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.
Let us live so very happily, loving among the hostile. Among hostile humans, let us live with love.
very happilySusukhaṁ
indeedvata
we livejīvāma,
among the ailingāturesu
healthyanāturā;
among the ailingĀturesu
among humansmanussesu,
we dwellviharāma
healthyanāturā.
Let us live so very happily, healthy among the ailing. Among ailing humans let us live healthily.
very happilySusukhaṁ
indeedvata
we livejīvāma,
among the greedyussukesu
contentanussukā;
among the greedyUssukesu
among humansmanussesu,
we dwellviharāma
contentanussukā.
Let us live so very happily, content among the greedy. Among greedy humans, let us live content.
very happilySusukhaṁ
indeedvata
we livejīvāma,
for whomyesaṁ
indeedno
there is notnatthi
anythingkiñcanaṁ;
feeding on rapturePītibhakkhā
we shall bebhavissāma,
godsdevā
of sublime luminosityābhassarā
likeyathā.
Let us live so very happily, we who have nothing. We shall feed on rapture, like the gods of sublime luminosity.
victoryJayaṁ
enmityveraṁ
breedspasavati,
badlydukkhaṁ
sleepsseti
the defeatedparājito;
the peaceful oneUpasanto
at easesukhaṁ
sleepsseti,
having left behindhitvā
victory and defeatjayaparājayaṁ.
Victory breeds enmity; the defeated sleep badly. The peaceful sleep at ease, having left victory and defeat behind.
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.
There is no fire like greed, no crime like hate, no suffering like the aggregates, no bliss beyond peace.
hunger is the worstJighacchāparamā
illnessrogā,
conditions are the worstsaṅkhāraparamā
sufferingdukhā;
thisEtaṁ
having knownñatvā
as it isyathābhūtaṁ,
extinguishmentnibbānaṁ
ultimateparamaṁ
happinesssukhaṁ.
Hunger is the worst illness, conditions are the worst suffering. When one has known this as it is, extinguishment is the ultimate happiness.
health [is] the highestĀrogyaparamā
blessinglābhā,
contentment [is] the highestSantuṭṭhiparamaṁ
wealthdhanaṁ;
trust [is] the highestVissāsaparamā
familyñāti,
extinguishmentNibbānaṁ
the highestparamaṁ
happinesssukhaṁ.
Health is the ultimate blessing; contentment, the ultimate wealth; trust is the ultimate family; extinguishment, the ultimate happiness.
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.
Having drunk the nectar of seclusion and the nectar of peace— free of stress, free of evil, drink the joyous nectar of truth.
goodSāhu
seeing the noble onesdassanamariyānaṁ,
dwelling togethersannivāso
alwayssadā
happysukho;
by not seeingAdassanena
of foolsbālānaṁ,
always indeedniccameva
happysukhī
one would besiyā.
It’s good to see the noble ones, staying with them is always good. Were you not to see fools, you’d always be happy.
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.
For one who consorts with fools grieves long. Painful is living with fools, like being stuck with your enemy. Happy is living with an attentive one, like meeting with your kin.
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.
Therefore: An attentive one, wise and learned, a behemoth of virtue, true to their vows, noble: follow a true and intelligent person such as this, as the moon tracks the path of the stars.
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