Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano yaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
“Mendicants, when an unlearned ordinary person says that
‘atthi mahāsamudde pātālo’ti.
there’s an abyss under the ocean,
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano asantaṁ avijjamānaṁ evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
they’re speaking of something that doesn’t exist.
‘atthi mahāsamudde pātālo’ti.
Sārīrikānaṁ kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhānaṁ vedanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ yadidaṁ ‘pātālo’ti.
‘Abyss’ is a term for painful physical feelings.
Assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano sārīrikāya dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno socati kilamati paridevati urattāḷiṁ kandati sammohaṁ āpajjati.
When an unlearned ordinary person experiences painful physical feelings they sorrow and wail and lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘assutavā puthujjano pātāle na paccuṭṭhāsi, gādhañca nājjhagā’.
They’re called an unlearned ordinary person who hasn’t stood up in the abyss and has found no footing.
Sutavā ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sārīrikāya dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno neva socati, na kilamati, na paridevati, na urattāḷiṁ kandati, na sammohaṁ āpajjati.
When a learned noble disciple experiences painful physical feelings they don’t sorrow or wail or lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘sutavā ariyasāvako pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi, gādhañca ajjhagā’ti.
They’re called a learned noble disciple who has stood up in the abyss and found a footing.
Yo etā nādhivāseti,
If you can’t abide
uppannā vedanā dukhā;
those painful physical feelings
Sārīrikā pāṇaharā,
that arise and sap your vitality;
yāhi phuṭṭho pavedhati.
if you tremble at their touch,
Akkandati parodati,
weeping and wailing,
dubbalo appathāmako;
a weakling lacking strength—
Na so pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi,
you won’t stand up in the abyss
atho gādhampi nājjhagā.
and find a footing.
Yo cetā adhivāseti,
If you can endure
uppannā vedanā dukhā;
those painful physical feelings
Sārīrikā pāṇaharā,
that arise and sap your vitality;
yāhi phuṭṭho na vedhati;
if you don’t tremble at their touch—
Sa ve pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi,
you stand up in the abyss
atho gādhampi ajjhagā”ti.
and find a footing.”
Catutthaṁ.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Mendicants, when an unlearned ordinary person says that
there’s an abyss under the ocean,
they’re speaking of something that doesn’t exist.
‘Abyss’ is a term for painful physical feelings.
When an unlearned ordinary person experiences painful physical feelings they sorrow and wail and lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.
They’re called an unlearned ordinary person who hasn’t stood up in the abyss and has found no footing.
When a learned noble disciple experiences painful physical feelings they don’t sorrow or wail or lament, beating their breast and falling into confusion.
They’re called a learned noble disciple who has stood up in the abyss and found a footing.
If you can’t abide
those painful physical feelings
that arise and sap your vitality;
if you tremble at their touch,
weeping and wailing,
a weakling lacking strength—
you won’t stand up in the abyss
and find a footing.
If you can endure
those painful physical feelings
that arise and sap your vitality;
if you don’t tremble at their touch—
you stand up in the abyss
and find a footing.”
“Assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano yaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
‘atthi mahāsamudde pātālo’ti.
Taṁ kho panetaṁ, bhikkhave, assutavā puthujjano asantaṁ avijjamānaṁ evaṁ vācaṁ bhāsati:
‘atthi mahāsamudde pātālo’ti.
Sārīrikānaṁ kho etaṁ, bhikkhave, dukkhānaṁ vedanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ yadidaṁ ‘pātālo’ti.
Assutavā, bhikkhave, puthujjano sārīrikāya dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno socati kilamati paridevati urattāḷiṁ kandati sammohaṁ āpajjati.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘assutavā puthujjano pātāle na paccuṭṭhāsi, gādhañca nājjhagā’.
Sutavā ca kho, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako sārīrikāya dukkhāya vedanāya phuṭṭho samāno neva socati, na kilamati, na paridevati, na urattāḷiṁ kandati, na sammohaṁ āpajjati.
Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ‘sutavā ariyasāvako pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi, gādhañca ajjhagā’ti.
Yo etā nādhivāseti,
uppannā vedanā dukhā;
Sārīrikā pāṇaharā,
yāhi phuṭṭho pavedhati.
Akkandati parodati,
dubbalo appathāmako;
Na so pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi,
atho gādhampi nājjhagā.
Yo cetā adhivāseti,
uppannā vedanā dukhā;
Sārīrikā pāṇaharā,
yāhi phuṭṭho na vedhati;
Sa ve pātāle paccuṭṭhāsi,
atho gādhampi ajjhagā”ti.
Catutthaṁ.