King Mahāsudassana 2.5: 6. Caturāsītinagarasahassādi
Mahāsudassanasutta 2.5
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6. Caturāsītinagarasahassādi
2.5.1
Rañño, ānanda, mahāsudassanassa caturāsīti nagarasahassāni ahesuṃ kusāvatīrājadhānippamukhāni;
King Mahāsudassana had 84,000 cities, with the royal capital of Kusāvatī the foremost.
2.5.2
caturāsīti pāsādasahassāni ahesuṃ dhammapāsādappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 palaces, with the Palace of Principle the foremost.
2.5.3
caturāsīti kūṭāgārasahassāni ahesuṃ mahāviyūhakūṭāgārappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 chambers, with the Chamber of the Grand Tower the foremost.
2.5.4
caturāsīti pallaṅkasahassāni ahesuṃ sovaṇṇamayāni rūpiyamayāni dantamayāni sāramayāni gonakatthatāni paṭikatthatāni paṭalikatthatāni kadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇāni sauttaracchadāni ubhatolohitakūpadhānāni;
He had 84,000 couches made of gold, silver, ivory, and hardwood. They were spread with woollen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide, with a canopy above and red pillows at both ends.
2.5.5
caturāsīti nāgasahassāni ahesuṃ sovaṇṇālaṅkārāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hemajālapaṭicchannāni uposathanāgarājappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 bull elephants with gold adornments and banners, covered with snow gold netting, with the royal bull elephant named Sabbath foremost.
2.5.6
caturāsīti assasahassāni ahesuṃ sovaṇṇālaṅkārāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hemajālapaṭicchannāni valāhakaassarājappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 horses with gold adornments and banners, covered with snow gold netting, with the royal steed named Thundercloud foremost.
2.5.7
caturāsīti rathasahassāni ahesuṃ sīhacammaparivārāni byagghacammaparivārāni dīpicammaparivārāni paṇḍukambalaparivārāni sovaṇṇālaṅkārāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hemajālapaṭicchannāni vejayantarathappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 chariots upholstered with the hide of lions, tigers, and leopards, and cream rugs, with gold adornments and banners, covered with snow gold netting, with the chariot named Triumph foremost.
2.5.8
caturāsīti maṇisahassāni ahesuṃ maṇiratanappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 jewels, with the jewel-treasure foremost.
2.5.9
caturāsīti itthisahassāni ahesuṃ subhaddādevippamukhāni;
He had 84,000 women, with Queen Subhaddā foremost.
2.5.10
caturāsīti gahapatisahassāni ahesuṃ gahapatiratanappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 householders, with the householder-treasure foremost.
2.5.11
caturāsīti khattiyasahassāni ahesuṃ anuyantāni pariṇāyakaratanappamukhāni;
He had 84,000 aristocrat vassals, with the commander-treasure foremost.
2.5.12
caturāsīti dhenusahassāni ahesuṃ duhasandanāni kaṃsūpadhāraṇāni;
He had 84,000 milk-cows with silken halter and bronze pails.
2.5.13
caturāsīti vatthakoṭisahassāni ahesuṃ khomasukhumānaṃ kappāsikasukhumānaṃ koseyyasukhumānaṃ kambalasukhumānaṃ;
He had 8,400,000,000 cloths of delicate linen, cotton, silk, and wool.
2.5.14
rañño, ānanda, mahāsudassanassa caturāsīti thālipākasahassāni ahesuṃ sāyaṃ pātaṃ bhattābhihāro abhihariyittha.
He had 84,000 servings of food, which were presented to him as offerings at daybreak and dusk.
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)
- Gomayapiṇḍasutta — Pāli
Discussed in (1)
- Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English