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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।४५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.45
Numbered Discourses 4.45
५। रोहितस्सवग्ग
5. Rohitassavagga
5. With Rohitassa
रोहितस्ससुत्त
Rohitassasutta
With Rohitassa
एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति जेतवने अनाथपिण्डिकस्स आरामे।
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
अथ खो रोहितस्सो देवपुत्तो अभिक्कन्ताय रत्तिया अभिक्कन्तवण्णो केवलकप्पं जेतवनं ओभासेत्वा येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं अट्ठासि। एकमन्तं ठितो खो रोहितस्सो देवपुत्तो भगवन्तं एतदवोच:
Atha kho rohitasso devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho rohitasso devaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Then, late at night, the glorious god Rohitassa, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and said to him:
“यत्थ नु खो, भन्ते, न जायति न जीयति न मीयति न चवति न उपपज्जति, सक्का नु खो सो, भन्ते, गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तो ञातुं वा दट्ठुं वा पापुणितुं वा”ति?
“Yattha nu kho, bhante, na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, sakkā nu kho so, bhante, gamanena lokassa anto ñātuṁ vā daṭṭhuṁ vā pāpuṇituṁ vā”ti?
“Sir, is it possible to know or see or reach the end of the world by traveling to a place where there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn?”
“यत्थ खो, आवुसो, न जायति न जीयति न मीयति न चवति न उपपज्जति, नाहं तं गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तं ञातेय्यं दट्ठेय्यं पत्तेय्यन्ति वदामी”ति।
“Yattha kho, āvuso, na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, nāhaṁ taṁ gamanena lokassa antaṁ ñāteyyaṁ daṭṭheyyaṁ patteyyanti vadāmī”ti.
“Friend, I say it’s not possible to know or see or reach the end of the world by traveling to a place where there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn.”
“अच्छरियं, भन्ते, अब्भुतं, भन्ते। याव सुभासितमिदं, भन्ते, भगवता: ‘यत्थ खो, आवुसो, न जायति न जीयति न मीयति न चवति न उपपज्जति, नाहं तं गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तं ञातेय्यं दट्ठेय्यं पत्तेय्यन्ति वदामीऽ”ति।
“Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante. Yāva subhāsitamidaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā: ‘yattha kho, āvuso, na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, nāhaṁ taṁ gamanena lokassa antaṁ ñāteyyaṁ daṭṭheyyaṁ patteyyanti vadāmī’”ti.
“It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing, how well said this was by the Buddha.
“भूतपुब्बाहं, भन्ते, रोहितस्सो नाम इसि अहोसिं भोजपुत्तो इद्धिमा वेहासङ्गमो। तस्स मय्हं, भन्ते, एवरूपो जवो अहोसि, सेय्यथापि नाम दळ्हधम्मा धनुग्गहो सिक्खितो कतहत्थो कतूपासनो लहुकेन असनेन अप्पकसिरेन तिरियं तालच्छायं अतिपातेय्य। तस्स मय्हं, भन्ते, एवरूपो पदवीतिहारो अहोसि, सेय्यथापि नाम पुरत्थिमा समुद्दा पच्छिमो समुद्दो। तस्स मय्हं, भन्ते, एवरूपेन जवेन समन्नागतस्स एवरूपेन च पदवीतिहारेन एवरूपं इच्छागतं उप्पज्जि: ‘अहं गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तं पापुणिस्सामीऽति। सो खो अहं, भन्ते, अञ्ञत्रेव असितपीतखायितसायिता अञ्ञत्र उच्चारपस्सावकम्मा अञ्ञत्र निद्दाकिलमथपटिविनोदना वस्ससतायुको वस्ससतजीवी वस्ससतं गन्त्वा अप्पत्वाव लोकस्स अन्तं अन्तरायेव कालङ्कतो।
“Bhūtapubbāhaṁ, bhante, rohitasso nāma isi ahosiṁ bhojaputto iddhimā vehāsaṅgamo. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, evarūpo javo ahosi, seyyathāpi nāma daḷhadhammā1 dhanuggaho sikkhito katahattho katūpāsano lahukena asanena appakasirena tiriyaṁ tālacchāyaṁ atipāteyya. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, evarūpo padavītihāro ahosi, seyyathāpi nāma puratthimā samuddā pacchimo samuddo. Tassa mayhaṁ, bhante, evarūpena javena samannāgatassa evarūpena ca padavītihārena evarūpaṁ icchāgataṁ uppajji: ‘ahaṁ gamanena lokassa antaṁ pāpuṇissāmī’ti. So kho ahaṁ, bhante, aññatreva asitapītakhāyitasāyitā aññatra uccārapassāvakammā aññatra niddākilamathapaṭivinodanā vassasatāyuko vassasatajīvī vassasataṁ gantvā appatvāva lokassa antaṁ antarāyeva kālaṅkato.
