The Shorter Discourse on the Mass of Suffering · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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of thatTassa
ifce,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
clan·sonkulaputtassa
thusevaṁ
arisinguṭṭhahato
strivingghaṭato
endeavoringvāyamato
thosete
richesbhogā
do not accruenābhinipphajjanti,
heso
sorrowssocati
wearieskilamati
lamentsparidevati
beating the breasturattāḷiṁ
crieskandati
confusionsammohaṁ
falls intoāpajjati
wasted‘moghaṁ
indeedvata
myme
hard workuṭṭhānaṁ,
without·fruitaphalo
indeedvata
myme
effortsvāyāmo’ti.
this tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
drawbackādīnavo
apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko
suffering·massdukkhakkhandho
sensual pleasures·caused bykāmahetu
sensual pleasures·originkāmanidānaṁ
conditioned by sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ
just of sensual pleasureskāmānameva
causehetu.
of thatTassa
ifce,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
family·sonkulaputtassa
thusevaṁ
strivinguṭṭhahato
endeavoringghaṭato
exertingvāyamato
thosete
richesbhogā
succeedabhinipphajjanti.
heSo
of thosetesaṁ
of richesbhogānaṁ
protection·because ofārakkhādhikaraṇaṁ
paindukkhaṁ
sadnessdomanassaṁ
experiencespaṭisaṁvedeti:
how‘kinti
myme
richesbhoge
not·indeedneva
rulersrājāno
might takehareyyuṁ,
notna
banditscorā
might takehareyyuṁ,
notna
fireaggi
might burndaheyya,
notna
waterudakaṁ
might carry awayvaheyya,
notna
not·dearappiyā
orvā
heirsdāyādā
might takehareyyun’ti.
of himTassa
thusevaṁ
protectingārakkhato
guardinggopayato
thosete
richesbhoge
rulersrājāno
orvā
takeharanti,
banditscorā
orvā
takeharanti,
fireaggi
orvā
burnsdahati,
waterudakaṁ
orvā
carries awayvahati,
not·dearappiyā
orvā
heirsdāyādā
takeharanti.
heSo
sorrowssocati
wearieskilamati
around·wailparidevati
beating the breasturattāḷiṁ
wailskandati
together·delusionsammohaṁ
falls intoāpajjati:
what‘yampi
mineme
wasahosi
that·alsotampi
notno
does not existnatthī’ti.
this tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
drawbackādīnavo
own·visiblesandiṭṭhiko
pain·massdukkhakkhandho
sensual pleasure·causekāmahetu
sensual pleasure·originkāmanidānaṁ
sensual pleasure·because ofkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
sensual pleasure·alonekāmānameva
causehetu.
furthermorePuna
and·furthercaparaṁ,
great·namemahānāma,
sense-pleasure·causekāmahetu
sense-pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
precisely because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva
because ofhetu
kings·toorājānopi
with kingsrājūhi
apart·speakvivadanti,
aristocrats·tookhattiyāpi
with aristocratskhattiyehi
apart·speakvivadanti,
brahmins·toobrāhmaṇāpi
with brahminsbrāhmaṇehi
apart·speakvivadanti,
householders·toogahapatīpi
with householdersgahapatīhi
apart·speakvivadanti,
mother·toomātāpi
with her childputtena
apart·speakvivadati,
child·tooputtopi
with their mothermātarā
apart·speakvivadati,
father·toopitāpi
with his childputtena
apart·speakvivadati,
child·tooputtopi
with their fatherpitarā
apart·speakvivadati,
brother·toobhātāpi
with his brotherbhātarā
apart·speakvivadati,
brother·toobhātāpi
with his sisterbhaginiyā
apart·speakvivadati,
sister·toobhaginīpi
with her brotherbhātarā
apart·speakvivadati,
friend·toosahāyopi
with a friendsahāyena
apart·speakvivadati.
theyTe
theretattha
quarrel·argument·dispute·fallen intokalahaviggahavivādāpannā
each otheraññamaññaṁ
fist·toopāṇīhipi
attackupakkamanti,
stone·tooleḍḍūhipi
attackupakkamanti,
rod·toodaṇḍehipi
attackupakkamanti,
sword·toosatthehipi
attackupakkamanti.
theyTe
theretattha
even deathmaraṇampi
down·gonigacchanti,
even deadly painmaraṇamattampi
sufferingdukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi,
great·namemahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
a drawbackādīnavo
together·seesandiṭṭhiko
suffering·massdukkhakkhandho
sense-pleasure·causekāmahetu
sense-pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
precisely because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva
because ofhetu.
furthermorePuna
and moreovercaparaṁ,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu
caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ
because of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ
because of sensual pleasures themselveskāmānameva
causehetu
sword and shieldasicammaṁ
having takengahetvā,
bow and arrowsdhanukalāpaṁ
having fastenedsannayhitvā,
massed on both sidesubhatobyūḷhaṁ
battlesaṅgāmaṁ
they plungepakkhandanti
with arrows alsousūsupi
flyingkhippamānesu,
with spears alsosattīsupi
flyingkhippamānāsu,
with swords alsoasīsupi
flashingvijjotalantesu.
theyTe
theretattha
with arrows alsousūhipi
they are struckvijjhanti,
with a spear alsosattiyāpi
they are struckvijjhanti,
with a sword alsoasināpi
headsīsaṁ
they chop offchindanti.
