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Dhammapada 157–166

Attavagga

12. The Self · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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self + ifAttānañce belovedpiyaṁ you knewjaññā,
you would look afterrakkheyya itnaṁ so wellsurakkhitaṁ;
threeTiṇṇaṁ oneaññataraṁ watchyāmaṁ,
counter·wakepaṭijaggeyya astute personpaṇḍito.

himself indeedAttānameva firstpaṭhamaṁ,
in what is suitablepatirūpe would groundnivesaye;
then would instruct anotherAthaññamanusāseyya,
notna would be corruptedkilisseyya the astute onepaṇḍito.

self + ifAttānañce sotathā one would treatkayirā,
as + another·instructyathāññamanusāsati;
well·tamedSudanto indeedvata would tamedametha,
the selfattā forhi it seemskira is hard to tameduddamo.

selfAttā indeedhi of oneselfattano lordnātho,
whoko indeedhi lordnātho otherparo would besiyā;
by selfAttanā indeedhi well·tamedsudantena,
lordnāthaṁ gainslabhati hard·gaindullabhaṁ.

by oneselfAttanā indeedhi donekataṁ evilpāpaṁ,
self·bornAttajaṁ self·originateattasambhavaṁ;
upon·crushAbhimatthati bad·think·wisedummedhaṁ,
diamond·gem·made ofVajiraṁvasmamayaṁ gemmaṇiṁ.

of whomYassa extreme immoralityaccantadussilyaṁ,
a creepermāluvā as a sal tree chokedsālamivotthataṁ;
doesKaroti heso to himself likewisetathattānaṁ,
asyathā himnaṁ wishesicchatī a foediso.

easy·to doSukarāni bad thingsasādhūni,
oneselfattano harmful toahitāni andca;
whichYaṁ indeedve helpful andhitañca good andsādhuñca,
thattaṁ indeedve highest·hard to doparamadukkaraṁ.

whoYo guidancesāsanaṁ of the perfected onesarahataṁ,
of the noble onesariyānaṁ living righteouslydhammajīvinaṁ;
scornsPaṭikkosati the idiotdummedho,
viewsdiṭṭhiṁ on account ofnissāya wickedpāpikaṁ;
fruitsPhalāni like the bambookaṭṭhakasseva,
for the self's demiseattaghātāya bears fruitphallati.

by oneselfAttanā indeedhi donekataṁ evilpāpaṁ,
by oneselfattanā together·defilesaṅkilissati;
by oneselfAttanā not·doakataṁ evilpāpaṁ,
self·onlyattanāva apart·purifyvisujjhati;
puritySuddhī not·pureasuddhi personalpaccattaṁ,
not + othernāñño anotheraññaṁ apart·purifyvisodhaye.

self·goodAttadatthaṁ for the sake of anotherparatthena,
much·evenbahunāpi notna neglecthāpaye;
knowing well one's own goodAttadatthamabhiññāya,
own·goal·intent uponsadatthapasuto you should besiyā.
self·chapterAttavaggo the twelfthdvādasamo.

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