2026-08-05
AN 9.11 Sīhanādasutta
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: "vuttho me, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ vassāvāso. Icchāmahaṁ, bhante, janapadacārikaṁ pakkamitun"ti.
"Yassadāni tvaṁ, sāriputta, kālaṁ maññasī"ti. Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi.
| samaya 1.1 | (masc) time; occasion [saṁ + √i > ay + *a] masc, from sameti |
| ārāma 4 | (masc) monastery [ā + √ram > rām + *a] masc, from āramati |
| yena 3 | (ind) where; wherever; in which direction; to; towards [ya + ena] ind, adv, instr sg of ya |
| tenupasaṅkami | (aor) approached there; went to that place [tena + upasaṅkami] aor, comp vb |
| ekamantaṁ 1 | (ind) to one side; aside [ekaṁ + anta + aṁ] ind, adv, comp, acc sg of ekamanta |
| nisīdi 1 | (aor) sat (on); sat down (in) [ni + sīda + i] aor of nisīdati |
| etadavoca | (aor) said this (to) [etad + avoca] aor, comp vb |
| vuttha | (pp) lived; stayed; past; spent; completed [vi + √vas > us + ta] pp of vivasati |
| vassāvāsa | (masc) time of the rains retreat; residence for the rainy season [vassa + āvāsa] masc, comp |
| icchāmahaṁ | (sandhi) I wish; I want (to) [icchāmi + ahaṁ] sandhi, pr + pron |
| janapadacārikā | (fem) walking tour of the country; journey around the land [janapada + cārikā] fem, comp |
| pakkamituṁ | (inf) to go away; to leave; to set out (from) [pa + √kam + ituṁ] inf of pakkamati |
| yassadāni | (sandhi) now for whatever; now of whichever [yassa + dāni] sandhi, pron + adv |
| tvaṁ 1 | (pron) you (subject) [tumha + aṁ > tuvaṁ > tvaṁ] pron, 2nd nom sg of tumha |
| kāla 1.2 | (masc) suitable time; appropriate occasion; right time [√kal > kāl + *a] masc |
| maññati 1 | (pr) thinks; imagines; conceives; presumes; supposes [mañña + ti] pr |
| uṭṭhāyāsanā | (ger) rising from one's seat [uṭṭhāya + āsanā] ger, comp vb |
| padakkhiṇā | (fem) circumambulation to the right [pa + √dakkh + iṇā] fem, from dakkhiṇā |
| katvā 1 | (abs) having done [√kar + tvā] abs of karoti |
| pakkāmi 1 | (aor) left; set off; went away (from) [pa + a + √kam > kām + i] aor of pakkamati |
Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu acirapakkante āyasmante sāriputte bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
"Āyasmā maṁ, bhante, sāriputto āsajja appaṭinissajja cārikaṁ pakkanto"ti.
| aññatara 1 | (pron) a certain; a [añña + tara] pron, from añña |
| acirapakkanta | (adj) recently departed; soon after (someone) left [acira + pakkanta] adj, comp |
| āyasmant 1 | (masc) sir; venerable; reverend [āyas + mant] masc, from āyas |
| maṁ 1 | (pron) me (object) [amha + aṁ] pron, 1st acc sg of ahaṁ |
| āsajja 2 | (ger) insulting; offending; disrespecting [ā + √sad + ya] ger of āsīdati |
| appaṭinissajja | (ger) not apologising; not asking pardon [na + paṭinissajja] |
| cārikā | (fem) walking tour; walking journey [√car > cār + *ikā] fem, from carati |
Atha kho bhagavā aññataraṁ bhikkhuṁ āmantesi: "Ehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mama vacanena sāriputtaṁ āmantehi: 'satthā taṁ, āvuso sāriputta, āmantetī'"ti.
"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato paṭissutvā yenāyasmā sāriputto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca: "satthā taṁ, āvuso sāriputta, āmantetī"ti.
"Evamāvuso"ti kho āyasmā sāriputto tassa bhikkhuno paccassosi.
| ehi | (imp) come! [e + hi] imp 2nd sg of etu |
| mama 2 | (pron) my; mine; of me pron, 1st gen sg of ahaṁ |
| vacana 1 | (nt) word; utterance; talk; statement [√vac + ana] nt, from vacati |
| āmanteti | (pr) invites; calls; summons [ā + mante + ti] pr |
| paṭissutvā | (abs) having agreed (with); having responded in agreement (to) [pati + √su + tvā] abs of paṭissuṇāti |
| paccassosi | (aor) replied (to); agreed (with); assented (to) [pati > paty > pacc + a + so + si] aor of paṭissuṇāti |
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā ca mahāmoggallāno āyasmā ca ānando avāpuraṇaṁ ādāya vihāre āhiṇḍanti: "Abhikkamathāyasmanto, abhikkamathāyasmanto. Idānāyasmā sāriputto bhagavato sammukhā sīhanādaṁ nadissatī"ti.
