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Majjhima Nikāya 96

Esukārīsutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā near Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ apart·dwellviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monasteryārāme.

thenAtha indeedkho Esukārīesukārī brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā him·went uptenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ exchanged greetingssammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ sat downnisīdi. to one sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Esukārīesukārī brahminbrāhmaṇo to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:

brahmins“brāhmaṇā, worthybho Gotamagotama, fourcatasso servicespāricariyā prescribepaññapenti—
for a brahminbrāhmaṇassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti, for an aristocratkhattiyassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti, for a peasantvessassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti, for a menialsuddassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti.
there + thisTatridaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a brahminbrāhmaṇassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti:
a brahmin‘brāhmaṇo orvā a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ around·moveparicareyya, an aristocratkhattiyo orvā a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ around·moveparicareyya, a peasantvesso orvā a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ around·moveparicareyya, a menialsuddo orvā a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ around·move·quoteparicareyyā’ti.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a brahminbrāhmaṇassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti.
there + thisTatridaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for an aristocratkhattiyassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti:
an aristocrat‘khattiyo orvā an aristocratkhattiyaṁ around·moveparicareyya, a peasantvesso orvā an aristocratkhattiyaṁ around·moveparicareyya, a menialsuddo orvā an aristocratkhattiyaṁ around·move·quoteparicareyyā’ti.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for an aristocratkhattiyassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti.
there + thisTatridaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a peasantvessassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti:
a peasant‘vesso orvā a peasantvessaṁ around·moveparicareyya, a menialsuddo orvā a peasantvessaṁ around·move·quoteparicareyyā’ti.
thisIdaṁ indeedkho, worthybho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a peasantvessassa servicepāricariyaṁ prescribepaññapenti.

this·here + thisTatridaṁ, sirbho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a menialsuddassa servicepāricariyaṁ they prescribepaññapenti:
only a menial‘suddova a menialsuddaṁ may serveparicareyya.
whoKo but·otherpanañño a menialsuddaṁ will serveparicarissatī’ti?
thisIdaṁ indeedkho, sirbho Gotamagotama, brahminsbrāhmaṇā for a menialsuddassa servicepāricariyaṁ they prescribepaññapenti.
brahminsBrāhmaṇā, sirbho Gotamagotama, theseimā fourcatasso kinds of servicepāricariyā they prescribepaññapenti.
hereIdha masterbhavaṁ Gotamagotamo what does he saykimāhā”ti?

what?“Kiṁ thenpana, brahminbrāhmaṇa, allsabbo the worldloko of the brahminsbrāhmaṇānaṁ agreed to thisetadabbhanujānāti: these‘imā fourcatasso servicespāricariyā should prescribepaññapentū’”ti?
no“No indeedhidaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama”.
just as“Seyyathāpi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, a personpuriso poordaliddo pennilessassako destituteanāḷhiyo. to himTassa unwillingakāmassa a chopbilaṁ they would forceolaggeyyuṁ: this‘idaṁ yourte, heyambho personpurisa, meatmaṁsaṁ is to be eatenkhāditabbaṁ, and the pricemūlañca is to be paidanuppadātabban’ti.
in the same wayEvameva indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, brahminsbrāhmaṇā without consentappaṭiññāya of thosetesaṁ ascetics and brahminssamaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ, butatha andca but thesepanimā fourcatasso servicespāricariyā prescribepaññapenti.

I do notNāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, everyone‘sabbaṁ should be servedparicaritabban’ti I sayvadāmi; I do notnāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, everyone‘sabbaṁ notna should be servedparicaritabban’ti I sayvadāmi.
whomYaṁ for himhissa, brahminbrāhmaṇa, servingparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu worsepāpiyo he would becomeassa notna betterseyyo, I do notnāhaṁ that onetaṁ should be served‘paricaritabban’ti I sayvadāmi;
and whomyañca for himkhvāssa, brahminbrāhmaṇa, servingparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu betterseyyo he would becomeassa notna worsepāpiyo that one Itamahaṁ should be served‘paricaritabban’ti I sayvadāmi.

