[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) › [Mahapadanasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14) › 2.2 # Mahapadanasutta 2.2 Mahāpadānasutta 2.2 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.1) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.2) Disvā sārathiṃ āmantesi: > He addressed his charioteer, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.3) ‘ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato? > ‘My dear charioteer, what has that man done? > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.4) Kesāpissa na yathā aññesaṃ, kāyopissa na yathā aññesan’ti. > For his hair and his body are unlike those of other men.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.5) ‘Eso kho, deva, jiṇṇo nāmā’ti. > ‘That, Your Majesty, is called an old man.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.6) ‘Kiṃ paneso, samma sārathi, jiṇṇo nāmā’ti? > ‘But why is he called an old man?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.7) ‘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.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.8) ‘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?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.9) ‘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.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.10) ‘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.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.11) ‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, sārathi vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā tatova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāsi. > ‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied the charioteer and did so. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.12) Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro antepuraṃ gato dukkhī dummano pajjhāyati: > Back at the royal compound, the prince brooded, miserable and sad: > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2.13) ‘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.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ## Translations (4) - [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.2.2.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.2.2.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.2.2.1) — English - [Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-rhysdavids.2.2) — English ## Linked texts (2) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.87) — Classical Chinese - [毘婆尸佛經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahavadanasutra*zh-dharmadeva.1.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.2) · Pramāṇa