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Dhammapada 167–178

Lokavagga

13. The World · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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lowlyHīnaṁ thingdhammaṁ notna should resort toseveyya,
by negligencepamādena notna should abidesaṁvase;
wrong viewMicchādiṭṭhiṁ notna should resort toseveyya,
notna should besiyā perpetuator of the worldlokavaḍḍhano.

up·standUttiṭṭhe should not be heedlessnappamajjeyya,
dhammadhammaṁ good conductsucaritaṁ should livecare;
principle·livingDhammacārī at easesukhaṁ sleepsseti,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi andca.

by principleDhammaṁ one should livecare good·conductsucaritaṁ,
notna itnaṁ badlyduccaritaṁ one should conduct oneselfcare;
principle·conductDhammacārī at easesukhaṁ sleepsseti,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi andca.

asYathā a bubblepubbuḷakaṁ one would look uponpasse,
asyathā one would look uponpasse a miragemarīcikaṁ;
thusEvaṁ the worldlokaṁ one who regardsavekkhantaṁ,
death·kingmaccurājā notna seespassati.

comeEtha see thispassathimaṁ worldlokaṁ,
decked outcittaṁ like a fancy royal chariotrājarathūpamaṁ;
hereYattha foolsbālā foundervisīdanti,
there is nonatthi chainsaṅgo for the discerningvijānataṁ.

whoYo butca previouslypubbe forth·heedlesspamajjitvā,
afterwardspacchā heso not·is heedlessnappamajjati;
this·thisSomaṁ worldlokaṁ forth·shinepabhāseti,
from cloudsabbhā freed + likemuttova mooncandimā.

whoseYassa badpāpaṁ donekataṁ deed,kammaṁ,
by the goodkusalena is supplanted;pidhīyati;
heSomaṁ worldlokaṁ shines upon,pabhāseti,
from cloudsabbhā freed likemuttova the moon.candimā.

blind·becomeAndhabhūto thisayaṁ worldloko,
few·here·heretanukettha clearly·seevipassati;
birdSakuṇo net·freed·likejālamuttova,
fewappo to heavensaggāya gogacchati.

swans by the sun's pathHaṁsādiccapathe they goyanti,
through the skyākāse they goyanti by psychic poweriddhiyā;
they are led outNīyanti the attentivedhīrā from the worldlokamhā,
having vanquishedjetvā Māramāraṁ with his legionssavāhiniṁ.

oneEkaṁ dhammadhammaṁ of one who has transgressedatītassa,
falsehood·speakingmusāvādissa of a personjantuno;
of one who has transcended the next worldVitiṇṇaparalokassa,
there is notnatthi evilpāpaṁ not to be doneakāriyaṁ.

notNa indeedve miserly oneskadariyā deva·worlddevalokaṁ they govajanti,
foolsBālā indeedhave not·praisenappasaṁsanti givingdānaṁ;
the attentive oneDhīro andca givingdānaṁ along·rejoiceanumodamāno,
that·veryTeneva heso ishoti happysukhī other·hereparattha.

over the earthPathabyā one·kingshipekarajjena,
of heavensaggassa by goinggamanena orvā;
by lordship over all the worldSabbalokādhipaccena,
stream-entry·fruitsotāpattiphalaṁ is bettervaraṁ.
world·chapterLokavaggo the thirteenthterasamo.

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