Dīgha Nikāya 31Long Discourses 31

SiṅgālasuttaAdvice to Sigālaka

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
evaṁ me → evamme (th) | evaṁ → evam (pts)So I have heard. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe → veḷu-vane kalandaka-nivāpe (pts)At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground. Tena kho pana samayena siṅgālako gahapatiputto kālasseva uṭṭhāya rājagahā nikkhamitvā allavattho allakeso pañjaliko puthudisā namassati—
siṅgālako → sigālako (bj) | puthudisā → puthuddisā (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | uṭṭhāya → vuṭṭhāya (bj, sya-all) | kālasseva uṭṭhāya → kālass eva vuṭṭhāya (pts) | sigālako → siṅgālako (bj: machasaṁ) | puthuddisā → puthudisā (bj: machasaṁ) | siṅgālako → sigālako (cck: sī.) | puthudisā → puthuddisā (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | siṅgālako → sigālakotipi pāṭho (sya-all note) | Siṅgālako → St Bm K Siṅgālako; Scd Sigālako, but Sd below Siṅgālako; Br Siṅgālo (but Siṅgālakaṁ in 2); Gr (Grimblot, Sept Suttas Pālis, 1876) Sīgālako and Sīgālo; Sum-Scd Sig- and Siṅg-; Sum-Br Siṅg. (pts note) | Disā → So Sct K; Sd puthudissā; Bmr puthudisā. (pts note) | gahapatiputto kālasseva uṭṭhāya → gahapati-putto kālass eva vuṭṭhāya (pts) | allavattho allakeso → alla-vattho alla-keso (pts) | puthudisā → puthud disā (pts)Now at that time the householder’s son Sigālaka rose early and left Rājagaha. With his clothes and hair all wet, he raised his cupped palms to revere the various quarters— puratthimaṁ disaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ disaṁ pacchimaṁ disaṁ uttaraṁ disaṁ heṭṭhimaṁ disaṁ uparimaṁ disaṁ.
heṭṭhimaṁ → heṭṭhimam (pts)east, south, west, north, below, and above.

Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
atha kho → athakho (th) | pubbaṇhasamayaṁ → pubbaṇha-samayaṁ (pts) | pattacīvaramādāya → patta-cīvaram ādāya (pts)Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Rājagaha for alms. Addasā kho bhagavā siṅgālakaṁ gahapatiputtaṁ kālasseva vuṭṭhāya rājagahā nikkhamitvā allavatthaṁ allakesaṁ pañjalikaṁ puthudisā namassantaṁ—
siṅgālakaṁ → sigālakaṁ (bj) | puthuddisā → K puthudisā. (pts note) | gahapatiputtaṁ kālasseva → gahapati-puttaṁ kālass eva (pts) | allavatthaṁ allakesaṁ → alla-vatthaṁ alla-kesaṁ (pts)He saw Sigālaka revering the various quarters puratthimaṁ disaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ disaṁ pacchimaṁ disaṁ uttaraṁ disaṁ heṭṭhimaṁ disaṁ uparimaṁ disaṁ. Disvā siṅgālakaṁ gahapatiputtaṁ etadavoca:
disvā siṅgālakaṁ → disvāna sigālakaṁ (bj) | disvā → disvāna (sya-all) | Disvā → K disvāna. (pts note) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)and said to him, “kiṁ nu kho tvaṁ, gahapatiputta, kālasseva vuṭṭhāya rājagahā nikkhamitvā allavattho allakeso pañjaliko puthudisā namassasi—
vuṭṭhāya → uṭṭhāya (bj, cck) | kiṁ nu kho → kinnu (sya-all) | kho → (pts) | nu → Bmr add kho. (pts note) | puthudisā → puthuddisā (bjt, th, pts) | kiṁ → kin (pts) | gahapatiputta kālasseva → gahapati-putta kālass eva (pts) | allavattho allakeso → alla-vattho alla-keso (pts)“Householder’s son, why are you revering the various quarters in this way?” puratthimaṁ disaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ disaṁ pacchimaṁ disaṁ uttaraṁ disaṁ heṭṭhimaṁ disaṁ uparimaṁ disan”ti?

“Pitā maṁ, bhante, kālaṁ karonto evaṁ avaca:
maṁ → mama (sya-all) | evaṁ → (pts) | maṁ → K mama. (pts note)“Sir, on his deathbed my father said to me: ‘disā, tāta, namasseyyāsī’ti.‘My dear, please revere the quarters.’ So kho ahaṁ, bhante, pituvacanaṁ sakkaronto garuṁ karonto mānento pūjento kālasseva uṭṭhāya rājagahā nikkhamitvā allavattho allakeso pañjaliko puthudisā namassāmi—
garuṁ karonto → garukaronto (bj, sya-all, pts) | uṭṭhāya → vuṭṭhāya (bj, sya-all) | kālasseva uṭṭhāya → kālass eva vuṭṭhāya (pts) | garukaronto → Bmr garuṁ karonto. (pts note) | pituvacanaṁ → pitu vacanaṁ (bjt, th, pts) | puthudisā → puthuddisā (bjt, th, pts) | allavattho allakeso → alla-vattho alla-keso (pts)Honoring, respecting, and venerating my father’s words, I rose early and left Rājagaha and, with my clothes and hair all wet, raised my cupped palms to revere the various quarters— puratthimaṁ disaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ disaṁ pacchimaṁ disaṁ uttaraṁ disaṁ heṭṭhimaṁ disaṁ uparimaṁ disan”ti.east, south, west, north, below, and above.”

1. Cha disā1. The Six Directions

“Na kho, gahapatiputta, ariyassa vinaye evaṁ cha disā namassitabbā”ti.
cha disā → chaddisā (bj, pts1ed) | disā → chaddisā (cck: sī. pī.) | chaddisā → Bmr cha disā. (pts note) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | cha disā namassitabbāti → chaddisā namassitabbā ti (pts)“Householder’s son, that’s not how the six directions should be revered in the training of the Noble One.”

“Yathā kathaṁ pana, bhante, ariyassa vinaye cha disā namassitabbā?
disā → chaddisā (cck: sī. pī.) | yathā kathaṁ → yathākathaṁ (th)“But sir, how should the six directions be revered in the training of the Noble One? Sādhu me, bhante, bhagavā tathā dhammaṁ desetu, yathā ariyassa vinaye cha disā namassitabbā”ti.
cha disā → chadidisā (bj) | namassitabbāti → namassitabbāti chaddisā (bj) | disā → chaddisā (cck: sī. pī.) | cha disā namassitabbāti → chaddisā namassitabbā ti (pts)Sir, please teach me this.”

“Tena hi, gahapatiputta, suṇohi sādhukaṁ manasikarohi bhāsissāmī”ti.
suṇohi → suṇāhi (bj, sya-all, pts) | + → chaddisā (bjt) | manasikarohi → manasi karohi (bjt) | tena hi → tenahi (th) | gahapatiputta suṇohi → gahapati-putta suṇāhi (pts)“Well then, householder’s son, listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho siṅgālako gahapatiputto bhagavato paccassosi.
siṅgālako → sigālo (bj) | evaṁ bhanteti → evam bhante ti (pts) | gahapatiputto → gahapati-putto (pts)“Yes, sir,” replied Sigālaka. Bhagavā etadavoca:
etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)The Buddha said this:

“Yato kho, gahapatiputta, ariyasāvakassa cattāro kammakilesā pahīnā honti, catūhi ca ṭhānehi pāpakammaṁ na karoti, cha ca bhogānaṁ apāyamukhāni na sevati, so evaṁ cuddasa pāpakāpagato chaddisāpaṭicchādī
pahīnā → pahīṇā (bj) | ca → (bj, sya-all) | cuddasa pāpakāpagato chaddisāpaṭicchādī → cuddasapāpakāpagato chadisāpaṭicchādī hoti (sya-all) | chaddisāpaṭicchādī → chaddisā paṭicchādi hoti (bj: syā) | chaddisāpaṭicchādī → paṭicchādī hoti (cck: syā.) | ca → So Sct Gr; Sd Bmr K omit. (pts note) | paṭicchādī → K adds hoti. (pts note) | kammakilesā → kammakkilesā (th) | gahapatiputta ariyasāvakassa → gahapati-putta ariya-sāvakassa (pts) | kammakilesā → kamma-kilesā (pts) | apāyamukhāni → apāya-mukhāni (pts) | pāpakāpagato chaddisāpaṭicchādī → pāpakā pagato chaddisā paṭicchādī (pts)“Householder’s son, a noble disciple gives up four corrupt deeds, doesn’t do bad deeds on four grounds, and avoids six drains on wealth. When they’ve left these fourteen bad things behind they have the six directions covered. ubholokavijayāya paṭipanno hoti. Tassa ayañceva loko āraddho hoti paro ca loko.
ubholokavijayāya → ubhayalokavijayāya (bj) | eva → So Sc Bmr K Gr; Sdt ca. (pts note) | ca → Sd omits. (pts note) | loko → Bmr K so kāyassa; Gr kāyassa ca. (pts note) | ayañceva → ayaṁ ceva (bjt) | ubholokavijayāya → ubho-loka-vijayāya (pts) | ayañceva → ayañ eva (pts)They’re practicing to win in both worlds, and they succeed in this world and the next. So kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati.
so → (pts) | upapajjati katamassa cattāro → uppajjati katam assa (pts) | paraṁ maraṇā → parammaraṇā (bjt) | paraṁ → param (pts)When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.

