Pathikasutta 1.21.1-14

1.21.1

Evaṃ, bhoti kho, bhaggava, so puriso tassā parisāya paṭissutvā yena tindukakhāṇuparibbājakārāmo, yena acelo pāthikaputto tenupasaṅkami. upasaṅkamitvā acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ etadavoca:

‘Yes, worthy sir,’ replied that man, and delivered the message.

1.21.2

‘abhikkamāvuso pāthikaputta, abhikkantā abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī, abhikkantā abhiññātā abhiññātā ca brāhmaṇamahāsālā gahapatinecayikā nānātitthiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā.

1.21.3

Samaṇopi gotamo āyasmato ārāme divāvihāraṃ nisinno.

1.21.4

Bhāsitā kho pana te esā, āvuso pāthikaputta, vesāliyaṃ parisati vācā—

1.21.5

samaṇopi gotamo ñāṇavādo; ahampi ñāṇavādo.

1.21.6

Ñāṇavādo kho pana ñāṇavādena arahati uttari manussadhammā iddhipāṭihāriyaṃ dassetuṃ …pe…

1.21.7

taddiguṇaṃ taddiguṇāhaṃ karissāmīti.

1.21.8

Abhikkamasseva kho, āvuso pāthikaputta, upaḍḍhapathaṃ.

1.21.9

Sabbapaṭhamaṃyeva āgantvā samaṇo gotamo āyasmato ārāme divāvihāraṃ nisinno’ti.

1.21.10

Evaṃ vutte, bhaggava, acelo pāthikaputto ‘āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvuso’ti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātuṃ.

When he had spoken, Pāṭikaputta said: ‘I’m coming, respectable sir, I’m coming!’ But wriggle as he might, he couldn’t get up from his seat.

1.21.11

Atha kho so, bhaggava, puriso acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ etadavoca:

Then that man said to Pāṭikaputta,

1.21.12

‘kiṃ su nāma te, āvuso pāthikaputta, pāvaḷā su nāma te pīṭhakasmiṃ allīnā, pīṭhakaṃ su nāma te pāvaḷāsu allīnaṃ?

‘What’s up, Reverend Pāṭikaputta? Is your bottom stuck to the bench, or is the bench stuck to your bottom?

1.21.13

Āyāmi āvuso, āyāmi āvusoti vatvā tattheva saṃsappasi, na sakkosi āsanāpi vuṭṭhātun’ti.

You say “I’m coming, respectable sir, I’m coming!” But wriggle as you might, you can’t get up from your seat.’

1.21.14

Evampi kho, bhaggava, vuccamāno acelo pāthikaputto ‘āyāmi, āvuso, āyāmi, āvuso’ti vatvā tattheva saṃsappati, na sakkoti āsanāpi vuṭṭhātuṃ.

And as he was speaking, Pāṭikaputta said: ‘I’m coming, respectable sir, I’m coming!’ But wriggle as he might, he couldn’t get up from his seat.