Mahapadanasutta 2.2
Mahāpadānasutta 2.2
- Language
- Pāli
2.2.1
Addasā kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyanto purisaṃ jiṇṇaṃ gopānasivaṅkaṃ bhoggaṃ daṇḍaparāyanaṃ pavedhamānaṃ gacchantaṃ āturaṃ gatayobbanaṃ.
Along the way he saw an elderly man, bent double, crooked, leaning on a staff, trembling as he walked, ailing, past his prime.
2.2.2
Disvā sārathiṃ āmantesi:
He addressed his charioteer,
2.2.3
‘ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato?
‘My dear charioteer, what has that man done?
2.2.4
Kesāpissa na yathā aññesaṃ, kāyopissa na yathā aññesan’ti.
For his hair and his body are unlike those of other men.’
2.2.5
‘Eso kho, deva, jiṇṇo nāmā’ti.
‘That, Your Majesty, is called an old man.’
2.2.6
‘Kiṃ paneso, samma sārathi, jiṇṇo nāmā’ti?
‘But why is he called an old man?’
2.2.7
‘Eso kho, deva, jiṇṇo nāma. Na dāni tena ciraṃ jīvitabbaṃ bhavissatī’ti.
‘He’s called an old man because now he has not long to live.’
2.2.8
‘Kiṃ pana, samma sārathi, ahampi jarādhammo, jaraṃ anatīto’ti?
‘But my dear charioteer, am I liable to grow old? Am I not exempt from old age?’
2.2.9
‘Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe jarādhammā, jaraṃ anatītā’ti.
‘Everyone is liable to grow old, Your Majesty, including you. No one is exempt from old age.’
2.2.10
‘Tena hi, samma sārathi, alaṃ dānajja uyyānabhūmiyā. Itova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāhī’ti.
‘Well then, my dear charioteer, that’s enough of the park for today. Let’s return to the royal compound.’
2.2.11
‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, sārathi vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā tatova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāsi.
‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied the charioteer and did so.
2.2.12
Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro antepuraṃ gato dukkhī dummano pajjhāyati:
Back at the royal compound, the prince brooded, miserable and sad:
2.2.13
‘dhiratthu kira, bho, jāti nāma, yatra hi nāma jātassa jarā paññāyissatī’ti.
‘Curse this thing called rebirth, since old age will come to anyone who’s born.’
Translations (4)
- Dugi govor o velikom podvigu — sr
- Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren — German
- The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind — English
- Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha) — English