Mahagovindasutta 18.1-4
Mahāgovindasutta 18.1-4
- Language
- Pāli
18.1
Imamatthaṃ, bhante, brahmā sanaṅkumāro abhāsittha.
That is the topic on which the divinity Sanaṅkumāra spoke.
18.2
Imamatthaṃ, bhante, brahmuno sanaṅkumārassa bhāsato aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti vissaṭṭho ca viññeyyo ca mañju ca savanīyo ca bindu ca avisārī ca gambhīro ca ninnādī ca.
And while he was speaking on that topic, his voice had eight qualities: it was clear, comprehensible, charming, audible, lucid, undistorted, deep, and resonant.
18.3
Yathāparisaṃ kho pana, bhante, brahmā sanaṅkumāro sarena viññāpeti, na cassa bahiddhā parisāya ghoso niccharati.
He makes sure his voice is intelligible as far as the assembly goes, but the sound doesn’t extend outside the assembly.
18.4
Yassa kho pana, bhante, evaṃ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti, so vuccati ‘brahmassaro’ti.
When someone has a voice like this, they’re said to have the voice of the Divinity.
Translations (3)
- Mahāgovinda — sr
- Der Große Verwalter — German
- The Great Steward — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (2)
- Janavasabhasutta — Pāli
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese