Pathikasutta 2.1.1-15

2.1.1

Atha kho, bhaggava, aññataro licchavimahāmatto uṭṭhāyāsanā taṃ parisaṃ etadavoca:

Then, Bhaggava, a certain Licchavi minister stood up and said to the assembly,

2.1.2

‘tena hi, bho, muhuttaṃ tāva āgametha, yāvāhaṃ gacchāmi.

‘Well then, worthies, wait a while, I’ll go.

2.1.3

Appeva nāma ahampi sakkuṇeyyaṃ acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ imaṃ parisaṃ ānetun’ti.

Hopefully I’ll be able to lead Pāṭikaputta back to the assembly.’

2.1.4

Atha kho so, bhaggava, licchavimahāmatto yena tindukakhāṇuparibbājakārāmo, yena acelo pāthikaputto tenupasaṅkami. upasaṅkamitvā acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ etadavoca:

So that minister went to see Pāṭikaputta and said,

2.1.5

‘abhikkamāvuso pāthikaputta, abhikkantaṃ te seyyo, abhikkantā abhiññātā abhiññātā licchavī, abhikkantā abhiññātā abhiññātā ca brāhmaṇamahāsālā gahapatinecayikā nānātitthiyā samaṇabrāhmaṇā. Samaṇopi gotamo āyasmato ārāme divāvihāraṃ nisinno.

‘Come forth, Reverend Pāṭikaputta! It’s best for you to come forth. All these very well-known people have come forth, and the ascetic Gotama is sitting in your monastery for the day’s meditation.

2.1.6

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

You said you’d meet the ascetic Gotama half-way.

2.1.7

samaṇopi gotamo ñāṇavādo …pe…

2.1.8

taddiguṇaṃ taddiguṇāhaṃ karissāmīti.

2.1.9

Abhikkamasseva kho, āvuso pāthikaputta, upaḍḍhapathaṃ.

2.1.10

Sabbapaṭhamaṃyeva āgantvā samaṇo gotamo āyasmato ārāme divāvihāraṃ nisinno.

The ascetic Gotama has come the first half, and is sitting in your monastery.

2.1.11

Bhāsitā kho panesā, āvuso pāthikaputta, samaṇena gotamena parisati vācā—

The ascetic Gotama has told the assembly

2.1.12

abhabbo kho acelo pāthikaputto taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā mama sammukhībhāvaṃ āgantuṃ.

that you’re not capable of meeting him face to face.

2.1.13

Sacepissa evamassa—

2.1.14

ahaṃ taṃ vācaṃ appahāya taṃ cittaṃ appahāya taṃ diṭṭhiṃ appaṭinissajjitvā samaṇassa gotamassa sammukhībhāvaṃ gaccheyyanti, muddhāpi tassa vipateyyāti.

2.1.15

Abhikkamāvuso pāthikaputta, abhikkamaneneva te jayaṃ karissāma, samaṇassa gotamassa parājayan’ti.

Come forth, Pāṭikaputta! When you come forth we’ll make you win and the ascetic Gotama lose.’