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  • CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
  • YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
  • Adiṭṭhānapāramī 1The Perfection of Resolve

TemiyacariyaTemiya’s Conduct

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, kāsirājassa atrajo;“Then again when I was the true-born son of the king of Kāsi, Mūgapakkhoti nāmena, temiyoti vadanti maṁ.
Mūgapakkhoti → mūgaphakkhoti (sya1ed, sya2ed) | mūgapakkhoti → mūgaphakkhoti (sya-all) | Mūgapakkho → T -vaddhane (pts note)
Mūgapakkha was my name, they called me Temiya.

Soḷasitthisahassānaṁ, na vijjati pumo tadā;
soḷasitthisahassānaṁ → soḷasitthī sahassānaṁ (sya-all) tadā → sadā (bj) | tadā → sadā (bj: sīmu) | tadā → sadā (cck: sī.)
None of the sixteen thousand court women had given birth to a male.
Ahorattānaṁ accayena, nibbatto ahamekako.After many days and nights I was born, the only one.

Kicchā laddhaṁ piyaṁ puttaṁ, abhijātaṁ jutindharaṁ;To my father I was a dear son born with difficulty, a light-bringer of impeccable lineage. Setacchattaṁ dhārayitvāna, sayane poseti maṁ pitā.
poseti → posesi (sya-all) | poseti → T ajāyi'haṁ (pts note)
Holding a white parasol over my bed, my father provided for me.

Niddāyamāno sayanavare, pabujjhitvānahaṁ tadā;Sleeping on the fine bed, then having awoken, Addasaṁ paṇḍaraṁ chattaṁ, yenāhaṁ nirayaṁ gato.I saw the pale umbrella, by which I had gone to hell.

Saha diṭṭhassa me chattaṁ, tāso uppajji bheravo;
diṭṭhassa → diṭṭhissa (sya-all) | Sahadiṭṭhassa → T saha diṭṭhissa (pts note)
At the sight of the umbrella a terrible dread arose in me.
Vinicchayaṁ samāpanno, ‘kathāhaṁ imaṁ muñcissaṁ’.
kathāhaṁ → kadāhaṁ (bj, sya-all) | kadāhaṁ → kathāhaṁ (bj: sīmu, a.cari) | muñcissaṁ → muccissaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | āhaṁ → R,T kadāhaṁ (pts note) | muñcissaṁ → R muccissaṁ; CpA muñceyyaṁ (pts note)
I reached the decision, ‘How can I be free of this?’

Pubbasālohitā mayhaṁ, devatā atthakāminī;A former blood-relation of mine, a goddess wishing to help, Sā maṁ disvāna dukkhitaṁ, tīsu ṭhānesu yojayi.
yojayi mā paṇḍiccayaṁ vibhāvaya → yojayī māpaṇḍiccaṁ vihāya (bj) | tīsu → tiṁsu (sya-all)
saw my suffering and enjoined me to three states.

‘Mā paṇḍiccayaṁ vibhāvaya, bālamato bhava sabbapāṇinaṁ;
māpaṇḍiccaṁ → mā paṇḍiccayaṁ (bj: sīmu, a.cari) | paṇḍiccayaṁ → R paṇḍiccaṁ (pts note) bhava → (pts) | sabbapāṇinaṁ → bahumataṁ sappāṇiṁ (bj: katthaci) | sabbapāṇinaṁ → R bahumataṁ sappāṇinaṁ (pts note)
‘Don’t show intelligence, be as a fool to all creatures,
Sabbo taṁ jano ocināyatu, evaṁ tava attho bhavissati’.
taṁ → (bj, pts) | ocināyatu → ojināyatu (bj: sīmu) | jano → T,N taṁ jano (pts note) | ocināyatu → C1 ojināyatu (pts note) attho → evaṁ attho (bj: katthaci) | tava → R (na vijjati idaṁ) (pts note)
let all folk scorn you, thus you will achieve your goal.’

Evaṁ vuttāyahaṁ tassā, idaṁ vacanamabraviṁ;
vacanamabraviṁ → mabruvi (bj: nāgā, katthaci) | vacanam-abraviṁ → C1,2 abruviṁ (pts note)
When she had spoken, I said the following.
‘Karomi te taṁ vacanaṁ, yaṁ tvaṁ bhaṇasi devate;
taṁ → naṁ (bj) tvaṁ → maṁ (sya-all) | tvaṁ → yaṁ maṁ (bj: katthaci) | tvaṁ → T maṁ (pts note)
‘I shall do your bidding, just as you say, goddess.
Atthakāmāsi me amma, hitakāmāsi devate’.You want what’s best for me, mom, you desire my welfare, goddess.’

Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, sāgareva thalaṁ labhiṁ;After hearing her words, I was like one lost at sea reaching the shore. Haṭṭho saṁviggamānaso, tayo aṅge adhiṭṭhahiṁ.I was thrilled, my mind elated, and I resolved on three factors.

Mūgo ahosiṁ badhiro, pakkho gativivajjito;
pakkho gativivajjito → phakkho gati vivajjito (sya-all) | pakkho → T phakkho (pts note)
I became deaf, and dumb, and crippled, unable to walk.
Ete aṅge adhiṭṭhāya, vassāni soḷasaṁ vasiṁ.
vassāni → vassānaṁ (bj) | soḷasaṁ → vassāni soḷasaṁ (bj: katthaci); vassāni soḷasiṁ (bj: sīmu) | vassāni → R vassānaṁ (pts note)
Resolving on these factors, I lived for sixteen years.

Tato me hatthapāde ca, jivhaṁ sotañca maddiya;
hatthapāde → hatthe pāde (sya-all) | hatthapāde → T hatthe pāde (pts note) jivhaṁ → jivhā (bj: machasaṁ)
Then they rubbed my hands and feet, my tongue and ears as well,
Anūnataṁ me passitvā, ‘kāḷakaṇṇī’ti nindisuṁ.
kāḷakaṇṇīti → kālakaṁṇīti (bj) | kāḷakaṇṇīti nindisuṁ → kālakaṇṇīti nindiṁsu (pts) | nindisuṁ → niddisuṁ (bj: sīmu, nāgā); niddiṁsu (bj: machasaṁ) | nindiṁsu → R nindiṁsuṁ; B,N,T nindisuṁ; C1 niddisuṁ; CpA niddisun-ti pi pāṭho (pts note)
and seeing no defect in me, denounced me as ‘black-ear’.

Tato jānapadā sabbe, senāpatipurohitā;
jānapadā → jānapaṇa (bj: sīmu) | jānapadā → R janapadā (pts note)
Due to that, the entire country, including the generals and priests,
Sabbe ekamanā hutvā, chaḍḍanaṁ anumodisuṁ.
anumodisuṁ → anumodisu (bj: machasaṁ) | anumodisuṁ → R anumodiṁsuṁ; C2 anumodiṁsu (pts note)
with one mind cheered as I was discarded.

Sohaṁ tesaṁ matiṁ sutvā, haṭṭho saṁviggamānaso;When I heard of their decision I was thrilled, my mind elated, ‘Yassatthāya tapociṇṇo, so me attho samijjhatha’.‘The goal for which I lived fervently I have achieved.’

Nhāpetvā anulimpitvā, veṭhetvā rājaveṭhanaṁ;
nhāpetvā → nahāpetvā (bj) | anulimpitvā → anulimpetvā (sya-all) | nahāpetvā → nāhapetvā (bj: machasaṁ) | Nhāpetvā → C1,2,CpA nahāpetvā (pts note) | anulimpitvā → T -limpetvā (pts note)
Bathed and oiled, with my turban wrapped,
Chattena abhisiñcitvā, kāresuṁ puraṁ padakkhiṇaṁ.
abhisiñcitvā → abhisiñcītvā (bj) | abhisiñcītvā → abhisicetva (bj: katthaci) | abhisiñcitvā → T abhisiñcitvā chattena (pts note) puraṁ padakkhiṇaṁ → purapadakkhinaṁ (pts) | pura → puraṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | purapadakkhinaṁ → B,N,T puraṁ pa- (pts note)
anointed, they held the umbrella as they paraded me around the city.

Sattāhaṁ dhārayitvāna, uggate ravimaṇḍale;
sattāhaṁ → satta haṁ (bj)
After the seventh day holding the umbrella, when the sun’s orb had risen,
Rathena maṁ nīharitvā, sārathī vanamupāgami.
vanamupāgami → vanamupāgamī (bj) | sārathī → sārathi (sya-all); sarathī (pts)
I was taken out by chariot, until the charioteer came to a wood.

Ekokāse rathaṁ katvā, sajjassaṁ hatthamuccito;
hatthamuccito → hatthamuñcito (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli2); hatthamuñcitaṁ (pts-vp-pli1) | hatthamuccito sārathī → hatthamuñcito sārathi (sya-all) | sajjassaṁ hatthamuccito sārathī → sajj assaṁ hatthamuñcito sārathi (pts) | sajjassaṁ → sajjissaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | hatthamuñcito → muccito (bj: machasaṁ) | hatthamuccito → hatthamuñcito (cck: sī. syā.) | hatthamuñcito → R -muñcitaṁ; N -muccito (pts note)
Leaving the chariot in the open, the bridled horse released from his hand,
Sārathī khaṇatī kāsuṁ, nikhātuṁ pathaviyā mamaṁ.
pathaviyā → paṭhaviyā (bj, pts) | nikhātuṁ pathaviyā → nikkhātuṁ paṭhaviyā (sya-all) | paṭhaviyā → paṭhaviyaṁ (bj: sīmu) | mamaṁ → mama (bj: machasaṁ) | nikhātuṁ → T nikkhātuṁ (pts note) | paṭhaviyā → C1 paṭhaviyaṁ; N pathaviyā (pts note)
the charioteer dug a pit to bury me in the ground.

Adhiṭṭhitamadhiṭṭhānaṁ, tajjento vividhakāraṇā;
tajjento → tajjento (bj: sīmu); gacchanto (bj: katthaci) | tajjento → R tajjanto (pts note)
I was afraid for the many different resolves that I had undertaken,
Na bhindiṁ tamadhiṭṭhānaṁ, bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā.
bhindiṁ → bhindiṁva (sya-all) | tamadhiṭṭhānaṁ → vatam adhiṭṭhānaṁ (pts) | nābhindiṁ → nabhindivatamadhiṭṭhānaṁ (bj: nāgā); nabhindita madhiṭṭhānaṁ (bj: __ma__) | vata-m- → R na bhindi va tam-; T na bhindiṁva tam- (pts note)
so I did not break that resolve, because it was solely for awakening.

Mātāpitā na me dessā, attā me na ca dessiyo;
ca → attānameva (bj: nāgā, katthaci) | ca → R na me ca (pts note)
I had no dislike of my parents, nor did I dislike myself.
Sabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ, tasmā vatamadhiṭṭhahiṁ.But because omniscience is precious to me, that is why I resolved on my vow.

Ete aṅge adhiṭṭhāya, vassāni soḷasaṁ vasiṁ;
soḷasaṁ → soḷasiṁ (bj) | soḷasiṁ → soḷasaṁ (bj: katthaci) | vasiṁ → imaṁgāthaddhaṁ machasaṁ potthakesu natthi (bj note) | soḷasaṁ → C1 soḷasiṁ (pts note)
Having resolved the three factors, I lived for sixteen years.
Adhiṭṭhānena me samo natthi, esā me adhiṭṭhānapāramī”ti.
me → (bj, sya-all, pts) | samo → B,N me samo (pts note) temiyapaṇḍitacariyaṁ → R, (N) Temiyacariyaṁ; T Mūgaphakkhacariyaṁ (pts note)
There is no one to equal my resolve: this is my perfection of resolve.”

Temiyacariyaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.
Temiyacariyaṁ → mūgaphakkhacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed); temiyapaṇḍitacariyaṁ (pts-vp-pli1-2) | temiyacariyaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ → mūgaphakkha cariyaṁ chaṭṭhamaṁ (sya-all) | temiya → temiya paṇḍita cariyaṁ (bj: sīmu)

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