Regarding the Brahmin Jānussoṇi 1.1-7
Jāṇussoṇibrāhmaṇasutta 1.1-7
- Language
- Pāli
1.1
Sāvatthinidānaṃ.
At Sāvatthī.
1.2
Atha kho āyasmā ānando pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
Then Venerable Ānanda robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for alms.
1.3
Addasā kho āyasmā ānando jāṇussoṇiṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sabbasetena vaḷavābhirathena sāvatthiyā niyyāyantaṃ.
He saw the brahmin Jānussoṇi driving out of Sāvatthī in an all-white chariot drawn by mares.
1.4
Setā sudaṃ assā yuttā honti setālaṅkārā, seto ratho, setaparivāro, setā rasmiyo, setā patodalaṭṭhi, setaṃ chattaṃ, setaṃ uṇhīsaṃ, setāni vatthāni, setā upāhanā, setāya sudaṃ vālabījaniyā bījīyati.
The yoked horses were pure white, as were the ornaments, chariot, upholstery, reins, goad, and canopy. And his turban, robes, sandals were white, as was the chowry fanning him.
1.5
Tamenaṃ jano disvā evamāha:
When people saw it they exclaimed,
1.6
“brahmaṃ vata, bho, yānaṃ.
“Wow! That’s a divine vehicle!
1.7
Brahmayānarūpaṃ vata, bho”ti.
It’s a vehicle fit for divinity!”
Translations (3)
- Regarding the Brahmin Jānussoṇi — English
- Anlässlich des Brahmanen Jānussoṇi — German
- Brahman Đāṇussoṇi — sr
Commentaries (1)
- Sāratthappakāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli
Linked texts (1)
- 雜阿含經 — Classical Chinese