Dighanikaya 21.357

21.357

Kiṃ saṃyojanāti kiṃ bandhanā, kena bandhanena baddhā hutvā. Puthukāyāti bahujanā. Averāti appaṭighā. Adaṇḍāti āvudhadaṇḍadhanadaṇḍavinimuttā. Asapattāti apaccatthikā. Abyāpajjāti vigatadomanassā. Viharemu averinoti aho vata kenaci saddhiṃ averino vihareyyāma, katthaci kopaṃ na uppādetvā accharāya gahitakaṃ jaṅghasahassena saddhiṃ paribhuñjeyyāmāti dānaṃ datvā pūjaṃ katvā ca patthayanti. Iti ca nesaṃ hotīti evañca nesaṃ ayaṃ patthanā hoti. Atha ca panāti evaṃ patthanāya satipi.

“What fetters” means having what bonds, having been bound by what bond. “Many beings” means the multitude of people. “Without enmity” means without ill will. “Without rod” means free from the rod of weapons and the rod of fines. “Without rivals” means without adversaries. “Without distress” means free from grief. “May we dwell without enemies” means: having given gifts and made offerings, they make an aspiration: “Oh, that we might dwell without enmity with anyone, and without arousing anger anywhere, might enjoy whatever is obtained in a finger-snap together with a thousand legs!” “And such is their [wish]” means and such is this aspiration of theirs. “Yet” means nonetheless, despite such an aspiration.