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Dhammapada 256–272

Dhammaṭṭhavagga

19. The Just · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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notNa by thattena one becomeshoti justdhammaṭṭho,
by which a caseyenatthaṁ hastilysāhasā one judgesnaye;
whoYo andca what is pertinentatthaṁ and what is irrelevantanatthañca,
bothubho evaluatesniccheyya astute personpaṇḍito.

without hasteAsāhasena with dhammadhammena,
impartiallysamena judgesnayatī otherspare;
of the dhammaDhammassa guardiangutto wise onemedhāvī,
"one established in dhamma" thus“dhammaṭṭho”ti is said to bepavuccati.

notNa by thattena an astute scholarpaṇḍito ishoti,
becauseyāvatā a lotbahu speaksbhāsati;
secureKhemī free of enmityaverī fearlessabhayo,
“astute,” it is“paṇḍito”ti is said to bepavuccati.

notNa by that muchtāvatā a bearer of the teachingdhammadharo,
merelyyāvatā muchbahu recitesbhāsati;
whoeverYo andca even a littleappampi having heardsutvāna,
the teachingdhammaṁ with the bodykāyena seespassati;
heSa indeedve a bearer of the teachingdhammadharo ishoti,
whoyo the teachingdhammaṁ does not neglectnappamajjati.

notNa by thattena an elderthero heso becomeshoti,
because of whichyenassa grey-hairedpalitaṁ headsiro;
ripeParipakko agevayo of himtassa,
“aged in vain,”“moghajiṇṇo”ti is calledvuccati.

in whomYamhi and truthsaccañca principledhammo andca,
harmlessnessahiṁsā restraintsaṁyamo self-controldamo;
heSa indeedve purged of stainvantamalo wisedhīro,
“senior”“thero” thusiti is calledpavuccati.

notNa by mere enunciationvākkaraṇamattena,
by beautiful complexionvaṇṇapokkharatāya orvā;
holySādhurūpo a personnaro becomeshoti,
jealousissukī stingymaccharī devioussaṭho.

of whomYassa thiscetaṁ cut outsamucchinnaṁ,
dug up at the rootmūlaghaccaṁ eradicatedsamūhataṁ;
thatSa purged of vicevantadoso intelligent onemedhāvī,
holy“sādhurūpo”ti is saidvuccati.

notNa by shaven headmuṇḍakena an asceticsamaṇo,
breaker of vowsabbato a liealikaṁ speakingbhaṇaṁ;
endowed with desire and greedIcchālobhasamāpanno,
an asceticsamaṇo howkiṁ will becomebhavissati.

whoYo andca stopssameti wicked deedspāpāni,
great and smallaṇuṁthūlāni in every waysabbaso;
because of stoppingSamitattā indeedhi of wicked deedspāpānaṁ,
an ascetic“samaṇo”ti is said to bepavuccati.

notNa by thattena a mendicantbhikkhu heso becomeshoti,
as far asyāvatā begsbhikkhate from otherspare;
domestic dutiesVissaṁ dhammadhammaṁ having undertakensamādāya,
a mendicantbhikkhu becomeshoti notna to that extenttāvatā.

who hereYodha merit andpuññañca evil and,pāpañca,
having banishedbāhetvā living a spiritual life;brahmacariyavā;
having appraisedSaṅkhāya the worldloke wanders,carati,
hesa indeedve "a mendicant"“bhikkhū”ti is said.vuccati.

notNa by being sagelikemonena a sagemunī becomeshoti,
confusedmūḷharūpo ignorantaviddasu;
whoYo andca the scalestulaṁva holdspaggayha,
taking only the bestvaramādāya astute onepaṇḍito.

bad deedsPāpāni shunsparivajjeti,
hesa a sagemunī therebytena heso a sagemuni;
whoYo weighsmunāti bothubho in the worldloke,
a sage“muni” therebytena is said to bepavuccati.

notNa by thattena a noble oneariyo becomeshoti,
by whichyena living beingspāṇāni harmshiṁsati;
harmlessnessAhiṁsā toward all living beingssabbapāṇānaṁ,
“a noble one”“ariyo”ti is said to bepavuccati.

notNa by mere precepts and observancessīlabbatamattena,
by much learningbāhusaccena orvā andpana;
thenAtha orvā by meditative immersionsamādhilābhena,
by living in seclusionvivittasayanena orvā.

I experiencePhusāmi the bliss of renunciationnekkhammasukhaṁ,
not frequented by ordinary peopleaputhujjanasevitaṁ;
a mendicantBhikkhu rests confidentvissāsamāpādi,
not attainedappatto the end of defilementsāsavakkhayaṁ.
the Chapter on the JustDhammaṭṭhavaggo nineteenthekūnavīsatimo.

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