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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.14 Linked Discourses 1.14
2. Nandanavagga 2. The Garden of Delight
Khattiyasutta Aristocrats The Khattiya
āKhattiyo dvipadaį¹ seį¹į¹ho, āAn aristocrat is the best of bipeds, Where the setting is omitted, it is assumed that a deity speaks and the Buddha answers.āThe khattiya is the best of bipeds,
balÄ«baddo catuppadaį¹; an ox is the best of quadrupeds, A loyal ox labors hard.The ox, the best of quadrupeds;
KomÄrÄ« seį¹į¹hÄ bhariyÄnaį¹, a maiden is the best of wives, A maiden is the best of wives,
yo ca puttÄna pubbajoāti. and a first-born the best of sons.ā The first born, the best of sons. ā
āSambuddho dvipadaį¹ seį¹į¹ho, āA Buddha is the best of bipeds, āThe Buddha is the best of bipeds,
ÄjÄnÄ«yo catuppadaį¹; a thoroughbred, the best of quadrupeds, A steed, the best of quadrupeds;
SussÅ«sÄ seį¹į¹hÄ bhariyÄnaį¹, a good listener is the best of wives, Sussusati, literally āwanting to listenā is a precursor for wisdom (Snp 1.10:11.3), and is normally used of mendicants who want to learn the Dhamma (MN 122:26.4).An obedient woman is the best of wives,
yo ca puttÄnamassavoāti. and the best of sons is loyal.ā A dutiful boy, the best of sons. ā