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Lakkhanasutta 2.21

Lakkhaṇasutta 2.21

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Pāli

2.21.1

Tatthetaṃ vuccati:

On this it is said:

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2.21.2

“Vebhūtiyaṃ sahitabhedakāriṃ,

“He spoke no divisive words splitting the united,

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2.21.3

Bhedappavaḍḍhanavivādakāriṃ;

creating disputes that foster division,

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2.21.4

Kalahappavaḍḍhanaākiccakāriṃ,

acting improperly by fostering quarrels,

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2.21.5

Sahitānaṃ bhedajananiṃ na bhaṇi.

sowing division in those who are united.

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2.21.6

Avivādavaḍḍhanakariṃ sugiraṃ,

He spoke kind words to foster harmony,

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2.21.7

Bhinnānusandhijananiṃ abhaṇi;

uniting those who are divided.

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2.21.8

Kalahaṃ janassa panudī samaṅgī,

He cast aside quarrels among the people,

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2.21.9

Sahitehi nandati pamodati ca.

rejoicing together with the united.

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2.21.10

Sugatīsu so phalavipākaṃ,

In good rebirths he enjoyed the fruit

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2.21.11

Anubhavati tattha modati;

and result, rejoicing there.

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2.21.12

Dantā idha honti aviraḷā sahitā,

Here his teeth are gapless, close-set,

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2.21.13

Caturo dasassa mukhajā susaṇṭhitā.

forty standing prominent in his mouth.

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2.21.14

Yadi khattiyo bhavati bhūmipati,

If he becomes an aristocrat, ruler of the land,

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2.21.15

Avibhediyāssa parisā bhavati;

his assembly will be indivisible.

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2.21.16

Samaṇo ca hoti virajo vimalo,

And as an ascetic, stainless, immaculate,

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2.21.17

Parisāssa hoti anugatā acalā”ti.

his assembly will follow him, unshakable.”

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