[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) › 2.6 # Mahapadanasutta 2.6 Mahāpadānasutta 2.6 - **Language:** Pāli ### [2.6.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.1) 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. > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.2) Disvā sārathiṃ āmantesi: > He addressed his charioteer, > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.3) ‘ayaṃ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato? > ‘My dear charioteer, what has that man done? > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.4) Akkhīnipissa na yathā aññesaṃ, saropissa na yathā aññesan’ti? > For his eyes and his voice are unlike those of other men.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.5) ‘Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāmā’ti. > ‘That, Your Majesty, is called a sick man.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.6) ‘Kiṃ paneso, samma sārathi, byādhito nāmā’ti? > ‘But why is he called a sick man?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.7) ‘Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāma appeva nāma tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā’ti. > ‘He’s called a sick man; hopefully he will recover from that illness.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.8) ‘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?’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.9) ‘Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe byādhidhammā, byādhiṃ anatītā’ti. > ‘Everyone is liable to fall sick, Your Majesty, including you. No one is exempt from sickness.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.10) ‘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.’ > — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind ### [2.6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.11) ‘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 ### [2.6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.12) 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 ### [2.6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6.13) ‘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.’ > — 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.2.6.1) — sr - [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.2.6.1) — German - [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.2.6.1) — English - [Mahapadana Sutta (Dialogues of the Buddha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-rhysdavids.2.6) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.14.47) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (1) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.1.91) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.2.6) · Pramāṇa