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3.4.3 Vācāsuttaṃ
“Pañcahi, bhikkhave, aṅgehi samannāgatā vācā subhāsitā hoti, no dubbhāsitā, anavajjā ca ananuvajjā ca viññūnaṃ.
Katamehi pañcahi?
Kālena ca bhāsitā hoti, saccā ca bhāsitā hoti, saṇhā ca bhāsitā hoti, atthasaṃhitā ca bhāsitā hoti, mettacittena ca bhāsitā hoti.
Imehi kho, bhikkhave, pañcahi aṅgehi samannāgatā vācā subhāsitā hoti, no dubbhāsitā, anavajjā ca ananuvajjā ca viññūnan”ti.
Brāhmaṇavaggo Paṭhamapaṇṇāsakaṃ, Pañcakanipātapāḷi, Aṅguttaranikāyo
Vocabulary
- atthasaṃhita - [attha + saṃhita] benefit + endowed with
- ananuvajjā - [an + anuvadati (fpp.)] not + to be blamed, not blameworthy
- anavajja - [an + avajja] lit: not + blameable: blameless, faultless
- avajja - [avajja (adj.)] blameable, low, inferior
- kālena - [instr.] at appropriate time
- dubbhāsita - [du + b + bhāsita] badly spoken
- saṇha - smooth, soft, gentle
- subhāsita - [su + bhāsita] well + spoken
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