Atha kho āyasmā sāriputto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
"Idha te, sāriputta, aññataro sabrahmacārī khīyanadhammaṁ āpanno:
'Āyasmā maṁ, bhante, sāriputto āsajja appaṭinissajja cārikaṁ pakkanto'"ti.
| avāpuraṇa | (nt) key [ava + ā + pura + aṇa] nt, from apāpurati |
| ādāya 1 | (ger) taking [√ādā + ya] ger of ādiyati |
| āhiṇḍati | (pr) wanders around; walks about (in) [ā + hiṇḍa + ti] pr |
| abhikkamati 1 | (pr) goes forward; proceeds [abhi + kama + ti] pr |
| sammukhā | (ind) face to face (with); in the presence (of) [saṁ + mukha + ā] abl sg of sammukha |
| sīhanāda 1 | (masc) confident assertion; bold statement [sīha + nāda] masc, comp |
| nadati 2 | (pr) makes a bold assertion [nada + ti] pr |
| khīyanadhamma | (masc) act of complaining; practice of complaining [khīyana + dhamma] masc, comp |
| āpanna 1 | (pp) fallen into; entered into; met with [ā + √pad + na] pp of āpajjati |
"Yassa nūna, bhante, kāye kāyagatāsati anupaṭṭhitā assa,
so idha aññataraṁ sabrahmacāriṁ āsajja appaṭinissajja cārikaṁ pakkameyya.
| yassa 2 | (pron) of whoever; of whichever; whose [ya + ssa] pron, masc & nt gen sg of ya |
| nūna 1 | (ind) indeed; surely; surely not; truly ind, emph |
| kāya 1.1 | (masc) body; physical body; physical process [√ci > ki > kay + *a] masc, from cināti |
| kāyagatāsati | (fem) awareness immersed in the body; dwelling in the body [kāyagatā + sati] fem, comp |
| anupaṭṭhita | (pp) not present; not established [na > an + upa + √ṭhā + ita] pp of na upaṭṭhahati |
| assa 3.1 | (opt) may be; could be; should be; would be; could become [√as + a] opt of atthi, irreg |
| sabrahmacārī | (masc) fellow monk; spiritual companion [sa + brahmacārī] masc, comp, from brahmacārī |
| pakkamati 1 | (pr) goes; goes away; leaves (from) [pa + kama + ti] pr |
Seyyathāpi, bhante, pathaviyaṁ sucimpi nikkhipanti asucimpi nikkhipanti
gūthagatampi nikkhipanti muttagatampi nikkhipanti kheḷagatampi nikkhipanti
pubbagatampi nikkhipanti lohitagatampi nikkhipanti,
| seyyathāpi | (sandhi) just like; as if; imagine if [se + yathā + api] sandhi, pron + adv + ind |
| pathavī 2 | (fem) earth; ground [√path + avī] fem |
| suci 3 | (nt) clean thing; pure thing [√suc + i] nt, from sucati |
| nikkhipati 1 | (pr) throws down; discards; drops [ni + khipa + ti] pr |
| asuci 3 | (nt) impure thing; something dirty; foul thing [na > a + √suc + i] nt |
| gūthagata 2 | (masc) kind of excrement [gūtha + gata] masc, comp |
| muttagata | (masc) kind of urine [mutta + gata] masc, comp |
| kheḷagata | (masc) kind of saliva [kheḷa + gata] masc, comp |
| pubbagata | (masc) kind of pus [pubba + gata] masc, comp |
| lohitagata | (masc) kind of blood [lohita + gata] masc, comp |
na ca tena pathavī aṭṭīyati vā harāyati vā jigucchati vā;
evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, pathavīsamena cetasā viharāmi
vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena. ...
| aṭṭīyati | (pr) is troubled; is perturbed (by) [aṭṭīya + ti] pr |
| harāyati | (pr) is ashamed (of); is humiliated (by); is worried (by) [harāya + ti] pr, deno of hiri |
| jigucchati 1 | (pr) detests; is disgusted (by); gets sick (of); loathes; is repulsed (by) |
| pathavīsama | (adj) like earth; stable; rock solid [pathavī + sama] adj, comp |
| cetasā | (masc) with mind; with thought; with intention [√cit > cet + *as + ā] masc, instr sg of cetas |
| vipula 1 | (adj) vast; extensive; expansive; massive [vi + √pul + a] adj |
| mahaggata 1 | (adj) enlarged; exalted; expansive; grand; impressive [mahā + gata] adj, comp |
| appamāṇa 1 | (adj) immeasurable; unlimited; limitless; boundless [na > a + pa + √mā + aṇa] |
| avera 1 | (adj) kind; friendly; peaceful; free of ill-will; without animosity [na > a + √vīr > ver + *a] |
| abyāpajja 1 | (adj) without ill will; kind; friendly [abyāpāda + ya] adj, from na byāpāda |
Seyyathāpi, bhante, āpasmiṁ ... tejo ... vāyo ... rajoharaṇaṁ ...
Yassa nūna, bhante, kāye kāyagatāsati anupaṭṭhitā assa,
so idha aññataraṁ sabrahmacāriṁ āsajja appaṭinissajja cārikaṁ pakkameyya.
Suppose they were to wash both clean and unclean things in water ...
Suppose a fire were to burn both clean and unclean things ...
Suppose the wind was to blow on both clean and unclean things ...
Suppose a rag was to wipe up both clean and unclean things ...
In the same way, I live with a heart like a rag, abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.
Someone who had not established mindfulness of the body might well attack one of their spiritual companions and leave without saying sorry.
Seyyathāpi, bhante, caṇḍālakumārako vā caṇḍālakumārikā vā ...
Suppose a boy or girl of a corpse-worker tribe, holding a pot and clad in rags, were to enter a town or village.
They'd enter with a humble mind.
In the same way, I live with a heart like a boy or girl of a corpse-worker tribe, abundant, expansive, limitless,
free of enmity and ill will. ...
Seyyathāpi, bhante, usabho chinnavisāṇo sūrato sudanto suvinīto ...
Suppose there was a bull with his horns cut, gentle, well tamed and well trained. He'd wander from street to street and square to square without hurting anyone with his feet or horns.
In the same way, I live with a heart like a bull with horns cut, abundant, expansive, limitless, free of enmity and ill will.
Seyyathāpi, bhante, itthī vā puriso vā ...
Suppose there was a woman or man who was young, youthful, and fond of adornments, and had bathed their head.
If the carcass of a snake or a dog or a human were hung around their neck, they'd be horrified, repelled, and disgusted.
evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, iminā pūtikāyena aṭṭīyāmi harāyāmi jigucchāmi. ...
| iminā | (pron) with this; by this [ima + inā] pron, masc & nt instr sg of ima |
| pūtikāya | (masc) putrid body; disgusting body; stinking body; foul mass [pūti + kāya] masc, comp |
| aṭṭīyati | (pr) is troubled; is perturbed (by) [aṭṭīya + ti] pr |
| harāyati | (pr) is ashamed (of); is humiliated (by); is worried (by) [harāya + ti] pr, deno of hiri |
| jigucchati 1 | (pr) detests; is disgusted (by); gets sick (of); loathes; is repulsed (by) |
Seyyathāpi, bhante, puriso medakathālikaṁ parihareyya ...
Suppose someone was to carry around a bowl of fat that was leaking and oozing from holes and cracks.
evamevaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, imaṁ kāyaṁ pariharāmi chiddāvachiddaṁ uggharantaṁ paggharantaṁ. ...
| chiddāvachidda | (adj) full of holes; with holes above and below; [chidda + avachidda] adj, comp |
| uggharanta | (prp) oozing up; overflowing [ud + ghara + nta] prp of uggharati |
| paggharanta 1 | (prp) dripping; trickling; oozing [pa + ghara + nta] prp of paggharati |
| paggharanta 2 | (prp) incontinent; always needing the toilet [pa + ghara + nta] prp of paggharati |
Atha kho so bhikkhu uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā
bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:"Accayo maṁ, bhante, accagamā yathābālaṁ yathāmūḷhaṁ yathāakusalaṁ,
yo ahaṁ āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ asatā tucchā musā abhūtena abbhācikkhiṁ.