2. Cattāro kammakilesā2. Four Corrupt Deeds

Katamassa cattāro kammakilesā pahīnā honti?
pahīnā → pahīṇā (bj) | kammakilesā → kammakkilesā (th)What four corrupt deeds have they given up? Pāṇātipāto kho, gahapatiputta, kammakileso, adinnādānaṁ kammakileso, kāmesumicchācāro kammakileso, musāvādo kammakileso.
kāmesumicchācāro → kāmesu micchācāro (bjt) | kammakileso → kammakkileso (th) | kammakileso kāmesumicchācāro kammakileso → kammakkileso kāmesu micchācāro kammakkileso (th) | gahapatiputta kammakileso → gahapati-putta kamma-kileso (pts) | kammakileso kāmesumicchācāro kammakileso → kamma-kileso kāmesu micchācāro kamma-kileso (pts) | kammakileso → kamma-kileso (pts)Killing living creatures, stealing, sexual misconduct, and lying: these are corrupt deeds. Imassa cattāro kammakilesā pahīnā hontī”ti.
pahīnā → pahīṇā (bj) | kammakilesā → kammakkilesā (th) | kammakilesā → kamma-kilesā (pts)These are the four corrupt deeds they’ve given up.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)That is what the Buddha said. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
Idaṁ vatvāna → idaṁ vatvā (bj, pts1ed) | vatvā → vatvāna (bj: machasaṁ) | vatvāna → idaṁ vatvā (sī. pī.) evamīdisesu ṭhānesu (cck note) | vatvā → Bmr K vatvāna, and below. (pts note) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

“Pāṇātipāto adinnādānaṁ, musāvādo ca vuccati;
pāṇātipāto → pāṇātipātaṁ (bj) | Pāṇātipāto → Bmr pāṇātipātaṁ; cp. Gr. (pts note) ca vuccati → pavuccati (sya-all) | musāvādo → musā-vādo (pts)“Killing, stealing, telling lies, Paradāragamanañceva, nappasaṁsanti paṇḍitā”ti.
paradāragamanañceva → para-dāra-gamanañ eva (pts) paṇḍitāti → paṇḍitāti agatigamanāni (bj) | nappasaṁsanti → K na pasaṁsanti. (pts note) | paṇḍitāti → paṇḍitā ti (pts)and committing adultery: astute people don’t praise these things.”

3. Catuṭhānaṁ3. Four Grounds

“Katamehi catūhi ṭhānehi pāpakammaṁ na karoti?
na → (bj) | pāpakammaṁ → pāpa-kammaṁ (pts)“On what four grounds do they not do bad deeds? Chandāgatiṁ gacchanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, dosāgatiṁ gacchanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, mohāgatiṁ gacchanto pāpakammaṁ karoti, bhayāgatiṁ gacchanto pāpakammaṁ karoti.
pāpakammaṁ → pāpa-kammaṁ (pts)One does bad deeds prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. Yato kho, gahapatiputta, ariyasāvako neva chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati;
dosāgatiṁ → dosagatiṁ (pts) | gahapatiputta ariyasāvako neva → gahapati-putta ariya-sāvako n eva (pts)When a noble disciple is not prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice, imehi catūhi ṭhānehi pāpakammaṁ na karotī”ti.
pāpakammaṁ → pāpa-kammaṁ (pts)they don’t do bad deeds on these four grounds.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)That is what the Buddha said. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
vatvā → Bmr K vatvāna. (pts note) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

“Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṁ ativattati;“If you act against the teaching out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity, Nihīyati yaso tassa, kāḷapakkheva candimā.
tassa → tassa yaso (bahūsu) | nihīyati → nihīyati tassa (pts) | tassa kāḷapakkheva → kālapakkhe va (pts) | tassa → tassa yeso (cck: bahūsu, vinayepi) | Nihīyati → Bm nihiyyati. (pts note) | yaso → Bmr yaso tassa. (pts note) yasokāḷapakkhe’va → yaso tassa (bj: machasaṁ) | candimā → St omits the following verse. (pts note) | kāḷapakkheva → kāla-pakkhe va (pts)your fame shrinks, like the moon in the waning fortnight.

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṁ nātivattati;If you don’t act against the teaching out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, and stupidity, Āpūrati yaso tassa, sukkapakkheva candimā”ti.
tassa → tassa yaso (bahūsu, vinayepi) | yaso → yaso tassa (bj: machasaṁ) | tassa → tassa yeso (cck: bahūsu, vinayepi) sukkapakkheva → juṇhapakkheva (mr) | va → juṇhapakkheva (bj: kām) | sukkapakkheva → juṇhapakkheva (cck: ka.) | sukkapakkheva → sukkapakkhe va (bjt) | sukkapakkheva candimāti → sukka-pakkhe va candimā ti (pts)your fame swells, like the moon in the waxing fortnight.”

4. Cha apāyamukhāni4. Six Drains on Wealth

“Katamāni cha bhogānaṁ apāyamukhāni na sevati?
apāyamukhāni → apāya-mukhāni (pts)“What six drains on wealth do they avoid? Surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyogo kho, gahapatiputta, bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ, vikālavisikhācariyānuyogo bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ, samajjābhicaraṇaṁ bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ, jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyogo bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ, pāpamittānuyogo bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ, ālasyānuyogo bhogānaṁ apāyamukhaṁ.
ālasyānuyogo → ālassānuyogo (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | apāyamukhaṁ → apāyamukhaṁ majjapānādīnavā (bj) | ālasyānuyogo → ālassānuyogo (pts) | ālasyānuyogo → ālasānuyogo (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyogo → surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānānuyogo (bjt, th) | surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyogo → surā-meraya-majja-pamāda-ṭṭhānānuyogo (pts) | apāyamukhaṁ vikālavisikhācariyānuyogo → apāya-mukhaṁ vikāla-visikhā-cariyānuyogo (pts) | apāyamukhaṁ → apāya-mukhaṁ (pts) | apāyamukhaṁ jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyogo → apāya-mukhaṁ jūta-ppamāda-ṭṭhānānuyogo (pts) | apāyamukhaṁ pāpamittānuyogo → apāya-mukhaṁ pāpa-mittānuyogo (pts) | apāyamukhaṁ ālasyānuyogo → apāya-mukhaṁ ālassānuyogo (pts)Habitually engaging in the following things is a drain on wealth: beer, wine, and liquor intoxicants; roaming the street markets at night; frequenting festivals; gambling; bad friends; laziness.

5. Surāmerayassa cha ādīnavā5. Six Drawbacks of Drinking

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge.
surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānānuyoge (bjt, th)There are these six drawbacks of habitually consuming intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor. Sandiṭṭhikā dhanajāni, kalahappavaḍḍhanī, rogānaṁ āyatanaṁ, akittisañjananī, kopīnanidaṁsanī, paññāya dubbalikaraṇītveva chaṭṭhaṁ padaṁ bhavati.
dhanajāni → dhanañjāni (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | dubbalikaraṇītveva → dubbalīkaraṇītveva (bj, sya-all, pts) | kopīnanidaṁsanī → hirikopinaniddaṁsanī (sya-all) | dhanajāni → dhanañjāni (pts) | dhanajāni → dhanañjāni (cck: sī. pī.) | dhanañjāni → So Scdt Gr; Bmr K Gr (note) Sum dhanajāni (and so Sc, 11). (pts note) | akitti-sañjananī → St ākittisaṁjaṇi. (pts note) | eva → -3 So Sc Bmr K Gr (note); Sdt Gr ca. (pts note) | dubbalikaraṇītveva → dubbalīkaraṇī tveva (th) | dhanajāni kalahappavaḍḍhanī → dhanañjāni kalaha-ppavaḍḍhanī (pts) | akittisañjananī kopīnanidaṁsanī → akitti-sañjananī kopīna-niddaṁsanī (pts) | dubbalikaraṇītveva → dubbalī-karaṇī tv eva (pts)Immediate loss of wealth, promotion of quarrels, susceptibility to illness, disrepute, indecent exposure; and weakened wisdom is the sixth thing. Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge.
surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānānuyoge vikālacariyādīnavā (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surā-meraya-majja-pamāda-ṭṭhānānuyogo (pts)These are the six drawbacks of habitually consuming intoxicants of beer, wine, and liquor.

