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Devadahasutta

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just as + alsoSeyyathāpi, monksbhikkhave, a fletcherusukāro an arrow shafttejanaṁ between twodvīsu firebrandsalātesu heatsātāpeti thoroughly heatsparitāpeti straightujuṁ makeskaroti fit for usekammaniyaṁ.

whenYato indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, arrow·makerusukārassa the arrow-shafttejanaṁ on twodvīsu firebrandsalātesu toward·heatātāpitaṁ ishoti around·heatparitāpitaṁ straightujuṁ madekataṁ fit for usekammaniyaṁ, notna heso ittaṁ lateraparena timesamayena arrow·makerusukāro the arrow-shafttejanaṁ on twodvīsu firebrandsalātesu toward·heatātāpeti around·heatparitāpeti straightujuṁ makeskaroti fit for usekammaniyaṁ.
thatTaṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu?
for whichYassa indeedhi heso, monksbhikkhave, for the purposeatthāya arrow·makerusukāro the arrow-shafttejanaṁ on twodvīsu firebrandsalātesu toward·heatātāpeyya around·heatparitāpeyya straightujuṁ would makekareyya fit for usekammaniyaṁ for him thatsvāssa purposeattho toward·accomplishabhinipphanno ishoti.
thereforeTasmā notna lateraparena timesamayena arrow·makerusukāro the arrow-shafttejanaṁ on twodvīsu firebrandsalātesu toward·heatātāpeti around·heatparitāpeti straightujuṁ makeskaroti fit for usekammaniyaṁ.
just soEvameva indeedkho, monksbhikkhave, a mendicantbhikkhu thusiti reflectspaṭisañcikkhati:
as I please‘yathāsukhaṁ indeedkho for meme livingviharato not·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā growabhivaḍḍhanti, skillfulkusalā qualitiesdhammā declineparihāyanti;
painfullydukkhāya butpana for meme myselfattānaṁ strivingpadahato not·skillfulakusalā qualitiesdhammā declineparihāyanti, skillfulkusalā qualitiesdhammā growabhivaḍḍhanti.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ painfullydukkhāya myselfattānaṁ would strivepadaheyyan’ti.
heSo painfullydukkhāya himselfattānaṁ strivespadahati.

for himTassa with paindukkhāya himselfattānaṁ strivingpadahato not·wholesomeakusalā statesdhammā declineparihāyanti, wholesomekusalā statesdhammā increaseabhivaḍḍhanti.
heSo notna lateraparena timesamayena with paindukkhāya himselfattānaṁ strivespadahati.
thatTaṁ of whatkissa reasonhetu?
for whichYassa indeedhi heso, monksbhikkhave, monkbhikkhu for the sakeatthāya with paindukkhāya himselfattānaṁ should strivepadaheyya he·indeed + for himsvāssa goalattho accomplishedabhinipphanno ishoti.
thereforeTasmā notna lateraparena timesamayena with paindukkhāya himselfattānaṁ strivespadahati.
thus tooEvampi, monksbhikkhave, fruitfulsaphalo exertionupakkamo ishoti, fruitfulsaphalaṁ strivingpadhānaṁ.

furthermorePuna and alsocaparaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hereidha thus·gonetathāgato in the worldloke arisesuppajjati perfectedarahaṁ fully·awakenedsammāsambuddho knowledge·conduct·accomplishedvijjācaraṇasampanno holysugato world·knowerlokavidū supremeanuttaro person·to be tamed·guidepurisadammasārathi teachersatthā god·humandevamanussānaṁ awakenedbuddho blessedbhagavā.
heSo thisimaṁ worldlokaṁ with·godssadevakaṁ with·mārasamārakaṁ with·divinitiessabrahmakaṁ with its ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiṁ populationpajaṁ with·god·humansadevamanussaṁ with his own insightsayaṁ insight·knowledgeabhiññā realized·having donesacchikatvā forth·knowpavedeti.
heSo dhammadhammaṁ teachesdeseti beginning·goodādikalyāṇaṁ middle·goodmajjhekalyāṇaṁ end·goodpariyosānakalyāṇaṁ meaningfulsātthaṁ with·phrasingsabyañjanaṁ, entire·fullkevalaparipuṇṇaṁ pureparisuddhaṁ spiritual·practicebrahmacariyaṁ forth·shinepakāseti.

thatTaṁ teachingdhammaṁ hearssuṇāti householdergahapati orvā householder·childgahapatiputto orvā in someaññatarasmiṁ orvā familykule back·bornpaccājāto.
theySo thattaṁ teachingdhammaṁ having heardsutvā thus·gonetathāgate faithsaddhaṁ back·obtainpaṭilabhati.
theySo with thattena faith·gainsaddhāpaṭilābhena endowed·gonesamannāgato thusiti back·together·thinkpaṭisañcikkhati:
cramped‘sambādho home·dwellinggharāvāso dust·pathrajāpatho, open·spaceabbhokāso forth·gopabbajjā.
not + thisNayidaṁ well·makesukaraṁ homeagāraṁ on·dwellajjhāvasatā utterly·fullekantaparipuṇṇaṁ utterly·pureekantaparisuddhaṁ shell·polishedsaṅkhalikhitaṁ holy·conductbrahmacariyaṁ to leadcarituṁ.
why not + IYannūnāhaṁ hair·beardkesamassuṁ off·carryohāretvā ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā not·homeanagāriyaṁ I might go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
theySo after someaparena timesamayena smallappaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ forth·leavepahāya largemahantaṁ orvā wealth·massbhogakkhandhaṁ forth·leavepahāya, smallappaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ forth·leavepahāya largemahantaṁ orvā relative·circleñātiparivaṭṭaṁ forth·leavepahāya hair·beardkesamassuṁ off·carryohāretvā ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā not·homeanagāriyaṁ goes forthpabbajati.

