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संयुत्त निकाय १७।८
Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.8
The Related Suttas Collection 17.8
१। पठमवग्ग
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
सिङ्गालसुत्त
Siṅgālasutta
A Jackal
सावत्थियं विहरति।
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“दारुणो, भिक्खवे, लाभसक्कारसिलोको …पे… अधिगमाय।
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
अस्सुत्थ नो तुम्हे, भिक्खवे, रत्तिया पच्चूससमयं जरसिङ्गालस्स वस्समानस्सा”ति?
Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa1 vassamānassā”ti?
Bhikkhus, did you hear an old jackal howling at the crack of dawn?”
“एवं, भन्ते”।
“Evaṁ, bhante”.
“Yes, sir.”
“एसो खो, भिक्खवे, जरसिङ्गालो उक्कण्डकेन नाम रोगजातेन फुट्ठो नेव बिलगतो रमति, न रुक्खमूलगतो रमति, न अज्झोकासगतो रमति; येन येन गच्छति, यत्थ यत्थ तिट्ठति, यत्थ यत्थ निसीदति, यत्थ यत्थ निपज्जति; तत्थ तत्थ अनयब्यसनं आपज्जति।
“Eso kho, bhikkhave, jarasiṅgālo ukkaṇḍakena2 nāma rogajātena phuṭṭho neva bilagato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati; yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṁ āpajjati.
“That old jackal has the disease called mange. He’s not happy in his den, or at the root of a tree, or out in the open. Wherever he goes, stands, sits, or lies down he meets with tragedy and disaster.
एवमेव खो, भिक्खवे, इधेकच्चो भिक्खु लाभसक्कारसिलोकेन अभिभूतो परियादिण्णचित्तो नेव सुञ्ञागारगतो रमति, न रुक्खमूलगतो रमति, न अज्झोकासगतो रमति; येन येन गच्छति, यत्थ यत्थ तिट्ठति, यत्थ यत्थ निसीदति, यत्थ यत्थ निपज्जति; तत्थ तत्थ अनयब्यसनं आपज्जति।
Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco bhikkhu lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto neva suññāgāragato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati; yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṁ āpajjati.
In the same way, take a certain bhikkhu whose mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. They’re not happy in an empty hut, at the root of a tree, or out in the open. Wherever they go, stand, sit, or lie down they meet with tragedy and disaster.
एवं दारुणो खो, भिक्खवे, लाभसक्कारसिलोको …पे… एवञ्हि वो, भिक्खवे, सिक्खितब्बन्”ति।
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
अट्ठमं।
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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