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Dhammapada 100–115

Sahassavagga

8. The Thousands · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thousand·evenSahassamapi ifce sayingsvācā,
full of meaningless wordsanatthapadasaṁhitā;
oneEkaṁ meaningful wordatthapadaṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having heardsutvā one is pacifiedupasammati.

thousand·evenSahassamapi ifce versesgāthā,
meaningless-word·connectedanatthapadasaṁhitā;
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;
one·andEkañca would conquer·selfjeyyamattānaṁ,
hesa indeedve battle + conquersaṅgāmajuttamo.

selfAttā surelyhave conqueredjitaṁ betterseyyo,
thatyā and thiscāyaṁ otheritarā folkpajā;
self·tamedAttadantassa of personposassa,
alwaysniccaṁ restrained·livingsaññatacārino.

not + evenNeva a goddevo norna a centaurgandhabbo,
norna Māramāro withsaha divinitybrahmunā;
conquer·edJitaṁ un·conquer·edapajitaṁ can makekayirā,
such + formtathārūpassa of a personjantuno.

month after monthMāse month after monthmāse with a thousandsahassena,
whoeveryo would sacrificeyajetha a hundredsataṁ for a full centurysamaṁ;
one·andEkañca developed·selfbhāvitattānaṁ,
hour·evenmuhuttamapi should honorpūjaye;
that·verySāyeva worshippūjanā is betterseyyo,
whatever·andyañce year·hundredvassasataṁ sacrificedhutaṁ.

whoeverYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ a personjantu,
the flameaggiṁ around·serveparicare in the forestvane;
one·andEkañca who has developed themselvesbhāvitattānaṁ,
moment·evenmuhuttamapi should honorpūjaye;
that·verySāyeva honoringpūjanā betterseyyo,
which·ifyañce year·hundredvassasataṁ 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 year·hundredvassasataṁ were to livejīve,
unethicaldussīlo lacking immersionasamāhito;
one·dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
virtue·possessingsīlavantassa absorbed in meditationjhāyino.

whoeverYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ might livejīve,
bad·wiseduppañño lacking immersionasamāhito;
one·dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
of one wisepaññavantassa absorbed in meditationjhāyino.

whoYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ would livejīve,
lazykusīto lacking·energyhīnavīriyo;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
energy·exertingvīriyamārabhato strongdaḷhaṁ.

whoeverYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ should livejīve,
not·seeingapassaṁ rise and falludayabbayaṁ;
one·dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
for one seeingpassato rise and falludayabbayaṁ.

whoeverYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ should livejīve,
not·seeapassaṁ not·deadamataṁ statepadaṁ;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
seeingpassato not·deadamataṁ statepadaṁ.

whoYo andca year·hundredvassasataṁ would livejīve,
not·seeapassaṁ the supreme teachingdhammamuttamaṁ;
a single dayEkāhaṁ lifejīvitaṁ betterseyyo,
seeingpassato the supreme teachingdhammamuttamaṁ.
thousand·chapterSahassavaggo eighthaṭṭhamo.

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