Mahapadanasutta 2.6
Mahāpadānasutta 2.6
- Language
- Pāli
2.6.1
Addasā kho, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro uyyānabhūmiṃ niyyanto purisaṃ ābādhikaṃ dukkhitaṃ bāḷhagilānaṃ sake muttakarīse palipannaṃ semānaṃ aññehi vuṭṭhāpiyamānaṃ aññehi saṃvesiyamānaṃ.
Along the way he saw a man who was sick, suffering, gravely ill, collapsed in his own urine and feces, being picked up by some and put down by others.
2.6.2
Disvā sārathiṃ āmantesi:
He addressed his charioteer,
2.6.3
‘ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato?
‘My dear charioteer, what has that man done?
2.6.4
Akkhīnipissa na yathā aññesaṃ, saropissa na yathā aññesan’ti?
For his eyes and his voice are unlike those of other men.’
2.6.5
‘Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāmā’ti.
‘That, Your Majesty, is called a sick man.’
2.6.6
‘Kiṃ paneso, samma sārathi, byādhito nāmā’ti?
‘But why is he called a sick man?’
2.6.7
‘Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāma appeva nāma tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā’ti.
‘He’s called a sick man; hopefully he will recover from that illness.’
2.6.8
‘Kiṃ pana, samma sārathi, ahampi byādhidhammo, byādhiṃ anatīto’ti?
‘But my dear charioteer, am I liable to fall sick? Am I not exempt from sickness?’
2.6.9
‘Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe byādhidhammā, byādhiṃ anatītā’ti.
‘Everyone is liable to fall sick, Your Majesty, including you. No one is exempt from sickness.’
2.6.10
‘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.’
2.6.11
‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, sārathi vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā tatova antepuraṃ paccaniyyāsi.
‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied the charioteer and did so.
2.6.12
Tatra sudaṃ, bhikkhave, vipassī kumāro antepuraṃ gato dukkhī dummano pajjhāyati:
Back at the royal compound, the prince brooded, miserable and sad:
2.6.13
‘dhiratthu kira, bho, jāti nāma, yatra hi nāma jātassa jarā paññāyissati, byādhi paññāyissatī’ti.
‘Curse this thing called rebirth, since old age and sickness 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
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese