Dear Nina, Dimitry and friends,

here is paragraph 9 of Aggikkhandhopama Sutta:

"Ta.m ki.m maññatha, bhikkhave katama.m nu kho vara.m –
it / what / (you) think / monks / which / now / now / better
"What do you think, monks? Which is better?

ya.m balavaa puriso tattena ayopa.t.tena aadittena sampajjalitena
sajotibhuutena kaaya.m sampalive.theyya,
whether / strong / man / hot / with iron plate / burning / blazing /
glowing / body / (if) would wrap
If a strong man were to wrap (his) body with hot iron plate that is
burning, blazing and glowing?

* tatta (adj., p.p. of tapati) heated, hot, glowing.
* ayopa.t.tena (ins. of ayopa.t.ta) with iron plate (PED pa.t.ta).
* sampalive.theyya (optative of sampalive.theti) if he would wrap up.


ya.m vaa khattiya-mahaasaalaana.m vaa braahma.na-mahaasaalaana.m vaa
gahapati-mahaasaalaana.m vaa saddhaadeyya.m ciivara.m
paribhuñjeyyaa"ti?
that / or / of rich kshatriyas / or / of rich brahmins / or / of rich
householders / or / given in faith / robe / would enjoy / (end-quote)
Or, to derive enjoyment from the robe given in faith by rich
kshatriyas, brahmins or householders?"

* saddhaadeyya (adj.) a gift in faith (PED saddhaa).
* ciivara (n.) monk's robe.
* paribhuñjeyya (optative of paribhuñjati) if he would enjoy, use.

"Etadeva, bhante, vara.m –
this / venerable Sir / better
"This, venerable Sir, is surely better:

ya.m khattiya-mahaasaalaana.m vaa …pe… saddhaadeyya.m ciivara.m
paribhuñjeyya,
that / from rich kshatriyas / or / …and so on… / given in faith /
robe / would enjoy
To derive enjoyment from the robe given in faith by rich kshatriyas,
brahmins or householders.

dukkhañheta.m, bhante, ya.m balavaa puriso tattena ayopa.t.tena
aadittena sampajjalitena sajotibhuutena kaaya.m sampalive.theyyaa"ti.
for it would be painful / venerable Sir / that which / strong / man /
hot / with iron plate / burning / blazing / glowing / body / (if)
would wrap / (end-quote)
For it would be painful, venerable Sir, that a strong man were to
wrap (his) body with hot iron plate that is burning, blazing and
glowing."


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metta,
Yong Peng