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He was armored with a quiver and wreathed with yellow lotus, his clothes and hair all wet. Seeing him, he said, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.14) ‘kuto, bho, āgacchasī’ti? > ‘Worthy sir, where do you come from?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.15) ‘Amukamhā janapadā’ti. > ‘From such-and-such a country.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.16) ‘Kuhiṃ gamissasī’ti? > ‘And where are you going?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.17) ‘Amukaṃ nāma janapadan’ti. > ‘To the country named such-and-such.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.18) ‘Kacci, bho, purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho’ti? > ‘But has there been much rain in the desert up ahead?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.19) ‘Evaṃ, bho, purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho, āsittodakāni vaṭumāni, bahu tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca udakañca. > ‘Indeed there has, worthy sir. The tracks are sprinkled with water, and there is much grass, wood, and water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.20) Chaḍḍetha, bho, purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, lahubhārehi sakaṭehi sīghaṃ sīghaṃ gacchatha, mā yoggāni kilamitthā’ti. > Discard your grass, wood, and water. Your wagons will move swiftly when lightly-laden, so don’t tire your draught teams.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.21) Atha kho so satthavāho satthike āmantesi: > So the caravan leader addressed his drivers, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.22) ‘ayaṃ, bho, puriso evamāha: > ‘This man says that > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.23) “purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho, āsittodakāni vaṭumāni, bahu tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca udakañca. > there has been much rain in the desert up ahead. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.24) Chaḍḍetha, bho, purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, lahubhārehi sakaṭehi sīghaṃ sīghaṃ gacchatha, mā yoggāni kilamitthā”ti. > He advises us to discard the grass, wood, and water. The wagons will move swiftly when lightly-laden, and won’t tire our draught teams. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.25) Chaḍḍetha, bho, purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, lahubhārehi sakaṭehi satthaṃ payāpethā’ti. > So let’s discard the grass, wood, and water and restart the caravan with lightly-laden wagons.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.26) ‘Evaṃ, bho’ti kho te satthikā tassa satthavāhassa paṭissutvā chaḍḍetvā purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni lahubhārehi sakaṭehi satthaṃ payāpesuṃ. > ‘Yes, worthy sir,’ the drivers replied, and that’s what they did. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.27) Te paṭhamepi satthavāse na addasaṃsu tiṇaṃ vā kaṭṭhaṃ vā udakaṃ vā. > But in the caravan’s first campsite they saw no grass, wood, or water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.28) Dutiyepi satthavāse … > And in the second, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.29) tatiyepi satthavāse … > third, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.30) catutthepi satthavāse … > fourth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.31) pañcamepi satthavāse … > fifth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.32) chaṭṭhepi satthavāse … > sixth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.33) sattamepi satthavāse na addasaṃsu tiṇaṃ vā kaṭṭhaṃ vā udakaṃ vā. > and seventh campsites they saw no grass, wood, or water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.34) Sabbeva anayabyasanaṃ āpajjiṃsu. > And all fell to ruin and disaster. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.35) Ye ca tasmiṃ satthe ahesuṃ manussā vā pasū vā, sabbe so yakkho amanusso bhakkhesi. > And the men and beasts in that caravan were all devoured by that non-human spirit. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.36) Aṭṭhikāneva sesāni. > Only their bones were left over. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.37) Yadā aññāsi dutiyo satthavāho: > Now, when the second caravan leader knew that > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.38) ‘bahunikkhanto kho, bho, dāni so sattho’ti bahuṃ tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca udakañca āropetvā satthaṃ payāpesi. > the first caravan was well underway, he prepared much grass, wood, and water and started the caravan. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.39) Dvīhatīhapayāto kho pana so sattho addasa purisaṃ kāḷaṃ lohitakkhaṃ sannaddhakalāpaṃ kumudamāliṃ allavatthaṃ allakesaṃ kaddamamakkhitehi cakkehi bhadrena rathena paṭipathaṃ āgacchantaṃ, disvā etadavoca: > After two or three days’ journey he saw a dark man with red eyes coming the other way in a donkey cart with muddy wheels. He was armored with a quiver and wreathed with yellow lotus, his clothes and hair all wet. Seeing him, he said, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.40) ‘kuto, bho, āgacchasī’ti? > ‘Worthy sir, where do you come from?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.41) ‘Amukamhā janapadā’ti. > ‘From such-and-such a country.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.42) ‘Kuhiṃ gamissasī’ti? > ‘And where are you going?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.43) ‘Amukaṃ nāma janapadan’ti. > ‘To the country named such-and-such.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.44) ‘Kacci, bho, purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho’ti? > ‘But has there been much rain in the desert up ahead?’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.45) ‘Evaṃ, bho, purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho. Āsittodakāni vaṭumāni, bahu tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca udakañca. > ‘Indeed there has, worthy sir. The tracks are sprinkled with water, and there is much grass, wood, and water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.46) Chaḍḍetha, bho, purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, lahubhārehi sakaṭehi sīghaṃ sīghaṃ gacchatha, mā yoggāni kilamitthā’ti. > Discard your grass, wood, and water. Your wagons will move swiftly when lightly-laden, so don’t tire your draught teams.