theySo thusevaṁ forth·gopabbajito beingsamāno of mendicantsbhikkhūnaṁ training·livelihood·undertakensikkhāsājīvasamāpanno killing living creaturespāṇātipātaṁ forth·givepahāya from killingpāṇātipātā against·refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti laid down·rodnihitadaṇḍo laid down·swordnihitasattho, scrupulouslajjī kindness·endoweddayāpanno full of sympathy for all living beingssabbapāṇabhūtahitānukampī livesviharati.
stealingAdinnādānaṁ forth·givepahāya not·stealingadinnādānā against·refrainingpaṭivirato ishoti given·takingdinnādāyī expecting only what is givendinnapāṭikaṅkhī, not·thievingathenena clean·beingsucibhūtena by oneselfattanā livesviharati.
unchastityAbrahmacariyaṁ forth·givepahāya chastebrahmacārī ishoti set apartārācārī refrainingvirato from the vulgar act of sexmethunā lyinggāmadhammā.
having given upMusāvādaṁ from lyingpahāya refrainingmusāvādā ispaṭivirato speaking the truthhoti sticking to the truthsaccavādī honestsaccasandho dependabletheto not deceivingpaccayiko of the worldavisaṁvādako backbitinglokassa.
speechPisuṇaṁ having given upvācaṁ from backbiting speechpahāya from backbiting speechpisuṇāya refrainingvācāya ispaṭivirato from herehoti; having heardito notsutvā therena one who tellsamutra of theseakkhātā for divisionimesaṁ therebhedāya, oramutra having heardvā notsutvā to thesena one who tellsimesaṁ of thoseakkhātā for divisionamūsaṁ thusbhedāya—iti of those who are dividedbhinnānaṁ orvā one who reconcilessandhātā of those who are unitedsahitānaṁ orvā one who supportsanuppadātā delighting in harmonysamaggārāmo harmony·lovingsamaggarato harmony·rejoicingsamagganandī harmony·promotingsamaggakaraṇiṁ speechvācaṁ speakingbhāsitā ishoti.

harshPharusaṁ speechvācaṁ having given uppahāya harshpharusāya speechvācāya abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti; whichyā thatsā speechvācā mellownelā ear·pleasingkaṇṇasukhā endearingpemanīyā going to the hearthadayaṅgamā politeporī many people·likablebahujanakantā many people·agreeablebahujanamanāpā suchtathārūpiṁ speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsitā ishoti.
talking nonsenseSamphappalāpaṁ having given uppahāya from talking nonsensesamphappalāpā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti time·speakerkālavādī true·speakerbhūtavādī meaning·speakeratthavādī dhamma·speakerdhammavādī discipline·speakervinayavādī, valuablenidhānavatiṁ speechvācaṁ speaksbhāsitā at the right timekālena reasonablesāpadesaṁ limit·havingpariyantavatiṁ beneficialatthasaṁhitaṁ.
heSo seed·group·plant·group·injuringbījagāmabhūtagāmasamārambhā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
eating one mealEkabhattiko ishoti refraining at nightrattūparato refrainingvirato from food at the wrong timevikālabhojanā.
dancing·singing·music·show·seeingNaccagītavāditavisūkadassanā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
garland·fragrance·makeup·attiring·adornment·adornmentMālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
high·bed·great·bedUccāsayanamahāsayanā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
gold·silver·receivingJātarūparajatapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
raw·grain·receivingĀmakadhaññapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
raw·meat·receivingĀmakamaṁsapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
woman·girl·receivingItthikumārikapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
bondservant·bondservant·receivingDāsidāsapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
goats and sheep·receivingAjeḷakapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
chicken·pig·receivingKukkuṭasūkarapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
elephant·cow·horse·mare·receivingHatthigavassavaḷavapaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
field·land·receivingKhettavatthupaṭiggahaṇā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
from running errands and messagesDūteyyapahiṇagamanānuyogā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
buying·sellingKayavikkayā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
weight·falsify·metal·falsify·measure·falsifyTulākūṭakaṁsakūṭamānakūṭā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
bribery·fraud·cheating·duplicityUkkoṭanavañcananikatisāciyogā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.
mutilation·murder·binding·abduction·banditry·plunderChedanavadhabandhanaviparāmosaālopasahasākārā abstainingpaṭivirato ishoti.

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