At Madhurā · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thusEvaṁ
by meme
heard—sutaṁ—
oneekaṁ
timesamayaṁ
Venerableāyasmā
Mahākaccānamahākaccāno
at Madhurāmadhurāyaṁ
was stayingviharati
in the Nut Grass Grove.gundāvane.
heardAssosi
indeedkho
kingrājā
of Madhurāmādhuro
Avanti·sonavantiputto:
ascetic“samaṇo
it seemskhalu,
sirbho,
Kaccānakaccāno
near Madhurāmadhurāyaṁ
dwelling·stayviharati
nut grass·grovegundāvane.
thisTaṁ
indeedkho
furtherpana
venerablebhavantaṁ
Kaccānakaccānaṁ
thusevaṁ
goodkalyāṇo
fame·soundkittisaddo
up·ariseabbhuggato:
astute‘paṇḍito
out·ableviyatto
wisdom·havingmedhāvī
much·studybahussuto
brilliant·speakcittakathī
good·eloquencekalyāṇapaṭibhāno
maturevuddho
andceva
perfected onearahā
andca’.
goodSādhu
indeedkho
furtherpana
such·formtathārūpānaṁ
perfected onesarahataṁ
seeingdassanaṁ
ishotī”ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho
kingrājā
of Madhurāmādhuro
Avanti·sonavantiputto
finebhadrāni
finebhadrāni
carriagesyānāni
harness·causeyojāpetvā
finebhadraṁ
carriageyānaṁ
onto·ascendabhiruhitvā
finebhadrehi
finebhadrehi
with carriagesyānehi
from Madhurāmadhurāya
set outniyyāsi
great·royal·majestymahaccarājānubhāvena
venerableāyasmantaṁ
great·Kaccānamahākaccānaṁ
to seedassanāya.
as far asYāvatikā
of the carriageyānassa
groundbhūmi
by carriageyānena
having gonegantvā
from the carriageyānā
down·descendpaccorohitvā
on foot + onlypattikova
where venerableyenāyasmā
great·Kaccānamahākaccāno
there approachedtenupasaṅkami;
near·approachupasaṅkamitvā
with venerableāyasmatā
great·Kaccānamahākaccānena
togethersaddhiṁ
together·rejoicesammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ
talkkathaṁ
politesāraṇīyaṁ
exchange·exchangevītisāretvā
to one sideekamantaṁ
down·sitnisīdi.
to one sideEkamantaṁ
seatednisinno
indeedkho
kingrājā
of Madhurāmādhuro
Avanti·sonavantiputto
venerableāyasmantaṁ
great·Kaccānamahākaccānaṁ
this·saidetadavoca:
brahmins“brāhmaṇā,
worthybho
Kaccānakaccāna,
thus·spokeevamāhaṁsu:
only brahmins‘brāhmaṇova
bestseṭṭho
classvaṇṇo,
inferiorhīno
otherañño
classvaṇṇo;
brahmin·only·onlybrāhmaṇova
lightsukko
classvaṇṇo,
darkkaṇho
otherañño
classvaṇṇo;
brahmin·onlybrāhmaṇāva
are purifiedsujjhanti,
notno
not·brahminabrāhmaṇā;
brahmin·onlybrāhmaṇāva
of the Divinitybrahmuno
sonsputtā
bosomorasā
from mouthmukhato
bornjātā
Divinity·bornbrahmajā
Divinity·createdbrahmanimmitā
heirs of the Divinitybrahmadāyādā’ti.
hereIdha
the worthybhavaṁ
Kaccānakaccāno
what·sayskimakkhāyī”ti?
just hearsay“Ghosoyeva
indeedkho
thiseso,
great·kingmahārāja,
in the worldlokasmiṁ:
only a brahmin‘brāhmaṇova
the bestseṭṭho
classvaṇṇo,
inferiorhīno
the otherañño
classvaṇṇo;
brahmin + onlybrāhmaṇova
the fairsukko
classvaṇṇo,
darkkaṇho
the otherañño
classvaṇṇo;
brahmin + onlybrāhmaṇāva
are purifiedsujjhanti,
notno
non-brahminsabrāhmaṇā;
brahmin + onlybrāhmaṇāva
of Brahmanbrahmuno
sonsputtā
legitimateorasā
from the mouthmukhato
bornjātā
Brahmā·bornbrahmajā
Brahmā·createdbrahmanimmitā
heirs of Brahmābrahmadāyādā’ti.
and by this method this tooTadamināpetaṁ,
great·kingmahārāja,
by a methodpariyāyena
to be understoodveditabbaṁ
howyathā
just hearsay is thisghosoyeveso
in the worldlokasmiṁ:
only a brahmin‘brāhmaṇova
the bestseṭṭho
classvaṇṇo,
inferiorhīno
the otherañño
classvaṇṇo
……pe…
heirs of Brahmābrahmadāyādā’ti.
thatTaṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
great·kingmahārāja,
for an aristocratkhattiyassa
even ifcepi
would prosperijjheyya
with moneydhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
born·formjātarūpena
orvā
an aristocrat would be for himkhattiyopissāssa
before·getting uppubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lying downpacchānipātī
service·acceptingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasing·conductmanāpacārī
dear·speakingpiyavādī
……
a brahmin would be for himbrāhmaṇopissāssa
……
a peasant would be for himvessopissāssa
……
a menial would be for himsuddopissāssa
before·getting uppubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lying downpacchānipātī
service·acceptingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasing·conductmanāpacārī
speaking politelypiyavādī”ti?
for an aristocrat“Khattiyassa
even ifcepi,
worthybho
Kaccānakaccāna,
would prosperijjheyya
with moneydhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
born·formjātarūpena
orvā
an aristocrat would be for himkhattiyopissāssa
before·getting uppubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lying downpacchānipātī
service·acceptingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasing·conductmanāpacārī
dear·speakingpiyavādī
……
a brahmin would be for himbrāhmaṇopissāssa
……
a merchant too would be hisvessopissāssa
……
a worker too would be hissuddopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī”ti.
“That“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
great kingmahārāja,
for a brahminbrāhmaṇassa
if·indeedcepi
it should succeedijjheyya
with wealthdhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
brahmin·toobrāhmaṇopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī
……
a merchant too would be hisvessopissāssa
……
a worker too would be hissuddopissāssa
……
a khattiya too would be hiskhattiyopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī”ti?
“For a brahmin“Brāhmaṇassa
if·indeedcepi,
sirbho
Kaccānakaccāna,
it should succeedijjheyya
with wealthdhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
brahmin·toobrāhmaṇopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī
……
a merchant too would be hisvessopissāssa
……
a worker too would be hissuddopissāssa
……
a khattiya too would be hiskhattiyopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī”ti.
“That“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
great kingmahārāja,
for a merchantvessassa
if·indeedcepi
it should succeedijjheyya
with wealthdhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
a merchant too would be hisvessopissāssa
early·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
late·retireepacchānipātī
service·willingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
pleasant·conductmanāpacārī
endearing·speechpiyavādī
……
a worker too would be hissuddopissāssa
……
a khattiya too would be hiskhattiyopissāssa
……
brahmin·also + he·bebrāhmaṇopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speaker·quotation markerpiyavādī”ti?
if a peasant prospers“Vessassa
if·evencepi,
worthybho
Kaccāna,kaccāna,
would prosperijjheyya
with moneydhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
peasant·also + he·bevessopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speakerpiyavādī
……
menial·also + he·besuddopissāssa
……
aristocrat·also + he·bekhattiyopissāssa
……
brahmin·also + he·bebrāhmaṇopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speaker·quotation markerpiyavādī”ti.
that“Taṁ
whatkiṁ
do you thinkmaññasi,
great·kingmahārāja,
if a menialsuddassa
if·evencepi
would prosperijjheyya
with moneydhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
menial·also + he·besuddopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speakerpiyavādī
……
aristocrat·also + he·bekhattiyopissāssa
……
brahmin·also + he·bebrāhmaṇopissāssa
……
peasant·also + he·bevessopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speaker·quotation markerpiyavādī”ti?
if a menial“Suddassa
if·evencepi,
worthybho
Kaccāna,kaccāna,
would prosperijjheyya
with moneydhanena
orvā
with graindhaññena
orvā
with silverrajatena
orvā
with goldjātarūpena
orvā
menial·also + he·besuddopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speaker·quotation markerpiyavādīti
……
aristocrat·also + he·bekhattiyopissāssa
……
brahmin·also + he·bebrāhmaṇopissāssa
……
peasant·also + he·bevessopissāssa
before·riserpubbuṭṭhāyī
after·lierpacchānipātī
service·respondingkiṅkārapaṭissāvī
agreeable·conductingmanāpacārī
dear·speaker·quotation markerpiyavādī”ti.
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