Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“‘Bhayan’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
“‘Danger’, mendicants, is a term for sensual pleasures.
‘dukkhan’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘Suffering’,
‘rogo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘disease’,
‘gaṇḍo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘boil’,
‘saṅgo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘chain’,
‘paṅko’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
and ‘bog’ are terms for sensual pleasures.
Kasmā ca, bhikkhave, ‘bhayan’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ?
And why is ‘danger’ a term for sensual pleasures?
Kāmarāgarattāyaṁ, bhikkhave, chandarāgavinibaddho diṭṭhadhammikāpi bhayā na parimuccati, samparāyikāpi bhayā na parimuccati, tasmā ‘bhayan’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Someone who is besotted by sensual greed and shackled by lustful desire is not freed from dangers in this life or in lives to come. That is why ‘danger’ is a term for sensual pleasures.
Kasmā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanti …pe…
And why are ‘suffering’,
rogoti …
‘disease’,
gaṇḍoti …
‘boil’,
saṅgoti …
‘snare’,
paṅkoti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ?
and ‘bog’ terms for sensual pleasures?
Kāmarāgarattāyaṁ, bhikkhave, chandarāgavinibaddho diṭṭhadhammikāpi paṅkā na parimuccati, samparāyikāpi paṅkā na parimuccati, tasmā ‘paṅko’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacananti.
Someone who is besotted by sensual greed and shackled by lustful desire is not freed from suffering, disease, boils, chains, or bogs in this life or in lives to come. That is why these are terms for sensual pleasures.
Bhayaṁ dukkhaṁ rogo gaṇḍo,
Danger, suffering, disease, boils,
saṅgo paṅko ca ubhayaṁ;
and chains and bogs both.
Ete kāmā pavuccanti,
These describe the sensual pleasures
yattha satto puthujjano.
to which ordinary people are attached.
Upādāne bhayaṁ disvā,
Seeing the danger in grasping,
jātimaraṇasambhave;
the origin of birth and death,
Anupādā vimuccanti,
the unattached are freed
jātimaraṇasaṅkhaye.
with the ending of birth and death.
Te khemappattā sukhino,
Happy, they’ve come to a safe place,
diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
quenched in this very life.
Sabbaverabhayātītā,
They’ve gone beyond all threats and dangers,
sabbadukkhaṁ upaccagun”ti.
and risen above all suffering.”
Tatiyaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“‘Danger’, mendicants, is a term for sensual pleasures.
‘Suffering’,
‘disease’,
‘boil’,
‘chain’,
and ‘bog’ are terms for sensual pleasures.
And why is ‘danger’ a term for sensual pleasures?
Someone who is besotted by sensual greed and shackled by lustful desire is not freed from dangers in this life or in lives to come. That is why ‘danger’ is a term for sensual pleasures.
And why are ‘suffering’,
‘disease’,
‘boil’,
‘snare’,
and ‘bog’ terms for sensual pleasures?
Someone who is besotted by sensual greed and shackled by lustful desire is not freed from suffering, disease, boils, chains, or bogs in this life or in lives to come. That is why these are terms for sensual pleasures.
Danger, suffering, disease, boils,
and chains and bogs both.
These describe the sensual pleasures
to which ordinary people are attached.
Seeing the danger in grasping,
the origin of birth and death,
the unattached are freed
with the ending of birth and death.
Happy, they’ve come to a safe place,
quenched in this very life.
They’ve gone beyond all threats and dangers,
and risen above all suffering.”
“‘Bhayan’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘dukkhan’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘rogo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘gaṇḍo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘saṅgo’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ;
‘paṅko’ti, bhikkhave, kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Kasmā ca, bhikkhave, ‘bhayan’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ?
Kāmarāgarattāyaṁ, bhikkhave, chandarāgavinibaddho diṭṭhadhammikāpi bhayā na parimuccati, samparāyikāpi bhayā na parimuccati, tasmā ‘bhayan’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Kasmā ca, bhikkhave, dukkhanti …pe…
rogoti …
gaṇḍoti …
saṅgoti …
paṅkoti kāmānametaṁ adhivacanaṁ?
Kāmarāgarattāyaṁ, bhikkhave, chandarāgavinibaddho diṭṭhadhammikāpi paṅkā na parimuccati, samparāyikāpi paṅkā na parimuccati, tasmā ‘paṅko’ti kāmānametaṁ adhivacananti.
Bhayaṁ dukkhaṁ rogo gaṇḍo,
saṅgo paṅko ca ubhayaṁ;
Ete kāmā pavuccanti,
yattha satto puthujjano.
Upādāne bhayaṁ disvā,
jātimaraṇasambhave;
Anupādā vimuccanti,
jātimaraṇasaṅkhaye.
Te khemappattā sukhino,
diṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
Sabbaverabhayātītā,
sabbadukkhaṁ upaccagun”ti.
Tatiyaṁ.