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Sutta Nipāta 1.11 Sutta Nipāta 1.11Anthology of Discourses 1.11
Vijayasutta VictoryVictory Over Desire for the Body
Caraṁ vā yadi vā tiṭṭhaṁ, Whether walking, standing,Walking and standing,
nisinno uda vā sayaṁ; sitting, or lying down,sitting and lying down,
Samiñjeti pasāreti, it flexes & stretches:extending and contracting the limbs:
esā kāyassa iñjanā. This is the body’s movement.these are the movements of the body.
Aṭṭhinahārusaṁyutto, Joined together with tendons & bones,Linked together by bones and sinews,
tacamaṁsāvalepano; plastered over with muscle & skin,plastered over with flesh and hide,
Chaviyā kāyo paṭicchanno, hidden by complexion,and covered by the skin,
yathābhūtaṁ na dissati. the body isn’t seen for what it is:the body is not seen as it is.
Antapūro udarapūro, filled with intestines, filled with stomach,It’s full of guts and belly,
yakanapeḷassa vatthino; with the lump of the liver, & bladder,liver and bladder,
Hadayassa papphāsassa, heart, lungs,heart and lungs,
vakkassa pihakassa ca. kidneys, & spleen,kidney and spleen,
Siṅghāṇikāya kheḷassa, mucus, saliva,spit and snot,
sedassa ca medassa ca; sweat, & fat,sweat and fat,
Lohitassa lasikāya, blood, synovial fluid,blood and synovial fluid,
pittassa ca vasāya ca. bile, & oil.bile and grease.
Athassa navahi sotehi, On top of that, in nine streams,Then in nine streams
asucī savati sabbadā; filth is always flowing from it:the filth is always flowing.
Akkhimhā akkhigūthako, from the eyes, eye secretions,There is muck from the eyes,
kaṇṇamhā kaṇṇagūthako. from the ears, ear secretions,wax from the ears,
Siṅghāṇikā ca nāsato, from the nose, mucus,and snot from the nostrils.
mukhena vamatekadā; from the mouth it vomits—now vomit,The mouth sometimes vomits
Pittaṁ semhañca vamati, now phlegm, now bile;bile and sometimes phlegm.
kāyamhā sedajallikā. from the body, beads of sweat.And from the body, sweat and waste.
Athassa susiraṁ sīsaṁ, And on top of that, its hollow headThen there is the hollow head
matthaluṅgassa pūritaṁ; is filled with brains.all filled with brains.
Subhato naṁ maññati bālo, The fool thinks it beautiful,Governed by ignorance,
avijjāya purakkhato. beset by ignorance,the fool thinks it’s lovely.
Yadā ca so mato seti, but when it lies dead,And when it lies dead,
Uddhumāto vinīlako; swollen, livid,bloated and livid,
Apaviddho susānasmiṁ, cast away in a charnel ground,dumped in a charnel ground,
Anapekkhā honti ñātayo. even relatives don’t care for it.the relatives forget it.
Khādanti naṁ suvānā ca, Dogs feed on it,It’s devoured by dogs,
siṅgālā ca vakā kimī; jackals, wolves, & worms.by jackals, wolves, and worms.
Kākā gijjhā ca khādanti, Crows & vultures feed on it,It’s devoured by crows and vultures,
ye caññe santi pāṇino. along with any other animals there.and any other creatures there.
Sutvāna buddhavacanaṁ, Having heard the Awakened One’s words,A wise mendicant here,
Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; the discerning monkhaving heard the Buddha’s words,
So kho naṁ parijānāti, comprehends, for he sees itfully understands it,
Yathābhūtañhi passati. for what it is:for they see it as it is.
Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ, As this is, so is that.“As this is, so is that,
Yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ; As that, so this.as that is, so is this.”
Ajjhattañca bahiddhā ca, Within & without,They’d blanch desire for the body
Kāye chandaṁ virājaye. he should let desire for the body fade away.inside and out.
Chandarāgaviratto so, With desire & passion faded away,That wise mendicant here
Bhikkhu paññāṇavā idha; the discerning monk, here,rid of desire and lust,
Ajjhagā amataṁ santiṁ, attained the deathless, the calm,has found the peace free of death,
Nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ. the unfallen, undying1 state of unbinding.“Unfallen, undying” reflects two senses carried by the single Pali word accuta.extinguishment, the state that does not pass.
Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci, This two-footed thing is filthy,This two-legged body is dirty and stinking,
Duggandho parihīrati; evil-smelling, it is cared for,full of different carcasses,
Nānākuṇapaparipūro, filled with various carcasses,and oozing all over the place—
Vissavanto tato tato. oozing out here & there:but still it is cherished!
Etādisena kāyena, On the basis of a body like this,And if, on account of such a body,
Yo maññe uṇṇametave; whoever would think to exalt himselfsomeone prides themselves
Paraṁ vā avajāneyya, or disparage another—or looks down on others—
Kimaññatra adassanāti. what is that if not blindness?what is that but a failure to see?
Vijayasuttaṁ ekādasamaṁ. The Discourse on Victory, the eleventh.See also: MN 119; AN 4:163; AN 7:48; AN 9:15; Dhp 147; Dhp 150; Thag 6:9; Thag 7:1; Thag 10:5; Thig 13:1.