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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 4The Perfection of Renunciation (4th)

BhisacariyaThe Conduct of the Lotus-eaters

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, kāsīnaṁ puravaruttame;“Then again when I was in the capital citadel of Kāsi, Bhaginī ca bhātaro satta, nibbattā sotthiye kule.
ca → (bj, pts) | bhaginī → B,N,T bhaginī ca (pts note)
a sister and seven brothers were born in a learned family.

Etesaṁ pubbajo āsiṁ, hirīsukkamupāgato;
hirīsukkamupāgato → giri sukkamupāgato (bj); hiri sukkamupāgato (sya-all, pts)
I was the first-born of them all, furnishing with pure conscience.
Bhavaṁ disvāna bhayato, nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ.Seeing rebirth as fearful, I longed for renunciation.

Mātāpitūhi pahitā, sahāyā ekamānasā;
pahitā → pahito (bj: sīmu) | pahitā → C1 pahito (pts note)
Sent for by my mother and father, my friends with one mind
Kāmehi maṁ nimantenti, ‘kulavaṁsaṁ dharehi’ti.
dharehiti → dhārehīti (bj) | dharehiti yaṁ tesaṁ → dhārehīti yantesaṁ (sya-all) | ti → T dhārehī'ti (pts note)
invited me to enjoy sensual pleasures, saying: ‘Maintain the family lineage.’

Yaṁ tesaṁ vacanaṁ vuttaṁ, gihīdhamme sukhāvahaṁ;
gihīdhamme → gihidhamme (sya-all)
The words they said about the ways a householder can find happiness,
Taṁ me ahosi kaṭhinaṁ, tattaphālasamaṁ viya.
tattaphālasamaṁ → tattapālasamaṁ viya (si); santattaphālasamaṁ viya (mr) | tattaphālasamaṁ → tattapāla (bj: sīmu); santatta (bj: machasaṁ) | tatta → santatta (cck: ka.) | tattaphālasamaṁ → C1 tattapāla- (pts note)
were hard for me to hear, like a heated ploughshare.

Te maṁ tadā ukkhipantaṁ, pucchiṁsu patthitaṁ mama;
ukkhipantaṁ → ukkhīpantaṁ (bj)
When I turned down their proposal, they asked me what I wished for:
‘Kiṁ tvaṁ patthayase samma, yadi kāme na bhuñjasi’.
patthayase → patthayasī (bj); patthayasi (sya-all, pts) | patthayasi → C1 -yasī; B,N -yase (pts note) bhuñjasi → bhuñjasī (bj)
‘My dear, what is it that you wish, since you do not long for sensual pleasures?’

Tesāhaṁ evamavacaṁ, atthakāmo hitesinaṁ;
atthakāmo → attakāmo (sya-all, pts) | atthakāmo → atthakāma hitesinaṁ (bj: sīmu) | attakāmo → R,B,N atthakāmo; C2 attakāma-; C1 atthakāma-; CpA atthakāmo ti pi pāḷi . . . keci atthakāmahitesinan-ti paṭhanti, taṁ na sundaraṁ. (pts note)
I spoke to my beneficiaries, wanting what is best.
‘Nāhaṁ patthemi gihībhāvaṁ, nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ’.
gihībhāvaṁ → gihibhāvaṁ (sya-all)
‘I wish not for the householder’s state, I long for renunciation.’

Te mayhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, pitu mātu ca sāvayuṁ;
pitu mātu ca → pituṁ mātuñca (sya-all) | sāvayuṁ → sāveyyuṁ (bj: nāgā); sāvesu (bj: machasaṁ) | sāvayuṁ → R sāveyyuṁ (pts note)
Hearing my words, they told my mother and father.
Mātāpitā evamāhu, ‘sabbeva pabbajāma bho’.
sabbeva → sabbepi (bj, sya-all) | sabbepi → sabbeva (bj: sīmu, a.cari) | va → R,T pi (pts note)
My parents said this: ‘Sirs, let all of us go forth!’

Ubho mātāpitā mayhaṁ, bhaginī ca satta bhātaro;
ca → (sya-all) | bhaginī → bhaginū (pts) | ca → bhagini (bj: sīmu) | ca → C1,2,T (na vijjati idaṁ) (pts note)
So both my mother and father, sister and seven brothers,
Amitadhanaṁ chaḍḍayitvā, pāvisimhā mahāvanan”ti.
amitadhanaṁ → amitaṁ dhanaṁ (bj, sya-all) pāvisimhā → pavisimhā (pts) | pāvisimhā → pāvisi-nā (bj: PTS) | pavisimhā → R,T,B,N pāvisimhā (pts note)
discarding countless riches, entered the great forest.”

Bhisacariyaṁ catutthaṁ.
Bhisacariyaṁ → bhiṁsacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed) | bhisacariyaṁ → bhiṁsa cariyaṁ (sya-all) | Bhisacariyaṁ → CpA Mahākañcanacariyaṁ (pts note)

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