{"id":"snp1.2","title":"The Wealthy Rancher","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp1.2","title":"The Wealthy Rancher","units":[{"id":"snp1.2:0","sourceIds":["snp1.2:0.1","snp1.2:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 1.2\nDhaniyasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 1.2\nThe Wealthy Rancher"}},{"id":"snp1.2:1","sourceIds":["snp1.2:1.1","snp1.2:1.2","snp1.2:1.3","snp1.2:1.4","snp1.2:1.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Pakkodano duddhakhīrohamasmi,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nAnutīre mahiyā samānavāso;\nChannā kuṭi āhito gini,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I’ve boiled my rice and drawn my milk,”\nsaid Dhaniya the rancher,\n“I stay with my family along the bank of the Mahī.\nMy hut is roofed, my sacred fire kindled:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:2","sourceIds":["snp1.2:2.1","snp1.2:2.2","snp1.2:2.3","snp1.2:2.4","snp1.2:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Akkodhano vigatakhilohamasmi,\n(iti bhagavā)\nAnutīre mahiyekarattivāso;\nVivaṭā kuṭi nibbuto gini,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I boil not with anger and have drawn out hard-heartedness,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“I stay for one night along the bank of the Mahī.\nMy hut is wide open, my fire is quenched:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:3","sourceIds":["snp1.2:3.1","snp1.2:3.2","snp1.2:3.3","snp1.2:3.4","snp1.2:3.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Andhakamakasā na vijjare,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nKacche rūḷhatiṇe caranti gāvo;\nVuṭṭhimpi saheyyumāgataṁ,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“No gadflies or mosquitoes are found,”\nsaid Dhaniya,\n“cows graze on the lush meadow grass.\nThey get by even when the rain comes:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:4","sourceIds":["snp1.2:4.1","snp1.2:4.2","snp1.2:4.3","snp1.2:4.4","snp1.2:4.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Baddhāsi bhisī susaṅkhatā,\n(iti bhagavā)\nTiṇṇo pāragato vineyya oghaṁ;\nAttho bhisiyā na vijjati,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I bound a raft and prepared it well,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“and with it I crossed over, went to the far shore, and dispelled the flood.\nNow I have no need for a raft:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:5","sourceIds":["snp1.2:5.1","snp1.2:5.2","snp1.2:5.3","snp1.2:5.4","snp1.2:5.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Gopī mama assavā alolā,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nDīgharattaṁ saṁvāsiyā manāpā;\nTassā na suṇāmi kiñci pāpaṁ,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“My wife is obedient, not wanton,”\nsaid Dhaniya,\n“long have we lived together happily.\nI hear nothing bad about her:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:6","sourceIds":["snp1.2:6.1","snp1.2:6.2","snp1.2:6.3","snp1.2:6.4","snp1.2:6.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Cittaṁ mama assavaṁ vimuttaṁ,\n(iti bhagavā)\nDīgharattaṁ paribhāvitaṁ sudantaṁ;\nPāpaṁ pana me na vijjati,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“My mind is obedient and freed,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“long nurtured and well-tamed.\nNothing bad is found in me:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:7","sourceIds":["snp1.2:7.1","snp1.2:7.2","snp1.2:7.3","snp1.2:7.4","snp1.2:7.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Attavetanabhatohamasmi,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nPuttā ca me samāniyā arogā;\nTesaṁ na suṇāmi kiñci pāpaṁ,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I am self-employed,”\nsaid Dhaniya,\n“and my healthy children likewise.\nI hear nothing bad about them:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:8","sourceIds":["snp1.2:8.1","snp1.2:8.2","snp1.2:8.3","snp1.2:8.4","snp1.2:8.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Nāhaṁ bhatakosmi kassaci,\n(iti bhagavā)\nNibbiṭṭhena carāmi sabbaloke;\nAttho bhatiyā na vijjati,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I am no one’s lackey,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“with what I have earned I wander the world.