Aggannasutta 14.1-15
Aggaññasutta 14.1-15
- Language
- Pāli
14.1
Atha kho tesaṃ, vāseṭṭha, sattānaṃ rasāya pathaviyā antarahitāya bhūmipappaṭako pāturahosi.
When the earth’s nectar had vanished, ground-fungus appeared to those beings.
14.2
Seyyathāpi nāma ahicchattako; evameva pāturahosi.
It appeared just like a mushroom.
14.3
So ahosi vaṇṇasampanno gandhasampanno rasasampanno, seyyathāpi nāma sampannaṃ vā sappi sampannaṃ vā navanītaṃ evaṃvaṇṇo ahosi.
It was beautiful, fragrant, and delicious, like ghee or butter.
14.4
Seyyathāpi nāma khuddamadhuṃ aneḷakaṃ; evamassādo ahosi.
And it was as sweet as pure dwarf-bee honey.
14.5
Atha kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā bhūmipappaṭakaṃ upakkamiṃsu paribhuñjituṃ.
Then those beings started to eat the ground-fungus.
14.6
Te taṃ paribhuñjantā tambhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu.
With that as their food and nourishment, they remained for a very long time.
14.7
Yathā yathā kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā bhūmipappaṭakaṃ paribhuñjantā tambhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu tathā tathā tesaṃ sattānaṃ bhiyyoso mattāya kharattañceva kāyasmiṃ okkami, vaṇṇavevaṇṇatā ca paññāyittha.
But so long as they ate that ground-fungus, their bodies became more solid and they diverged in appearance;
14.8
Ekidaṃ sattā vaṇṇavanto honti, ekidaṃ sattā dubbaṇṇā.
some beautiful, some ugly.
14.9
Tattha ye te sattā vaṇṇavanto, te dubbaṇṇe satte atimaññanti:
And the beautiful beings looked down on the ugly ones:
14.10
‘mayametehi vaṇṇavantatarā, amhehete dubbaṇṇatarā’ti.
‘We’re more beautiful, they’re the ugly ones!’
14.11
Tesaṃ vaṇṇātimānapaccayā mānātimānajātikānaṃ bhūmipappaṭako antaradhāyi.
And the vanity of the beautiful ones made the ground-fungus vanish.
5. Padālatāpātubhāva
14.13
Bhūmipappaṭake antarahite padālatā pāturahosi, seyyathāpi nāma kalambukā; evameva pāturahosi.
When the ground-fungus had vanished, bursting pods appeared, like the fruit of the kadam tree.
14.14
Sā ahosi vaṇṇasampannā gandhasampannā rasasampannā, seyyathāpi nāma sampannaṃ vā sappi sampannaṃ vā navanītaṃ evaṃvaṇṇā ahosi.
They were beautiful, fragrant, and delicious, like ghee or butter.
14.15
Seyyathāpi nāma khuddamadhuṃ aneḷakaṃ; evamassādā ahosi.
And they were as sweet as pure dwarf-bee honey.
Translations (3)
- Nastanak sveta — sr
- What Came First — English
- Was zuerst kam — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (3)
- 中阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經 — Classical Chinese