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Sutta Nipāta 1.1

Uragasutta

The Snake · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whoeverYo arisenuppatitaṁ drives outvineti anger,kodhaṁ,
spreadVisaṭaṁ snake's venom assappavisaṁva with medicines;osadhehi;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the far,orapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old.purāṇaṁ.

When anger surges, they drive it out, as with medicine a cobra’s spreading venom. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has cut off greedrāgamudacchidā entirelyasesaṁ,
like a lotus plucked flowerBhisapupphaṁva growing in a lakesaroruhaṁ having pluckedvigayha;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They’ve cut off greed entirely, like a lotus plucked flower and stalk. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo cut off cravingtaṇhamudacchidā entirelyasesaṁ,
streamSaritaṁ swift-flowingsīghasaraṁ drying upvisosayitvā;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They’ve cut off craving entirely, drying up that swift-flowing stream. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has swept away conceitmānamudabbadhī entirelyasesaṁ,
as a bridge of reedsNaḷasetuṁva fragilesudubbalaṁ by a great floodmahogho;
such a oneSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its oldjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They’ve swept away conceit entirely, as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo did not findnājjhagamā in livesbhavesu worthsāraṁ,
inspectingVicinaṁ like a flowerpupphamivā in fig treesudumbaresu;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago like its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

In future lives they find no worth, as an inspector of fig trees finds no flower. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

for whom withinYassantarato notna there aresanti angerskopā,
and this-and-that existenceItibhavābhavatañca passed beyondvītivatto;
heSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago old worn-out skin asjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They hide no anger within, passed beyond any kind of existence. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

of whomYassa thoughtsvitakkā cleared awayvidhūpitā,
internallyAjjhattaṁ clipped offsuvikappitā completelyasesā;
such aSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

Their mental vibrations are cleared away, internally clipped off entirely. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has not run too farnāccasārī notna run backpaccasārī,
allSabbaṁ has gone beyondaccagamā thisimaṁ proliferationpapañcaṁ;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, but have gone beyond all this proliferation. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has not run too farnāccasārī norna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ this is falsevitathamidanti having knownñatva in the worldloke;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, for they know that nothing in the world is what it seems. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoeverYo has not run too farnāccasārī norna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ nothing is what it seemsvitathamidanti free of greedvītalobho;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of greed. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has not run too farnāccasārī notna has run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ knowing it is not what it seemsvitathamidanti free of lustvītarāgo;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
as a serpentUrago its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of lust. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has not run too farnāccasārī notna run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ knowing nothing is what it seemsvitathamidanti free of hatevītadoso;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of hate. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo has not run too farnāccasārī notna has not run backpaccasārī,
everythingSabbaṁ nothing is what it seems knowingvitathamidanti free of delusionvītamoho;
suchSo a mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ old worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of delusion. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whose underlying tendenciesYassānusayā notna there aresanti anykeci,
rootsMūlā andca unskillfulakusalā are rid ofsamūhatāse;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have no underlying tendencies at all, and are rid of unskillful roots, Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

for whomYassa born of distressdarathajā notna there aresanti anykeci,
to the near shoreOraṁ for comingāgamanāya conditionspaccayāse;
heSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti near shore and farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇaṁ.

They have nothing born of distress at all to make them to return to the near shore. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

in whomYassa snarls born of cravingvanathajā notna there aresanti anykeci,
for shacklingVinibandhāya to existencebhavāya with causehetukappā;
such aSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
a serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ worn-outpurāṇaṁ.

No snarl grows in them at all, that would shackle them to a new life. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

whoYo hindrancesnīvaraṇe having given uppahāya fivepañca,
untroubledAnigho rid of indecisiontiṇṇakathaṅkatho free of thornsvisallo;
suchSo mendicantbhikkhu shedsjahāti the near shore and the farorapāraṁ,
serpentUrago as its old worn-out skinjiṇṇamivattacaṁ oldpurāṇanti.
The Snake SuttaUragasuttaṁ firstpaṭhamaṁ.

They’ve given up the five hindrances, untroubled, rid of indecision, free of thorns. Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.

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