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Pali MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

  • Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.23  Linked Discourses 1.23
  • 3. Sattivagga  3. A Sword

Jaṭāsutta  A Tangle

“Antojaṭā bahijaṭā,  “Tangled within, tangled without:
Jaṭāya jaṭitā pajā;  these people are tangled in tangles.
Taṁ taṁ gotama pucchāmi,  I ask you this, Gotama:
Ko imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭan”ti.  who can untangle this tangle?”

“Sīle patiṭṭhāya naro sapañño,  “A wise person grounded in ethics,
Cittaṁ paññañca bhāvayaṁ;  developing the mind and wisdom,
Ātāpī nipako bhikkhu,  a keen and alert mendicant—
So imaṁ vijaṭaye jaṭaṁ.  they can untangle this tangle.

Yesaṁ rāgo ca doso ca,  Those in whom greed, hate, and ignorance
avijjā ca virājitā;  have faded away;
Khīṇāsavā arahanto,  the perfected ones with defilements ended—
tesaṁ vijaṭitā jaṭā.  they have untangled the tangle.

Yattha nāmañca rūpañca,  And where name and form
asesaṁ uparujjhati;  cease with nothing left over;
Paṭighaṁ rūpasaññā ca,  and impingement and perception of form:
etthesā chijjate jaṭā”ti. 
chijjate → vijaṭe (mr)
it’s here that the tangle is cut.”

Pali MS. Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato

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