With Vekhanasa · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
timesamayaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
near Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ
was stayingviharati
in Jeta's Grovejetavane
of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa
monasteryārāme.
thenAtha
indeedkho
Vekhanasavekhanaso
wandererparibbājako
whereyena
the Blessed Onebhagavā
approached himtenupasaṅkami;
having approachedupasaṅkamitvā
with the Blessed Onebhagavatā
togethersaddhiṁ
exchanged greetingssammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ
conversationkathaṁ
politesāraṇīyaṁ
having exchangedvītisāretvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
stoodaṭṭhāsi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
standingṭhito
indeedkho
Vekhanasavekhanaso
wandererparibbājako
of the Blessed Onebhagavato
in the presencesantike
heartfelt sentimentudānaṁ
expressedudānesi:
this“ayaṁ
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo,
thisayaṁ
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo”ti.
why“Kiṁ
butpana
youtvaṁ,
Kaccānakaccāna,
thusevaṁ
you sayvadesi:
this‘ayaṁ
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo,
thisayaṁ
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo’ti?
whatKatamo,
Kaccānakaccāna,
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo”ti?
since“Yasmā,
worthybho
Gotamagotama,
than splendorvaṇṇā
otherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
fineruttaritaro
orvā
more excellentpaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthi
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo”ti.
what“Katamo
butpana
thatso,
Kaccānakaccāna,
splendorvaṇṇo
sinceyasmā
than splendorvaṇṇā
otherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
fineruttaritaro
orvā
more excellentpaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthī”ti?
since“Yasmā,
worthybho
Gotamagotama,
than splendorvaṇṇā
otherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
fineruttaritaro
orvā
more excellentpaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthi
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo”ti.
long even“Dīghāpi
indeedkho
for youte
thisesā,
Kaccānakaccāna,
would extendphareyya:
since‘yasmā,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
than splendorvaṇṇā
otherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
higheruttaritaro
orvā
finerpaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthi
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo’ti
you sayvadesi,
and thattañca
splendorvaṇṇaṁ
notna
you describepaññapesi.
just asSeyyathāpi,
Kaccānakaccāna,
a manpuriso
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyya:
I‘ahaṁ
whoeveryā
in thisimasmiṁ
countryjanapade
finest lady in the landjanapadakalyāṇī,
hertaṁ
I wanticchāmi
hertaṁ
I desirekāmemī’ti.
him theyTamenaṁ
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyyuṁ:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
thatyaṁ
youtvaṁ
finest lady in the landjanapadakalyāṇiṁ
you wanticchasi
you desirekāmesi,
do you knowjānāsi
thattaṁ
finest lady in the landjanapadakalyāṇiṁ—khattiyī
orvā
a brahminbrāhmaṇī
orvā
a peasantvessī
orvā
a menialsuddī
orvā’ti?
thusIti
askedpuṭṭho
no‘no’ti
he would sayvadeyya.
him theyTamenaṁ
thusevaṁ
would sayvadeyyuṁ:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
thatyaṁ
youtvaṁ
finest lady in the landjanapadakalyāṇiṁ
you wanticchasi
you desirekāmesi,
do you knowjānāsi
thattaṁ
finest lady in the landjanapadakalyāṇiṁ
having such a nameevaṁnāmā
having such a clanevaṅgottāti
orvāti
...…pe…
talldīghā
orvā
shortrassā
orvā
mediummajjhimā
orvā
blackkāḷī
orvā
brownsāmā
orvā
dingy-skinnedmaṅguracchavī
orvāti
...…
in such-and-suchamukasmiṁ
villagegāme
orvā
townnigame
orvā
citynagare
orvā’ti?
thusIti
askedpuṭṭho
no‘no’ti
he would sayvadeyya.
to himTamenaṁ
thusevaṁ
they would sayvadeyyuṁ:
my man‘ambho
manpurisa,
whatyaṁ
youtvaṁ
notna
you knowjānāsi
notna
you seepassasi,
thattaṁ
youtvaṁ
you desireicchasi
you likekāmesī’ti?
thusIti
askedpuṭṭho
yes‘āmā’ti
he would sayvadeyya.
thatTaṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Kaccānakaccāna,
is it notnanu
thusevaṁ
beingsante
of thattassa
manpurisassa
without demonstrable basisappāṭihīrakataṁ
statementbhāsitaṁ
turns outsampajjatī”ti?
clearly“Addhā
indeedkho,
worthybho
Gotamagotama,
thusevaṁ
beingsante
of thattassa
manpurisassa
without demonstrable basisappāṭihīrakataṁ
statementbhāsitaṁ
turns outsampajjatī”ti.
in the same way“Evameva
indeedkho
youtvaṁ,
Kaccānakaccāna,
since‘yasmā,
worthybho
Gotamagotama,
splendorvaṇṇā
otherañño
splendorvaṇṇo
fineruttaritaro
orvā
more excellentpaṇītataro
orvā
there is notnatthi
thatso
ultimateparamo
splendorvaṇṇo’ti
you sayvadesi;
but thattañca
splendorvaṇṇaṁ
notna
you describepaññapesī”ti.
just as“Seyyathāpi, misterbho Gotamagotama, a gemmaṇi a berylveḷuriyo lustroussubho naturallyjātimā eight-facetedaṭṭhaṁso well-workedsuparikammakato on a cream rugpaṇḍukambale placednikkhitto shinesbhāsate andca glowstapate andca dazzlesvirocati andca, soevaṁ splendorvaṇṇo selfattā ishoti free of diseasearogo afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
Kaccānakaccāna,
whichyo
orvā
gemmaṇi
berylveḷuriyo
beautifulsubho
well-bornjātimā
eight-facetedaṭṭhaṁso
well-wroughtsuparikammakato
on a cream blanketpaṇḍukambale
placednikkhitto
shinesbhāsate
andca
glowstapate
andca
radiatesvirocati
andca,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a wormkimi
fireflykhajjopanako
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
more excellentabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and?'"cā”ti?
this which“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a wormkimi
fireflykhajjopanako,
thisayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of bothubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
more excellentabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and.'"cā”ti.
(quotation marker)“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
Kaccānakaccāna,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a fireflykimi
fireflykhajjopanako,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
an oil lamptelappadīpo,
of theseimesaṁ
of the twoubhinnaṁ
of splendorvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
quotation markercā”ti?
an oil lamp in the dark of night“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
an oil lamptelappadīpo,
thisayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of the twoubhinnaṁ
of splendorvaṇṇānaṁ
finerabhikkantataro
andca
more excellentpaṇītataro
quotation markercā”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
you thinkmaññasi,
Kaccānakaccāna,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
an oil lamptelappadīpo,
whichyo
orvā
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a great mass of firemahāaggikkhandho,
of theseimesaṁ
of twoubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
whichkatamo
splendorvaṇṇo
more excellentabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and?cā”ti?
that which“Yvāyaṁ,
sirbho
Gotamagotama,
in the dark of nightrattandhakāratimisāya
a great mass of firemahāaggikkhandho,
thisayaṁ
of theseimesaṁ
of twoubhinnaṁ
of splendorsvaṇṇānaṁ
more excellentabhikkantataro
andca
more sublimepaṇītataro
and."cā”ti.
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