Cakkavattisutta 10.1-16
Cakkavattisutta 10.1-16
- Language
- Pāli
10.1
Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto amacce pārisajje gaṇakamahāmatte anīkaṭṭhe dovārike mantassājīvino sannipātetvā ariyaṃ cakkavattivattaṃ pucchi.
So the anointed king asked the assembled ministers and councillors, treasurers and chief ministers, military officers, guardsmen, and professional advisers about the noble duty of a wheel-turning monarch.
10.2
Tassa te ariyaṃ cakkavattivattaṃ puṭṭhā byākariṃsu.
And they answered him.
10.3
Tesaṃ sutvā dhammikañhi kho rakkhāvaraṇaguttiṃ saṃvidahi, no ca kho adhanānaṃ dhanamanuppadāsi.
After listening to them, he provided just protection and security. But he did not provide money to the penniless in the realm.
10.4
Adhanānaṃ dhane ananuppadiyamāne dāliddiyaṃ vepullamagamāsi.
And so poverty grew widespread.
10.5
Dāliddiye vepullaṃ gate aññataro puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyi.
When poverty was widespread, a certain person stole from others, with the intention to commit theft.
10.6
Tamenaṃ aggahesuṃ.
They arrested him
10.7
Gahetvā rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa dassesuṃ:
and presented him to the king, saying,
10.8
‘ayaṃ, deva, puriso paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti.
‘Your Majesty, this person stole from others with the intention to commit theft.’
10.9
Evaṃ vutte, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto taṃ purisaṃ etadavoca:
The king said to that person,
10.10
‘saccaṃ kira tvaṃ, ambho purisa, paresaṃ adinnaṃ theyyasaṅkhātaṃ ādiyī’ti?
‘Is it really true, my man, that you stole from others with the intention to commit theft?’
10.11
‘Saccaṃ, devā’ti.
‘It’s true, Your Majesty.’
10.12
‘Kiṃ kāraṇā’ti?
‘What was the reason?’
10.13
‘Na hi, deva, jīvāmī’ti.
‘Your Majesty, I can’t survive.’
10.14
Atha kho, bhikkhave, rājā khattiyo muddhābhisitto tassa purisassa dhanamanuppadāsi:
So the king provided some money to that person, saying,
10.15
‘iminā tvaṃ, ambho purisa, dhanena attanā ca jīvāhi, mātāpitaro ca posehi, puttadārañca posehi, kammante ca payojehi, samaṇabrāhmaṇesu uddhaggikaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ patiṭṭhāpehi sovaggikaṃ sukhavipākaṃ saggasaṃvattanikan’ti.
‘With this money, my man, keep yourself alive, and provide for your mother and father, partners and children. Work for a living, and establish an uplifting religious donation for ascetics and brahmins that’s conducive to heaven, ripens in happiness, and leads to heaven.’
10.16
‘Evaṃ, devā’ti kho, bhikkhave, so puriso rañño khattiyassa muddhābhisittassa paccassosi.
‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ replied that man.
Translations (3)
- O vladaru koji pokreće točak istine — sr
- The Wheel-Turning Monarch — English
- Der Rad-drehende Herrscher — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli