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Dhammapada 100–115

Sahassavagga

8. The Thousands · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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even a thousandSahassamapi ifce sayingsvācā,
full of meaningless wordsanatthapadasaṁhitā;
oneEkaṁ meaningful wordatthapadaṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having heardsutvā one is pacifiedupasammati.

even a thousandSahassamapi ifce versesgāthā,
connected with meaningless wordsanatthapadasaṁhitā;
oneEkaṁ verse-wordgāthāpadaṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having heardsutvā becomes calmupasammati.

whoeverYo andca versesgāthā a hundredsataṁ would recitebhāse,
connected with meaningless wordsanatthapadasaṁhitā;
oneEkaṁ saying of Dhammadhammapadaṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having heardsutvā brings peaceupasammati.

whoeverYo a thousandsahassaṁ with a thousandsahassena,
in battlesaṅgāme menmānuse would conquerjine;
and oneEkañca would conquer himselfjeyyamattānaṁ,
hesa indeedve supreme battle-conquerorsaṅgāmajuttamo.

selfAttā surelyhave conqueredjitaṁ betterseyyo,
thatyā and thiscāyaṁ otheritarā folkpajā;
of self-tamed oneAttadantassa of personposassa,
alwaysniccaṁ living restrainedsaññatacārino.

not evenNeva a goddevo norna a centaurgandhabbo,
norna Māramāro withsaha divinitybrahmunā;
victoryJitaṁ undefeatedapajitaṁ can makekayirā,
of such a personagetathārūpassa of a personjantuno.

month after monthMāse month after monthmāse with a thousandsahassena,
whoeveryo would sacrificeyajetha a hundredsataṁ for a full centurysamaṁ;
and oneEkañca who has developed themselvesbhāvitattānaṁ,
even for an hourmuhuttamapi should honorpūjaye;
that very offeringSāyeva worshippūjanā is betterseyyo,
and whateveryañce a century-longvassasataṁ sacrificedhutaṁ.

whoeverYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ a personjantu,
the flameaggiṁ should serveparicare in the forestvane;
but oneEkañca who has developed themselvesbhāvitattānaṁ,
even for a momentmuhuttamapi should honorpūjaye;
that very offeringSāyeva honoringpūjanā betterseyyo,
than that whichyañce a hundred yearsvassasataṁ sacrificedhutaṁ.

whateverYaṁ anykiñci sacrificeyiṭṭhaṁ orva offeringhutaṁ orva in the worldloke,
for a yearSaṁvaccharaṁ may makeyajetha a seeker of meritpuññapekkho;
all of itSabbampi thattaṁ notna is worth a quartercatubhāgameti,
bowingAbhivādanā to the sincereujjugatesu betterseyyo.

for one whose habit is bowingAbhivādanasīlissa,
alwaysniccaṁ for one honoring eldersvuḍḍhāpacāyino;
fourCattāro dhammasdhammā growvaḍḍhanti,
lifespanāyu beautyvaṇṇo happinesssukhaṁ strengthbalaṁ.

whoeverYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ were to livejīve,
unethicaldussīlo lacking immersionasamāhito;
a single day'sEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
of one ethicalsīlavantassa absorbed in meditationjhāyino.

whoeverYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ might livejīve,
witlessduppañño lacking immersionasamāhito;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
of one wisepaññavantassa absorbed in meditationjhāyino.

whoYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ would livejīve,
lazykusīto lacking energyhīnavīriyo;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
energeticvīriyamārabhato strongdaḷhaṁ.

whoeverYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ should livejīve,
not seeingapassaṁ rise and falludayabbayaṁ;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
for one seeingpassato rise and falludayabbayaṁ.

whoeverYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ should livejīve,
not seeingapassaṁ death-freeamataṁ statepadaṁ;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
seeingpassato death-freeamataṁ statepadaṁ.

whoYo andca a hundred yearsvassasataṁ would livejīve,
not seeingapassaṁ the supreme teachingdhammamuttamaṁ;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
seeingpassato the supreme teachingdhammamuttamaṁ.
the Thousands chapterSahassavaggo eighthaṭṭhamo.

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