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Itivuttaka 26

Dānasutta

Giving · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said·indeed + thatVuttañhetaṁ by the Buddhabhagavatā said·perfected·quotationvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

if thus“Evañce, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā would knowjāneyyuṁ giving·sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as + Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, notna not·givenadatvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, notna andca theirnesaṁ stinginess·stainmaccheramalaṁ mindcittaṁ around·givepariyādāya would standtiṭṭheyya.
who + evenYopi theirnesaṁ would beassa lastcarimo morselālopo lastcarimaṁ morselkabaḷaṁ, from that + tootatopi notna not·shareasaṁvibhajitvā would eatbhuñjeyyuṁ, ifsace theirnesaṁ recipientspaṭiggāhakā would beassu.
becauseYasmā andca indeedkho, O monksbhikkhave, beingssattā notna thusevaṁ knowjānanti giving·sharingdānasaṁvibhāgassa fruitvipākaṁ as + Iyathāhaṁ knowjānāmi, thereforetasmā not·givenadatvā they eatbhuñjanti, stinginess·stain + andmaccheramalañca theirnesaṁ mindcittaṁ around·givepariyādāya standstiṭṭhatī”ti.
this·matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ thusiti is saidvuccati:

“Mendicants, if sentient beings only knew, as I do, the fruit of giving and sharing, they would not eat without first giving, and the stain of stinginess would not occupy their minds. They would not eat without sharing even their last mouthful, their last morsel, so long as there was someone to receive it. It is because sentient beings do not know, as I do, the fruit of giving and sharing, that they eat without first giving, and the stain of stinginess occupies their minds.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

only + if“Evañce beingssattā would knowjāneyyuṁ,
as taughtyathāvuttaṁ by the great seermahesinā;
the resultVipākaṁ of giving and sharingsaṁvibhāgassa,
howyathā ishoti of great fruitmahapphalaṁ.

“If sentient beings only knew how great is the fruit of giving and sharing as taught by the great seer!

having removedVineyya stinginess·stainmaccheramalaṁ,
clear·confidentvippasannena with heartcetasā;
they would giveDajjuṁ dulykālena to the noble onesariyesu,
whereyattha givendinnaṁ great·fruitmahapphalaṁ.

Rid of the stain of stinginess, with clear and confident heart, they would duly give to the noble ones, where a gift is very fruitful.

and foodAnnañca having givendatvā abundantbahuno,
to those worthy of offeringdakkhiṇeyyesu offeringdakkhiṇaṁ;
from hereIto departedcutā from the human statemanussattā,
to heavensaggaṁ they gogacchanti giversdāyakā.

Having given food in abundance to those worthy of a religious donation, after passing from the human realm, the givers go to heaven.

theyTe andca heaven·gonesaggagatā theretattha,
they rejoicemodanti desiring pleasureskāmakāmino;
the fruitVipākaṁ of sharingsaṁvibhāgassa,
they enjoyanubhonti the generousamaccharā”ti.

And when they have arrived there in heaven, they enjoy all the pleasures they desire. The generous enjoy the fruit of giving and sharing.”

this·tooAyampi matterattho was spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thatiti by meme was heardsutanti.
sixthChaṭṭhaṁ.

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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