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Pathikasutta 2.2.1-5

Pāthikasutta 2.2.1-5

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Pāli

2.2.1

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.

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2.2.2

Atha kho so, bhaggava, licchavimahāmatto acelaṃ pāthikaputtaṃ etadavoca:

Then the minister said to Pāṭikaputta,

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2.2.3

‘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?

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2.2.4

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.’

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2.2.5

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.

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