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Dhammapada 221–234

Kodhavagga

17. Anger · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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angerKodhaṁ should give upjahe should get rid ofvippajaheyya conceitmānaṁ,
fetterSaṁyojanaṁ should escape everysabbamatikkameyya;
oneTaṁ not clinging to name and formnāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ,
having nothingAkiñcanaṁ do not befallnānupatanti sufferingsdukkhā.

whoeverYo indeedve arisenuppatitaṁ angerkodhaṁ,
chariotrathaṁ like a lurching onebhantaṁva should checkvāraye;
him ITamahaṁ charioteersārathiṁ I callbrūmi,
reins-holderrasmiggāho otheritaro personjano.

with kindnessAkkodhena one should defeatjine angerkodhaṁ,
villainyasādhuṁ with virtuesādhunā one should defeatjine;
one should defeatJine stinginesskadariyaṁ with givingdānena,
a liar with truthsaccenālikavādinaṁ.

the truthSaccaṁ one should speakbhaṇe notna one should not be angrykujjheyya,
one should givedajjā even a littleappampi when askedyācito;
by theseEtehi threetīhi meansṭhānehi,
one may entergacche of the godsdevāna the presencesantike.

harmlessAhiṁsakā whoye sagesmunayo,
alwaysniccaṁ in bodykāyena restrainedsaṁvutā;
theyTe goyanti not passingaccutaṁ stateṭhānaṁ,
whereyattha having gonegantvā notna they sorrowsocare.

alwaysSadā of those who are wakefuljāgaramānānaṁ,
of those practicing night and dayahorattānusikkhinaṁ;
extinguishmentNibbānaṁ of those focused onadhimuttānaṁ,
to an endatthaṁ they gogacchanti defilementsāsavā.

this is ancientPorāṇametaṁ Atulaatula,
not thisnetaṁ as if todayajjatanāmiva;
they blameNindanti one sitting silenttuṇhimāsīnaṁ,
they blamenindanti one speaking muchbahubhāṇinaṁ;
even one speaking measuredlyMitabhāṇimpi they blamenindanti,
there is notnatthi in the worldloke unblamed oneanindito.

notNa wascāhu notna andca will bebhavissati,
notna nowcetarahi is foundvijjati;
whollyEkantaṁ blamednindito personposo,
whollyekantaṁ orvā praisedpasaṁsito.

if, whateverYañce discerning peopleviññū praisepasaṁsanti,
having watchedanuvicca daysuve daysuve;
of impeccable conductAcchiddavuttiṁ sagemedhāviṁ,
endowed with wisdom and ethicspaññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.

pendantNikkhaṁ like of Black Plum River goldjambonadasseva,
whoko themtaṁ is worthy to criticizeninditumarahati;
even the godsDevāpi themnaṁ praisepasaṁsanti,
by the Divinity toobrahmunāpi praisedpasaṁsito.

ill-tempered deedsKāyappakopaṁ should guard againstrakkheyya,
in bodykāyena restrainedsaṁvuto should besiyā;
bad bodily conductKāyaduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in bodykāyena wellsucaritaṁ should conduct yourselfcare.

ill-tempered wordsVacīpakopaṁ one should guard againstrakkheyya,
in speechvācāya restrainedsaṁvuto one should besiyā;
bad verbal conductVacīduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in speechvācāya good conductsucaritaṁ one should practisecare.

ill-tempered thoughtManopakopaṁ should guard againstrakkheyya,
in mindmanasā restrainedsaṁvuto one should besiyā;
bad mental conductManoduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in mindmanasā good conductsucaritaṁ should conduct oneselfcare.

in bodyKāyena restrainedsaṁvutā attentive onesdhīrā,
alsoatho in speechvācāya restrainedsaṁvutā;
in mindManasā restrainedsaṁvutā attentive onesdhīrā,
theyte indeedve fully restrainedsuparisaṁvutā.
the chapter on angerKodhavaggo seventeenthsattarasamo.

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