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संयुत्त निकाय २०।११
Saṁyutta Nikāya 20.11
The Related Suttas Collection 20.11
१। ओपम्मवग्ग
1. Opammavagga
1. Similes
सिङ्गालसुत्त
Siṅgālasutta
A Jackal
सावत्थियं विहरति।
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“अस्सुत्थ नो तुम्हे, भिक्खवे, रत्तिया पच्चूससमयं जरसिङ्गालस्स वस्समानस्सा”ति?
“Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa 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। सो येन येन इच्छति तेन तेन गच्छति; यत्थ यत्थ इच्छति तत्थ तत्थ तिट्ठति; यत्थ यत्थ इच्छति तत्थ तत्थ निसीदति; यत्थ यत्थ इच्छति तत्थ तत्थ निपज्जति; सीतकोपि नं वातो उपवायति। साधु ख्वस्स, भिक्खवे, यं इधेकच्चो सक्यपुत्तियपटिञ्ञो एवरूपम्पि अत्तभावपटिलाभं पटिसंवेदियेथ।
“Eso kho, bhikkhave, jarasiṅgālo ukkaṇḍakena nāma rogajātena phuṭṭho. So yena yena icchati tena tena gacchati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha tiṭṭhati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha nisīdati; yattha yattha icchati tattha tattha nipajjati; sītakopi naṁ vāto upavāyati. Sādhu khvassa, bhikkhave, yaṁ idhekacco sakyaputtiyapaṭiñño evarūpampi attabhāvapaṭilābhaṁ paṭisaṁvediyetha.
“That old jackal has the disease called mange. Yet it still goes where it wants, stands where it wants, sits where it wants, and lies down where it wants. And the cool breeze still blows on it. A certain person here who claims to be a follower of the Sakyan son would be lucky to experience even such an incarnation.
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.”
एकादसमं।
Ekādasamaṁ.
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 »]
