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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
  • Nekkhammapāramī 3The Perfection of Renunciation (3rd)

AyogharacariyaAyoghara’s Conduct

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, kāsirājassa atrajo;“Then again when I was the true-born son of the king of Kāsi, Ayogharamhi saṁvaḍḍho, nāmenāsi ayogharo.
nāmenāsi → nāmenāsiṁ (sya-all) | āsi → T āsiṁ (pts note)
I grew up in an iron house, so I was named Ayoghara.

‘Dukkhena jīvito laddho, saṁpīḷe patiposito;‘Your life has been a painful one, as you’ve been raised in confinement. Ajjeva putta paṭipajja, kevalaṁ vasudhaṁ imaṁ’.
vasudhaṁ → vasundharaṁ (sya-all) | vasudhaṁ → T vasundharaṁ (pts note)
Today, my son, rule the entirety of this land.’

Saraṭṭhakaṁ sanigamaṁ, sajanaṁ vanditva khattiyaṁ;
vanditva → vanditvā (bj, sya-all, pts) | vanditvā → B,N vanditva (pts note)
Having bowed to the citizens of country and town, the king and his people,
Añjaliṁ paggahetvāna, idaṁ vacanamabraviṁ.
vacanam-abraviṁ → C1,2 abruviṁ; R abravi (pts note)
I raised my cupped palms and said the following.

‘Ye keci mahiyā sattā, hīnamukkaṭṭhamajjhimā;
hīnamukkaṭṭhamajjhimā → hīna ukkaṭṭhamajjhimā (sya-all)
‘All the creatures of this earth— low, middle, or high—
Nirārakkhā sake gehe, vaḍḍhanti sakañātibhi.
sakañātibhi → saha ñātihi (bj); sakañātihi (sya-all) | ñātihi → ñātihi (bj: PTS, katthaci) | sakañātibhi → R,C1 saha-; C2,T -ñātihi (pts note)
are unprotected in their own home, in which they grew up with their families.

Idaṁ loke uttariyaṁ, saṁpīḷe mama posanaṁ;It was unique in the world to be raised in confinement. Ayogharamhi saṁvaḍḍho, appabhe candasūriye.
candasūriye → R -suriye (pts note)
I grew up in an iron house, scarcely lit by sun or moon.

Pūtikuṇapasampuṇṇā, muccitvā mātukucchito;
pūtikuṇapasampuṇṇā → sampuṇṇo (bj: sīmu) muccitvā → T muñcitvā (pts note)
Filled with rotting carcass, I escaped my mother’s womb.
Tato ghoratare dukkhe, puna pakkhittayoghare.
pakkhittayoghare → pakkhitto ayoghare (bj) | ayoghare → C1 pakkhitto ayo- (pts note)
Then to a viler suffering I was tossed in an iron house.

Yadihaṁ tādisaṁ patvā, dukkhaṁ paramadāruṇaṁ;Having fallen into such appallingly dreadful suffering, Rajjesu yadi rajjāmi, pāpānaṁ uttamo siyaṁ.
rajjāmi → rañjāmi (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed) | rajjāmi → rañjāmi (sya-all) | rañjāmi → rajjāmi (bj: a.cari) | rajjāmi → rañjāmi (cck: sī.) | rajjesu → CpA rajje (pts note) | rajjāmi → C1,T rañjāmi 11 C1,CpA siyā (pts note) siyaṁ → siyā (bj) | siyā → siyaṁ (bj: PTS, katthaci)
if I desired kingships, I’d be the worst of the worst.

Ukkaṇṭhitomhi kāyena, rajjenamhi anatthiko;I’m fed up with the body, I have no need for kingship. Nibbutiṁ pariyesissaṁ, yattha maṁ maccu na maddiye’.
maṁ → (bj)
I shall seek quenching where Death will not crush me.’

Evāhaṁ cintayitvāna, viravante mahājane;
viravante mahājane → viravantaṁ mahājanaṁ (bj) | viravante mahājane nāgova → viravantaṁ mahājanaṁ nāgo va (pts) | mahājanaṁ → B,N,T -nte -jane (pts note)
Reflecting in this way, as the great crowd wailed,
Nāgova bandhanaṁ chetvā, pāvisiṁ kānanaṁ vanaṁ.
pāvisiṁ → pāvisi (bj: PTS) | pāvisiṁ → R pāvisi (pts note)
like a bull elephant bursting his ropes, I entered the forest grove.

Mātāpitā na me dessā, napi me dessaṁ mahāyasaṁ;
dessaṁ mahāyasaṁ → dessā mahāyasā (sya-all) | mahāyasaṁ → T dessā -yasā (pts note)
I had no dislike of my parents, nor did I dislike the great fame.
Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ, tasmā rajjaṁ pariccajin”ti.But because omniscience is precious to me, that is why I forsook kingship.”

Ayogharacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.
Ayogharacariyaṁ → CpA Ayogharapaṇḍita- (pts note)

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