\nI have no need for wages:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:9","sourceIds":["snp1.2:9.1","snp1.2:9.2","snp1.2:9.3","snp1.2:9.4","snp1.2:9.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Atthi vasā atthi dhenupā,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nGodharaṇiyo paveṇiyopi atthi;\nUsabhopi gavampatīdha atthi,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I have heifers and sucklings,”\nsaid Dhaniya,\n“cows in calf and breeding cows.\nI’ve also got a bull, captain of the herd here:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:10","sourceIds":["snp1.2:10.1","snp1.2:10.2","snp1.2:10.3","snp1.2:10.4","snp1.2:10.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Natthi vasā natthi dhenupā,\n(iti bhagavā)\nGodharaṇiyo paveṇiyopi natthi;\nUsabhopi gavampatīdha natthi,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“I have no heifers or sucklings,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“no cows in calf or breeding cows.\nI haven’t got a bull, captain of the herd here:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:11","sourceIds":["snp1.2:11.1","snp1.2:11.2","snp1.2:11.3","snp1.2:11.4","snp1.2:11.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Khilā nikhātā asampavedhī,\n(iti dhaniyo gopo)\nDāmā muñjamayā navā susaṇṭhānā;\nNa hi sakkhinti dhenupāpi chettuṁ,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“The stakes are driven in, unshakable,”\nsaid Dhaniya,\n“The grass halters are new and well-woven,\nnot even the sucklings can break them:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:12","sourceIds":["snp1.2:12.1","snp1.2:12.2","snp1.2:12.3","snp1.2:12.4","snp1.2:12.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Usabhoriva chetva bandhanāni,\n(iti bhagavā)\nNāgo pūtilataṁva dālayitvā;\nNāhaṁ punupessaṁ gabbhaseyyaṁ,\nAtha ce patthayasī pavassa deva”.","en":"“Like a bull I broke the bonds,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“like an elephant I snapped the vine.\nI will never lie in a womb again:\nso rain forth, heavens, if you wish.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:13","sourceIds":["snp1.2:13.1","snp1.2:13.2","snp1.2:13.3","snp1.2:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ninnañca thalañca pūrayanto,\nMahāmegho pavassi tāvadeva;\nSutvā devassa vassato,\nImamatthaṁ dhaniyo abhāsatha.","en":"Right then a vast cloud rained forth,\nsoaking the uplands and valleys.\nHearing the heavens rain down,\nDhaniya said this:"}},{"id":"snp1.2:14","sourceIds":["snp1.2:14.1","snp1.2:14.2","snp1.2:14.3","snp1.2:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Lābhā vata no anappakā,\nYe mayaṁ bhagavantaṁ addasāma;\nSaraṇaṁ taṁ upema cakkhuma,\nSatthā no hohi tuvaṁ mahāmuni.","en":"“It is no small gain for us\nthat we have seen the Buddha.\nWe come to you for refuge, Clear-eyed One.\nO great sage, please be our Teacher."}},{"id":"snp1.2:15","sourceIds":["snp1.2:15.1","snp1.2:15.2","snp1.2:15.3","snp1.2:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Gopī ca ahañca assavā,\nBrahmacariyaṁ sugate carāmase;\nJātimaraṇassa pāragū,\nDukkhassantakarā bhavāmase”.","en":"My wife and I, obedient,\nshall lead the spiritual life under the Holy One.\nGone beyond birth and death,\nwe shall make an end of suffering.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:16","sourceIds":["snp1.2:16.1","snp1.2:16.2","snp1.2:16.3","snp1.2:16.4","snp1.2:16.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Nandati puttehi puttimā,\n(iti māro pāpimā)\nGomā gohi tatheva nandati;\nUpadhī hi narassa nandanā,\nNa hi so nandati yo nirūpadhi”.","en":"“Children bring you delight!”\nsaid Māra the Wicked,\n“Cattle also bring you delight!\nFor attachments are a man’s delight;\nwithout attachments there’s no delight.”"}},{"id":"snp1.2:17","sourceIds":["snp1.2:17.1","snp1.2:17.2","snp1.2:17.3","snp1.2:17.4","snp1.2:17.5","snp1.2:17.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Socati puttehi puttimā,\n(iti bhagavā)\nGomā gohi tatheva socati;\nUpadhī hi narassa socanā,\nNa hi so socati yo nirūpadhī”ti.\nDhaniyasuttaṁ dutiyaṁ.","en":"“Your children bring you sorrow,”\nsaid the Buddha,\n“Your cattle also bring you sorrow.\nFor attachments are a man’s sorrow;\nwithout attachments there are no sorrows.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp1.2/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}