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  • Itivuttaka 89
  • Tikanipāta
  • Catutthavagga

Devadattasutta

Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti → (pts) | vuttañhetaṁ → vuttaṁ hetaṁ (bjt)
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Tīhi, bhikkhave, asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.
āpāyiko → apāy-, B. C. P. Pa. (pts note)
“Monks, conquered by three forms of false Dhamma–his mind overwhelmed– Devadatta is incurably doomed to deprivation, to hell, for an eon.
Katamehi tīhi?Which three? Pāpicchatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.
āpāyiko → apāy-, C. D. E. P. Pa. (pts note)
Conquered by evil desires–his mind overwhelmed– Devadatta is incurably doomed to deprivation, to hell, for the duration of an eon.
Pāpamittatāya, bhikkhave, abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho.
nerayiko → (sya-all) | āpāyiko → apāy-, C. D. P. Pa. (pts note)
Conquered by friendship with evil people–his mind overwhelmed– Devadatta is incurably doomed to deprivation, to hell, for the duration of an eon.
Sati kho pana uttarikaraṇīye oramattakena visesādhigamena antarā vosānaṁ āpādi.
uttarikaraṇīye → uttariṁ karaṇīye (sya-all) | visesādhigamena → visesādhigamena ca (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1) | āpādi → āpādīti (bj) | uttarikaraṇīye → uttariṁ karaṇīye (cck: syā.) | visesādhigamena → visesādhigamena ca (cck: syā. pī.) | Sati → sati, D. E. M; tihi, B. P. Pa; tīhi, C. (pts note) | uttarikaraṇīye → uttarak-, D. E.; uttarikaraṇiyena, P. Pa. (pts note) | oramattakena → -mattake, D. E. (pts note) | visesādhigamena → -dhikamena, C. (pts note) | āpādi → āpādi, D. E. Aa.; āpāti, C.; āpajji, B.; āpajjati, M. (pts note)
And, there being something further to be done, he nevertheless stopped halfway with a lower modicum of distinctive attainment.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, tīhi asaddhammehi abhibhūto pariyādinnacitto devadatto āpāyiko nerayiko kappaṭṭho atekiccho”ti.
nerayiko → (sya-all) | Imehi → ime, B. C. M. (pts note) | pariyādinnacitto → B. and M. have always pariyadiṇṇa- in this sutta, the other MSS. have the one time nn, the other time ṇṇ. (pts note) | āpāyiko → apāy-, C. D. Pa. (pts note) | atekicchoti → atekiccho ti (pts)
Conquered by these three forms of false Dhamma–his mind overwhelmed– Devadatta is incurably doomed to deprivation, to hell, for an eon.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
etamatthaṁ → etam-atthaṁ (pts)
Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
vuccati → Vuttaṁ-, Etam-atthaṁ-, only in M. (pts note)

“Mā jātu koci lokasmiṁ, pāpiccho udapajjatha;
udapajjatha → udapajjatu (bj) | udapajjatha tadamināpi → upapajjatha tadimināpi (sya-all); upapajjatha tadaminā pi (pts) | upapajjatha → upapajjati, M. (pts note)
May no one in the world ever be reborn with evil desire.
Tadamināpi jānātha, pāpicchānaṁ yathā gati.
tadaminā → tadāminā, B. (pts note) | tadamināpi → tadimināpi (th) | tadamināpi → tadaminā pi (pts)
Know that through that evil desire, his destination’s that of all who have evil desires. I’ve heard how Devadatta,

Paṇḍitoti samaññāto, bhāvitattoti sammato;
samaññāto → samaññato, Pa.; sāmaññato, B. (pts note) | paṇḍitoti → paṇḍito ti (pts) bhāvitatto → -attho, B. C. (pts note) | bhāvitattoti → bhāvitatto ti (pts)
–regarded as wise, composed,
Jalaṁva yasasā aṭṭhā, devadattoti vissuto.
aṭṭhā → atthā (sya-all) | jalaṁ → jālaṁ, B. C. (pts note) | aṭṭhā → aṭṭhā, M.; addhā, B. C. P. Pa. Aa. (but explaining it by ṭhito); atthā, D. E. (pts note) | jalaṁva → jalaṁ va (th, pts) vissuto → me sutaṁ (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1) | devadattoti vissuto → devadatto ti me sutaṁ (pts) | vissuto → me sutaṁ (cck: pāḷiyaṁ)
incandescent with honor–

So samānamanuciṇṇo, āsajja naṁ tathāgataṁ;
samānamanuciṇṇo → pamāṇamanuciṇṇo (bj, csp1ed); pamādamanuciṇṇo (si, sya-all) | samānamanuciṇṇo → pamāṇamanuciṇṇo (cck) | samānamanuciṇṇo āsajja → pamādamanuciṇṇo āpajja (pts) | pamāṇamanuciṇṇo → pamādamanuciṇṇo (bj: sīmu) | pamāṇamanuciṇṇo → pamādamanuciṇṇo (cck: ka. sī. syā. pī.); samānamanuciṇṇo (cck: aṭṭha.) | pamādam-anuciṇṇo → pamādam, D. E. P. Pa.; pamādaṁ, B. C.; anucinno, C.; pamāṇam-anuciṇṇo, M. Aa., but A. mentions pamādam-anuyuñjito as another reading. (pts note) āpajja → āpajja, B. C. Aa. āsajja, M. P. Pa; ālajja, D. E. (pts note)
in the thrall of heedlessness assaulted the Tathāgata
Avīcinirayaṁ patto, catudvāraṁ bhayānakaṁ.
patto → yutto, C. (pts note)
and fell to the four-gated, fearful place: avīci, unmitigated hell.