Once upon a time, I was a seer called Rohitassa, son of Bhoja. I was a sky-walker with psychic powers. I was as fast as a light arrow easily shot across the shadow of a palm tree by a well-trained expert archer with a strong bow. My stride was such that it could span from the eastern ocean to the western ocean. Having such speed and stride, this wish came to me: ‘I will reach the end of the world by traveling.’ I traveled for my whole lifespan of a hundred years—pausing only to eat and drink, go to the toilet, and sleep to dispel weariness—and I passed away along the way, never reaching the end of the world.
अच्छरियं, भन्ते, अब्भुतं, भन्ते। याव सुभासितमिदं, भन्ते, भगवता: ‘यत्थ खो, आवुसो, न जायति न जीयति न मीयति न चवति न उपपज्जति, नाहं तं गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तं ञातेय्यं दट्ठेय्यं पत्तेय्यन्ति वदामीऽ”ति।
Acchariyaṁ, bhante, abbhutaṁ, bhante. Yāva subhāsitamidaṁ, bhante, bhagavatā: ‘yattha kho, āvuso, na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, nāhaṁ taṁ gamanena lokassa antaṁ ñāteyyaṁ daṭṭheyyaṁ patteyyanti vadāmī’”ti.
It’s incredible, sir, it’s amazing, how well said this was by the Buddha.”
“‘यत्थ खो, आवुसो, न जायति न जीयति न मीयति न चवति न उपपज्जति, नाहं तं गमनेन लोकस्स अन्तं ञातेय्यं दट्ठेय्यं पत्तेय्यन्ऽति वदामि। न चाहं, आवुसो, अप्पत्वाव लोकस्स अन्तं दुक्खस्स अन्तकिरियं वदामि। अपि चाहं, आवुसो, इमस्मिंयेव ब्याममत्ते कळेवरे ससञ्ञिम्हि समनके लोकञ्च पञ्ञापेमि लोकसमुदयञ्च लोकनिरोधञ्च लोकनिरोधगामिनिञ्च पटिपदन्ति।
“‘Yattha kho, āvuso, na jāyati na jīyati na mīyati na cavati na upapajjati, nāhaṁ taṁ gamanena lokassa antaṁ ñāteyyaṁ daṭṭheyyaṁ patteyyan’ti vadāmi. Na cāhaṁ, āvuso, appatvāva lokassa antaṁ dukkhassa antakiriyaṁ vadāmi. Api cāhaṁ, āvuso, imasmiṁyeva byāmamatte kaḷevare2 sasaññimhi samanake lokañca paññāpemi lokasamudayañca lokanirodhañca lokanirodhagāminiñca paṭipadanti.
“Friend, I say it’s not possible to know or see or reach the end of the world by traveling to a place where there’s no being born, growing old, dying, passing away, or being reborn. But I also say there’s no making an end of suffering without reaching the end of the world. For it is in this fathom-long carcass with its perception and mind that I describe the world, its origin, its cessation, and the practice that leads to its cessation.
गमनेन न पत्तब्बो, लोकस्सन्तो कुदाचनं; न च अप्पत्वा लोकन्तं, दुक्खा अत्थि पमोचनं।
Gamanena na pattabbo, lokassanto kudācanaṁ; Na ca appatvā lokantaṁ, dukkhā atthi pamocanaṁ.
The end of the world can never be reached by traveling. But without reaching the end of the world, there’s no release from suffering.
तस्मा हवे लोकविदू सुमेधो, लोकन्तगू वुसितब्रह्मचरियो; लोकस्स अन्तं समितावि ञत्वा, नासीसती लोकमिमं परञ्चा”ति।
Tasmā have lokavidū sumedho, Lokantagū vusitabrahmacariyo; Lokassa antaṁ samitāvi ñatvā, Nāsīsatī3 lokamimaṁ parañcā”ti.
So a clever person, understanding the world, has completed the spiritual journey,
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
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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