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Sutta Nipāta 1.2

Dhaniyasutta

With Dhaniya the Cowherd · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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boiled-rice“Pakkodano drawn-milk I amduddhakhīrohamasmi,
quotation marker(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo ranchergopo)
along the bankAnutīre of the Mahīmahiyā with familysamānavāso;
roofedChannā hutkuṭi kindledāhito firegini,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

without anger“Akkodhano hard-heartedness gone, I amvigatakhilohamasmi,
quotation marker(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
along the bankAnutīre for one night by the Mahīmahiyekarattivāso;
wide openVivaṭā hutkuṭi quenchednibbuto firegini,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

gadflies and mosquitoes“Andhakamakasā notna are foundvijjare,
quotation marker(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo cowherdgopo)
in the meadowKacche on lush grassrūḷhatiṇe they grazecaranti cowsgāvo;
even the rainVuṭṭhimpi they would endure when it has comesaheyyumāgataṁ,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

bound is“Baddhāsi raftbhisī well-preparedsusaṅkhatā,
thus(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
crossed overTiṇṇo gone to the far shorepāragato having dispelledvineyya floodoghaṁ;
needAttho for a raftbhisiyā notna existsvijjati,
nowAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

wife“Gopī mymama obedientassavā not wantonalolā,
quotation marker(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo cowherdgopo)
for a long timeDīgharattaṁ lived togethersaṁvāsiyā happilymanāpā;
about herTassā notna I hearsuṇāmi anythingkiñci badpāpaṁ,
soAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

mind“Cittaṁ mymama obedientassavaṁ freedvimuttaṁ,
quotation marker(iti the Buddhabhagavā)
longDīgharattaṁ nurturedparibhāvitaṁ well-tamedsudantaṁ;
badPāpaṁ indeedpana in meme notna is foundvijjati,
soAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

I am self-employed“Attavetanabhatohamasmi,
indeed(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo cowherdgopo)
childrenPuttā andca myme likewisesamāniyā healthyarogā;
of themTesaṁ notna I hearsuṇāmi anythingkiñci badpāpaṁ,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

I am not“Nāhaṁ a hirelingbhatakosmi of anyonekassaci,
thus(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
with what is earnedNibbiṭṭhena I wandercarāmi through the whole worldsabbaloke;
needAttho for wagesbhatiyā notna is foundvijjati,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa devadeva”.

there is“Atthi heifersvasā there areatthi sucklingsdhenupā,
quotation marker(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo cowherdgopo)
cows in calfGodharaṇiyo and breeding cowspaveṇiyopi there areatthi;
also a bullUsabhopi captain of the herd heregavampatīdha there isatthi,
soAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

there is not“Natthi heifersvasā there is notnatthi sucklingsdhenupā,
thus(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
cows in calfGodharaṇiyo or breeding cowspaveṇiyopi there is notnatthi;
or a bullUsabhopi captain of the herd heregavampatīdha there is notnatthi,
thenAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

stakes“Khilā driven innikhātā unshakableasampavedhī,
quotation marker(iti Dhaniyadhaniyo cowherdgopo)
haltersDāmā of muñja grassmuñjamayā newnavā well-wovensusaṇṭhānā;
notNa indeedhi they are ablesakkhinti even sucklingsdhenupāpi to breakchettuṁ,
soAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavensdeva”.

like a bull“Usabhoriva having brokenchetva bondsbandhanāni,
quotation marker(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
like an elephantNāgo like the vinepūtilataṁva having snappeddālayitvā;
I will notNāhaṁ again enterpunupessaṁ a wombgabbhaseyyaṁ,
soAtha ifce you wishpatthayasī rain forthpavassa heavendeva”.

and the lowlandsNinnañca and the uplandsthalañca soakingpūrayanto,
a vast cloudMahāmegho rainedpavassi right thentāvadeva;
having heardSutvā of the heavendevassa raining downvassato,
this matterImamatthaṁ Dhaniyadhaniyo spokeabhāsatha.

gain“Lābhā indeedvata for usno not smallanappakā,
we whoYe wemayaṁ the Buddhabhagavantaṁ we have seenaddasāma;
refugeSaraṇaṁ youtaṁ we go toupema Clear-eyed Onecakkhuma,
teacherSatthā ourno behohi youtuvaṁ great sagemahāmuni.

cowherd's wifeGopī andca and Iahañca obedientassavā,
the spiritual lifeBrahmacariyaṁ under the Holy Onesugate shall leadcarāmase;
of birth and deathJātimaraṇassa gone beyondpāragū,
makers of an end of sufferingDukkhassantakarā we shall makebhavāmase”.

delights“Nandati with childrenputtehi one having childrenputtimā,
quotation marker(iti Māramāro the Wickedpāpimā)
cattle-ownerGomā with cattlegohi likewisetatheva delightsnandati;
attachmentsUpadhī indeedhi of a mannarassa delightnandanā,
notNa indeedhi heso delightsnandati whoyo without attachmentsnirūpadhi”.

sorrows“Socati because of childrenputtehi one with childrenputtimā,
thus(iti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
cattle ownerGomā because of cattlegohi just sotatheva sorrowssocati;
attachmentsUpadhī indeedhi of a mannarassa sorrowsocanā,
notNa indeedhi heso sorrowssocati whoyo without attachmentsnirūpadhī”ti.
the Dhaniya SuttaDhaniyasuttaṁ seconddutiyaṁ.

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