6. Vikālacariyāya cha ādīnavā6. Six Drawbacks of Roaming the Street Markets at Night

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge.There are these six drawbacks of roaming the street markets at night. Attāpissa agutto arakkhito hoti, puttadāropissa agutto arakkhito hoti, sāpateyyampissa aguttaṁ arakkhitaṁ hoti, saṅkiyo ca hoti pāpakesu ṭhānesu, abhūtavacanañca tasmiṁ rūhati, bahūnañca dukkhadhammānaṁ purakkhato hoti.
ca hoti pāpakesu ṭhānesu → tesu tesu ṭhānesu (sya-all) | pāpakesu → tesu tesu (sya-all) | purakkhato → purakkhito (sya-all) | ṭhānesu → tesu tesu ṭhānesu (cck: syā.) | pāpakesu → K tesu tesu. (pts note) | abhūtaṁ → St Bmr K Gr abhūta. (pts note) | vacanañ → Sd vacanam pi. (pts note) | bahunnañ → So SS Gr; Bmr K bahūnañ. (pts note) | purakkhato → K purakkhito. (pts note) | sāpateyyampissa → sāpateyyaṁpissa (my, th) | abhūtavacanañca → abhūtavacanaṁ ca (bjt) | attāpissa → attā pi ssa (pts) | puttadāropissa → putta-dāro pi ssa (pts) | sāpateyyampissa → sāpateyyam pi ssa (pts) | saṅkiyo → saṁkiyo (pts) | abhūtavacanañca → abhūtaṁ vacanañ ca (pts) | bahūnañca dukkhadhammānaṁ → bahunnañ ca dukkha-dhammānaṁ (pts)Yourself, your partners and children, and your property are all left unguarded. You’re suspected of bad deeds. Untrue rumors spread about you. You’re at the forefront of many things that entail suffering. Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge.
vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge → vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge samajjābhicaraṇādīnavā (bj) | vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge → vikāla-visikhā-cariyānuyoge (pts)These are the six drawbacks of roaming the street markets at night.

7. Samajjābhicaraṇassa cha ādīnavā7. Six Drawbacks of Festivals

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā samajjābhicaraṇe.
cha khome → kho me (pts)There are these six drawbacks of frequenting festivals. Kva naccaṁ, kva gītaṁ, kva vāditaṁ, kva akkhānaṁ, kva pāṇissaraṁ, kva kumbhathunanti.
Kva → kuvaṁ (si, pts1ed) | kumbhathunanti → kumbhathūṇanti (bj); kumbhathūnanti (sya-all) | kva → kuvaṁ (pts) | kva → kuvaṁ (bj: PTS) | Kva → kuvaṁ (cck: ka. sī. pī.) | Kuvaṁ → So Sdt throughout; Sc kvaṁ, afterwards kva; Bmr K Sum kva; Gr kuvaṁ (note) kvavaṁ. (pts note)You’re always thinking: ‘Where’s the dancing? Where’s the singing? Where’s the music? Where are the stories? Where’s the applause? Where are the kettledrums?’ Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā samajjābhicaraṇe.
samajjābhicaraṇe → samajjābhicaraṇe jūtappamādādīnavā (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)These are the six drawbacks of frequenting festivals.

8. Jūtappamādassa cha ādīnavā8. Six Drawbacks of Gambling

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge.
cha khome gahapatiputta ādīnavā → (pts)There are these six drawbacks of habitually gambling. Jayaṁ veraṁ pasavati, jino vittamanusocati, sandiṭṭhikā dhanajāni, sabhāgatassa vacanaṁ na rūhati, mittāmaccānaṁ paribhūto hoti, āvāhavivāhakānaṁ apatthito hoti:
sabhāgatassa → sabhāye tassa (mr) | jino → jito (bj) | dhanajāni → dhanañjāni (pts) | sabhāgatassa → sabhāye tassa (bj: kām) | sabhāgatassa → sabhāye tassa (cck: ka.) | vittam → Bmr Sum vittaṁ; Gr cittaṁ (note) vittaṇ. (pts note) | apatthito → appatthito (th) | vittamanusocati → vittam anusocati (pts) | dhanajāni sabhāgatassa → dhanañjāni sabhā-gatassa (pts) | āvāhavivāhakānaṁ → āvāha-vivāhakānaṁ (pts)Victory breeds enmity. The loser mourns their money. There is immediate loss of wealth. A gambler’s word carries no weight in public assembly. Friends and colleagues treat them with contempt. And no one wants to marry a gambler, for they think: ‘akkhadhutto ayaṁ purisapuggalo nālaṁ dārabharaṇāyā’ti.
ayaṁ → (sya-all, pts) | dārabharaṇāyāti → dārābharaṇāyāti (pts)‘This individual is a gambler—they’re not able to support a partner.’ Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge.
jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge pāpamittānuyogādīnavā (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → jūtappamāda-ṭṭhānānuyoge (pts)These are the six drawbacks of habitually gambling.

9. Pāpamittatāya cha ādīnavā9. Six Drawbacks of Bad Friends

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā pāpamittānuyoge.
cha khome gahapatiputta ādīnavā → (pts)There are these six drawbacks of bad friends. Ye dhuttā, ye soṇḍā, ye pipāsā, ye nekatikā, ye vañcanikā, ye sāhasikā. Tyāssa mittā honti te sahāyā.
tyāssa → So Sct K; Sd Bmr Gr tyassa. (pts note)You become friends and companions with those who are addicts, carousers, drunkards, frauds, swindlers, and thugs. Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā pāpamittānuyoge.
pāpamittānuyoge → pāpamittānuyoge ālassādīnavā (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | pāpamittānuyoge → pāpa-mittānuyoge (pts)These are the six drawbacks of bad friends.

10. Ālasyassa cha ādīnavā10. Six Drawbacks of Laziness

Cha khome, gahapatiputta, ādīnavā ālasyānuyoge.
ālasyānuyoge → ālassānuyoge (bj, sya-all)There are these six drawbacks of habitual laziness. Atisītanti kammaṁ na karoti, atiuṇhanti kammaṁ na karoti, atisāyanti kammaṁ na karoti, atipātoti kammaṁ na karoti, atichātosmīti kammaṁ na karoti, atidhātosmīti kammaṁ na karoti.
atichātosmīti → atijātosmīti (bj) | atidhātosmīti → atipipāsitosmīti (sya-all) | Ati-chāto → K aticchāto. (pts note) | Ati-dhāto → So SS Bm Gr; Br atitāto; K atipipāsito. (pts note) | atichātosmīti → aticchātosmīti (th) | atisītanti → ati-sītan ti (pts) | atiuṇhanti → ati-uṇhan ti (pts) | atisāyanti → ati-sāyan ti (pts) | atipātoti → atipāto ti (pts) | atichātosmīti → ati-chāto smīti (pts) | atidhātosmīti → ati-dhāto smīti (pts)You don’t get your work done because you think: ‘It’s too cold! It’s too hot. It’s too late! It’s too early! I’m too hungry! I’m too full!’ Tassa evaṁ kiccāpadesabahulassa viharato anuppannā ceva bhogā nuppajjanti, uppannā ca bhogā parikkhayaṁ gacchanti.
kiccāpadesabahulassa → kiccāpadesa-bahulassa (pts) | ceva → eva (pts) | nuppajjanti → n uppajjanti (pts)By dwelling on so many excuses for not working, you don’t make any more money, and the money you already have runs out. Ime kho, gahapatiputta, cha ādīnavā ālasyānuyoge”ti.
ālasyānuyogeti → ālassānuyogeti (bj, sya-all) | ālasyānuyogeti idamavoca → ālassānuyoge ti idam avoca (pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)These are the six drawbacks of habitual laziness.”

Idamavoca bhagavā.
idamavoca → idam avoca (pts)That is what the Buddha said. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:
vatvāna → vatvā (bjt, pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:

“Hoti pānasakhā nāma, hoti sammiyasammiyo;
pānasakhā → pāna-sakhā (pts) sammiyasammiyo → sammiya-sammiyo (pts)“Some are just drinking buddies, some call you their dear, dear friend; Yo ca atthesu jātesu, sahāyo hoti so sakhā.but a friend in times of need is a comrade indeed.

