Sadhāyamānasutta

Udāna 5.9

Heartfelt Sayings 5.9

Sadhāyamānasutta

Teasing

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

So I have heard.

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu cārikaṁ carati mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ.

At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants.

Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā māṇavakā bhagavato avidūre sadhāyamānarūpā atikkamanti.

Now at that time several young students were passing by not far from the Buddha in a teasing manner.

Addasā kho bhagavā sambahule māṇavake avidūre sadhāyamānarūpe atikkante.

The Buddha saw them.

Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

“Parimuṭṭhā paṇḍitābhāsā,

“Dolts pretending to be astute,

vācāgocarabhāṇino;

they talk, their words out of bounds.

Yāvicchanti mukhāyāmaṁ,

They blab at will, their mouths agape,

yena nītā na taṁ vidū”ti.

and no one knows what leads them on.”

Navamaṁ.