Tripiṭaka 3. Tatiyavagga
3. Kosala
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Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho rājānaṁ pasenadiṁ kosalaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:
King Pasenadi of Kosala sat to one side, and the Buddha said to him,
“handa kuto nu tvaṁ, mahārāja, āgacchasi divādivassā”ti?
“So, great king, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?”
“Ayyikā me, bhante, kālaṅkatā jiṇṇā vuḍḍhā mahallikā addhagatā vayoanuppattā vīsavassasatikā jātiyā.
“Sir, my grandmother has passed away. She was old, elderly and senior. She was advanced in years and had reached the final stage of life; she was a hundred and twenty years old.
Hatthiratanena cepāhaṁ, bhante, labheyyaṁ ‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti, hatthiratanampāhaṁ dadeyyaṁ:
If by giving away the elephant-treasure I could get my grandmother back, I’d do it.
‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti.
Assaratanena cepāhaṁ, bhante, labheyyaṁ ‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti, assaratanampāhaṁ dadeyyaṁ:
If by giving away the horse-treasure I could get my grandmother back, I’d do it.
‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti.
Gāmavarena cepāhaṁ, bhante, labheyyaṁ ‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti, gāmavarampāhaṁ dadeyyaṁ:
If by giving away a prize village I could get my grandmother back, I’d do it.
‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti.
Janapadapadesena cepāhaṁ, bhante, labheyyaṁ ‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’ti, janapadapadesampāhaṁ dadeyyaṁ:
If by giving away the whole country I could get my grandmother back, I’d do it.”
‘mā me ayyikā kālamakāsī’”ti.
“Sabbe sattā, mahārāja, maraṇadhammā maraṇapariyosānā maraṇaṁ anatītā”ti.
“Great king, all sentient beings are liable to die. Death is their end; they’re not exempt from death.”
sabbe sattā maraṇadhammā maraṇapariyosānā maraṇaṁ anatītā’”ti.
‘All sentient beings are liable to die. Death is their end; they’re not exempt from death.’”
Sabbe sattā maraṇadhammā maraṇapariyosānā maraṇaṁ anatītā.
All sentient beings are liable to die. Death is their end; they’re not exempt from death.
Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, yāni kānici kumbhakārabhājanāni āmakāni ceva pakkāni ca sabbāni tāni bhedanadhammāni bhedanapariyosānāni bhedanaṁ anatītāni;
It’s like the vessels made by potters. Whatever kind they are, whether baked or unbaked, all of them are liable to break apart. Breaking is their end; they’re not exempt from breakage.
evameva kho, mahārāja, sabbe sattā maraṇadhammā maraṇapariyosānā maraṇaṁ anatītā”ti.
In the same way, all sentient beings are liable to die. Death is their end; they’re not exempt from death.”