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Sutta NipÄta 1.1 Sutta NipÄta Sutta NipÄta 1.1Anthology of Discourses 1.1
Uragasutta The Snake The SnakeThe Serpent
Yo uppatitaį¹ vineti kodhaį¹, A monk who removes anger when it appears, The monk who subdues his arisen angerWhen anger surges, they drive it out,
Visaį¹aį¹ sappavisaį¹va osadhehi; as one removes a serpentās venom using medicines, as, with herbs, snake-venom once it has spread;as with medicine a cobraās spreading venom.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo rÄgamudacchidÄ asesaį¹, A monk who completely cuts off passion, The monk who has cut off passion without leaving a trace,Theyāve cut off greed entirely,
Bhisapupphaį¹va saroruhaį¹ vigayha; like a lotus plant dropping its flowers, as he would, plunging into a lake, a lotus;like a lotus plucked flower and stalk.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far, In SN 35.241, the ānear shoreā is the six interior senses and the āfar shoreā is the six exterior senses.
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo taį¹hamudacchidÄ asesaį¹, A monk who has completely severed craving, The monk who has cut off craving without leaving a trace,Theyāve cut off craving entirely,
Saritaį¹ sÄ«ghasaraį¹ visosayitvÄ; who has dried up the swiftly flowing river, drying up the swift-flowing flood;This same flood/river image for craving recurs elsewhere in the canon; cf. Dhp 251, 337, 339ā340, and 347.drying up that swift-flowing stream.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo mÄnamudabbadhÄ« asesaį¹, A monk who completely destroys conceit, The monk who has uprooted conceit without leaving a trace,Theyāve swept away conceit entirely,
Naįø·asetuį¹va sudubbalaį¹ mahogho; like a flood destroys a fragile bamboo bridge, as a great flood, a very weak bridge made of reeds;as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄjjhagamÄ bhavesu sÄraį¹, A monk who sees no value in states of being, The monk seeing in states of becoming no essence,In future lives they find no worth,
Vicinaį¹ pupphamivÄ udumbaresu; as one does not find flowers on fig trees, as he would, when examining fig trees, no flowers;as an inspector of fig trees finds no flower.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yassantarato na santi kopÄ, A monk in whom there is no anger, The monk with no inner anger,They hide no anger within,
ItibhavÄbhavataƱca vÄ«tivatto; who has completely gone beyond both being and non-being, who has thus gone beyond becoming & not-;passed beyond any kind of existence.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yassa vitakkÄ vidhÅ«pitÄ, A monk who has completely blown away their thoughts, The monk whose discursive thoughts are dispersed,Their mental vibrations are cleared away, The commentary interprets vitakka as āwrong thoughtsā, but the identical line at Ud 6.7:4.1 clearly refers to jhÄna. The commentary also reads vidhÅ«pitÄ as āburning upā, but vidhÅ«pa refers to clearing the mist, smoke, or incense.
Ajjhattaį¹ suvikappitÄ asesÄ; whose mind is internally well-ordered, well-dealt with inside, without leaving a trace;internally clipped off entirely.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or held back,Cf. Iti 49.They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ accagamÄ imaį¹ papaƱcaį¹; who transcends all this complication, transcending all this objectification;On objectification (papaƱca), see Sn 4:11 note 4, and the introduction to MN 18.but have gone beyond all this proliferation.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or held back,They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ vitathamidanti Ʊatva loke; who knows that the world is completely false, knowing with regard to the world that āAll this is unrealā;for they know that nothing in the world is what it seems. Bodhi, Norman, and į¹¬hÄnissaro all render vitatha as āunrealā. This seems overly idealistic for early Buddhism, so I take the prefix vi in the sense of ādistortsā, ātwistsā.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or held back,They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ vitathamidanti vÄ«talobho; who is free of greed, knowing it to be completely false, without greed, as āAll this is unrealā;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of greed.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or held back,They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ vitathamidanti vÄ«tarÄgo; who is free of passion, knowing it to be completely false, without passion, as āAll this is unrealā;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of lust.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or held back,They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ vitathamidanti vÄ«tadoso; who is free of hatred, knowing it to be completely false, without aversion, as āAll this is unrealā;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of hate.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄccasÄrÄ« na paccasÄrÄ«, A monk who neither goes too far nor goes back, The monk who hasnāt slipped past or turned back,They have not run too far nor run back,
Sabbaį¹ vitathamidanti vÄ«tamoho; who is free of delusion, knowing it to be completely false, without delusion, as āAll this is unrealā;knowing nothing is what it seems, free of delusion.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
YassÄnusayÄ na santi keci, A monk who has no subconscious tendencies, The monk in whom there are no obsessionsAN 7:11 lists seven obsessions (anusaya): sensual passion, resistance, views, uncertainty, conceit, passion for becoming, and ignorance. MN 44 discusses how three of these ā the first two and the last ā relate to the three types of feeling.They have no underlying tendencies at all,
MÅ«lÄ ca akusalÄ samÅ«hatÄse; who has eliminated the unwholesome roots, āthe roots of unskillfulness totally destroyedā;and are rid of unskillful roots,
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yassa darathajÄ na santi keci, A monk who has no anxiety whatsoever The monk in whom thereās nothing born of disturbance,Daratha (disturbance); MN 121 treats its subtleties in more detail.They have nothing born of distress at all
Oraį¹ ÄgamanÄya paccayÄse; about this life or the next, that would lead him back to this shore;to make them to return to the near shore.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yassa vanathajÄ na santi keci, A monk who has no desire whatsoever The monk in whom thereās nothing born of the underbrush,Underbrush here is a figure for desire; see Dhp 344.No snarl grows in them at all,
VinibandhÄya bhavÄya hetukappÄ; based on which one might be bound to existence, that would act as a cause for binding him to becoming;that would shackle them to a new life.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹aį¹. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Yo nÄ«varaį¹e pahÄya paƱca, A monk who has discarded the five hindrances, The monk whoās abandoned five hindrances,Theyāve given up the five hindrances,
Anigho tiį¹į¹akathaį¹
katho visallo; who is untroubled, free of doubt, unafflicted, who, untroubled, de-arrowed, has crossed over doubt;The arrow can stand for becoming, craving, or grief; see SN 36:6, Sn 3:8, Sn 4:15, Dhp 351, Thag 6:13, Thig 3:5, and Thig 6:1.untroubled, rid of indecision, free of thorns.
So bhikkhu jahÄti orapÄraį¹, relinquishes both the here and the beyond sloughs off the near shore & farāSuch a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,
Urago jiį¹į¹amivattacaį¹ purÄį¹anti. like a snake shedding its decayed skin. as a snake, its decrepit old skin.as a serpent its old worn-out skin.
Uragasuttaį¹ paį¹hamaį¹. The Uraga Sutta, the first.