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Dhammapada 209–220

Piyavagga

16. The Beloved · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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not·applicationAyoge applying·selfyuñjamattānaṁ,
application·andyogasmiñca not·engagingayojayaṁ;
the goalAtthaṁ having abandonedhitvā dear·graspingpiyaggāhī,
jealous of the devoted to their heart’s goalpihetattānuyoginaṁ.

do notMā with the dearpiyehi associatesamāgañchi,
not·dearappiyehi everkudācanaṁ;
of the dearPiyānaṁ not·seeingadassanaṁ sufferingdukkhaṁ,
not·dear·andappiyānañca seeingdassanaṁ.

thereforeTasmā dearpiyaṁ notna should holdkayirātha,
dear·losspiyāpāyo forhi badpāpako;
tiesGanthā of themtesaṁ notna are foundvijjanti,
of thoseyesaṁ not·isnatthi loved or loathedpiyāppiyaṁ.

from what is dearPiyato is bornjāyatī sorrowsoko,
from what is dearpiyato is bornjāyatī fearbhayaṁ;
from what is dearPiyato of one freedvippamuttassa,
there is notnatthi sorrowsoko from wherekuto fearbhayaṁ.

from attachmentPemato springsjāyatī sorrowsoko,
from attachmentpemato springsjāyatī fearbhayaṁ;
from attachmentPemato one freevippamuttassa,
there is notnatthi sorrowsoko whencekuto fearbhayaṁ.

from relishingRatiyā springsjāyatī sorrowsoko,
from relishingratiyā springsjāyatī fearbhayaṁ;
from relishingRatiyā for one freevippamuttassa,
there is notnatthi sorrowsoko let alonekuto fearbhayaṁ.

from desireKāmato springsjāyatī sorrowsoko,
from desirekāmato springsjāyatī fearbhayaṁ;
from desireKāmato of one freedvippamuttassa,
there is notnatthi sorrowsoko whencekuto fearbhayaṁ.

from cravingTaṇhāya springsjāyatī sorrowsoko,
from cravingtaṇhāya springsjāyatī fearbhayaṁ;
from cravingTaṇhāya for one freevippamuttassa,
there is notnatthi sorrowsoko whencekuto fearbhayaṁ.

virtue·vision·accomplishedSīladassanasampannaṁ,
principle·standingdhammaṭṭhaṁ truth·knowingsaccavedinaṁ;
oneselfAttano what ought be donekamma doingkubbānaṁ,
thattaṁ the peoplejano lovekurute dearpiyaṁ.

desire·bornChandajāto not·declaredanakkhāte,
with mindManasā andca filledphuṭo would besiyā;
in sensual pleasuresKāmesu andca not-bound·mindappaṭibaddhacitto,
upstream + quotation-markerUddhaṁsototi is saidvuccati.

long·absentCirappavāsiṁ personpurisaṁ,
from afardūrato safety·comesotthimāgataṁ;
relatives and friendsÑātimittā loved onessuhajjā andca,
towards·rejoiceabhinandanti the one arrivedāgataṁ.

just soTatheva one who has done goodkatapuññampi,
from thisasmā worldlokā to the nextparaṁ gonegataṁ;
good deedsPuññāni receivepaṭigaṇhanti,
dearpiyaṁ as familyñātīva come homeāgataṁ.
The BelovedPiyavaggo sixteenthsoḷasamo.

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