Mettagūmāṇavakapañhāniddesa

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Cūḷaniddesa · Vol. 30 · Section 177

[177] **Whatever you clearly comprehend** (yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi): whatever you know (pajānāsi), understand (ājānāsi), cognize (vijānāsi), discern distinctly (paṭivijānāsi), penetrate (paṭivijjhasi) — therefore, "whatever you clearly comprehend." [Apparatus footnote: 1. The Ma. (Burmese) edition reads "loke vesā visattikā"; likewise below. 2. The Ma. edition reads "etaṃ".] **Mettagū**: the Blessed One addresses that brahmin (brāhmaṇa) by name. **Blessed One** (Bhagavā): this is a term of reverence … this designation (paññatti), namely "Bhagavā," is a designation based on realization (sacchikā paññatti). Therefore, "'Mettagū,' said the Blessed One."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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