[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Tevijjasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13) › 19.8 # Tevijjasutta 19.8 Tevijjasutta 19.8 - **Language:** Pāli ### [19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.8) ‘ambho purisa, yaṃ tvaṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi, jānāsi taṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ—evaṃnāmā evaṅgottāti vā, dīghā vā rassā vā majjhimā vā kāḷī vā sāmā vā maṅguracchavī vāti, amukasmiṃ gāme vā nigame vā nagare vā’ti? > ‘My friend, that finest lady in the land who you desire—do you know her name or clan? Whether she’s tall or short or medium? Whether her skin is black, brown, or dingy? Whether she comes from such-and-such village, town, or city?’ > — Experts in the Three Vedas - [Previous: 19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.7) - [Next: 19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.9) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19) ## Translations (3) - [Tri znanja](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13~sr-brankokovacevic.19.8) — sr - [Experts in the Three Vedas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13~en-sujato.19.8) — English - [In den drei Veden bewandert](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13~de-sabbamitta.19.8) — German ## Linked texts (1) - [Poṭṭhapādasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.7) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.8) · Pramāṇa