3.3 Subhāsitasutta

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—  eka samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi—

“bhikkhavo”ti.

“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṃ. Bhagavā etadavoca—

“Catūhi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgatā vācā subhāsitā hoti, na dubbhāsitā, anavajjā ca ananuvajjā ca viññūnaṃ. Katamehi catūhi? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu subhāsitaṃyeva bhāsati no dubbhāsitaṃ, dhammaṃyeva bhāsati no adhammaṃ, piyaṃyeva bhāsati no appiyaṃ, saccaṃyeva bhāsati no alikaṃ. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi aṅgehi samannāgatā vācā subhāsitā hoti, no dubbhāsitā, anavajjā ca ananuvajjā ca viññūnan”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato, athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā—

“Subhāsitaṃ uttamamāhu santo,
Dhammaṃ bhaṇe nādhammaṃ taṃ dutiyaṃ;
Piyaṃ bhaṇe nāppiyaṃ taṃ tatiyaṃ,
_Saccaṃ bhaṇe nālikaṃ taṃ catutthan”ti. _

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca—

“paṭibhāti maṃ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṃ, sugatā”ti.

“Paṭibhātu taṃ, vaṅgīsā”ti bhagavā avoca. Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso bhagavantaṃ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi—

“Tameva vācaṃ bhāseyya,
yāyattānaṃ na tāpaye;
Pare ca na vihiṃseyya,
_sā ve vācā subhāsitā. _

Piyavācameva bhāseyya,
yā vācā paṭinanditā;
Yaṃ anādāya pāpāni,
_paresaṃ bhāsate piyaṃ. _

Saccaṃ ve amatā vācā,
esa dhammo sanantano;
Sacce atthe ca dhamme ca,
_āhu santo patiṭṭhitā. _

Yaṃ buddho bhāsati vācaṃ,
Khemaṃ nibbānapattiyā;
Dukkhassantakiriyāya,
_Sā ve vācānamuttamā”ti. _

Subhāsitasuttaṃ tatiyaṃ.