Mah±sudassanasuttadesan±vaººan±

210. Khuddakanagaraketi nagarapatir³pake samb±dhe khuddakanagarake. Ujjaªgalanagaraketi visamanagarake. S±kh±nagaraketi yath± rukkh±na½ s±kh± n±ma khuddak± honti, evameva aññesa½ mah±nagar±na½ s±kh±sadise khuddakanagarake. Khattiyamah±s±l±ti khattiyamah±s±rappatt± mah±khattiy±. Esa nayo sabbattha.

Tesu khattiyamah±s±l± n±ma yesa½ koµisatampi koµisahassampi dhana½ nikhaºitv± µhapita½, divasaparibbayo eka½ kah±paºasakaµa½ nigacchati, s±ya½ dve pavisanti. Br±hmaºamah±s±l± n±ma yesa½ as²tikoµidhana½ nihita½ hoti, divasaparibbayo eko kah±paºakumbho nigacchati, s±ya½ ekasakaµa½ pavisati. Gahapatimah±s±l± n±ma yesa½ catt±l²sakoµidhana½ nihita½ hoti, divasaparibbayo pañca kah±paºambaº±ni nigacchanti, s±ya½ kumbho pavisati.

M± heva½, ±nanda, avac±ti ±nanda, m± eva½ avaca, na ima½ “khuddakanagaran”ti vattabba½. Ahañhi imasseva nagarassa sampatti½ kathetu½– “anekav±ra½ tiµµha½ nis²da½ mahantena uss±hena, mahantena parakkamena idh±gato”ti vatv± bh³tapubbanti-±dim±ha. Subhikkh±ti khajjabhojjasampann±. Hatthisadden±ti ekasmi½ hatthimhi sadda½ karonte catur±s²tihatthisahass±ni sadda½ karonti, iti hatthisaddena avivitt±, hoti, tath± assasaddena. Puññavanto panettha satt± catusindhavayuttehi rathehi aññamañña½ anubandham±n± antarav²th²su vicaranti, iti rathasaddena avivitt± hoti. Nicca½ payojit±neva panettha bheri-±d²ni t³riy±ni, iti bherisadd±d²hipi avivitt± hoti. Tattha sammasaddoti ka½sat±¼asaddo. P±ºit±¼asaddoti p±ºin± caturassa-ambaºat±¼asaddo. Kuµabherisaddotipi vadanti.

Asn±tha pivatha kh±dath±ti asn±tha pivatha kh±datha. Aya½ panettha saªkhepo, bhuñjatha bhoti imin± dasamena saddena avivitt± hoti anupacchinnasadd±. Yath± pana aññesu nagaresu “kacavara½ cha¹¹etha, kud±la½ gaºhatha, pacchi½ gaºhatha, pav±sa½ gamiss±ma, taº¹ulapuµa½ gaºhatha, bhattapuµa½ gaºhatha, phalak±vudh±d²ni sajj±ni karoth±”ti evar³p± sadd± honti, na yidha eva½ ahos²ti dasseti.

“Dasamena sadden±”ti ca vatv± “kus±vat², ±nanda, r±jadh±n² sattahi p±k±rehi parikkhitt± ahos²”ti sabba½ mah±sudassanasutta½ niµµh±petv± gaccha tva½ ±nand±ti-±dim±ha. Tattha abhikkamath±ti abhimukh± kamatha, ±gacchath±ti attho. Ki½ pana te bhagavato ±gatabh±va½ na j±nant²ti? J±nanti. Buddh±na½ gatagataµµh±na½ n±ma mahanta½ kol±hala½ hoti, kenacideva karaº²yena nisinnatt± na ±gat±. “Te ±gantv± bhikkhusaªghassa µh±nanisajjok±sa½ sa½vidahitv± dassant²”ti tesa½ santike avel±yampi bhagav± pesesi.