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said + indeed + thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

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

these three“Tīṇimāni, mendicantsbhikkhave, unskillful rootsakusalamūlāni.
whatKatamāni threetīṇi?
greedLobho unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ, hatedoso unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ, delusionmoho unskillful rootakusalamūlaṁ—
theseimāni indeedkho, mendicantsbhikkhave, threetīṇi unskillful rootsakusalamūlānī”ti.
this + matterEtamatthaṁ the Buddhabhagavā spokeavoca.
on thisTatthetaṁ it is saiditi is saidvuccati:

“Mendicants, there are these three unskillful roots. What three? Greed, hate, and delusion. These are the three unskillful roots.” The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

greed“Lobho hatedoso andca delusionmoho andca,
a personpurisaṁ of wicked heartpāpacetasaṁ;
they harmHiṁsanti arisen inside oneselfattasambhūtā,
bamboo + liketacasāraṁva is destroyed by its own fruitsamphalan”ti.

“When greed, hate, and delusion, have arisen inside oneself, they harm a person of wicked heart, as a bamboo is destroyed by its own fruit.”

this·alsoAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme hear + thussutanti.
firstPaṭhamaṁ.

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

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