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# Mahagovindasutta 32.1-8

Mahāgovindasutta 32.1-8

- **Language:** Pāli

### [32.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.1)

Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo yena te cha khattiyā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te cha khattiye etadavoca:

> Then the Great Steward went to the six aristocrats and said,  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.2)

“disampati kho, bho, rājā jiṇṇo vuddho mahallako addhagato vayoanuppatto, ko nu kho pana, bho, jānāti jīvitaṃ?

> “King Disampati is old, elderly and senior, advanced in years, and has reached the final stage of life. Who knows how long he has to live?  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.3)

Ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ vijjati, yaṃ disampatimhi raññe kālaṅkate rājakattāro reṇuṃ rājaputtaṃ rajje abhisiñceyyuṃ.

> It’s likely that when he passes away the king-makers will anoint Prince Reṇu as king.  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.4)

Āyantu, bhonto, yena reṇu rājaputto tenupasaṅkamatha; upasaṅkamitvā reṇuṃ rājaputtaṃ evaṃ vadetha:

> Come, sirs, go to Prince Reṇu and say,  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.5)

‘mayaṃ kho bhoto reṇussa sahāyā piyā manāpā appaṭikūlā, yaṃsukho bhavaṃ taṃsukhā mayaṃ, yaṃdukkho bhavaṃ taṃdukkhā mayaṃ.

> ‘Prince Reṇu, we are your friends, dear, beloved, and cherished. We have shared your joys and sorrows.  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.6)

Disampati kho, bho, rājā jiṇṇo vuddho mahallako addhagato vayoanuppatto, ko nu kho pana, bho, jānāti jīvitaṃ?

> King Disampati is old, elderly and senior, advanced in years, and has reached the final stage of life. Who knows how long he has to live?  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.7)

Ṭhānaṃ kho panetaṃ vijjati, yaṃ disampatimhi raññe kālaṅkate rājakattāro bhavantaṃ reṇuṃ rajje abhisiñceyyuṃ.

> It’s likely that when he passes away the king-makers will anoint you as king.  
> — The Great Steward

### [32.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.32.8)

Sace bhavaṃ reṇu rajjaṃ labhetha, saṃvibhajetha no rajjenā’”ti.

> If you should gain kingship, share it with us.’”  
> — The Great Steward

## Translations (3)

- [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.32.1) — sr
- [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.32.1) — German
- [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.32.1) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.19.306) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

## Linked texts (2)

- [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.3.18) — Classical Chinese
- [大堅固婆羅門緣起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahagovindiyasutra*zh-danapala.1.29) — Classical Chinese

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