Ussūraseyyā paradārasevanā, verappasavo ca anatthatā ca;
ussūraseyyā paradārasevanā → ussūra-seyyā para-dāra-sevanā vera (pts) verappasavo → verappasaṅgo (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | verappasavo → verappasaṅgo (bj, sya-all, pts) | verappasaṅgo → verappasavo (bj: machasaṁ) | Verappasavo → verappasaṅgo (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | verappasavo → ppasaṅgo (pts)Sleeping late, adultery, making enemies, harmfulness, Pāpā ca mittā sukadariyatā ca, ete cha ṭhānā purisaṁ dhaṁsayanti.
su-kadariyatā → Bmr sukadarīyatā. (pts note) cha → So K; SS Bmr ca. (pts note)bad friends, and avarice: these six grounds ruin a person.

Pāpamitto pāpasakho, pāpaācāragocaro;
pāpācāra- → So Scd Gr; St pāpacāra; Bmr K Gr (note) pāpa-ācāra. (pts note) | pāpamitto pāpasakho → pāpa-mitto pāpa-sakho pāpācāra (pts) pāpaācāragocaro → pāpācāra gocaro (pts)With bad friends, bad comrades, bad behavior and alms-resort, Asmā lokā paramhā ca, ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.a man falls to ruin in both this world and the next.

Akkhitthiyo vāruṇī naccagītaṁ, divā soppaṁ pāricariyā akāle;
akkhitthiyo → akkh-itthiyo (pts) | naccagītaṁ → nacca-gītaṁ (pts) soppaṁ → suppaṁ (pts) | akāle → akālaṁ (pts) | akālaṁ → Sc Bmr K akāle. (pts note) | divā soppaṁ → divāsoppaṁ (bjt, th)Dice, women, toddy, song and dance; sleeping by day and roaming at night; Pāpā ca mittā sukadariyatā ca, ete cha ṭhānā purisaṁ dhaṁsayanti.
sukadariyatā → su-kadariyatā (pts) ete → Gr adds ca. (pts note)bad friends, and avarice: these six grounds ruin a person.

Akkhehi dibbanti suraṁ pivanti, yantitthiyo pāṇasamā paresaṁ;
yantitthiyo → yant itthiyo (pts)They play dice and drink beer, and consort with women loved by others. Nihīnasevī na ca vuddhasevī, nihīyate kāḷapakkheva cando.
vuddhasevī → vuddhisevī (sya-all); buddhisevī (mr) | vuddhasevī nihīyate → vuddhasevi nihīyare (bj); vuḍḍhisevī nihīyati (sya-all) | vuddhasevi → vuddhisevi (bj: syā); buddhisevi (bj: kām) | vuddhasevī → vuddhisevī (cck: syā.); buddhisevī (cck: ka.) | nihīnasevī → nihīna-sevī (pts) | vuddhasevī → vuddha-sevī (pts) cando → candimā (sya-all) | nihīyate kāḷapakkheva → nihīyati kālapakkhe va (pts) | nihīyati → Bm nihiyyate; Br nihīyate. (pts note) | nihīyate → nihīyare (bjt) | nihīyate kāḷapakkheva → nihīyati kāla-pakkhe va (pts)Associating with the worse, not the better, they diminish like the waning moon.

Yo vāruṇī addhano akiñcano, pipāso pivaṁ papāgato;
vāruṇī → So Bmr K Gr; Sc vārini; Sd vāruniṁ; St ruṇiṁ; Gr (note) vāruniṁ. (pts note) | adhano → Bmr addhano. (pts note) pipāso pivaṁ papāgato → pipāsosi atthapāgato (sya-all); pipāso pibam papāgato (pts1ed); pipāsopi samappapāgato (mr) | papāgato → pāpaṁ gato (bj) | pivaṁ → pibam (pts) | gato → pipāsosi atthapāgato (bj: syā); pipāso pi samappapāgaso (bj: kām); pipāso pivaṁ papāgato (bj: machasaṁ) | papāgato → pipāsosi atthapāgato (cck: syā.); pipāsopi samappapāgato (cck: ka.) | papāgato → Sc sisampapāgato; Sdt pipampapāgato; Bm divāsoppipamādagato; Br pisamappapāgato; K pipāsosi atthapāgato; Gr pibam papā gāto; (note) pīsamappapā. (pts note)One who is broke and destitute due to toddy, thirsty, drinking in the bar, Udakamiva iṇaṁ vigāhati, akulaṁ kāhiti khippamattano.
udakamiva → udakam iva (pts) akulaṁ → ākulaṁ (sya-all, mr) | akulaṁ kāhiti → ākulaṁ kāhati (sya-all) | kāhiti khippamattano → kāhati khippam attano (pts) | akulaṁ → ākulaṁ (bj: syā, kām) | Akulaṁ → ākulaṁ (cck: syā. ka.) | akulaṁ → Bmr Gr (note) ākulaṁ. (pts note) | kāhati → Sd kahati; Bmr kāhiti. (pts note)drowning in debt, will quickly lose their way.

Na divā soppasīlena, rattimuṭṭhānadessinā;
divā soppasīlena rattimuṭṭhānadessinā → divāsuppasīlena rattinuṭṭhānadessinā (sya-all) | soppasīlena rattimuṭṭhānadessinā → suppanāsīlena ratti nuṭṭhānadassinā (pts) | divā soppasīlena → divāsoppasīlena (bjt) | soppasīlena → suppanā-sīlena ratti (pts) rattimuṭṭhānadessinā → rattinuṭṭhānadassinā (bj: PTS) | rattimuṭṭhānadessinā → rattinuṭṭhānadassinā (cck: sī. pī.); rattinuṭṭhānasīlinā (cck: ?) | rattimuṭṭhānadessinā → n-uṭṭhāna-dassinā (pts)When you’re in the habit of sleeping late, seeing night as time to rise, Niccaṁ mattena soṇḍena, sakkā āvasituṁ gharaṁ.and always getting drunk, you can’t keep up the household life.

Atisītaṁ atiuṇhaṁ, atisāyamidaṁ ahu;
atisītaṁ atiuṇhaṁ → ati-sītaṁ ati-uṇhaṁ (pts) ahu → Gr āhu. (pts note) | atisāyamidaṁ → ati-sāyaṁ idaṁ (pts)‘Too cold, too hot, too late,’ they say. Iti vissaṭṭhakammante, atthā accenti māṇave.
vissaṭṭhakammante → vissaṭṭhakammanto (pts) | vissaṭṭha-kammanto → So SS Gr; Bmr K Gr (note) Sum kammante. (pts note) māṇave → mānave (pts)When the young neglect their work like this, riches pass them by.

Yodha sītañca uṇhañca, tiṇā bhiyyo na maññati;
yodha → yo ca (sya-all) | yodha sītañca uṇhañca → yo ca sītañ ca uṇhañ ca (pts)But one who considers heat and cold as no more than blades of grass— Karaṁ purisakiccāni, so sukhaṁ na vihāyatī”ti.
purisakiccāni → purisa-kiccāni (pts) sukhaṁ → sukhā (sabbattha) | sukhaṁ → sukhā (bj, sya-all, pts) | sukhā → sukhaṁ (bj: machasaṁ) | sukhaṁ → sukhā (sabbattha) aṭṭhakathā oloketabbā (cck note)he does his duties as a man, and happiness never fails.”

11. Mittapatirūpaka11. Fake Friends

“Cattārome, gahapatiputta, amittā mittapatirūpakā veditabbā.
mittapatirūpakā → mittappaṭirūpakā (sya-all, pts) | mittapatirūpakā → mittapaṭirūpakā (bj: sīmu) | cattārome → cattāro me (bjt) | cattārome gahapatiputta → cattāro me gahapati-putta (pts) | mittapatirūpakā → mitta-paṭirūpakā (pts)“Householder’s son, you should recognize these four enemies disguised as friends: Aññadatthuharo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo, vacīparamo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo, anuppiyabhāṇī amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo, apāyasahāyo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | aññadatthuharo → aññadatthu-haro (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts) | vacīparamo → vacī-paramo (pts) | anuppiyabhāṇī → anuppiya-bhāṇī (pts)the taker, the talker, the flatterer, the spender.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi aññadatthuharo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | aññadatthuharo → aññadatthu-haro (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s all take on four grounds.

Aññadatthuharo hoti, appena bahumicchati;
aññadatthuharo → aññadatthu-haro (pts) bahumicchati → bahum icchati (pts)Your possessions end up theirs. giving little, they expect a lot. Bhayassa kiccaṁ karoti, sevati atthakāraṇā.
kiccaṁ → kiccaṁ na (sya-all) | kiccaṁ → So Sc Bmr Gr; Sdt K add na. (pts note) atthakāraṇā → attha-kāraṇā (pts)They do their duty out of fear. they associate for their own advantage.

Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi aññadatthuharo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | aññadatthuharo → aññadatthu-haro (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s all take on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi vacīparamo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | vacīparamo → vacī-paramo (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s all talk on four grounds. Atītena paṭisantharati, anāgatena paṭisantharati, niratthakena saṅgaṇhāti, paccuppannesu kiccesu byasanaṁ dasseti.
paṭisantharati → paṭisandharati (mr) | paṭisantharati → paṭisantharatiṁ (bj) | paṭisantharati → paṭisandharati (bj: kām) | paṭisantharati → paṭisandharati (cck: ka.) | paṭisantharati → Bmr paṭisandharati. (pts note) | byasanaṁ → vyasanaṁ (pts)They’re hospitable in the past. They’re hospitable in the future. They’re full of meaningless pleasantries. When something needs doing in the present they point to their own misfortune. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi vacīparamo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | vacīparamo → vacī-paramo (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s all talk on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi anuppiyabhāṇī amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | anuppiyabhāṇī → anuppiya-bhāṇī (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s a flatterer on four grounds. Pāpakampissa anujānāti, kalyāṇampissa anujānāti, sammukhāssa vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati, parammukhāssa avaṇṇaṁ bhāsati.
Pāpakampissa → pāpakammaṁpissa (sya-all) | pāpakampissa → pāpakammaṁpissa (sya-all) | sammukhāssa → sammukhassa (sya-all) | parammukhāssa → parammukhassa (sya-all) | pāpakampi’ssa → pāpakammampissa (bj: syā) | Pāpakaṁpissa → pāpakammaṁpissa (cck: syā.) | Pāpakam → K pāpakammaṁ. (pts note) | nānujānāti → So Sc; Sdt Br K Gr anujānāti; Bm na anuj-. (pts note) | ssa → Bm K sammukhassa, and below. (pts note) | kalyāṇampissa → kalyāṇaṁpissa (my, th) | pāpakampissa → pāpakam pi ssa (pts) | kalyāṇampissa anujānāti sammukhāssa → kalyāṇam pi ssa nānujānāti sammukhā ssa (pts) | parammukhāssa → parammukhā ssa (pts)They support you equally in doing bad and doing good. They praise you to your face, and put you down behind your back. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi anuppiyabhāṇī amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | anuppiyabhāṇī → anuppiya-bhāṇī (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s a flatterer on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi apāyasahāyo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo.
mittapatirūpako → mittappaṭirūpako (sya-all, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | apāyasahāyo → apāya-sahāyo (pts) | mittapatirūpako → mitta-paṭirūpako (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s a spender on four grounds. Surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge sahāyo hoti, vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge sahāyo hoti, samajjābhicaraṇe sahāyo hoti, jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge sahāyo hoti.
surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surāmeraya majjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge (my) | vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge → vikāla visikhā cariyānuyoge (my) | surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānānuyoge (bjt, th) | surāmerayamajjappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → surā-meraya-majjapamāda-ṭṭhānānuyoge (pts) | vikālavisikhācariyānuyoge → vikāla-visikhā-cariyānuyoge (pts) | jūtappamādaṭṭhānānuyoge → jūtappamāda-ṭṭhānānuyoge (pts)They accompany you when drinking, roaming the street markets at night, frequenting festivals, and gambling. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi apāyasahāyo amitto mittapatirūpako veditabbo”ti.
mittapatirūpako veditabboti → mittappaṭirūpako veditabbo (sya-all) | ti → Scd omit ti. (pts note) | apāyasahāyo → apāya-sahāyo (pts) | mittapatirūpako veditabboti → mitta-paṭirūpako veditabbo ti (pts)You can recognize a fake friend who’s a spender on these four grounds.”

“Aññadatthuharo mitto, yo ca mitto vacīparo;
aññadatthuharo → aññadatthu haro (pts) vacīparo → vacīparamo (sya-all) | vacīparo → vacīparamo (bj: syā) | vacīparo → vacīparamo (cck: syā.) | vacīparo → vacī-paro (pts)“One friend is all take, another all talk; Anuppiyañca yo āha, apāyesu ca yo sakhā.
āha → āhu (sya-all) | anuppiyañca → anuppiyañ ca (pts)one’s just a flatterer, and one’s a comrade who spends.

Ete amitte cattāro, iti viññāya paṇḍito;An astute person understands these four enemies for what they are Ārakā parivajjeyya, maggaṁ paṭibhayaṁ yathā”ti.
yathāti → yathā ti (pts)and keeps them at a distance, as they’d shun a risky road.”

12. Suhadamitta12. Good-Hearted Friends

“Cattārome, gahapatiputta, mittā suhadā veditabbā.
cattārome → cattāro me (bjt) | cattārome gahapatiputta → cattāro me gahapati-putta (pts)“Householder’s son, you should recognize these four good-hearted friends: Upakāro mitto suhado veditabbo, samānasukhadukkho mitto suhado veditabbo, atthakkhāyī mitto suhado veditabbo, anukampako mitto suhado veditabbo.
Upakāro → upakārako (sya-all) | anukampako → ānukampako (bj) | upakāro → upakārako (sya-all) | upakāro → upakārako (bj: syā) | Upakāro → upakārako (cck: syā.) | samānasukhadukkho → samāna-sukha-dukkho (pts) | atthakkhāyī → atth-akkhāyī (pts)the helper, the friend in good times and bad, the counselor, and the one who’s sympathetic.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi upakāro mitto suhado veditabbo.
upakāro → upakārako (sya-all) | upakāro → So Sc Bmr K Gr (note); Sdt Gr upakārako. (pts note) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s a helper on four grounds. Pamattaṁ rakkhati, pamattassa sāpateyyaṁ rakkhati, bhītassa saraṇaṁ hoti, uppannesu kiccakaraṇīyesu taddiguṇaṁ bhogaṁ anuppadeti.
saraṇaṁ → paṭisaraṇaṁ (sya-all) | kiccakaraṇīyesu → kiccesu karaṇīyesu (sya-all) | anuppadeti → anuppādeti (pts) | saraṇaṁ → K paṭisaraṇaṁ. (pts note) | anuppādeti → So Scd Gr; St Bmr K anuppadeti. (pts note) | uppannesu kiccakaraṇīyesu → uppanne kiccakaraṇīye (bjt) | kiccakaraṇīyesu taddiguṇaṁ → kicca-karaṇīyesu tad diguṇaṁ (pts)They guard you when you’re negligent. They guard your property when you’re negligent. They keep you safe in times of danger. When something needs doing, they provide you with twice the money you need. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi upakāro mitto suhado veditabbo.
upakāro → upakārako (sya-all) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s a helper on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi samānasukhadukkho mitto suhado veditabbo.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | samānasukhadukkho → samāna-sukhadukkho (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s the same in good times and bad on four grounds. Guyhamassa ācikkhati, guyhamassa parigūhati, āpadāsu na vijahati, jīvitaṁpissa atthāya pariccattaṁ hoti.
parigūhati → pariguyhati (sya-all) | parigūhati → So SS Gr; Bmr K Gr (note) pariguyhati. (pts note) | jīvitaṁpissa → jīvitampissa (bjt) | guyhamassa → guyham assa (pts) | jīvitaṁpissa → jīvitam pi ssa (pts)They tell you secrets. They keep your secrets. They don’t abandon you in times of trouble. They’d even give their life for your welfare. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi samānasukhadukkho mitto suhado veditabbo.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | samānasukhadukkho → samāna-sukha-dukkho (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s the same in good times and bad on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi atthakkhāyī mitto suhado veditabbo.
kho → kho pana (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | atthakkhāyī → atth-akkhāyī (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s a counselor on four grounds. Pāpā nivāreti, kalyāṇe niveseti, assutaṁ sāveti, saggassa maggaṁ ācikkhati.
niveseti → Br nivāseti, but in 28 nivesenti. (pts note) | assutaṁ → So SS Gr; Bmr K Gr (note) asutaṁ. (pts note)They keep you from doing bad. They support you in doing good. They teach you what you do not know. They explain the path to heaven. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi atthakkhāyī mitto suhado veditabbo.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | atthakkhāyī → atth-akkhāyī (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s a counselor on these four grounds.

Catūhi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi anukampako mitto suhado veditabbo.
kho → kho pana (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s sympathetic on four grounds. Abhavenassa na nandati, bhavenassa nandati, avaṇṇaṁ bhaṇamānaṁ nivāreti, vaṇṇaṁ bhaṇamānaṁ pasaṁsati.
abhavenassa → abhaven assa (pts) | bhavenassa → bhaven assa (pts)They don’t delight in your misfortune. They delight in your good fortune. They keep others from criticizing you. They encourage praise of you. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, catūhi ṭhānehi anukampako mitto suhado veditabbo”ti.
ti → SS omit ti. (pts note) | veditabboti → veditabbo ti (pts)You can recognize a good-hearted friend who’s sympathetic on these four grounds.”

