Udāna, Exalted Utterances

6: Jaccandhavaggo
6-7: Subhūtisuttaṁ (57)
The Discourse about Subhūti
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I heard:
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati,
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
in Jeta's Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā Subhūti
Then at that time venerable Subhūti
Bhagavato avidūre nisinno hoti,
was sitting not far away from the Gracious One,
pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā, ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya,
after folding his legs crosswise, and setting his body straight,
avitakkasamādhiṁ samāpannaṁ.
having attained a concentration free from thought.
Addasā kho Bhagavā āyasmantaṁ Subhūtiṁ avidūre nisinnaṁ,
The Gracious One saw venerable Subhūti sat not far away,
pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā, ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya,
after folding his legs crosswise, and setting his body straight,
avitakkasamādhiṁ samāpannaṁ.
who had attained a concentration free from thought.
Atha kho Bhagavā, etam-atthaṁ viditvā,
Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it,
tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“Yassa vitakkā vidhūpitā,
° “For he who has dispelled thoughts,
Ajjhattaṁ suvikappitā asesā,
Totally cut (them) off within himself without remainder,
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