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.47) Atha kho so satthavāho satthike āmantesi: > So the caravan leader addressed his drivers, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.48) ‘ayaṃ, bho, puriso evamāha: > ‘This man says that > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.49) “purato kantāre mahāmegho abhippavuṭṭho, āsittodakāni vaṭumāni, bahu tiṇañca kaṭṭhañca udakañca. > there has been much rain in the desert up ahead. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.50) Chaḍḍetha, bho, purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, lahubhārehi sakaṭehi sīghaṃ sīghaṃ gacchatha; mā yoggāni kilamitthā”ti. > He advises us to discard the grass, wood, and water. The wagons will move swiftly when lightly-laden, and won’t tire our draught teams. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.51) Ayaṃ bho puriso neva amhākaṃ mitto, na ñātisālohito, kathaṃ mayaṃ imassa saddhāya gamissāma. > But this person is neither our friend nor relative. How can we proceed out of trust in him? > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.52) Na vo chaḍḍetabbāni purāṇāni tiṇāni kaṭṭhāni udakāni, yathābhatena bhaṇḍena satthaṃ payāpetha. > We shouldn’t discard any grass, wood, or water, but continue with our goods as laden. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.53) Na no purāṇaṃ chaḍḍessāmā’ti. > We shall not discard any old stock.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.54) ‘Evaṃ, bho’ti kho te satthikā tassa satthavāhassa paṭissutvā yathābhatena bhaṇḍena satthaṃ payāpesuṃ. > ‘Yes, worthy sir,’ the drivers replied, and they restarted the caravan with the goods as laden. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.55) Te paṭhamepi satthavāse na addasaṃsu tiṇaṃ vā kaṭṭhaṃ vā udakaṃ vā. > And in the caravan’s first campsite they saw no grass, wood, or water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.56) Dutiyepi satthavāse … > And in the second, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.57) tatiyepi satthavāse … > third, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.58) catutthepi satthavāse … > fourth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.59) pañcamepi satthavāse … > fifth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.60) chaṭṭhepi satthavāse … > sixth, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.61) sattamepi satthavāse na addasaṃsu tiṇaṃ vā kaṭṭhaṃ vā udakaṃ vā. > and seventh campsites they saw no grass, wood, or water. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.62) Tañca satthaṃ addasaṃsu anayabyasanaṃ āpannaṃ. > And they saw the other caravan that had come to ruin. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.63) Ye ca tasmiṃ satthepi ahesuṃ manussā vā pasū vā, tesañca aṭṭhikāneva addasaṃsu tena yakkhena amanussena bhakkhitānaṃ. > And they saw the bones of the men and beasts who had been devoured by that non-human spirit. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.64) Atha kho so satthavāho satthike āmantesi: > So the caravan leader addressed his drivers, > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.65) ‘ayaṃ kho, bho, sattho anayabyasanaṃ āpanno, yathā taṃ tena bālena satthavāhena pariṇāyakena. > ‘This caravan came to ruin, as happens when guided by a foolish caravan leader. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.66) Tena hi, bho, yānamhākaṃ satthe appasārāni paṇiyāni, tāni chaḍḍetvā, yāni imasmiṃ satthe mahāsārāni paṇiyāni, tāni ādiyathā’ti. > Well then, worthy sir, discard any of our merchandise that’s of little value, and take what’s valuable from this caravan.’ > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.67) ‘Evaṃ, bho’ti kho te satthikā tassa satthavāhassa paṭissutvā yāni sakasmiṃ satthe appasārāni paṇiyāni, tāni chaḍḍetvā yāni tasmiṃ satthe mahāsārāni paṇiyāni, tāni ādiyitvā sotthinā taṃ kantāraṃ nitthariṃsu, yathā taṃ paṇḍitena satthavāhena pariṇāyakena. > ‘Yes, worthy sir’ replied the drivers, and that’s what they did. They crossed over the desert safely, as happens when guided by an astute caravan leader. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.68) Evameva kho tvaṃ, rājañña, bālo abyatto anayabyasanaṃ āpajjissasi ayoniso paralokaṃ gavesanto, seyyathāpi so purimo satthavāho. > In the same way, chieftain, being foolish and incompetent, you will come to ruin seeking the other world irrationally, like the first caravan leader. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.69) Yepi tava sotabbaṃ saddhātabbaṃ maññissanti, tepi anayabyasanaṃ āpajjissanti, seyyathāpi te satthikā. > And those who think you’re worth listening to and trusting will also come to ruin, like the drivers. > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.70) Paṭinissajjetaṃ, rājañña, pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ; paṭinissajjetaṃ, rājañña, pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ. > Let go of this harmful misconception, chieftain, let go of it! > — With Pāyāsi ### [23.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.71) Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti. > Don’t create lasting harm and suffering for yourself!” > — With Pāyāsi ## Translations (3) - [Razgovor sa Pāyāsijem](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~sr-brankokovacevic.23.1) — sr - [With Pāyāsi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~en-sujato.23.1) — English - [Mit Pāyāsi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23~de-sabbamitta.23.1) — German ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.23.430) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [中阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyamagama*zh-sanghadeva.71.75) — Classical Chinese - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.83) — Classical Chinese - [大正句王經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.madhyama.payasisutra*zh-dharmabhadra.2.7) — Classical Chinese - [Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c32.25) — G. P. Malalasekera, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.1-71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.23.23.1-71) · Pramāṇa