“Upakāro ca yo mitto, sukhe dukkhe ca yo sakhā;
mitto → mitto yo ca mitto (bj, pts) sukhe dukkhe → sukhadukkho (sya-all, mr) | ca yo sakhā → yo ca mitto sukhe dukhe (bj); yo ca mitto sukhe dukkhe (si, pts1ed) | dukkhe ca yo sakhā → dukhe (bj) | ca yo sakhā → (pts) | dukhe → sukhe dukkhe ca ye sakhā (bj: machasaṁ) | dukkhe → sukhadukkho (cck: syā. ka.) | sakhā → yo ca mitto sukhe dukkhe (cck: sī. pī.) | dukkhe → So Scd Gr; St sukhe dukkho; Bm sukha-dukkhena yo sakhā; Br K sukha-dukkho ca yo sakhā. (pts note)“A friend who’s a helper, one the same in both pleasure and pain, Atthakkhāyī ca yo mitto, yo ca mittānukampako.
atthakkhāyī → atth-akkhāyī (pts) mittānukampako etepi → mittonukampako ete pi (bj)a friend of good counsel, and one of sympathy;

Etepi mitte cattāro, iti viññāya paṇḍito;
pi → So Sc Bmr K Gr (note); Sdt Gr kho. (pts note) | etepi → ete pi (bjt, pts)an astute person understands these four friends for what they are Sakkaccaṁ payirupāseyya, mātā puttaṁva orasaṁ;
puttaṁva → puttaṁ va (my, pts)and carefully looks after them, like a mother the child at her breast. Paṇḍito sīlasampanno, jalaṁ aggīva bhāsati.
sīlasampanno → sīla-sampanno (pts) aggīva → So SS Bmr K; Gr aggi va. (pts note) | aggīva → aggī va (bjt)The astute and virtuous shine like a burning flame.

Bhoge saṁharamānassa, bhamarasseva irīyato;
bhamarasseva irīyato → bhamarass eva iriyato (pts) | iriyato → So K; SS irīyato; Bmr ev'; irīyato. (pts note)They pick up riches as bees roaming round pick up pollen. Bhogā sannicayaṁ yanti, vammikovupacīyati.
vammikovupacīyati → vammikovūpacīyati (sya-all) | vammikovupacīyati → vammiko upacīyati (pts)And their riches proceed to grow, like a termite mound piling up.

Evaṁ bhoge samāhatvā, alamatto kule gihī;
samāhatvā → samāharitvā (sya-all); samāhantvā (pts1ed) | samāhatvā alamatto → samāhantvā alam attho (pts) | samāhatvā → samāharitvā (bj: syā) | samāhatvā → samāharitvā (cck: syā.) | samāhantvā → So St Bmr Gr; Scd samāgantvā; K samāharitvā. (pts note) gihī → gihi (pts) | gihi → So Scd Br Gr; St Bm K gihī. (pts note) | alamatto → attho (pts)In gathering wealth like this, a householder does enough for their family. Catudhā vibhaje bhoge, sa ve mittāni ganthati.
save → So Sdt Bmr K; Sc Gr sace. (pts note) | ganthati → Bmr gandhati. (pts note)And they’d hold on to friends by dividing their wealth in four.

Ekena bhoge bhuñjeyya, dvīhi kammaṁ payojaye;One portion is to enjoy. two parts invest in work. Catutthañca nidhāpeyya, āpadāsu bhavissatī”ti.
catutthañca → catutthañ ca (pts) bhavissatīti → bhavissatīti chaddisāpaṭicchādanaṁ (bj)And the fourth should be kept for times of trouble.”

