With Pāyāsi 25.1-16
Pāyāsisutta 25.1-16
- Language
- Pāli
25.1
“Tena hi, rājañña, upamaṃ te karissāmi.
“Well then, chieftain, I shall give you a simile.
25.2
Upamāya m’idhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti.
For by means of a simile some sensible people understand the meaning of what is said.
25.3
Bhūtapubbaṃ, rājañña, aññataro sūkaraposako puriso sakamhā gāmā aññaṃ gāmaṃ agamāsi.
Once upon a time, a certain swineherd went from his own village to another village.
25.4
Tattha addasa pahūtaṃ sukkhagūthaṃ chaḍḍitaṃ.
There he saw a large pile of dry dung abandoned.
25.5
Disvānassa etadahosi:
He thought,
25.6
‘ayaṃ kho pahūto sukkhagūtho chaḍḍito, mama ca sūkarabhattaṃ;
‘This pile of dry dung can serve as food for my pigs.
25.7
yannūnāhaṃ ito sukkhagūthaṃ hareyyan’ti.
Why don’t I carry it off?’
25.8
So uttarāsaṅgaṃ pattharitvā pahūtaṃ sukkhagūthaṃ ākiritvā bhaṇḍikaṃ bandhitvā sīse ubbāhetvā agamāsi.
So he spread out his upper robe, shoveled the dry dung onto it, tied it up into a parcel, lifted it on to his head, and went on his way.
25.9
Tassa antarāmagge mahāakālamegho pāvassi.
While on his way a large storm out of season poured down.
25.10
So uggharantaṃ paggharantaṃ yāva agganakhā gūthena makkhito gūthabhāraṃ ādāya agamāsi.
Smeared with leaking, oozing dung down to his fingernails, he kept on carrying the load of dung.
25.11
Tamenaṃ manussā disvā evamāhaṃsu:
When people saw him they said,
25.12
‘kacci no tvaṃ, bhaṇe, ummatto, kacci viceto, kathañhi nāma uggharantaṃ paggharantaṃ yāva agganakhā gūthena makkhito gūthabhāraṃ harissasī’ti.
‘Have you gone mad, lad? Have you lost your mind? For how on earth can you, smeared with leaking, oozing dung down to your fingernails, keep on carrying that load of dung?’
25.13
‘Tumhe khvettha, bhaṇe, ummattā, tumhe vicetā, tathā hi pana me sūkarabhattan’ti.
‘You’re the mad ones, lads! You’re the ones who’ve lost your minds! For this will serve as food for my pigs.’
25.14
Evameva kho tvaṃ, rājañña, gūthabhārikūpamo maññe paṭibhāsi.
In the same way, chieftain, you seem like the dung carrier in the simile.
25.15
Paṭinissajjetaṃ, rājañña, pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ; paṭinissajjetaṃ, rājañña, pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ.
Let go of this harmful misconception, chieftain, let go of it!
25.16
Mā te ahosi dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyā”ti.
Don’t create lasting harm and suffering for yourself!”
Translations (3)
- Razgovor sa Pāyāsijem — sr
- With Pāyāsi — English
- Mit Pāyāsi — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli