[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9) › 35.1-14 # With Poṭṭhapāda 35.1-14 Poṭṭhapādasutta 35.1-14 - **Language:** Pāli ### [35.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.1) “Seyyathāpi, poṭṭhapāda, puriso evaṃ vadeyya: > “Suppose, Poṭṭhapāda, a man were to say: > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.2) ‘ahaṃ yā imasmiṃ janapade janapadakalyāṇī, taṃ icchāmi taṃ kāmemī’ti. > ‘Whoever the finest lady in the land is, it is her that I want, her that I desire!’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.3) Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ: > They’d say to him, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.4) ‘ambho purisa, yaṃ tvaṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi, jānāsi taṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ khattiyī vā brāhmaṇī vā vessī vā suddī vā’ti? > ‘My man, that finest lady in the land who you desire—do you know whether she’s an aristocrat, a brahmin, a peasant, or a menial?’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.5) Iti puṭṭho ‘no’ti vadeyya. > Asked this, he’d say, ‘No.’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.6) Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ: > They’d say to him, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.7) ‘ambho purisa, yaṃ tvaṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ icchasi kāmesi, jānāsi taṃ janapadakalyāṇiṃ evaṃnāmā evaṅgottāti vā, dīghā vā rassā vā majjhimā vā kāḷī vā sāmā vā maṅguracchavī vāti, amukasmiṃ gāme vā nigame vā nagare vā’ti? > ‘My friend, that finest lady in the land who you desire—do you know her name or clan? Whether she’s tall or short or medium? Whether her skin is black, brown, or dingy? Whether she comes from such-and-such village, town, or city?’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.8) Iti puṭṭho ‘no’ti vadeyya. > Asked this, he’d say, ‘No.’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.9) Tamenaṃ evaṃ vadeyyuṃ: > They’d say to him, > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.10) ‘ambho purisa, yaṃ tvaṃ na jānāsi na passasi, taṃ tvaṃ icchasi kāmesī’ti? > ‘My man, do you desire someone who you’ve never even known or seen?’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.11) Iti puṭṭho ‘āmā’ti vadeyya. > Asked this, he’d say, ‘Yes.’ > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.12) Taṃ kiṃ maññasi, poṭṭhapāda, > What do you think, Poṭṭhapāda? > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.13) nanu evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti? > This being so, doesn’t that man’s statement turn out to have no demonstrable basis?” > — With Poṭṭhapāda ### [35.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.14) “Addhā kho, bhante, evaṃ sante tassa purisassa appāṭihīrakataṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjatī”ti. > “Clearly that’s the case, sir.” > — With Poṭṭhapāda ## Translations (3) - [Razgovor sa Poṭṭhapādom](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~sr-brankokovacevic.35.1) — sr - [Mit Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~de-sabbamitta.35.1) — German - [With Poṭṭhapāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9~en-sujato.35.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.9.426-427) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [Cūḷasakuludāyisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.79.10.4) — Pāli - [Vekhanasasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.80.3.4) — Pāli - [Tevijjasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.13.19.2) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.28.45) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.1-14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.9.35.1-14) · Pramāṇa