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संयुत्त निकाय १।७३
Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.73
The Related Suttas Collection 1.73
८। छेत्वावग्ग
8. Chetvāvagga
8. Incinerated
वित्तसुत्त
Vittasutta
Wealth
“किंसूध वित्तं पुरिसस्स सेट्ठं, किंसु सुचिण्णो सुखमावहति; किंसु हवे सादुतरं रसानं, कथंजीविं जीवितमाहु सेट्ठन्”ति।
“Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Kiṁsu suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati; Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ1 rasānaṁ, Kathaṁjīviṁ2 jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.
“What’s a person’s best wealth? What brings happiness when practiced well? What’s the sweetest taste of all? The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”
“सद्धीध वित्तं पुरिसस्स सेट्ठं, धम्मो सुचिण्णो सुखमावहति; सच्चं हवे सादुतरं रसानं, पञ्ञाजीविं जीवितमाहु सेट्ठन्”ति।
“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati; Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.
“Faith here is a person’s best wealth. The teaching brings happiness when practiced well. Truth is the sweetest taste of all. The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”
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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