King Mahāsudassana 1.18
Mahāsudassanasutta 1.18
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- Pāli
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1.18.1
Puna caparaṃ, ānanda, rañño mahāsudassanassa pariṇāyakaratanaṃ pāturahosi
Next, the commander-treasure appeared to King Mahāsudassana.
1.18.2
paṇḍito viyatto medhāvī paṭibalo rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ upayāpetabbaṃ upayāpetuṃ, apayāpetabbaṃ apayāpetuṃ, ṭhapetabbaṃ ṭhapetuṃ.
He is astute, competent, intelligent, and capable regarding who should be ushered in to the king’s presence, who should be ushered out, and who should be kept by his side.
1.18.3
So rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evamāha:
He approached the king and said,
1.18.4
‘appossukko tvaṃ, deva, hohi, ahamanusāsissāmī’ti.
‘Relax, Your Majesty. I shall issue instructions.’
1.18.5
Rañño, ānanda, mahāsudassanassa evarūpaṃ pariṇāyakaratanaṃ pāturahosi.
Such is the commander-treasure that appeared to King Mahāsudassana.
1.18.6
Rājā, ānanda, mahāsudassano imehi sattahi ratanehi samannāgato ahosi.
These are the seven treasures possessed by King Mahāsudassana.
3. Catuiddhisamannāgata
1.18.8
Rājā, ānanda, mahāsudassano catūhi iddhīhi samannāgato ahosi.
King Mahāsudassana possessed four blessings.
1.18.9
Katamāhi catūhi iddhīhi?
And what are the four blessings?
1.18.10
Idhānanda, rājā mahāsudassano abhirūpo ahosi dassanīyo pāsādiko paramāya vaṇṇapokkharatāya samannāgato ativiya aññehi manussehi.
He was attractive, good-looking, lovely, of surpassing beauty, more so than other humans.
1.18.11
Rājā, ānanda, mahāsudassano imāya paṭhamāya iddhiyā samannāgato ahosi.
This is the first blessing.
Translations (4)
- Kralj Mahasudassana — sr
- Der König Mahāsudassana — German
- King Mahāsudassana — English
- Legend of the Great King of Glory (Mahâ-sudassana-sutta) — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- Bālapaṇḍitasutta — Pāli