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Majjhima Nikāya 66

Laṭukikopamasutta

The Simile of the Quail · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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just so“Evameva and Udāyīpanudāyi, here someidhekacce futile peoplemoghapurisā this‘idaṁ give uppajahathā’ti by memayā being toldvuccamānā theyte they speak thusevamāhaṁsu:
what‘kiṁ but thispanimassa trivialappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa is much too strictadhisallikhatevāyaṁ asceticsamaṇo’ti.
theyTe and thattañceva do not give upnappajahanti, toward memayi andca bitternessappaccayaṁ they nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
whoYe andca mendicantsbhikkhū wanting to trainsikkhākāmā for themtesaṁ thattaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, becomeshoti strongbalavaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bondbandhanaṁ, not rottedapūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, heavythūlo, yokekaliṅgaro—

just asseyyathāpi, Udāyiudāyi, quaillaṭukikā birdsakuṇikā with a rotten vinepūtilatāya by a bondbandhanena tiedbaddhā right theretattheva injuryvadhaṁ orvā cagingbandhaṁ orvā deathmaraṇaṁ orvā waits forāgameti.
whoeverYo indeednu thenkho, Udāyiudāyi, thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
with which‘yena thatsā quaillaṭukikā birdsakuṇikā with a rotten vinepūtilatāya by a bondbandhanena tiedbaddhā right theretattheva injuryvadhaṁ orvā cagingbandhaṁ orvā deathmaraṇaṁ orvā waits forāgameti, for hertañhi of hertassā weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, insubstantialasārakaṁ bondbandhanan’ti;
rightlysammā indeednu thenkho heso, Udāyiudāyi, speakingvadamāno would sayvadeyyā”ti?
no“No certainly nothetaṁ, sirbhante.
with whichYena thatsā, sirbhante, quaillaṭukikā birdsakuṇikā with a rotten vinepūtilatāya by a bondbandhanena tiedbaddhā right theretattheva injuryvadhaṁ orvā cagingbandhaṁ orvā deathmaraṇaṁ orvā waits forāgameti, for hertañhi of hertassā strongbalavaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bondbandhanaṁ not rottenapūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, heavythūlo, yokekaliṅgaro”ti.
in the same way“Evameva thenkho, Udāyiudāyi, some hereidhekacce futile peoplemoghapurisā this‘idaṁ give uppajahathā’ti by memayā being toldvuccamānā theyte they say thusevamāhaṁsu:

what‘kiṁ but for thispanimassa triflingappamattakassa trivialoramattakassa too strictadhisallikhatevāyaṁ asceticsamaṇo’ti?
thoseTe that very thingtañceva don't give upnappajahanti, toward memayi andca bitternessappaccayaṁ nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
thoseYe andca mendicantsbhikkhū wanting to trainsikkhākāmā for themtesaṁ thattaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, becomeshoti strongbalavaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bondbandhanaṁ, not rottedapūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, heavythūlo, yokekaliṅgaro.

hereIdha but, Udāyīpanudāyi, someekacce gentlemenkulaputtā this‘idaṁ give up — thuspajahathā’ti by memayā being toldvuccamānā theyte said thusevamāhaṁsu:
what‘kiṁ but thispanimassa trivialappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa to be given uppahātabbassa whichyassa for usno the Blessed Onebhagavā tells to give uppahānamāha, whichyassa for usno the Holy Onesugato tells to let gopaṭinissaggamāhā’ti?
theyTe that very thingtañceva give uppajahanti, toward memayi andca notna bitternessappaccayaṁ nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
whoYe andca mendicantsbhikkhū wishing to trainsikkhākāmā theyte thattaṁ having given uppahāya relaxedappossukkā unruffledpannalomā surviving on charityparadattavuttā with a wild-deer heartmigabhūtena with heartcetasā liveviharanti.
for themTesaṁ thattaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, ishoti weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, insubstantialasārakaṁ bondbandhanaṁ—

just asseyyathāpi, Udāyiudāyi, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo with tusks like draft-polesīsādanto able to draw a heavy loadurūḷhavā pedigreeabhijāto battle-hardenedsaṅgāmāvacaro with strongdaḷhehi harnessvarattehi bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho just a littleīsakaṁyeva its bodykāyaṁ having twistedsannāmetvā thosetāni bondsbandhanāni having broken apartsaṁchinditvā having torn apartsampadāletvā whereveryena it wantskāmaṁ it goespakkamati.
whoeverYo thennu indeedkho, Udāyiudāyi, thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:
with which‘yehi thatso of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo with tusks like draft-polesīsādanto able to draw a heavy loadurūḷhavā pedigreeabhijāto battle-hardenedsaṅgāmāvacaro with strongdaḷhehi harnessvarattehi bondsbandhanehi boundbaddho just a littleīsakaṁyeva its bodykāyaṁ having twistedsannāmetvā thosetāni bondsbandhanāni having broken apartsaṁchinditvā having torn apartsampadāletvā whereveryena it wantskāmaṁ it goespakkamati, that indeed for ittañhi for ittassa strongbalavaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, firmdaḷhaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, stoutthiraṁ bondbandhanaṁ, not rottedapūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, a heavy yokethūlo, yokekaliṅgaro’ti;
rightlysammā thennu indeedkho that oneso, Udāyiudāyi, speakingvadamāno would he sayvadeyyā”ti?
no“No this indeedhetaṁ, sirbhante.

by whichYehi thatso, sirbhante, of the kingrañño bull elephantnāgo with tusks like plough-polesīsādanto largeurūḷhavā of good breedabhijāto trained for battlesaṅgāmāvacaro with strongdaḷhehi leathervarattehi strapsbandhanehi boundbaddho just a littleīsakaṁyeva bodykāyaṁ having bentsannāmetvā thosetāni bondsbandhanāni having burstsaṁchinditvā having torn apartsampadāletvā whereveryena it wantskāmaṁ it goes awaypakkamati, for thattañhi for ittassa weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ …pe……pe… insubstantialasārakaṁ bond”bandhanan”ti.
In the same way“Evameva indeedkho, Udāyīudāyi, some hereidhekacce gentlemenkulaputtā this‘idaṁ give uppajahathā’ti by memayā being addressedvuccamānā theyte spoke thusevamāhaṁsu:
what‘kiṁ then of thispanimassa trivialappamattakassa triflingoramattakassa to be given uppahātabbassa whichyassa for usno the Blessed Onebhagavā says to give uppahānamāha, whichyassa for usno the Holy Onesugato says to let go?paṭinissaggamāhā’ti?
TheyTe just thattañceva give uppajahanti, toward memayi andca notna bitternessappaccayaṁ they nurseupaṭṭhāpenti.
whoYe andca mendicantsbhikkhū wanting to trainsikkhākāmā theyte thattaṁ having given uppahāya relaxedappossukkā unruffledpannalomā surviving on charityparadattavuttā like a wild deermigabhūtena with heartcetasā they liveviharanti.
for themTesaṁ thattaṁ, Udāyīudāyi, ishoti weakabalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, feebledubbalaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, rottenpūtikaṁ bondbandhanaṁ, insubstantialasārakaṁ bondbandhanaṁ.

just asSeyyathāpi, Udāyiudāyi, a manpuriso poordaliddo with few possessionsassako with little wealthanāḷhiyo;
he hadtassassa oneekaṁ hovelagārakaṁ broken-downoluggaviluggaṁ open to the crowskākātidāyiṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ, oneekā couchkhaṭopikā broken-downoluggaviluggā not the best sortnaparamarūpā, oneekissā in a potkumbhiyā grain-storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ, oneekā wifeyjāyikā not the best sortnaparamarūpā.
heSo gone to the parkārāmagataṁ mendicantbhikkhuṁ would seepasseyya with hands and feet well washedsudhotahatthapādaṁ satisfyingmanuññaṁ mealbhojanaṁ having eatenbhuttāviṁ coolsītāya shadechāyāya sittingnisinnaṁ in higher mindadhicitte engagedyuttaṁ.
to himTassa it would be thusevamassa:
pleasant‘sukhaṁ indeedvata sirbho the ascetic lifesāmaññaṁ, healthyārogyaṁ indeedvata sirbho the ascetic lifesāmaññaṁ.
ISo would that Ivatassaṁ I mightyohaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ I would go forthpabbajeyyan’ti.
heSo notna would be ablesakkuṇeyya oneekaṁ hovelagārakaṁ broken-downoluggaviluggaṁ open to the crowskākātidāyiṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ having given uppahāya, oneekaṁ couchkhaṭopikaṁ broken-downoluggaviluggaṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ having given uppahāya, oneekissā in a potkumbhiyā grain-storagedhaññasamavāpakaṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ having given uppahāya, oneekaṁ wifeyjāyikaṁ not the best sortnaparamarūpaṁ having given uppahāya hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ to go forthpabbajituṁ.
whoYo nownu indeedkho, Udāyiudāyi, thusevaṁ would sayvadeyya:

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