Aduṭṭhassa hi yo dubbhe, pāpakammaṁ akubbato;
yo → ro, C. (pts note) | dubbhe → dubbhe, D. E. M. P. Pa.; dubbho, B. C.; dubbho (sic !) ti dusseyya. A. (pts note) akubbato → akuppato, B. C. (pts note)
Whoever plots against one free of corruption who’s done no evil deed:
Tameva pāpaṁ phusati, duṭṭhacittaṁ anādaraṁ.
phusati → phusseti (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1) | phusati → phusseti (cck: syā.) | phusseti → phusseti, C. (for phasseti); phuseti, P. Pa.; phussati, B.; phusati, D. E. M. (pts note) | tameva → tam-eva (pts)
that evil touches him himself, corrupted in mind, disrespectful.

Samuddaṁ visakumbhena, yo maññeyya padūsituṁ;
Samuddaṁ → samanta, B.; pasanna, C. (pts note) | visakumbhena → vīsa-, M.; visakujjhena, B.; vīsakujjhena, C. (pts note)
Whoever might think of polluting the ocean with a pot of poison,
Na so tena padūseyya, bhesmā hi udadhi mahā.
so → yo, C. (pts note) bhesmā → yasmā (bj); tasmā (sya-all, pts) | udadhi → uddhī (bj); udadhī (sya-all, pts) | yasmā → tasmā (bj: sīmu) | tasmā → bhesmā (sic !), D. E. M. (pts note) | udadhī → udadhī, C. D. E. M.; -i, B. P. Pa. (pts note) | mahā → matā, B. (pts note)
couldn’t succeed, for the mass of water is great.

Evamevaṁ tathāgataṁ, yo vādena vihiṁsati;
Evamevaṁ → evameva (bj); evametaṁ (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1) | evamevaṁ → evametaṁ (sya-all, pts) | Evameva → evametaṁ (cck: syā.) | Evam-etaṁ → evameva, M. (pts note) vihiṁsati → vihīsati, C; vihisati, P. (pts note)
So it is when anyone attacks with abuse the Tathāgata
Sammaggataṁ santacittaṁ, vādo tamhi na rūhati.
Sammaggataṁ → samaggataṁ (bj, mr) | Sammaggataṁ → samaggataṁ (cck: sī. ka.) | sammaggataṁ → samagg-, B. C. M. P. Pa. (pts note) tamhi → tabbi, C. (pts note) | rūhati → vuhati, B. (pts note)
–rightly-gone, of peaceful mind– for abuse doesn’t grow on him.

Tādisaṁ mittaṁ kubbetha, tañca seveyya paṇḍito;
kubbetha → kubbeti, C.; krubbetha, M. Pa.; kruppetha, B.; krupetha, P. (pts note) tañca → tañce. (pts note)
A wise person should make friends, should associate, with a person like him–
Yassa maggānugo bhikkhu, khayaṁ dukkhassa pāpuṇe”ti.
maggānugo → -ānubho, B. (pts note) pāpuṇeti → pāpuṇe ti (pts)
whose path a monk can pursue and reach the ending of suffering & stress.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
sutan-ti → Ayam-pi- only in M. (pts note)

Dasamaṁ.
dasamaṁ → dasamaṁ vaggo (sya-all)

Catuttho vaggo.
sadda → saddha, D. E.; santa, B. P.; santaṁ, C.; om. Pa. (pts note) | + → niṭṭhito (my) | catuttho vaggo → vitakka sakkāra sadda (pts)

Tassuddānaṁ

Vitakkāsakkārasadda, cavanaloke asubhaṁ;
cavamāna → -ṇaṁ, P. Pa.; vacamālā, B. (pts note) | vitakkāsakkārasadda → vitakkā sakkāra sadda cavamāna (bjt) | vitakkāsakkārasadda → vitakka sakkāra sadda cavamāna (th) loke → loko, B. D. E. Pa. (pts note) | asubhaṁ → asubha, B. D. E. M. P.; asūrā, Pa. (pts note) | cavanaloke asubhaṁ → loke asubha (bjt)
Dhammaandhakāramalaṁ, devadattena te dasāti.
dhammaandhakāramalaṁ → dhammaṁ andhakāra malaṁ (sya-all) | dhammaandhakāramalaṁ → dhamma andhakāra malaṁ (bjt, pts) te → (sya-all) | Devadattena → Devadatto ti, B. M. (pts note) | dasā-ti → terasa, B. (pts note) | devadattena → devadattoti (bjt) | + → pañcamo vaggo (bjt) | + → itivuttake tikanipātassa pañcamavaggo vuttaṁ hetaṁ (th) | dasāti → dasā-ti tik vuttaṁ hetaṁ (pts)

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