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Mettasutta (Khp 9)

The Discourse on Friendliness

Meditation(an analysis)

Karayam-atthakusalenayan-ta santa pada abhisamecca

What should be done by one skilful in good,

who has comprehended the state of peace:

Karayam what should be doneattha (= atthe) in goodkusalena by one skilfulyan-ta (the one) whosanta of peacepada the stateabhisamecca has comprehended

sakko uj ca sj casuvaco c' assa mudu anatimn

he ought to be able, straight, and upright,

easy to speak to, meek, without conceit,

sakko ableuj straightca andsj upright

ca andsuvaco easy to speak toc' (= ca) andassa he ought to bemudu meekanatimnwithout conceit


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santussako ca subharo caappa-kicco ca sallahuka-vutti

satisfied (with little), easy to support,

with few duties, and light in living,

santussako satisfiedca andsubharo easy to supportca andappa- fewkicco dutiesca andsallahuka- (= sa+lahuka) (with) lightvutti living

sant' indriyo ca nipako caappagabbho kulesu ananugiddho

with faculties at peace, prudent,

not forward, and greedless among the families,

sant' (= santa) peaceindriyo facultiesca andnipako prudentca andappagabbho (= a+pagabbho) not forwardkulesu among the familiesananugiddho (= an+anugiddho) greedless

na ca khudda samcare kiciyena vi pare upavadeyyu

he should not do the slightest thingwhereby others who are wise might find fault (with him).

na notca (connective particle)khudda slightestsamcare he should dokici thingyena wherebyvi wise

pare othersupavadeyyu might find fault


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"Sukhino v khemino hontusabbe satt bhavantu sukhitatt

"(May all beings) be happy and secure,

may all beings in their hearts be happy!

Sukhino happyv (= va) emphatickhemino securehontu besabbe allsatt beingsbhavantu may (they) besukhitatt (= sukhita+att) happy in heart

Ye keci pa-bht' atthitas v thvar v anavases

Whatsoever breathing beings there are -

trembling, firm, or any other (beings),

Ye keci Whatsoeverpa- breathingbht' (= bht) beingsatthi there aretas tremblingv orthvar firmv oranavases any other (lit: what remains)

dgh v ye mahant vmajjhim rassakuka-thl

whether they be long or great,of middle size, short, tiny, or of compact (body),

dgh longv orye they (who)mahant greatv ormajjhim middle (size)rassak(a)- short

(a)uka tinythl compact (body)


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dih v ye ca addihye ca dre vasanti avidre

those who are seen, and those who are unseen,

those who live far away, those who are near,

dih seenv (or)ye those whoca andaddih (= a+dih) unseenye those whoca anddre far (away)vasanti live

avidre near

bht v sambhaves vsabbe satt bhavantu sukhitatt

those who are born, and those who still seek birth -

may all beings in their hearts be happy!"

bht those who are bornv orsambhavesthose who seek birthv orsabbe allsatt beingsbhavantu may (they) besukhitatt (= sukhita+att) happy in heart

Na paro para nikubbethantimaetha katthaci na kaci

No one should cheat another,

nor should he despise anyone wherever they be,

Na noparo one (lit: other)para anothernikubbetha should cheatntimaetha (= na+atimaetha) nor should he despisekatthaci wherever

na kaci anyone


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byrosan paigha-sanam-aassa dukkham-iccheyya

he should not long for suffering for another

because of anger or resentment.

byrosan because ofangerpaigha-sa because of(an idea of) resentment

n(a) not(a)am-aassa for anotherdukkham sufferingiccheyya he should long

Mt yath niya putta

yus eka-puttam anurakkhe

in the same way as a mother would protect

her son, her only son, with her life,

Mt a motheryath in the same way asniya her (lit: one's own)putta sonyus lifeeka- only (lit: one)puttam sonanurakkhe would protect

evam-pi sabba-bhtesumnasa bhvaye aparima

so toward all beings

he should develop the measureless thought (of friendliness).

evam sopi (emphatic)sabba- allbhtesu toward beingsmnasa thoughtbhvaye he should developaparima measureless


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Metta-ca sabba-lokasmimnasa bhvaye aparima

Towards the whole wide world he should develop

the measureless thought of friendliness,

Metta friendlinessca (connective particle)sabba- wholelokasmi towards the worldmnasa thoughtbhvaye he should developaparima measureless

uddha adho ca tiriya-caasambdha avera asapatta

above, below, and across (the middle),

without barriers, hate, or enemy.

uddha aboveadho belowca andtiriya acrossca andasambdha (= a+sambdha) without barriersavera (= a+vera) hateasapatta (= a+sapatta) without enemy

Tiha cara nisinno vsayno v yvat' assa vigatamiddho

Standing, walking, sitting,

lying, for as long as he is without torpor,

Tiha Standingcara walkingnisinno sittingv (or)sayno lyingv (or)yvat' (= yvat) for as long asassa he isvigata without

middho torpor


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eta sati adiheyyabrahmam-eta vihra idha-m-hu

he should be resolved on this mindfulness,

for this, they say here, is the (true) spiritual life.

eta thissati mindfulnessadiheyya should be resolved onbrahmam spiritualeta thisvihra lifeidha herem (euphonic particle)hu they say

dihi-ca anupagammaslav dassanena sampanno

without going near to (wrong) views,

virtuous, and endowed with (true) insight,

dihi viewsca (and)anupagamma (= an + upagamma) without going near

slav virtuousdassanena insightsampanno endowed

kmesu vineyya gedhana hi jtu gabbha seyya puna-r-et ti

having removed (all) greed for sense pleasures,

he will never come to lie in a womb again.

kmesu for sense pleasuresvineyya having removedgedha greedna nothi emphatic

jtu emphaticgabbha wombseyya liepuna againr (euphonic particle)

eti will cometi (quotation marker)

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