13. Chaddisāpaṭicchādanakaṇḍa13. Covering the Six Directions

“Kathañca, gahapatiputta, ariyasāvako chaddisāpaṭicchādī hoti?
chaddisā → So SS; Bmr K Gr cha disā. (pts note) | chaddisāpaṭicchādī → chadisāpaṭicchādī (th) | kathañca gahapatiputta ariyasāvako chaddisāpaṭicchādī → kathañ ca gahapati-putta ariya-sāvako chaddisā paṭicchādī (pts)“And how, householder’s son, does a noble disciple cover the six directions? Cha imā, gahapatiputta, disā veditabbā.
cha imā → chayimā (bj, pts) | Cha-y-imā → So St Gr; Sc omits cha; Sd chavimā; Bmr K cha imā. (pts note)These six directions should be recognized: Puratthimā disā mātāpitaro veditabbā, dakkhiṇā disā ācariyā veditabbā, pacchimā disā puttadārā veditabbā, uttarā disā mittāmaccā veditabbā, heṭṭhimā disā dāsakammakarā veditabbā, uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā veditabbā.
dāsakammakarā → dāsakammakarā porisā (pts) | Puratthimā → Bm pūratthimā. (pts note) | dāsa-kammakarā → So Gr; Sc Bmr omit porisā; Sdt -kara. (pts note) | mātāpitaro → mātā-pitaro (pts) | dāsakammakarā → dāsa-kammakarā porisā (pts) | samaṇabrāhmaṇā → samaṇa-brāhmaṇā (pts)parents as the east, tutors as the south, partner and children as the west, friends and colleagues as the north, bondservants and workers as beneath, and ascetics and brahmins as above.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi puttena puratthimā disā mātāpitaro paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
ne → nesaṁ (sya-all, pts1ed) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | mātāpitaro → mātā-pitaro (pts)A child should serve their parents as the eastern quarter in five ways, thinking: bhato ne bharissāmi, kiccaṁ nesaṁ karissāmi, kulavaṁsaṁ ṭhapessāmi, dāyajjaṁ paṭipajjāmi, atha vā pana petānaṁ kālaṅkatānaṁ dakkhiṇaṁ anuppadassāmīti.
bharissāmi → sambharissāmi (bj) | paṭipajjāmi → paṭipacchāmi (bj) | kālaṅkatānaṁ → kālakatānaṁ (bj, sya-all, pts) | ne → nesaṁ (sya-all, pts) | vā → ca (pts) | sambharissāmi → bharissāmi (bj: machasaṁ) | paṭipacchāmi → paṭipajjāmi (bj: machasaṁ) | ne → nesaṁ (cck: bahūsu) | ca → Bmr K Gr (note) vā. (pts note) | anuppadassāmīti → So K Gr; Bmr anupadassamīti; SS anuppadassāmi. (pts note) | atha vā → athavā (th) | kulavaṁsaṁ → kula-vaṁsaṁ (pts) | dāyajjaṁ → dāyajjam (pts)‘I will support those who supported me. I’ll do my duty for them. I’ll maintain the family lineage. I’ll take care of the inheritance. When they have passed away, I’ll make an offering on their behalf.’ Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi puttena puratthimā disā mātāpitaro paccupaṭṭhitā pañcahi ṭhānehi puttaṁ anukampanti.
+ → kho (th) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)Parents served by the children in these five ways show sympathy to them in five ways. Pāpā nivārenti, kalyāṇe nivesenti, sippaṁ sikkhāpenti, patirūpena dārena saṁyojenti, samaye dāyajjaṁ niyyādenti.
niyyādenti → niyyātenti (bj) | patirūpena → paṭirūpena (sya-all, pts) | niyyātenti → niyyadenti (bj: machasaṁ) | niyyādenti → niyyātenti (cck: ka. sī.) | niyyādenti → Sc nīyādenti; St ṇiyyātenti; Br niyādenti. (pts note) | saṁyojenti → saññojenti (th)They keep them from doing bad. They support them in doing good. They train them in a profession. They connect them with a suitable partner. They transfer the inheritance in due time. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi puttena puratthimā disā mātāpitaro paccupaṭṭhitā imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi puttaṁ anukampanti.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | mātāpitaro → mātā-pitaro (pts)Parents served by their children in these five ways show sympathy to them in these five ways. Evamassa esā puratthimā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā.
esā → So Sc Bmr Gr (note); Sd evam ayaṁ; St evam assa mayaṁ; Gr evam assa ayaṁ. (pts note)And that’s how the eastern quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi antevāsinā dakkhiṇā disā ācariyā paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)A pupil should serve their tutor as the southern quarter in five ways: uṭṭhānena upaṭṭhānena sussusāya pāricariyāya sakkaccaṁ sippapaṭiggahaṇena.
sussusāya → sussūsāya (pts1ed, csp-a) | sippapaṭiggahaṇena → sippaṁ paṭiggahaṇena (sya-all) | sussusāya → sussūsāya (pts) | sippapaṭiggahaṇena → sippaṁ paṭiggahaṇena (bj: syā); sippauggahaṇena (bj: kām) | sippapaṭiggahaṇena → sippaṁ paṭiggahaṇena (cck: syā.); sippauggahaṇena (cck: ka.) | sippa-paṭiggahaṇena → Br uggahaṇena. (pts note)by rising for them, by serving them, by listening well, by looking after them, and by carefully learning their profession. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi antevāsinā dakkhiṇā disā ācariyā paccupaṭṭhitā pañcahi ṭhānehi antevāsiṁ anukampanti—
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)Tutors served by their pupils in these five ways show sympathy to them in five ways. suvinītaṁ vinenti, suggahitaṁ gāhāpenti, sabbasippassutaṁ samakkhāyino bhavanti, mittāmaccesu paṭiyādenti, disāsu parittāṇaṁ karonti.
paṭiyādenti → paṭivedenti (sya-all); parivedenti (pts1ed) | parittāṇaṁ → parittānaṁ (bj, pts) | sabbasippassutaṁ → sabbasippesu taṁ (sya-all) | paṭiyādenti → parivedenti (pts) | paṭiyādenti → paṭivedenti (bj: syā) | paṭiyādenti → paṭivedenti (cck: syā.) | sabba-sippa-sutaṁ → So Bmr; Sc sabba-sippesu na samayakkhāyino; Sd sabbaṁ sippam suta; St sabbasippasuta; K Gr sabbasippesu taṁ (Gr note gataṁ). (pts note) | parivedenti → So Sdt K Gr; Sc paṭivedenti; Bmr Gr (note) paṭiyādenti. (pts note) | sabbasippassutaṁ → sabbasippasutaṁ (bjt) | suggahitaṁ → sugahitaṁ (th)They make sure they’re well educated and well drilled in memorization. They clearly explain all the knowledge of the profession. They introduce them to their friends and colleagues. They provide protection in every region. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi antevāsinā dakkhiṇā disā ācariyā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi antevāsiṁ anukampanti.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | antevāsinā → ante vāsinā (pts)Tutors served by their pupils in these five ways show sympathy to them in these five ways. Evamassa esā dakkhiṇā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā.
evamassa → evam assa (pts)And that’s how the southern quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi sāmikena pacchimā disā bhariyā paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)A husband should serve his wife as the western quarter in five ways: sammānanāya anavamānanāya anaticariyāya issariyavossaggena alaṅkārānuppadānena.
anavamānanāya → avimānanāya (sya-all, pts1ed) | anavamānanāya → avimānanāya (pts) | anavamānanāya → avimānanāya (bj: syā, PTS) | anavamānanāya → avimānanāya (cck: syā. pī.) | avimānanāya → St Bm Gr avamānanāya; Br Gr (note) anavamānanāya. (pts note) | issariya-vossaggena → Bm vosaggena. (pts note) | issariyavossaggena alaṅkārānuppadānena → issariya-vossaggena alaṁkārānuppadānena (pts)by treating her with honor, by not looking down on her, by not being unfaithful, by relinquishing authority to her, and by presenting her with adornments. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi sāmikena pacchimā disā bhariyā paccupaṭṭhitā pañcahi ṭhānehi sāmikaṁ anukampati—
anukampati → anukampanti (sya-all) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)A wife served by her husband in these five ways shows sympathy to him in five ways. susaṁvihitakammantā ca hoti, saṅgahitaparijanā ca, anaticārinī ca, sambhatañca anurakkhati, dakkhā ca hoti analasā sabbakiccesu.
saṅgahitaparijanā → susaṁgahitaparijanā (bj, sya-all, pts) | sambhatañca → sambhataṁ (bj, pts) | ca → saṅgahita parijanā ca (bj: machasaṁ) | saṅgahitaparijanā → susaṅgahitaparijanā (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | sambhataṁ → K adds ca. (pts note) | susaṁvihitakammantā → susaṁvihita-kammantā (pts) | saṅgahitaparijanā → susaṅgahita-parijanā (pts)She’s well-organized in her work. She manages the domestic help. She’s not unfaithful. She preserves his earnings. She’s deft and tireless in all her duties. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi sāmikena pacchimā disā bhariyā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi sāmikaṁ anukampati.
anukampati → anukampanti (sya-all) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts)A wife served by her husband in these five ways shows sympathy to him in these five ways. Evamassa esā pacchimā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā.
evamassa → evam assa (pts)And that’s how the western quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi kulaputtena uttarā disā mittāmaccā paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kula-puttena (pts)A gentleman should serve his friends and colleagues as the northern quarter in five ways: dānena peyyavajjena atthacariyāya samānattatāya avisaṁvādanatāya.
peyyavajjena → piyavajjena (sya-all, mr) | peyyavajjena → piyavajjane (bj: syā, kām) | peyyavajjena → viyavajjena (cck: syā. ka.) | avisaṁvādanatāya → Sdt -atthāya. (pts note) | atthacariyāya → attha-cariyāya (pts)giving, kindly words, taking care, equality, and not using tricky words. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena uttarā disā mittāmaccā paccupaṭṭhitā pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṁ anukampanti—
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kula-puttena (pts)Friends and colleagues served by a gentleman in these five ways show sympathy to him in five ways. pamattaṁ rakkhanti, pamattassa sāpateyyaṁ rakkhanti, bhītassa saraṇaṁ honti, āpadāsu na vijahanti, aparapajā cassa paṭipūjenti.
aparapajā cassa → aparapajaṁpissa (sya-all); aparapajaṁ ca pi ssa (pts) | ssa → -7 So Sdt; Sc aparajjantassa; Bm aparā pajā c'; assa; Br Gr (note) aparā para-pajā; K aparapajaṁpissa; Sum - Scd aparapajaṁ c'; assa; Gr aparā pajaṁ c'; assa. (pts note) | aparapajā cassa → apara-pajaṁ ca pi ssa (pts)They guard him when they’re negligent. They guard his property when they’re negligent. They keep him safe in times of danger. They don’t abandon him in times of trouble. They honor his descendants. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena uttarā disā mittāmaccā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṁ anukampanti.
gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kula-puttena (pts)Friends and colleagues served by a gentleman in these five ways show sympathy to him in these five ways. Evamassa esā uttarā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā.
evamassa → evam assa (pts)And that’s how the northern quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi ayyirakena heṭṭhimā disā dāsakammakarā paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
ayyirakena → ayirakena (bj, sya-all, pts1ed) | ayirakena → ayyirakena (bj: machasaṁ) | ayyirakena → ayirakena (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | ayirakena → Bmr Gr (note) ayyirakena. (pts note) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | dāsakammakarā → dāsa-kammakarā (pts)A master should serve their bondservants and workers as the lower quarter in five ways: yathābalaṁ kammantasaṁvidhānena bhattavetanānuppadānena gilānupaṭṭhānena acchariyānaṁ rasānaṁ saṁvibhāgena samaye vossaggena.
kammantasaṁvidhānena bhattavetanānuppadānena → kammantaṁ saṁvidhānena bhattavettanānuppadānena (sya-all) | bhatta-vettanānuppadānena → So Bmr K Gr (note); Sc Gr bhattacetanānup-; Sd bhattavetanānup-; St bhattevetanānup-. (pts note) | gilānupaṭṭhānena → So Sc Bmr Sum; Sdt Gr gilānapaccupaṭṭhānena; K gilānānupaṭṭhānena. (pts note) | kammantasaṁvidhānena bhattavetanānuppadānena → kammanta-saṁvidhānena bhatta-vettanānuppadānena (pts)by organizing work according to ability, by paying food and wages, by nursing them when sick, by sharing special treats, and by giving time off work. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi ayyirakena heṭṭhimā disā dāsakammakarā paccupaṭṭhitā pañcahi ṭhānehi ayyirakaṁ anukampanti—
ayyirakena → ayirakena (bjt, th, pts) | ayyirakaṁ → ayirakaṁ (bjt, th, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | dāsakammakarā → dāsa-kammakarā (pts)Bondservants and workers served by a master in these five ways show sympathy to him in five ways. pubbuṭṭhāyino ca honti, pacchā nipātino ca, dinnādāyino ca, sukatakammakarā ca, kittivaṇṇaharā ca.
dinnādāyino → dinnadāyino (pts) | sukatakammakarā ca → sukatakammakārakā (pts) | pacchā nipātino → pacchānipātino (bjt, th) | pacchā nipātino → pacchā-nipātino (pts) | dinnādāyino → dinna-dāyino (pts) | sukatakammakarā → sukata-kamma-kārakā kitti-vaṇṇa-harā (pts)They get up first, and go to bed last. They don’t steal. They do their work well. And they promote a good reputation. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi ayyirakena heṭṭhimā disā dāsakammakarā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi pañcahi ṭhānehi ayyirakaṁ anukampanti.
ayyirakena → ayirakena (bjt, th, pts) | ayyirakaṁ → ayirakaṁ (bjt, th, pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | dāsakammakarā → dāsa-kammakarā (pts)Bondservants and workers served by a master in these five ways show sympathy to him in these five ways. Evamassa esā heṭṭhimā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā.
evamassa → evam assa (pts)And that’s how the lower quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.

