Lakkhanasutta 2.24
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.24
- Language
- Pāli
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Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
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“Akkosabhaṇḍanavihesakāriṃ,
“He never spoke a loud harsh word,
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Ubbādhikaṃ bahujanappamaddanaṃ;
insulting, quarrelsome,
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Abāḷhaṃ giraṃ so na bhaṇi pharusaṃ,
causing harm, rude, crushing the people.
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Madhuraṃ bhaṇi susaṃhitaṃ sakhilaṃ.
His speech was sweet, helpful, and courteous.
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Manaso piyā hadayagāminiyo,
He uttered words dear to the mind,
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Vācā so erayati kaṇṇasukhā;
going to the heart, pleasing to the ear.
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Vācāsuciṇṇaphalamanubhavi,
He enjoyed the fruit of his good verbal conduct,
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Saggesu vedayatha puññaphalaṃ.
experiencing the fruit of good deeds in heaven.
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Veditvā so sucaritassa phalaṃ,
Having experienced that fruit,
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Brahmassarattamidhamajjhagamā;
on his return to here
he acquired the voice of the Divinity.
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Jivhāssa hoti vipulā puthulā,
His tongue was long and wide,
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Ādeyyavākyavacano bhavati.
and his speech was compelling.
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Gihinopi ijjhati yathā bhaṇato,
Even as householder his speech brings prosperity.
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Atha ce pabbajati so manujo;
But if that man goes forth,
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Ādiyantissa vacanaṃ janatā,
speaking often to the people,
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Bahuno bahuṃ subhaṇitaṃ bhaṇato”ti.
they’ll be compelled by his fair words.”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli