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Pali MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.37  Numbered Discourses 5.37
  • 4. Sumanavagga  4. With Sumanā

Bhojanasutta  Food

“Bhojanaṁ, bhikkhave, dadamāno dāyako paṭiggāhakānaṁ pañca ṭhānāni deti.  “Mendicants, when a giver gives food, they give the recipients five things.
Katamāni pañca?  What five?
Āyuṁ deti, vaṇṇaṁ deti, sukhaṁ deti, balaṁ deti, paṭibhānaṁ deti. 
paṭibhānaṁ → paṭibhāṇaṁ (bj, sya-all)
Long life, beauty, happiness, strength, and eloquence.

Āyuṁ kho pana datvā āyussa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā;  Giving long life, they have long life as a god or human.

vaṇṇaṁ datvā vaṇṇassa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā;  Giving beauty, they have beauty as a god or human.

sukhaṁ datvā sukhassa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā;  Giving happiness, they have happiness as a god or human.

balaṁ datvā balassa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā;  Giving strength, they have strength as a god or human.

paṭibhānaṁ datvā paṭibhānassa bhāgī hoti dibbassa vā mānusassa vā.  Giving eloquence, they are eloquent as a god or human.

Bhojanaṁ, bhikkhave, dadamāno dāyako paṭiggāhakānaṁ imāni pañca ṭhānāni detīti.  When a giver gives food, they give the recipients five things.

Āyudo balado dhīro,  Being attentive, one is a giver of life, strength,
vaṇṇado paṭibhānado;  beauty, and eloquence.
Sukhassa dātā medhāvī,  An intelligent giver of happiness
sukhaṁ so adhigacchati.  gains happiness in return.

Āyuṁ datvā balaṁ vaṇṇaṁ,  Giving life, strength, beauty,
sukhañca paṭibhānakaṁ; 
paṭibhānakaṁ → paṭibhāṇakaṁ (bj); paṭibhānado (sya-all, km, pts1ed, mr)
happiness, and eloquence,
Dīghāyu yasavā hoti,  they’re long-lived and famous
yattha yatthūpapajjatī”ti.  wherever they’re reborn.”

Sattamaṁ. 

Pali MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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