Lakkhanasutta 2.3
Lakkhaṇasutta 2.3
- Language
- Pāli
2.3.1
Tatthetaṃ vuccati:
On this it is said:
2.3.2
“Tuliya paṭivicaya cintayitvā,
“Examining the many people in a community,
2.3.3
Mahājanasaṅgahanaṃ samekkhamāno;
he weighed, evaluated, and judged each case:
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Ayamidamarahati tattha tattha,
‘This one deserves that.’
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Purisavisesakaro pure ahosi.
That’s how he used to draw
distinctions between people.
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Mahiñca pana ṭhito anonamanto,
Now standing without bending
2.3.7
Phusati karehi ubhohi jaṇṇukāni;
he can touch his knees with both hands.
2.3.8
Mahiruhaparimaṇḍalo ahosi,
With the remaining ripening
of the fruit of good deeds,
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Sucaritakammavipākasesakena.
his circumference was that of a great tree.
2.3.10
Bahuvividhanimittalakkhaṇaññū,
Learned experts in the many different
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Atinipuṇā manujā byākariṃsu;
signs and marks prophesied:
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Bahuvividhā gihīnaṃ arahāni,
‘The young prince will obtain
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Paṭilabhati daharo susu kumāro.
many different things that householders deserve.
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Idha ca mahīpatissa kāmabhogī,
Here there are many suitable pleasures
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Gihipatirūpakā bahū bhavanti;
for the ruler of the land to enjoy as householder.
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Yadi ca jahati sabbakāmabhogaṃ,
But if he gives up all sensual enjoyments,
2.3.17
Labhati anuttaraṃ uttamadhanaggan”ti.
he will gain the supreme, highest peak of wealth.’”
Translations (3)
- Govor o obeležjima — sr
- The Marks of a Great Man — English
- Die Kennzeichen eines großen Mannes — German
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli