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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,
which + caseyenatthaṁ hastilysāhasā one judgesnaye;
whoYo andca what is pertinentatthaṁ not·pertinent·whatanatthañca,
bothubho evaluatesniccheyya astute personpaṇḍito.

not·hasteAsāhasena with dhammadhammena,
impartiallysamena judgesnayatī otherspare;
of the dhammaDhammassa guardiangutto wise onemedhāvī,
dhamma·established“dhammaṭṭho”ti is said to bepavuccati.

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

notNa by that muchtāvatā a bearer of the teachingdhammadharo,
merelyyāvatā muchbahu recitesbhāsati;
whoeverYo andca little·evenappampi having heardsutvāna,
the teachingdhammaṁ with the bodykāyena seespassati;
heSa indeedve a bearer of the teachingdhammadharo ishoti,
whoyo the teachingdhammaṁ 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 truth + andsaccañca principledhammo andca,
non·harmingahiṁsā together·controlsaṁyamo self-controldamo;
heSa indeedve vomited·stainvantamalo wisedhīro,
“senior”“thero” thusiti is calledpavuccati.

notNa speech·making·merevākkaraṇamattena,
complexion·beautyvaṇṇapokkharatāya orvā;
holySādhurūpo a personnaro becomeshoti,
jealousissukī stingymaccharī devioussaṭho.

of whomYassa this·thiscetaṁ completely·cut outsamucchinnaṁ,
root·dug upmūlaghaccaṁ completely·eradicatedsamūhataṁ;
thatSa vomited, purged·vicevantadoso intelligent onemedhāvī,
holy·quotation marker“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 together·gosameti wicked deedspāpāni,
small·greataṇuṁthūlāni in every waysabbaso;
because of stoppingSamitattā indeedhi of wicked deedspāpānaṁ,
ascetic + quotation marker“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 + andpāpañca,
having banishedbāhetvā living a spiritual life;brahmacariyavā;
having appraisedSaṅkhāya the worldloke wanders,carati,
hesa indeedve mendicant + quotation-marker“bhikkhū”ti is said.vuccati.

notNa by being sagelikemonena a sagemunī becomeshoti,
confused·formmūḷharūpo not·knowingaviddasu;
whoYo andca scale + liketulaṁva holdspaggayha,
best + takingvaramādāya astute onepaṇḍito.

bad deedsPāpāni around·avoidparivajjeti,
hesa a sagemunī therebytena heso a sagemuni;
whoYo weighsmunāti bothubho in the worldloke,
a sage“muni” therebytena forth·saypavuccati.

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 precept·observance·meresīlabbatamattena,
much·learningbāhusaccena orvā andpana;
thenAtha orvā meditative·immersionsamādhilābhena,
seclusion·livingvivittasayanena orvā.

I experiencePhusāmi renunciation·blissnekkhammasukhaṁ,
not·ordinary person·frequentaputhujjanasevitaṁ;
a mendicantBhikkhu confidence·attainvissāsamāpādi,
not·attainedappatto defilement·endāsavakkhayaṁ.
just·chapterDhammaṭṭhavaggo less by one·twentyekūnavīsatimo.

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