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Dhammapada 129–145

Daṇḍavagga

10. The Rod · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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allSabbe trembletasanti at the roddaṇḍassa,
allsabbe fearbhāyanti deathmaccuno;
oneselfAttānaṁ as an exampleupamaṁ having madekatvā,
notna should killhaneyya notna should incite to killghātaye.

allSabbe trembletasanti at the roddaṇḍassa,
of allsabbesaṁ lifejīvitaṁ is dearpiyaṁ;
oneselfAttānaṁ as the exampleupamaṁ having madekatvā,
notna one should killhaneyya notna one should incite to killghātaye.

desiring happinessSukhakāmāni creaturesbhūtāni,
whoeveryo with a stickdaṇḍena harmsvihiṁsati;
one's ownAttano seeking happinesssukhamesāno,
after deathpecca heso notna obtainslabhate happinesssukhaṁ.

desiring happinessSukhakāmāni creaturesbhūtāni,
whoeveryo with a stickdaṇḍena notna harmshiṁsati;
one's ownAttano seeking happinesssukhamesāno,
after deathpecca heso obtainslabhate happinesssukhaṁ.

do not speakMāvoca harshlypharusaṁ to anyonekañci,
spoken tovuttā they may speak backpaṭivadeyyu to youtaṁ;
painfulDukkhā forhi aggressive speechsārambhakathā,
rodpaṭidaṇḍā may springphuseyyu on youtaṁ.

ifSace you stillneresi yourselfattānaṁ,
like a gongkaṁso brokenupahato asyathā;
this oneEsa you have reachedpattosi extinguishmentnibbānaṁ,
conflictsārambho for youte notna existsvijjati.

asYathā with a roddaṇḍena cowherdgopālo,
cowsgāvo drivespājeti to pasturegocaraṁ;
so tooEvaṁ old agejarā andca deathmaccu andca,
lifeāyuṁ drivepājenti of living beingspāṇinaṁ.

butAtha evilpāpāni deedskammāni,
doingkaraṁ the foolbālo notna understandsbujjhati;
because of thoseSehi deedskammehi the simpletondummedho,
as if burnt by fireaggidaḍḍhova is tormentedtappati.

whoYo with a roddaṇḍena toward the un-roddedadaṇḍesu,
toward the innocentappaduṭṭhesu attacksdussati;
one of tenDasannamaññataraṁ stateṭhānaṁ,
swiftly indeedkhippameva falls intonigacchati.

painVedanaṁ harshpharusaṁ lossjāniṁ,
of the bodysarīrassa orva the breakupbhedanaṁ;
seriousGarukaṁ or evenvāpi illnessābādhaṁ,
mental distresscittakkhepaṁ orva may he undergopāpuṇe.

from a kingRājato orvā hazardupasaggaṁ,
slanderAbbhakkhānaṁ orva viciousdāruṇaṁ;
lossParikkhayaṁ orva of kinñātīnaṁ,
of wealthBhogānaṁ orva destructionpabhaṅguraṁ.

thenAtha or hisvāssa homesagārāni,
fireaggi consumesḍahati blazingpāvako;
of the bodyKāyassa by breaking upbhedā witless personduppañño,
in hellnirayaṁ he is rebornsopapajjati.

notNa nuditynaggacariyā norna matted hairjaṭā norna mudpaṅkā,
fastingNānāsakā lying on bare groundthaṇḍilasāyikā orvā;
wearing dust and dirtRajojallaṁ squatting on the heelsukkuṭikappadhānaṁ,
will cleanseSodhenti a mortalmaccaṁ not free of doubtavitiṇṇakaṅkhaṁ.

adornedAlaṅkato even ifcepi rightlysamaṁ should livecareyya,
peacefulSanto tameddanto committedniyato living the spiritual lifebrahmacārī;
toward allSabbesu creaturesbhūtesu having laid asidenidhāya violencedaṇḍaṁ,
heSo a brahminbrāhmaṇo heso an asceticsamaṇo hesa a mendicantbhikkhu.

restrained by conscienceHirīnisedho a personpuriso,
anykoci in the worldlokasmi is foundvijjati;
whoYo blameniddaṁ shies away fromapabodheti,
horseasso finebhadro from the whipkasāmiva.

a horseAsso likeyathā finebhadro under the whipkasāniviṭṭho,
keenĀtāpino full of urgencysaṁvegino bebhavātha;
with faithSaddhāya ethicssīlena andca energyvīriyena andca,
immersionSamādhinā investigation of principlesdhammavinicchayena andca;
accomplished in knowledge and conductSampannavijjācaraṇā mindfulpatissatā,
give upJahissatha this sufferingdukkhamidaṁ vastanappakaṁ.

water indeedUdakañhi they guidenayanti irrigatorsnettikā,
fletchersUsukārā they bend straightnamayanti arrowtejanaṁ;
timberDāruṁ they bend straightnamayanti carpenterstacchakā,
themselvesAttānaṁ they tamedamayanti those true to their vowssubbatā.
the chapter on the rodDaṇḍavaggo tenthdasamo.

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