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Dhammapada 235–255

Malavagga

18. Stains · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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like a withered leafPaṇḍupalāsova now you aredānisi,
Yama's men + tooYamapurisāpi andca for youte have arrivedupaṭṭhitā;
at the departure gateUyyogamukhe andca you standtiṭṭhasi,
supplies for the road + tooPātheyyampi andca for youte notna is foundvijjati.

youSo makekarohi an island of yourselfdīpamattano,
swiftlyKhippaṁ strivevāyama wisepaṇḍito becomebhava;
purged of stainsNiddhantamalo flawlessanaṅgaṇo,
heavenlyDibbaṁ the realm of the noble onesariyabhūmiṁ you will goupehisi.

up·led·lifeUpanītavayo andca now you aredānisi,
forth·goneSampayātosi of Yamayamassa to the presencesantikaṁ;
dwellingVāso for youte there is notnatthi in betweenantarā,
provisions·even·evenPātheyyampi andca for youte notna existvijjati.

youSo make!karohi island·selfdīpamattano,
quicklyKhippaṁ strive!vāyama wisepaṇḍito become!bhava;
purged·stainNiddhantamalo flawlessanaṅgaṇo,
notNa againpunaṁ birth·old agejātijaraṁ to·comeupehisi.

graduallyAnupubbena a wise onemedhāvī,
bit by bitthokaṁ bit by bitthokaṁ moment by momentkhaṇe moment by moment;khaṇe;
a smithKammāro like silver,rajatasseva,
would purgeniddhame his own stain.malamattano.

indeed on ironAyasāva stainmalaṁ arisensamuṭṭhitaṁ,
from that placeTatuṭṭhāya that very onetameva eatskhādati;
soEvaṁ one living overly austereatidhonacārinaṁ,
ownSāni deedskammāni leadnayanti to a bad destinationduggatiṁ.

not·rehearse·stainAsajjhāyamalā of hymnsmantā,
not·exert·stainanuṭṭhānamalā of housesgharā;
stainMalaṁ of beautyvaṇṇassa lazinesskosajjaṁ,
negligencepamādo of one guardingrakkhato stainmalaṁ.

stain + womanMalitthiyā bad·conductduccaritaṁ,
stinginessmaccheraṁ of a giverdadato stainmalaṁ;
stainsMalā indeedve badpāpakā qualitiesdhammā,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi andca.

than theseTato stainmalā a worse stainmalataraṁ,
ignoranceavijjā the worstparamaṁ stainmalaṁ;
thatEtaṁ stainmalaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
stainlessnimmalā behotha mendicantsbhikkhavo.

easy·liveSujīvaṁ without·shameahirikena,
crow·herokākasūrena rudedhaṁsinā;
pushyPakkhandinā impudentpagabbhena,
corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhena lifejīvitaṁ.

for one possessing conscienceHirīmatā andca life is harddujjīvaṁ,
alwaysniccaṁ for one seeking puritysucigavesinā;
not clinging·rudeAlīnenāppagabbhena,
pure·livelihoodsuddhājīvena for one discerningpassatā.

whoeverYo living creature·killspāṇamatipāteti,
false speech + andmusāvādañca speaksbhāsati;
in the worldLoke not given·takesadinnamādiyati,
another's wife + andparadārañca goes togacchati.

beer·wine·drinkingSurāmerayapānañca,
whoyo personnaro indulges inanuyuñjati;
right hereIdheva thismeso in the worldlokasmiṁ,
rootmūlaṁ digs upkhaṇati of their own selfattano.

thusEvaṁ my manbho manpurisa knowjānāhi,
evil·naturepāpadhammā not·restrainedasaññatā;
do notMā thattaṁ greedlobho not·righteousnessadhammo andca,
for longciraṁ for paindukkhāya inflictrandhayuṁ.

givesDadāti indeedve according·faithyathāsaddhaṁ,
according·confidenceyathāpasādanaṁ peoplejano;
thereTattha whoeveryo andca upsetmaṅku becomesbhavati,
of othersparesaṁ drink·foodpānabhojane;
notNa heso by daydivā orvā by nightrattiṁ orvā,
samādhi·become immersedsamādhimadhigacchati.

whoseYassa and thiscetaṁ cut offsamucchinnaṁ,
root·destroyedmūlaghaccaṁ eradicatedsamūhataṁ;
heSa indeedve by daydivā orvā by nightrattiṁ orvā,
becomes immersed in samādhisamādhimadhigacchati.

not·beNatthi greed·likerāgasamo fireaggi,
there is notnatthi hate·likedosasamo crimegaho;
there is notNatthi delusion·likemohasamaṁ netjālaṁ,
there is notnatthi craving·liketaṇhāsamā rivernadī.

easy·to seeSudassaṁ fault of othersvajjamaññesaṁ,
one's ownattano butpana hard to seeduddasaṁ;
of othersParesaṁ forhi heso faultsvajjāni,
tosses highopunāti likeyathā haybhusaṁ;
one's ownAttano butpana hideschādeti,
bad hand + askaliṁva a cheatkitavā deceitfulsaṭho.

for one who watches others' faultsParavajjānupassissa,
alwaysniccaṁ for one perceiving faultsujjhānasaññino;
defilementsĀsavā of that onetassa growvaḍḍhanti,
farārā heso from ending defilementsāsavakkhayā.

atmosphere + indeedĀkāseva trackpadaṁ there is nonatthi,
true asceticsamaṇo there is nonatthi outside herebāhire;
proliferation·delightingPapañcābhiratā peoplepajā,
free of proliferationnippapañcā the Realized Onestathāgatā.

atmosphere·indeedĀkāseva trackpadaṁ there is notnatthi,
true asceticsamaṇo there is notnatthi outside herebāhire;
conditionsSaṅkhārā everlastingsassatā there are notnatthi,
there is notnatthi shaking of the awakened onesbuddhānamiñjitaṁ.
stains·chapterMalavaggo eighteenthaṭṭhārasamo.

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