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Khuddakapāṭha 8

Nidhikaṇḍasutta

Storing Your Savings · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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savingsNidhiṁ down·putnidheti a personpuriso,
deepgambhīre by the water's edgeodakantike;
needAtthe affairkicce when arisensamuppanne,
for the benefitatthāya to meme it will bebhavissati.

from a kingRājato orvā badly·spokenduruttassa,
from banditscorato oppress·harassedpīḷitassa orvā;
from debtIṇassa orvā forth·releasepamokkhāya,
in faminedubbhikkhe in lossesāpadāsu orvā;
this + this·purposeEtadatthāya in the worldlokasmiṁ,
savingsnidhi indeednāma down·place·passivenidhīyati.

but·indeed·storedTāvassunihito beingsanto,
in a deepgambhīre pit by the waterodakantike;
notNa allsabbo alwayssabbadā indeedeva,
for himtassa thattaṁ servesupakappati.

savingsNidhi perhapsvā from the placeṭhānā shiftcavati,
the perceptionsaññā or hisvāssa is confusedvimuyhati;
dragonsNāgā orvā make off withapanāmenti,
spiritsyakkhā orvāpi carry awayharanti themnaṁ.

un-·loveAppiyā or·evenvāpi heirs,dāyādā,
up·holduddharanti not·seeingapassato;
whenYadā merit·wanepuññakkhayo ishoti,
all + thatsabbametaṁ apart·perishvinassati.

but by whichYassa by givingdānena by moralitysīlena,
by restraintsaṁyamena by self-controldamena andca;
savingsNidhī well keptsunihito ishoti,
of a womanitthiyā of a manpurisassa orvā.

at a shrineCetiyamhi orca with the Saṅghasaṅghe orvā,
with a personpuggale with guestsatithīsu orvā;
with motherMātari with fatherpitari and alsocāpi,
or elseatho an elder siblingjeṭṭhamhi with a siblingbhātari.

thisEso savingsnidhi well kept safesunihito,
undecayingajeyyo staying with youanugāmiko;
leaving behindPahāya in things to be leftgamanīyesu,
thisetaṁ takingādāya you gogacchati.

not·shared + othersAsādhāraṇamaññesaṁ,
thief does not carry awayacorāharaṇo savingsnidhi;
would makeKayirātha an attentive onedhīro meritpuññāni,
thatyo savingsnidhi that stay with youanugāmiko.

thisEsa of gods and humansdevamanussānaṁ,
all·desire·givingsabbakāmadado savingsnidhi;
whateverYaṁ they wish foryadevābhipatthenti,
all this through thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

good·colourSuvaṇṇatā good·voicesusaratā,
good·shapesusaṇṭhānā good·formsurūpatā;
leadership·followersĀdhipaccaparivāro,
all + thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

local kingdom·kingdomPadesarajjaṁ sovereigntyissariyaṁ,
Wheel-Turning Monarch·happinesscakkavattisukhaṁ dearpiyaṁ;
deva·kingdom·evenDevarajjampi in the heavensdibbesu,
all + through thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

humanMānussikā andca successsampatti,
god·worlddevaloke andca whateveryā delightrati;
whateverYā andca attaining extinguishmentnibbānasampatti,
all·through thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

relying on having good friendsMittasampadamāgamma,
indeed rationallyyonisova applyingpayuñjato;
mastery of knowledge and freedomVijjāvimuttivasībhāvo,
all·thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

analytical knowledgePaṭisambhidā liberationsvimokkhā andca,
whichyā andca disciple·perfectionsāvakapāramī;
independent·enlightenmentPaccekabodhi Buddha·planebuddhabhūmi,
all + by thissabbametena is obtainedlabbhati.

thusEvaṁ great·beneficialmahatthikā thisesā,
which + thisyadidaṁ merit·accomplishmentpuññasampadā;
thereforeTasmā the attentivedhīrā forth·praisepasaṁsanti,
the astutepaṇḍitā made·meritkatapuññatanti.

treasure·store·discourseNidhikaṇḍasuttaṁ.

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