King Mahāsudassana 1.3

1.3.1

“Mā hevaṃ, ānanda, avaca; mā hevaṃ, ānanda, avaca:

“Don’t say that, Ānanda! Don’t say that

1.3.2

‘khuddakanagarakaṃ ujjaṅgalanagarakaṃ sākhānagarakan’ti.

this is a little hamlet, a jungle hamlet, a branch hamlet.

1.3.4

Bhūtapubbaṃ, ānanda, rājā mahāsudassano nāma ahosi khattiyo muddhāvasitto cāturanto vijitāvī janapadatthāvariyappatto.

Once upon a time, there was a king named Mahāsudassana whose dominion extended to all four sides, and who achieved stability in the country.

1.3.5

Rañño, ānanda, mahāsudassanassa ayaṃ kusinārā kusāvatī nāma rājadhānī ahosi.

His capital was this Kusinārā, which at the time was named Kusāvatī.

1.3.6

Puratthimena ca pacchimena ca dvādasayojanāni āyāmena, uttarena ca dakkhiṇena ca sattayojanāni vitthārena.

It stretched for twelve leagues from east to west, and seven leagues from north to south.

1.3.7

Kusāvatī, ānanda, rājadhānī iddhā ceva ahosi phītā ca bahujanā ca ākiṇṇamanussā ca subhikkhā ca.

The royal capital of Kusāvatī was successful and prosperous, populous and full of people, with plenty of food.

1.3.8

Seyyathāpi, ānanda, devānaṃ āḷakamandā nāma rājadhānī iddhā ceva hoti phītā ca bahujanā ca ākiṇṇayakkhā ca subhikkhā ca;

It was just like Āḷakamandā, the royal capital of the gods, which is successful and prosperous, populous and full of spirits, with plenty of food.

1.3.9

evameva kho, ānanda, kusāvatī rājadhānī iddhā ceva ahosi phītā ca bahujanā ca ākiṇṇamanussā ca subhikkhā ca.

1.3.10

Kusāvatī, ānanda, rājadhānī dasahi saddehi avivittā ahosi divā ceva rattiñca, seyyathidaṃ—

Kusāvatī was never free of ten sounds by day or night, namely:

1.3.11

hatthisaddena assasaddena rathasaddena bherisaddena mudiṅgasaddena vīṇāsaddena gītasaddena saṅkhasaddena sammasaddena pāṇitāḷasaddena ‘asnātha pivatha khādathā’ti dasamena saddena.

the sound of elephants, horses, chariots, drums, clay drums, arched harps, singing, horns, gongs, and handbells; and the cry, ‘Eat, drink, be merry!’ as the tenth.