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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”.

“I’ve boiled my rice and drawn my milk,” said Dhaniya the rancher, “I stay with my family along the bank of the Mahī. My hut is roofed, my sacred fire kindled: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“I boil not with anger and have drawn out hard-heartedness,” said the Buddha, “I stay for one night along the bank of the Mahī. My hut is wide open, my fire is quenched: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“No gadflies or mosquitoes are found,” said Dhaniya, “cows graze on the lush meadow grass. They get by even when the rain comes: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“I bound a raft and prepared it well,” said the Buddha, “and with it I crossed over, went to the far shore, and dispelled the flood. Now I have no need for a raft: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“My wife is obedient, not wanton,” said Dhaniya, “long have we lived together happily. I hear nothing bad about her: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“My mind is obedient and freed,” said the Buddha, “long nurtured and well-tamed. Nothing bad is found in me: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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 self-employed,” said Dhaniya, “and my healthy children likewise. I hear nothing bad about them: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“I am no one’s lackey,” said the Buddha, “with what I have earned I wander the world. I have no need for wages: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“I have heifers and sucklings,” said Dhaniya, “cows in calf and breeding cows. I’ve also got a bull, captain of the herd here: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“I have no heifers or sucklings,” said the Buddha, “no cows in calf or breeding cows. I haven’t got a bull, captain of the herd here: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“The stakes are driven in, unshakable,” said Dhaniya, “The grass halters are new and well-woven, not even the sucklings can break them: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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”.

“Like a bull I broke the bonds,” said the Buddha, “like an elephant I snapped the vine. I will never lie in a womb again: so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”

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

Right then a vast cloud rained forth, soaking the uplands and valleys. Hearing the heavens rain down, Dhaniya said this:

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.

“It is no small gain for us that we have seen the Buddha. We come to you for refuge, Clear-eyed One. O great sage, please be our Teacher.

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”.

My wife and I, obedient, shall lead the spiritual life under the Holy One. Gone beyond birth and death, we shall make an end of suffering.”

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”.

“Children bring you delight!” said Māra the Wicked, “Cattle also bring you delight! For attachments are a man’s delight; without attachments there’s no delight.”

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.

“Your children bring you sorrow,” said the Buddha, “Your cattle also bring you sorrow. For attachments are a man’s sorrow; without attachments there are no sorrows.”

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