Mahagovindasutta 31.1-6
Mahāgovindasutta 31.1-6
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- Pāli
31.1
Atha kho, bho, rājā disampati jotipālaṃ māṇavaṃ govindiye abhisiñci, taṃ pettike ṭhāne ṭhapesi.
So the king anointed him as Steward and appointed him to his father’s position.
31.2
Abhisitto jotipālo māṇavo govindiye pettike ṭhāne ṭhapito yepissa pitā atthe anusāsi tepi atthe anusāsati, yepissa pitā atthe nānusāsi tepi atthe anusāsati;
After his appointment, the Steward Jotipāla managed both the affairs that his father had managed, and other affairs that his father had not managed.
31.3
yepissa pitā kammante abhisambhosi tepi kammante abhisambhoti, yepissa pitā kammante nābhisambhosi tepi kammante abhisambhoti.
He organized both the works that his father had organized, and other works that his father had not organized.
31.4
Tamenaṃ manussā evamāhaṃsu:
When people noticed this they said,
31.5
“govindo vata, bho, brāhmaṇo, mahāgovindo vata, bho, brāhmaṇo”ti.
“The brahmin is indeed a Steward, a Great Steward!”
31.6
Iminā kho evaṃ, bho, pariyāyena jotipālassa māṇavassa govindo mahāgovindotveva samaññā udapādi.
And that’s how the student Jotipāla came to be known as the Great Steward.
Translations (3)
- Mahāgovinda — sr
- Der Große Verwalter — German
- The Great Steward — English