Mahasamayasutta 11.1-16
Mahāsamayasutta 11.1-16
- Language
- Pāli
11.1
Athāguṃ nāgasā nāgā,
Then came the dragons of Nābhasa lake,
11.2
vesālā sahatacchakā;
and those from Vesālī with those from Takkasilā.
11.3
Kambalassatarā āguṃ,
The Kambalas and Assataras came
11.4
pāyāgā saha ñātibhi.
and those from Payāga with their kin.
11.5
Yāmunā dhataraṭṭhā ca,
Those from Yamunā, and the Dhataraṭṭha
11.6
āgū nāgā yasassino;
dragons came, so glorious.
11.7
Erāvaṇo mahānāgo,
And Erāvaṇa the great dragon
11.8
sopāgā samitiṃ vanaṃ.
also came to the meeting in the wood.
11.9
Ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti,
Those who seize the dragon kings by force—
11.10
Dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū;
Heavenly, twice-born birds with piercing vision—
11.11
Vehāyasā te vanamajjhapattā,
swoop down to the wood from the sky;
11.12
Citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṃ.
their name is ‘Rainbow Phoenix’.
11.13
Abhayaṃ tadā nāgarājānamāsi,
But the dragon kings remained fearless,
11.14
Supaṇṇato khemamakāsi buddho;
for the Buddha kept them safe from the phoenixes.
11.15
Saṇhāhi vācāhi upavhayantā,
Wooing each other with gentle words,
11.16
Nāgā supaṇṇā saraṇamakaṃsu buddhaṃ.
the dragons and phoenixes
took the Buddha as refuge.
Translations (3)
- Veliko okupljanje — sr
- The Great Congregation — English
- Die große Zusammenkunft — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli