Lakkhanasutta 2.21
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.21
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- Pāli
2.21.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
2.21.2
“Vebhūtiyaṃ sahitabhedakāriṃ,
“He spoke no divisive words splitting the united,
2.21.3
Bhedappavaḍḍhanavivādakāriṃ;
creating disputes that foster division,
2.21.4
Kalahappavaḍḍhanaākiccakāriṃ,
acting improperly by fostering quarrels,
2.21.5
Sahitānaṃ bhedajananiṃ na bhaṇi.
sowing division in those who are united.
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Avivādavaḍḍhanakariṃ sugiraṃ,
He spoke kind words to foster harmony,
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Bhinnānusandhijananiṃ abhaṇi;
uniting those who are divided.
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Kalahaṃ janassa panudī samaṅgī,
He cast aside quarrels among the people,
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Sahitehi nandati pamodati ca.
rejoicing together with the united.
2.21.10
Sugatīsu so phalavipākaṃ,
In good rebirths he enjoyed the fruit
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Anubhavati tattha modati;
and result, rejoicing there.
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Dantā idha honti aviraḷā sahitā,
Here his teeth are gapless, close-set,
2.21.13
Caturo dasassa mukhajā susaṇṭhitā.
forty standing prominent in his mouth.
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Yadi khattiyo bhavati bhūmipati,
If he becomes an aristocrat, ruler of the land,
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Avibhediyāssa parisā bhavati;
his assembly will be indivisible.
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Samaṇo ca hoti virajo vimalo,
And as an ascetic, stainless, immaculate,
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Parisāssa hoti anugatā acalā”ti.
his assembly will follow him, unshakable.”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German