Pañcahi kho, gahapatiputta, ṭhānehi kulaputtena uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhātabbā—
kulaputtena → kalaputtena (pts) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kala-puttena (pts) | samaṇabrāhmaṇā → samaṇa-brāhmaṇā (pts)A gentleman should serve ascetics and brahmins as the upper quarter in five ways: mettena kāyakammena mettena vacīkammena mettena manokammena anāvaṭadvāratāya āmisānuppadānena.
kāyakammena → kāya-kammena (pts) | vacīkammena → vacī-kammena (pts) | manokammena anāvaṭadvāratāya → mano-kammena anāvaṭa-dvāratāya (pts)by loving deeds of body, speech, and mind, by not turning them away at the gate, and by providing them with material needs. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhitā chahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṁ anukampanti—
chahi → So Sc Bmr K; Sd Gr pañcahi, and below. (pts note) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kula-puttena (pts) | samaṇabrāhmaṇā → samaṇa-brāhmaṇā (pts) | kulaputtaṁ → kula-puttaṁ (pts)Ascetics and brahmins served by a gentleman in these five ways show sympathy to him in six ways. pāpā nivārenti, kalyāṇe nivesenti, kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti, assutaṁ sāventi, sutaṁ pariyodāpenti, saggassa maggaṁ ācikkhanti.
pariyodāpenti → pariyodapenti (bj, sya-all, pts) | kalyāṇena manasā → kalyāṇamanasā (pts) | assutaṁ → Sd sussutaṁ; Bmr asutaṁ. (pts note) | kalyāṇena manasā → kalyāṇa-manasā (pts) | maggaṁ → maggam (pts)They keep him from doing bad. They support him in doing good. They think of him with kindly thoughts. They teach him what he does not know. They clarify what he’s already learned. They explain the path to heaven. Imehi kho, gahapatiputta, pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi chahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṁ anukampanti.
pañcahi → chahi (bj) | gahapatiputta → gahapati-putta (pts) | kulaputtena → kula-puttena (pts) | samaṇabrāhmaṇā → samaṇa-brāhmaṇā (pts) | kulaputtaṁ → kula-puttaṁ (pts)Ascetics and brahmins served by a gentleman in these five ways show sympathy to him in these six ways. Evamassa esā uparimā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayā”ti.
evamassa → evam assa (pts) | appaṭibhayāti → appaṭibhayā ti (pts)And that’s how the upper quarter is covered, kept safe and free of peril.”

“Mātāpitā disā pubbā, ācariyā dakkhiṇā disā;
mātāpitā → mātā-pitā (pts)“Parents are the east, tutors the south, Puttadārā disā pacchā, mittāmaccā ca uttarā.
puttadārā → putta-dārā (pts)wives and child the west, friends and colleagues the north,

Dāsakammakarā heṭṭhā, uddhaṁ samaṇabrāhmaṇā;
dāsakammakarā → dāsa-kammakarā (pts) samaṇabrāhmaṇā → samaṇa-brāhmaṇā (pts)servants and workers below, and ascetics and brahmins above. Etā disā namasseyya, alamatto kule gihī.
alamatto → alamattho (pts) | alamatto → alam-attho (pts)By honoring these quarters a householder does enough for their family.

Paṇḍito sīlasampanno, saṇho ca paṭibhānavā;
sīlasampanno → sīla-sampanno (pts) paṭibhānavā → paṭibhāṇavā (sya-all)The astute and the virtuous, the gentle and the articulate, Nivātavutti atthaddho, tādiso labhate yasaṁ.
nivātavutti → nivāta-vutti (pts)the placid in manner and the amenable: they’re the kind who win glory.

Uṭṭhānako analaso, āpadāsu na vedhati;
Uṭṭhānako → Sd Sum-Scd uṭṭhāhako. (pts note)The diligent, not lazy, those not disturbed by troubles, Acchinnavutti medhāvī, tādiso labhate yasaṁ.
acchinnavutti → acchiddavutti (sya-all, pts) | acchinnavutti → acchidda-vutti (pts)those consistent in conduct, the intelligent: they’re the kind who win glory.

Saṅgāhako mittakaro, vadaññū vītamaccharo;
mittakaro → mitta-karo (pts) vītamaccharo → vīta-maccharo (pts)The inclusive, the makers of friends, the bountiful, those rid of stinginess, Netā vinetā anunetā, tādiso labhate yasaṁ.those who lead, train, and persuade: they’re the kind who win glory.

Dānañca peyyavajjañca, atthacariyā ca yā idha;
peyyavajjañca → piyavajjañca (sya-all) | dānañca peyyavajjañca → dānañ ca peyya-vajjañ ca (pts) atthacariyā → attha-cariyā (pts)Giving and kindly words, taking care here, Samānattatā ca dhammesu, tattha tattha yathārahaṁ;
samānattatā → samānatā (sya-all) | Samānattatā → So SS Bmr Gr; K samānatā. (pts note) yathārahaṁ → yathā rahaṁ (pts)and treating equally in worldly conditions, as they deserve in each case; Ete kho saṅgahā loke, rathassāṇīva yāyato.
āṇīva → So SS K Gr; Bmr āṇi va. (pts note) | rathassāṇīva → rathass āṇīva (pts)these ways of being inclusive in the world are like a moving chariot’s linchpin.

Ete ca saṅgahā nāssu, na mātā puttakāraṇā;
assu → So Sc Bmr Gr; Sdt K nāssu. (pts note) | nāssu → n assu (pts) puttakāraṇā → putta-kāraṇā (pts)If there were no such ways of being inclusive, neither mother nor father Labhetha mānaṁ pūjaṁ vā, pitā vā puttakāraṇā.
mānaṁ → St Gr māna-. (pts note) puttakāraṇā → putta-kāraṇā (pts)would be respected and honored for what they’ve done for their children.

Yasmā ca saṅgahā ete, sammapekkhanti paṇḍitā;
saṅgahā → saṅgahe (bj, pts1ed, csp1ed) | saṅgahā → saṅgahe (pts) | saṅgahā → saṅgahe (ka.) aṭṭhakathāyaṁ icchitapāṭho (cck note) | saṅgahe → So Bmr Gr (note); Sc saṅgaha; Sdt K Gr saṅgahā. (pts note) sammapekkhanti → samavekkhanti (bj, pts1ed, mr); samapekkhanti (sya-all) | sammapekkhanti → samavekkhanti (pts) | samavekkhanti → sammapekkhanti (bj: machasaṁ) | sammapekkhanti → samavekkhanti (cck: sī. pī. ka.)But since these ways of being inclusive do exist, the astute do regard them well, Tasmā mahattaṁ papponti, pāsaṁsā ca bhavanti te”ti.
teti → te ti (pts)so they achieve greatness and are praised.”

Evaṁ vutte, siṅgālako gahapatiputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
siṅgālako → sigālako (bj) | sigālako → siṅgālovādasuttaṁtaṁ (bj: PTS) | Siṅgālako → So Sd Bmr K; Sc Sigālako; St Sigālo. (pts note) | gahapatiputto → gahapati-putto (pts) | etadavoca → etad avoca (pts)When this was said, Sigālaka the householder’s son said to the Buddha, “abhikkantaṁ, bhante, abhikkantaṁ, bhante.
Abhikkantaṁ → Cp. D. ii. 99, vol. i., p., 85, etc. (pts note)“Excellent, sir! Excellent! Seyyathāpi, bhante, nikkujjitaṁ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṁ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṁ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṁ dhāreyya ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṁ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito.
dakkhantīti evamevaṁ → dakkhintīti evam evaṁ (pts) | nikkujjitaṁ → Bmr nikujjitaṁ. (pts note) | evaṁ → So Scd Gr K; Bmr eva. (pts note) | evamevaṁ → evameva (bjt) | telapajjotaṁ → telappajjotaṁ (th) | seyyathāpi → seyyathā pi (pts) | andhakāre → andha-kāre (pts) | telapajjotaṁ → tela-pajjotaṁ (pts) | anekapariyāyena → aneka-pariyāyena (pts)As if he were righting the overturned, or revealing the hidden, or pointing out the path to the lost, or lighting a lamp in the dark so people with clear eyes can see what’s there, the Buddha has made the teaching clear in many ways. Esāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca.
bhikkhusaṅghañca → bhikkhusaṁghañca (my, bjt, ms2005) | dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca → dhammañ ca bhikkhu-saṁghañ ca (pts)I go for refuge to the Buddha, to the teaching, and to the mendicant Saṅgha. Upāsakaṁ maṁ bhagavā dhāretu, ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.
saraṇaṁ gatanti → saraṇaṅgatanti siṅgālakasuttaṁ (th) | gatanti → gatan ti (pts)From this day forth, may the Buddha remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”