Itivuttakapali 28: Pathamabhikkhusuttam

BJT Note (in Sinhala): At the beginning there is a reading dve dhamme anukkaṭi which is seen in the Sinhala & Burmese books. In the Commentary and the Siyamese edition it is not found. Editor’s note: The PTS edition places these words after ekanipāto niṭṭhito above.vuttaṁ hetaṁ bhagavatā, vuttam-arahatā ti me sutaṁ:

“dvīhi bhikkhave dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā param-maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā. katamehi dvihī? indriyesu aguttadvāratāya ca bhojane amattaññutāya ca. imehi kho bhikkhave dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharati savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ, kāyassa bhedā param-maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā” ti.

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“cakkhu sotañ-ca ghāṇañ-ca jivhā kāyo atho mano,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
etāni yassa dvārāni aguttānīdha bhikkhuno, [1]

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bhojanamhi amattaññū indriyesu asaṁvuto,

−⏑−−¦−−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− Metre: This line as it stands is an unrecognised variation. We could possibly read cĕto- to give pathyā.
kāyadukkhaṁ cetodukkhaṁ dukkhaṁ so adhigacchati. [2]

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ḍayhamānena kāyena ḍayhamānena cetasā,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− Metre: In this line we can understand the 3rd and 4th syllables as resolved, or read viharati with a sarabhatti vowel m.c.
divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ dukkhaṁ viharati tādiso” ti. [3]