theyTe
theretattha
death alsomaraṇampi
they undergonigacchanti,
deadly pain alsomaraṇamattampi
painfuldukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
drawbackādīnavo
apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko
mass of sufferingdukkhakkhandho
for the sake of sensual pleasureskāmahetu
caused by sensual pleasureskāmanidānaṁ
because of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ
because of sensual pleasures themselveskāmānameva
causehetu.
againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
sensual pleasure·causekāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
with sensual pleasures alone as the causekāmānameva
causehetu
sword·shieldasicammaṁ
having takengahetvā,
bow·bundledhanukalāpaṁ
having fastenedsannayhitvā,
wetly plasteredaddāvalepanā
bastionsupakāriyo
they chargepakkhandanti
arrows·toousūsupi
while flyingkhippamānesu,
spears·toosattīsupi
while flyingkhippamānāsu,
swords·tooasīsupi
while flashingvijjotalantesu.
theyTe
theretattha
arrows·toousūhipi
are struckvijjhanti,
spear·toosattiyāpi
are struckvijjhanti,
dung·toochakaṇakāyapi
are splashedosiñcanti,
superior force·tooabhivaggenapi
are crushedomaddanti,
sword·tooasināpi
the headsīsaṁ
they chop offchindanti.
theyTe
theretattha
death toomaraṇampi
they undergonigacchanti,
deadly pain toomaraṇamattampi
sufferingdukkhaṁ.
this tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
a drawbackādīnavo
apparent in the present lifesandiṭṭhiko
suffering·massdukkhakkhandho
sensual pleasure·causekāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
with sensual pleasures alone as the causekāmānameva
causehetu.
againPuna
furthermorecaparaṁ,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
sensual pleasure·reasonkāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ
sensual pleasures·justkāmānameva
for the sake ofhetu
break-in·toosandhimpi
they cutchindanti,
plunder·toonillopampi
they takeharanti,
isolated building robberyekāgārikampi
they dokaronti,
ambush·tooparipanthepi
they standtiṭṭhanti,
another's wife·tooparadārampi
they gogacchanti.
him + thisTamenaṁ
kingsrājāno
having arrestedgahetvā
variousvividhā
action·causingkammakāraṇā
they make them undergokārenti—
whip·tookasāhipi
they beattāḷenti,
cane·toovettehipi
they beattāḷenti,
stick·tooaḍḍhadaṇḍakehipi
they beattāḷenti;
hand·toohatthampi
they cut offchindanti,
foot·toopādampi
they cut offchindanti,
hand·foot·toohatthapādampi
they cut offchindanti,
ear·tookaṇṇampi
they cut offchindanti,
nose·toonāsampi
they cut offchindanti,
ear·nose·tookaṇṇanāsampi
they cut offchindanti;
porridge·pot·toobilaṅgathālikampi
they dokaronti,
shell·shaven·toosaṅkhamuṇḍikampi
they dokaronti,
Rāhu·mouth·toorāhumukhampi
they dokaronti,
fire·garland·toojotimālikampi
they dokaronti,
hand·torch·toohatthapajjotikampi
they dokaronti,
bulrush·twist·tooerakavattikampi
they dokaronti,
bark·dress·toocīrakavāsikampi
they dokaronti,
antelope·tooeṇeyyakampi
they dokaronti,
hook·flesh·toobaḷisamaṁsikampi
they dokaronti,
coin·tookahāpaṇikampi
they dokaronti,
lye-scratch·tookhārāpatacchikampi
they dokaronti,
bar-turner·toopalighaparivattikampi
they dokaronti,
straw-seat·toopalālapīṭhakampi
they dokaronti,
hot·tootattenapi
with oiltelena
they drenchosiñcanti,
dog·toosunakhehipi
they make devourkhādāpenti,
living·toojīvantampi
on a stakesūle
they impaleuttāsenti,
sword·tooasināpi
headsīsaṁ
they cutchindanti.
theyTe
theretattha
death·toomaraṇampi
they undergonigacchanti,
death-measure·toomaraṇamattampi
sufferingdukkhaṁ.
this·tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
drawbackādīnavo
visible in this lifesandiṭṭhiko
suffering·massdukkhakkhandho
sensual pleasure·reasonkāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
on account of sensual pleasureskāmādhikaraṇaṁ
sensual pleasures·justkāmānameva
for the sake ofhetu.
againPuna
and·furthercaparaṁ,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
sensual pleasure·causekāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
simply because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva
for the sake ofhetu
with the bodykāyena
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
they conduct themselvescaranti,
with speechvācāya
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
they conduct themselvescaranti,
with the mindmanasā
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
they conduct themselvescaranti.
theyTe
with the bodykāyena
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
having conducted themselvescaritvā,
with speechvācāya
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
having conducted themselvescaritvā,
with the mindmanasā
bad·conductduccaritaṁ
having conducted themselvescaritvā,
of the bodykāyassa
from breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
deathmaraṇā,
state of lossapāyaṁ
bad·destinationduggatiṁ
downfallvinipātaṁ
hellnirayaṁ
they are rebornupapajjanti.
this·tooAyampi,
Mahānāmamahānāma,
of sensual pleasureskāmānaṁ
drawbackādīnavo
pertaining to future livessamparāyiko,
suffering·massdukkhakkhandho
sensual pleasure·causekāmahetu
sensual pleasure·sourcekāmanidānaṁ
with sensual pleasures as the reasonkāmādhikaraṇaṁ
simply because of sensual pleasureskāmānameva
for the sake ofhetu.
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