Lakkhanasutta 2.27
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.27
- Language
- Pāli
2.27.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
2.27.2
“Na samphappalāpaṃ na muddhataṃ,
“Neither nonsensical nor silly,
2.27.3
Avikiṇṇavacanabyappatho ahosi;
his way of speaking was never loose.
2.27.4
Ahitamapi ca apanudi,
He cast aside what was unbeneficial,
2.27.5
Hitamapi ca bahujanasukhañca abhaṇi.
and spoke for the welfare
and happiness of the people.
2.27.6
Taṃ katvā ito cuto divamupapajji,
So doing he passed from here to be reborn in heaven,
2.27.7
Sukataphalavipākamanubhosi;
where he enjoyed the fruit of deeds well done.
2.27.8
Caviya punaridhāgato samāno,
Passing away, on his return to here,
2.27.9
Dvidugamavaratarahanuttamalattha.
he gained a jaw like the finest of beasts.
2.27.10
Rājā hoti suduppadhaṃsiyo,
He became a king so very hard to defeat,
2.27.11
Manujindo manujādhipati mahānubhāvo;
a mighty lord and ruler of mankind.
2.27.12
Tidivapuravarasamo bhavati,
He was equal to the best in the city of the Third Heaven,
2.27.13
Suravarataroriva indo.
like Indra, the finest of gods.
2.27.14
Gandhabbāsurayakkharakkhasebhi,
One such as that is not easily beaten by centaurs,
2.27.15
Surehi na hi bhavati suppadhaṃsiyo;
titans, spirits, monsters, or gods.
2.27.16
Tathatto yadi bhavati tathāvidho,
If he becomes of that sort,
2.27.17
Idha disā ca paṭidisā ca vidisā cā”ti.
he illuminates the quarters and in-between.”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Discussed in (1)
- Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names — Malalasekera 1937, English