ bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito. Saṅkhampi na upeti upanidhimpi na upeti kalabhāgampi na upeti mahāpathaviṁ upanidhāya bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito”ti.
“Sir, the great earth is far more. The little bit of dirt under your fingernail is tiny. Compared to the great earth, it doesn’t count, there’s no comparison, it’s not worth a fraction.”
“एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, अप्पका ते सत्ता ये मनुस्सेसु पच्चाजायन्ति; अथ खो एतेयेव बहुतरा सत्ता ये अञ्ञत्र मनुस्सेहि पच्चाजायन्ति।
“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteyeva bahutarā sattā ye aññatra manussehi paccājāyanti.
“In the same way the sentient beings reborn as humans are few, while those not reborn as humans are many.
तस्मातिह, भिक्खवे, एवं सिक्खितब्बं: ‘अप्पमत्ता विहरिस्सामाऽति। एवञ्हि वो, भिक्खवे, सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।
Tasmātiha, bhikkhave, evaṁ sikkhitabbaṁ: ‘appamattā viharissāmā’ti. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
So you should train like this: ‘We will stay diligent.’ That’s how you should train.”
दुतियं।
Dutiyaṁ.
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 »]
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