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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 name and form·not clingingnāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ,
having nothingAkiñcanaṁ not·befallnānupatanti sufferingsdukkhā.

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

not·anger·withAkkodhena one should defeatjine angerkodhaṁ,
not·goodasādhuṁ good·withsādhunā one should defeatjine;
one should defeatJine stinginesskadariyaṁ giving·withdānena,
truth·cling·speakersaccenālikavādinaṁ.

the truthSaccaṁ one should speakbhaṇe notna one should not be angrykujjheyya,
one should givedajjā little·evenappampi 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.

ancient + thisPorāṇametaṁ Atulaatula,
not·thisnetaṁ as if todayajjatanāmiva;
they blameNindanti one sitting silenttuṇhimāsīnaṁ,
they blamenindanti one speaking muchbahubhāṇinaṁ;
measured·speaking·evenMitabhāṇimpi they blamenindanti,
not·there isnatthi in the worldloke unblamed oneanindito.

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

what + ifYañce 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 criticize·worthyninditumarahati;
gods·evenDevāpi themnaṁ praisepasaṁsanti,
Divinity·toobrahmunāpi praisedpasaṁsito.

body + ill-temperKāyappakopaṁ should guard againstrakkheyya,
in bodykāyena together·restrainsaṁvuto should besiyā;
body + bad conductKāyaduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in bodykāyena wellsucaritaṁ should conduct yourselfcare.

speech·angerVacīpakopaṁ one should guard againstrakkheyya,
in speechvācāya together·restrainedsaṁvuto one should besiyā;
speech·bad conductVacīduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in speechvācāya good·conductsucaritaṁ one should practisecare.

mind·angerManopakopaṁ should guard againstrakkheyya,
in mindmanasā together·restrainedsaṁvuto one should besiyā;
mind·bad conductManoduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
in mindmanasā good conductsucaritaṁ should conduct oneselfcare.

in bodyKāyena together·restrainsaṁvutā attentive onesdhīrā,
alsoatho in speechvācāya together·restrainsaṁvutā;
in mindManasā together·restrainsaṁvutā attentive onesdhīrā,
theyte indeedve fully·together·restrainsuparisaṁvutā.
anger·chapterKodhavaggo seventeenthsattarasamo.

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