Synopsis |
sokhumma-suttaṃ (AN 4.16) |
AN 4.16 Exquisiteness-discourse |
♦ 16. “cattār-imāni, bhikkhave, sokhummāni. |
(there are) four-(of)-these, *********, (types of) exquisiteness. |
katamāni cattāri? |
Which four? |
idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu |
Here monks, (a) monk, |
rūpa-sokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena; |
(The) form-exquisiteness (he) possesses (is) supreme; |
tena ca rūpa-sokhummena |
regarding this form-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ rūpa-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other form-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na samanupassati; |
(he does) not see (that). |
tena ca rūpa-sokhummena |
regarding this form-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ rūpa-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other form-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na pattheti. |
(he does) not yearn for (that). |
vedanā-sokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena; |
(The) feeling-exquisiteness (he) possesses (is) supreme; |
tena ca vedanā-sokhummena |
regarding this feeling-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ vedanā-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other feeling-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na samanupassati; |
(he does) not see (that). |
tena ca vedanā-sokhummena |
regarding this feeling-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ vedanā-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other feeling-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na pattheti. |
(he does) not yearn for (that). |
saññā-sokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena; |
(The) perceptions-exquisiteness (he) possesses (is) supreme; |
tena ca saññā-sokhummena |
regarding this perceptions-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ saññā-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other perceptions-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na samanupassati; |
(he does) not see (that). |
tena ca saññā-sokhummena |
regarding this perceptions-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ saññā-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other perceptions-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na pattheti. |
(he does) not yearn for (that). |
saṅkhāra-sokhummena samannāgato hoti paramena; |
(The) fabrications-exquisiteness (he) possesses (is) supreme; |
tena ca saṅkhāra-sokhummena |
regarding this fabrications-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ saṅkhāra-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other fabrications-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na samanupassati; |
(he does) not see (that). |
tena ca saṅkhāra-sokhummena |
regarding this fabrications-exquisiteness, |
aññaṃ saṅkhāra-sokhummaṃ uttaritaraṃ vā paṇītataraṃ vā |
(that) some-other fabrications-exquisitness [is more] excellent or sublime, |
na pattheti. |
(he does) not yearn for (that). |
imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri sokhummānī”ti. |
These indeed, monks, (are the) four (types of) exquisiteness.” |
♦ “rūpa-sokhummataṃ ñatvā, |
Form-exquisiteness: having-known (that), |
vedanānañca sambhavaṃ. |
feelings origination, |
♦ saññā yato samudeti, |
perceptions: how (they) arise, |
atthaṃ gacchati yattha ca. |
and where it disappears; |
♦ saṅkhāre parato ñatvā, |
[volitional] fabrications: alien (they are) known (as), |
dukkhato no ca attato. |
(as) suffering {and} not ** self. |
♦ “sa ve sammaddaso bhikkhu, |
truly that bhikkhu who sees rightly," |
santo santi-pade rato. |
peaceful, (the) peaceful-state (he) delights (in). |
♦ dhāreti antimaṃ dehaṃ, |
(he) bears (his) final body. |
jetvā māraṃ savāhinin”ti. |
(having) conquered Mara (and his) army. |
chaṭṭhaṃ. |
(end of sutta) |