[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahagovindasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19) › 18.1-4 # Mahagovindasutta 18.1-4 Mahāgovindasutta 18.1-4 - **Language:** Pāli ### [18.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.1) Imamatthaṃ, bhante, brahmā sanaṅkumāro abhāsittha. > That is the topic on which the divinity Sanaṅkumāra spoke. > — The Great Steward ### [18.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.2) 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. > — The Great Steward ### [18.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.3) 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. > — The Great Steward ### [18.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.4) 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. > — The Great Steward ## Translations (3) - [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.18.1) — sr - [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.18.1) — German - [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.18.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.19.301) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (2) - [Janavasabhasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.18.19.2) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.3.15) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.1-4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.18.1-4) · Pramāṇa