Tassa me, bhante, bhagavā accayaṁ accayato paṭiggaṇhatu āyatiṁ saṁvarāyā"ti.
| aṁsa 2.1 | (masc) shoulder; shoulder-blade masc, in comps |
| uttarāsaṅga | (masc) upper robe [uttara + āsaṅga] masc, comp |
| pāda 1 | (masc) foot [√pad > pād + *a] masc, from pajjati |
| sirasā | (masc) with the head [siras + ā] masc, instr sg of siras, mano group |
| nipatitvā | (abs) having fallen down; having gone down (at) [ni + √pat + itvā] abs of nipatati |
| accaya 3 | (masc) fault; offence; transgression [ati > aty > acc + √i > ay + *a] masc, from acceti |
| accagamā 2 | (imperf) (of a fault) overcame; overtook [ati > aty > acc + a + √gam + ā] imperf of atigacchati |
| yathābālaṁ | (ind) so foolishly; so stupidly [yathā + bāla + aṁ] |
| yathāmūḷhaṁ | (ind) so misguidedly; so stupidly; so foolishly [yathā + mūḷha + aṁ] |
| yathāakusalaṁ | (ind) so unskilfully; so wrongly [yathā + akusala + aṁ] |
| asatā 1 | (ind) falsely; unjustly; unreasonably; under a false pretext [asanta + tā] abl sg of na santa |
| tucchā | (ind) baselessly; groundlessly; emptily [tuccha + ā] ind, adv, abl sg of tuccha |
| musā 2 | (ind) falsely; untruthfully [√mus + ā] ind, adv, instr sg |
| abhūtena | (ind) falsely; untruthfully [abhūta + ena] ind, adv, instr sg of na bhūta |
| abbhācikkhi | (aor) misrepresented; slandered; falsely accused [abhi > abhy > abbh + ā + √cikkh + i] |
| paṭiggaṇhāti 2 | (pr) (of an apology) accepts [pati + gaṇhā + ti] pr |
| āyatiṁ | (ind) in future [āyati + iṁ] ind, adv, acc sg of āyati |
| saṁvara 2 | (masc) control (over); restraint (of); holding back (of) [saṁ + √var + a] masc, from saṁvarati |
"Taggha taṁ, bhikkhu, accayo accagamā yathābālaṁ yathāmūḷhaṁ yathāakusalaṁ,
yo tvaṁ sāriputtaṁ asatā tucchā musā abhūtena abbhācikkhi.
Yato ca kho tvaṁ, bhikkhu, accayaṁ accayato disvā yathādhammaṁ paṭikarosi,
taṁ te mayaṁ paṭiggaṇhāma.
| taggha | (ind) truly; surely; definitely; most certainly [tad + gha] ind, emph |
| yato 3 | (ind) when; from when; since [ya + to] ind, adv, abl sg of ya |
| disvā | (abs) having seen; having understood; having found out [√dis + tvā] abs of √dis |
| yathādhammaṁ | (ind) fairly; correctly; justly; legally [yathā + dhamma + aṁ] |
| paṭikaroti 1 | (pr) makes amends; fixes; repairs; redressed; remedies; corrects oneself [pati + karo + ti] pr |
Vuḍḍhihesā, bhikkhu, ariyassa vinaye yo accayaṁ accayato disvā
yathādhammaṁ paṭikaroti āyatiṁ saṁvaraṁ āpajjatī"ti.
| vuḍḍhi | (fem) increase; development; prosperity; elevation [√vaḍḍh > vuḍḍh + ti] from vaḍḍhati |
| esā | (pron) she; this; this woman [eta + sā] pron, fem nom sg of eta |
| saṁvara 1 | (masc) control; restraint; holding back (according to) [saṁ + √var + a] masc, from saṁvarati |
| āpajjati 6 | (pr) enters into a state or condition; becomes [ā + pajja + ti] pr |
Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ āmantesi: "Khama, sāriputta, imassa moghapurisassa,
purā tassa tattheva sattadhā muddhā phalatī"ti."Khamāmahaṁ, bhante, tassa āyasmato sace maṁ so āyasmā evamāha: 'khamatu ca me so āyasmā'"ti.
| khamati 3 | (pr) pardons; accepts the apology (of); forgives [khama + ti] pr |
| imassa 2 | (pron) of this; his [ima + ssa] pron, masc gen sg of ima |
| moghapurisa | (masc) fool; worthless man; useless person; stupid person [mogha + purisa] masc, derog, comp |
| purā 1 | (ind) before [pura + ā] ind, prep, abl sg of pura |
| tattheva | (sandhi) right there; in that place; on the spot; there and then [tattha + eva] sandhi, adv + ind |
| sattadhā | (ind) in seven ways; into seven [satta + dhā] ind, adv, from satta |
| muddha 2.1 | (masc) head masc, atta group |
| phalati 1.1 | (pr) splits open; bursts; breaks [phala + ti] pr |
| khamāmahaṁ | (sandhi) I pardon; I accept the apology (of); I forgive [khamāmi + ahaṁ] sandhi, pr + pron |
| sace | (ind) if [sa + ce] ind, comp |
| evamāha | (sandhi) one said thus [evaṁ + āha] sandhi, ind + perf |
| khamati 3 | (pr) pardons; accepts the apology (of); forgives [khama + ti] pr |