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With Ambaṭṭha 1.23

Ambaṭṭhasutta 1.23

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Pāli

1.23.1

Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi:

Then it occurred to the Buddha,

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1.23.2

“atibāḷhaṃ kho ime māṇavakā ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ dāsiputtavādena nimmādenti, yannūnāhaṃ parimoceyyan”ti.

“These young students put Ambaṭṭha down too much by calling him the son of a slavegirl. Why don’t I get him out of this?”

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1.23.3

Atha kho bhagavā te māṇavake etadavoca:

So the Buddha said to the young students,

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1.23.4

“mā kho tumhe, māṇavakā, ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ atibāḷhaṃ dāsiputtavādena nimmādetha.

“Young students, please don’t put Ambaṭṭha down too much by calling him the son of a slavegirl.

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1.23.5

Uḷāro so kaṇho isi ahosi.

That Black Boy was an eminent seer.

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1.23.6

So dakkhiṇajanapadaṃ gantvā brahmamante adhīyitvā rājānaṃ okkākaṃ upasaṅkamitvā maddarūpiṃ dhītaraṃ yāci.

He went to a southern country and memorized the Divine Spell. Then he approached King Okkāka and asked for the hand of his daughter Maddarūpī.

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1.23.7

Tassa rājā okkāko:

The king said to him,

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1.23.8

‘ko nevaṃ re ayaṃ mayhaṃ dāsiputto samāno maddarūpiṃ dhītaraṃ yācatī’ti, kupito anattamano khurappaṃ sannayhi.

‘Who the hell is this son of a slavegirl to ask for the hand of my daughter!’ Angry and upset he fastened a razor-tipped arrow.

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1.23.9

So taṃ khurappaṃ neva asakkhi muñcituṃ, no paṭisaṃharituṃ.

But he wasn’t able to either shoot it or to relax it.

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1.23.10

Atha kho, māṇavakā, amaccā pārisajjā kaṇhaṃ isiṃ upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṃ:

Then the ministers and councillors approached the seer Black Boy and said:

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1.23.11

‘sotthi, bhaddante, hotu rañño;

‘Spare the king, sir,

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1.23.12

sotthi, bhaddante, hotu rañño’ti.

spare him!’

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1.23.13

‘Sotthi bhavissati rañño, api ca rājā yadi adho khurappaṃ muñcissati, yāvatā rañño vijitaṃ, ettāvatā pathavī undriyissatī’ti.

‘The king will be safe. But if he shoots the arrow downwards, there will be an earthquake across the entire realm.’

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1.23.14

‘Sotthi, bhaddante, hotu rañño, sotthi janapadassā’ti.

‘Spare the king, sir, and spare the country!’

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1.23.15

‘Sotthi bhavissati rañño, sotthi janapadassa, api ca rājā yadi uddhaṃ khurappaṃ muñcissati, yāvatā rañño vijitaṃ, ettāvatā satta vassāni devo na vassissatī’ti.

‘Both king and country will be safe. But if he shoots the arrow upwards, the heavens will not rain in the entire realm for seven years.’

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1.23.16

‘Sotthi, bhaddante, hotu rañño sotthi janapadassa devo ca vassatū’ti.

‘Spare the king, sir, spare the country, and let the heavens rain!’

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1.23.17

‘Sotthi bhavissati rañño sotthi janapadassa devo ca vassissati, api ca rājā jeṭṭhakumāre khurappaṃ patiṭṭhāpetu, sotthi kumāro pallomo bhavissatī’ti.

‘Both king and country will be safe, and the heavens rain will rain. And if the king shoots the crown prince with an arrow, he will be safe and unruffled.’

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1.23.18

Atha kho, māṇavakā, amaccā okkākassa ārocesuṃ:

So the ministers said to Okkāka:

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1.23.19

‘okkāko jeṭṭhakumāre khurappaṃ patiṭṭhāpetu. Sotthi kumāro pallomo bhavissatī’ti.

‘Okkāka must shoot the crown prince with an arrow. He will be safe and unruffled.’

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1.23.20

Atha kho rājā okkāko jeṭṭhakumāre khurappaṃ patiṭṭhapesi, sotthi kumāro pallomo samabhavi.

So King Okkāka shot the crown prince with an arrow. And he was safe and unruffled.

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1.23.21

Atha kho tassa rājā okkāko bhīto saṃviggo lomahaṭṭhajāto brahmadaṇḍena tajjito maddarūpiṃ dhītaraṃ adāsi.

Then the king was terrified, shocked, and awestruck. Scared by the divine punishment, he gave the hand of his daughter Maddarūpī.

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1.23.22

Mā kho tumhe, māṇavakā, ambaṭṭhaṃ māṇavaṃ atibāḷhaṃ dāsiputtavādena nimmādetha, uḷāro so kaṇho isi ahosī”ti.

Young students, please don’t put Ambaṭṭha down too much by calling him the son of a slavegirl. That Black Boy was an eminent seer.”

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