aristocrat·if·tooKhattiyañcepi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thusevaṁ they might askpuccheyyuṁ:
whom‘yaṁ orvā youte around·serveparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu worsepāpiyo would beassa notna betterseyyo, whomyaṁ orvā youte around·serveparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu betterseyyo would beassa notna worsepāpiyo;
which + herekamettha you would serveparicareyyāsī’ti, aristocrat·tookhattiyopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, rightlysammā out·answerbyākaramāno thusevaṁ out·answerbyākareyya:
whom indeed‘yañhi for meme around·serveparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu worsepāpiyo would beassa notna betterseyyo, I would notnāhaṁ that onetaṁ I would serveparicareyyaṁ; who·butyañca indeedkho for meme around·serveparicarato serving·becausepāricariyāhetu betterseyyo would beassa notna worsepāpiyo that + Itamahaṁ I would serveparicareyyan’ti.

brahmin + if·tooBrāhmaṇañcepi, brahminbrāhmaṇa pe…pe…
peasant + if·toovessañcepi, brahminbrāhmaṇa pe…pe…
menial + if·toosuddañcepi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thusevaṁ they might askpuccheyyuṁ:
who‘yaṁ orvā youte around·serveparicarato around·service·sakepāricariyāhetu worsepāpiyo you would beassa notna betterseyyo, whoyaṁ orvā youte around·serveparicarato around·service·sakepāricariyāhetu betterseyyo you would beassa notna worsepāpiyo;
who·herekamettha should you serveparicareyyāsī’ti, a menial toosuddopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, rightlysammā out·answerbyākaramāno thusevaṁ out·answerbyākareyya:
for whom‘yañhi meme around·serveparicarato around·service·sakepāricariyāhetu worsepāpiyo I would beassa notna betterseyyo, I do notnāhaṁ himtaṁ around·serveparicareyyaṁ; who + butyañca indeedkho meme around·serveparicarato around·service·sakepāricariyāhetu betterseyyo I would beassa notna worsepāpiyo him·Itamahaṁ I would serveparicareyyan’ti.
not + INāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, eminent family‘uccākulīnatā a better personseyyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi, notna but I do notpanāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, eminent family‘uccākulīnatā a worse personpāpiyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi;
not + Ināhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, exceptional beauty‘uḷāravaṇṇatā a better personseyyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi, notna but I do notpanāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, exceptional beauty‘uḷāravaṇṇatā a worse personpāpiyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi;
not + Ināhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, exceptional wealth‘uḷārabhogatā a better personseyyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi, notna but I do notpanāhaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, exceptional wealth‘uḷārabhogatā a worse personpāpiyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi.

even one of eminent familyUccākulīnopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, some person hereidhekacco one who kills living creaturespāṇātipātī ishoti, one who takes what is not givenadinnādāyī ishoti, sensual-pleasures·wrong·practicerkāmesumicchācārī ishoti, false·speakermusāvādī ishoti, of backbiting speechpisuṇāvāco ishoti, of harsh speechpharusāvāco ishoti, nonsense·speakersamphappalāpī ishoti, towards·covetousabhijjhālu ishoti, malicious·mindbyāpannacitto ishoti, wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhi ishoti.
thereforeTasmā quotation marker: not‘na eminent·familyuccākulīnatā a better person, quotation markerseyyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi.
even one of eminent familyUccākulīnopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, some person hereidhekacco from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, from taking what is not givenadinnādānā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, sensual-pleasures·wrong·practicekāmesumicchācārā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, false·speechmusāvādā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, from backbitingpisuṇāya speechvācāya against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, from harshpharusāya speechvācāya against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, nonsense·speechsamphappalāpā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti, not·covetousanabhijjhālu ishoti, not·malicious·mindabyāpannacitto ishoti, right·viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti.
thereforeTasmā quotation marker: not‘na eminent·familyuccākulīnatā a worse person, quotation markerpāpiyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi.
even one of excellent appearanceUḷāravaṇṇopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa ……
pe …pe…
even one of excellent wealthuḷārabhogopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, some person hereidhekacco one who kills living creaturespāṇātipātī ishoti ……
pe …pe…
wrong·viewmicchādiṭṭhi ishoti.
thereforeTasmā quotation marker: not‘na excellent·wealthuḷārabhogatā a better person, quotation markerseyyaṁso’ti I sayvadāmi.
even one of excellent wealthUḷārabhogopi indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, some person hereidhekacco from killing living creaturespāṇātipātā against·abstainerpaṭivirato ishoti …pe……pe… right·viewsammādiṭṭhi ishoti.

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