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Dhammapada 197–208

Sukhavagga

15. Happiness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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very happilySusukhaṁ indeedvata we livejīvāma,
among the hostileverinesu lovingaverino;
among the hostileVerinesu among humansmanussesu,
we dwellviharāma lovingaverino.

very happilySusukhaṁ indeedvata we livejīvāma,
among the ailingāturesu healthyanāturā;
among the ailingĀturesu among humansmanussesu,
we dwellviharāma healthyanāturā.

very happilySusukhaṁ indeedvata we livejīvāma,
among the greedyussukesu contentanussukā;
among the greedyUssukesu among humansmanussesu,
we dwellviharāma contentanussukā.

very happilySusukhaṁ indeedvata we livejīvāma,
for whomyesaṁ indeedno there is notnatthi anythingkiñcanaṁ;
feeding on rapturePītibhakkhā we shall bebhavissāma,
godsdevā of sublime luminosityābhassarā likeyathā.

victoryJayaṁ enmityveraṁ breedspasavati,
badlydukkhaṁ sleepsseti the defeatedparājito;
the peaceful oneUpasanto at easesukhaṁ sleepsseti,
having left behindhitvā victory and defeatjayaparājayaṁ.

there is notNatthi like greedrāgasamo fireaggi,
there is notNatthi like hatedosasamo crimekali;
there is notNatthi like the aggregateskhandhasamā sufferingsdukkhā,
there is notNatthi beyond peacesantiparaṁ blisssukhaṁ.

hunger is the worstJighacchāparamā illnessrogā,
conditions are the worstsaṅkhāraparamā sufferingdukhā;
thisEtaṁ having knownñatvā as it isyathābhūtaṁ,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ ultimateparamaṁ happinesssukhaṁ.

health [is] the highestĀrogyaparamā blessinglābhā,
contentment [is] the highestSantuṭṭhiparamaṁ wealthdhanaṁ;
trust [is] the highestVissāsaparamā familyñāti,
extinguishmentNibbānaṁ the highestparamaṁ happinesssukhaṁ.

the taste of seclusionPavivekarasaṁ having drunkpitvā,
the tasterasaṁ of peaceupasamassa andca;
free of stressNiddaro ishoti free of evilnippāpo,
the taste of joy in truthdhammapītirasaṁ drinkingpivaṁ.

goodSāhu seeing the noble onesdassanamariyānaṁ,
dwelling togethersannivāso alwayssadā happysukho;
by not seeingAdassanena of foolsbālānaṁ,
always indeedniccameva happysukhī one would besiyā.

one who lives in the company of foolsBālasaṅgatacārī indeedhi,
for a long timedīghamaddhāna grievessocati;
painfulDukkho with foolsbālehi livingsaṁvāso,
like with an enemyamitteneva alwayssabbadā;
an attentive oneDhīro andca happy livingsukhasaṁvāso,
like with kinñātīnaṁva meetingsamāgamo.

thereforeTasmā indeedhi—
the wise one andDhīrañca the intelligent one andpaññañca the very learned one and,bahussutañca,
a behemoth of virtueDhorayhasīlaṁ true to vows, noble;vatavantamariyaṁ;
thatTaṁ suchtādisaṁ true personsappurisaṁ wise one,sumedhaṁ,
you should followBhajetha as the path of the starsnakkhattapathaṁva the moon.candimā.
the happiness chapterSukhavaggo the fifteenth.pannarasamo.

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