King Mahāsudassana 1.24
Mahāsudassanasutta 1.24
- Language
- Pāli
1.24.1
Atha kho, ānanda, brāhmaṇagahapatikā pahūtaṃ sāpateyyaṃ ādāya rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evamāhaṃsu:
Then the brahmins and householders came to the king bringing abundant wealth and said,
1.24.2
‘idaṃ, deva, pahūtaṃ sāpateyyaṃ devaññeva uddissa ābhataṃ, taṃ devo paṭiggaṇhatū’ti.
‘Your Majesty, this abundant wealth is specially for you alone; may Your Majesty accept it!’
1.24.3
‘Alaṃ, bho, mamapidaṃ pahūtaṃ sāpateyyaṃ dhammikena balinā abhisaṅkhataṃ, tañca vo hotu, ito ca bhiyyo harathā’ti.
‘There’s enough raised for me through regular taxes. Let this be for you; and here, take even more!’
1.24.4
Te raññā paṭikkhittā ekamantaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ:
When the king turned them down, they withdrew to one side to think up a plan,
1.24.5
‘na kho etaṃ amhākaṃ patirūpaṃ, yaṃ mayaṃ imāni sāpateyyāni punadeva sakāni gharāni paṭihareyyāma.
‘It wouldn’t be proper for us to take this abundant wealth back to our own homes.
1.24.6
Yannūna mayaṃ rañño mahāsudassanassa nivesanaṃ māpeyyāmā’ti.
Why don’t we build a home for King Mahāsudassana?’
1.24.7
Te rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evamāhaṃsu:
They went up to the king and said,
1.24.8
‘nivesanaṃ te, deva, māpessāmā’ti.
‘We shall have a home built for you, Your Majesty!’
1.24.9
Adhivāsesi kho, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano tuṇhībhāvena.
King Mahāsudassana consented with silence.
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 (2)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- Kūṭadantasutta — Pāli