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Dhammapada 290–305

Pakiṇṇakavagga

21. Miscellaneous · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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by the sacrifice of material happinessMattāsukhapariccāgā,
would seepasse ifce abundantvipulaṁ happinesssukhaṁ;
would give upCaje material happinessmattāsukhaṁ the attentivedhīro,
seeingsampassaṁ abundantvipulaṁ happinesssukhaṁ.

by imposing suffering on othersParadukkhūpadhānena,
one's ownattano happiness seekssukhamicchati;
intimate with enmityVerasaṁsaggasaṁsaṭṭho,
from enmityverā heso notna is freedparimuccati.

what indeedYañhi should be donekiccaṁ is dumpedapaviddhaṁ,
what should not be doneakiccaṁ butpana is donekarīyati;
of the insolentUnnaḷānaṁ of the negligentpamattānaṁ,
of thosetesaṁ growvaḍḍhanti defilementsāsavā.

and of thoseYesañca properly undertakensusamāraddhā,
constantniccaṁ of the bodykāyagatā mindfulnesssati;
what should not be doneAkiccaṁ theyte notna cultivatesevanti,
in what should be donekicce always doingsātaccakārino;
of the mindfulSatānaṁ of the awaresampajānānaṁ,
endatthaṁ come togacchanti defilementsāsavā.

motherMātaraṁ fatherpitaraṁ having slainhantvā,
kingsrājāno twodve andca aristocratickhattiye;
kingdomRaṭṭhaṁ with its tax collectorsānucaraṁ having slainhantvā,
untroubledanīgho walks onyāti brahminbrāhmaṇo.

motherMātaraṁ fatherpitaraṁ having slainhantvā,
kingsrājāno twodve andca prosperoussotthiye;
with a tiger as the fifthVeyagghapañcamaṁ having slainhantvā,
untroubledanīgho walks onyāti brahminbrāhmaṇo.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ they wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ recollecting the Buddhabuddhagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ recollecting the teachingdhammagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ recollecting the Saṅghasaṅghagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ directed toward the bodykāyagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
whoseYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
in harmlessnessahiṁsāya delightsrato mindmano.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
in meditationbhāvanāya delightsrato mindmano.

hard to go forthDuppabbajjaṁ hard to delight indurabhiramaṁ,
hard to dwell inDurāvāsā housesgharā painfuldukhā;
painful association with the unlike-mindedDukkhosamānasaṁvāso,
a traveler is prey to painDukkhānupatitaddhagū;
thereforeTasmā notna and a travelercaddhagū should besiyā,
notNa andca prey to paindukkhānupatito should besiyā.

faithfulSaddho with ethicssīlena accomplishedsampanno,
blessed with fame and wealthyasobhogasamappito;
whateverYaṁ whateveryaṁ placepadesaṁ frequentsbhajati,
theretattha right theretattheva honoredpūjito.

from afarDūre the goodsanto shinepakāsenti,
like the Himalayashimavantova mountainpabbato;
the wicked hereAsantettha notna are seendissanti,
in the nightrattiṁ scatteredkhittā likeyathā arrowssarā.

sitting aloneEkāsanaṁ sleeping aloneekaseyyaṁ,
aloneeko wandering tirelesslycaramatandito;
aloneEko tames themselvesdamayamattānaṁ,
in a forestvanante delightedramito would besiyā.
Miscellaneous chapterPakiṇṇakavaggo twenty-firstekavīsatimo.

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