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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।४८
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.48
Numbered Discourses 4.48
५। रोहितस्सवग्ग
5. Rohitassavagga
5. With Rohitassa
विसाखसुत्त
Visākhasutta
With Visākha, Pañcāli’s Son
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.
तेन खो पन समयेन आयस्मा विसाखो पञ्चालपुत्तो उपट्ठानसालायं भिक्खू धम्मिया कथाय सन्दस्सेति समादपेति समुत्तेजेति सम्पहंसेति, पोरिया वाचाय विस्सट्ठाय अनेलगलाय अत्थस्स विञ्ञापनिया परियापन्नाय अनिस्सिताय।
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā visākho pañcālaputto1 upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti, poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā pariyāpannāya anissitāya.
Now at that time Venerable Visākha, Pañcāli’s son, was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the bhikkhus in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk. His words were polished, clear, articulate, expressing the meaning, comprehensive, and independent.
अथ खो भगवा सायन्हसमयं पटिसल्लाना वुट्ठितो येन उपट्ठानसाला तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा पञ्ञत्ते आसने निसीदि। निसज्ज खो भगवा भिक्खू आमन्तेसि: “को नु खो, भिक्खवे, उपट्ठानसालायं भिक्खू धम्मिया कथाय सन्दस्सेति समादपेति समुत्तेजेति सम्पहंसेति पोरिया वाचाय विस्सट्ठाय अनेलगलाय अत्थस्स विञ्ञापनिया परियापन्नाय अनिस्सिताया”ति?
Atha kho bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṁ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito yena upaṭṭhānasālā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Ko nu kho, bhikkhave, upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā pariyāpannāya anissitāyā”ti?
Then in the late afternoon, the Buddha came out of retreat and went to the assembly hall. He sat down on the seat spread out, and addressed the bhikkhus, “Bhikkhus, who was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the bhikkhus in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk?”
“आयस्मा, भन्ते, विसाखो पञ्चालपुत्तो उपट्ठानसालायं भिक्खू धम्मिया कथाय सन्दस्सेति समादपेति समुत्तेजेति सम्पहंसेति पोरिया वाचाय विस्सट्ठाय अनेलगलाय अत्थस्स विञ्ञापनिया परियापन्नाय अनिस्सिताया”ति।
“Āyasmā, bhante, visākho pañcālaputto upaṭṭhānasālāyaṁ bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā pariyāpannāya anissitāyā”ti.
“Sir, it was Venerable Visākha, Pañcāli’s son.”
अथ खो भगवा आयस्मन्तं विसाखं पञ्चालपुत्तं एतदवोच: “साधु साधु, विसाख। साधु खो त्वं, विसाख, भिक्खू धम्मिया कथाय सन्दस्सेसि समादपेसि समुत्तेजेसि सम्पहंसेसि पोरिया वाचाय विस्सट्ठाय अनेलगलाय अत्थस्स विञ्ञापनिया परियापन्नाय अनिस्सितायाति।
Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ visākhaṁ pañcālaputtaṁ etadavoca: “sādhu sādhu, visākha. Sādhu kho tvaṁ, visākha, bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā pariyāpannāya anissitāyāti.
Then the Buddha said to Visākha, “Good, good, Visākha! It’s good that you educate, encourage, fire up, and inspire the bhikkhus in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk, with words that are polished, clear, articulate, expressing the meaning, comprehensive, and independent.
नाभासमानं जानन्ति, मिस्सं बालेहि पण्डितं; भासमानञ्च जानन्ति, देसेन्तं अमतं पदं।
Nābhāsamānaṁ jānanti, missaṁ bālehi paṇḍitaṁ; Bhāsamānañca jānanti, desentaṁ amataṁ padaṁ.
Though an astute person is mixed up with fools, they don’t know unless he speaks. But when he speaks they know, he’s teaching the deathless state.
भासये जोतये धम्मं, पग्गण्हे इसिनं धजं; सुभासितधजा इसयो, धम्मो हि इसिनं धजो”ति।
Bhāsaye jotaye dhammaṁ, paggaṇhe isinaṁ dhajaṁ; Subhāsitadhajā isayo, dhammo hi isinaṁ dhajo”ti.
He should speak and illustrate the teaching, holding up the banner of the seers. Words well spoken are the seers’ banner, for the teaching is the banner of the seers.”
अट्ठमं।
Aṭṭhamaṁ.
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