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2. Niivara.nappahaanavaggo

niivara.na - (nt) obstacle or hindrance (to development of mind)
pahaana - (nt) removal, giving up, abandoning, avoidance
vaggo - group, party, chapter

Chapter on abandoning hindrances


11. “Naaha.m bhikkhave, a~n~na.m ekadhammampi samanupassaami yena
anuppanno vaa kaamacchando uppajjati uppanno vaa kaamacchando
bhiyyobhaavaaya vepullaaya sa.mvattati yathayida.m, bhikkhave,
subhanimitta.m.

not I say / monks, / other / one + dhamma / seen, found, understood /
because of; where / not born; not arisen / or; like,as; only / attachment
to sensual pleasure / to be born; arises / reborn; arisen / or; like, as;
only / attachment to sensual pleasure / exceedingly, more, in a higher
degree, repeatedly + state of existence, nature, becoming, condition /
full development, abundance / exists, leads to / where(ever) + yida.m-? /
monks / beautiful, auspicious + sign, cause, minor or major
characteristics, object.

I do not say, monks, I have understood any other thing to so account for
unborn attachment to sensual pleasure arising and arisen attachment to
sensual pleasure fully developing in abundance as pleasurable objects.


"Subhanimitta.m, bhikkhave, ayoniso manasi karoto anuppanno ceva
kaamacchando uppajjati uppanno ca kaamacchando bhiyyobhaavaaya vepullaaya
sa.mvattatii”ti. Pa.thama.m.

beautiful, auspicious + sign, cause, minor or major characteristics,
object / monks / unwise, improper / mind, intention / does, makes, acts,
builds / not born, not arisen / ceva = c'eva? = ca + iva? eva? = and
+ like, as [or] only / attachment to sensual pleasure / to be born, arises
/ reborn, arisen / and / attachment to sensual pleasure / exceedingly,
more, in a higher degree, repeatedly + state of existence, nature,
becoming, condition / full development, abundance / exists, leads to / end
quote, said / first, foremost, former.

Unwise consideration of pleasureable objects, monks, causes unborn
attachment to sensual pleasure to arise and arisen attachment to sensual
pleasure to fully develop in abundance." This is the first thing.