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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.

other·sufferingParadukkhūpadhānena,
one's ownattano happiness·seekssukhamicchati;
enmity·intimacy·associatedVerasaṁsaggasaṁsaṭṭho,
from enmityverā heso notna fully·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.

those + andYesañca properly undertakensusamāraddhā,
constantniccaṁ body·gone tokāyagatā mindfulnesssati;
not·to 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,
without·troubleanīgho walks onyāti brahminbrāhmaṇo.

motherMātaraṁ fatherpitaraṁ having slainhantvā,
kingsrājāno twodve andca prosperoussotthiye;
tiger·fifthVeyagghapañcamaṁ having slainhantvā,
not·troubledanīgho walks onyāti brahminbrāhmaṇo.

well·awakenedSuppabuddhaṁ forth·wakepabujjhanti,
alwayssadā Gotama·disciplesgotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ Buddha·gone tobuddhagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ forth·wakepabujjhanti,
alwayssadā Gotama·disciplesgotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ teaching·gone todhammagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ wake uppabujjhanti,
alwayssadā disciples of Gotamagotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ Saṅgha·gone tosaṅghagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ forth·awakenpabujjhanti,
alwayssadā Gotama·disciplesgotamasāvakā;
of whomYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
constantlyniccaṁ body·gone tokāyagatā mindfulnesssati.

refreshedSuppabuddhaṁ forth·wakepabujjhanti,
alwayssadā Gotama·disciplesgotamasāvakā;
whoseYesaṁ by daydivā andca by nightratto andca,
not·harmahiṁsāya delightsrato mindmano.

well·awakenedSuppabuddhaṁ 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,
bad·dwellingDurāvāsā housesgharā painfuldukhā;
painful·like·associationDukkhosamānasaṁvāso,
a traveler is prey to painDukkhānupatitaddhagū;
thereforeTasmā notna and·travelercaddhagū should besiyā,
notNa andca prey to paindukkhānupatito should besiyā.

faithfulSaddho with ethicssīlena with·attainedsampanno,
fame·wealth·endowedyasobhogasamappito;
whateverYaṁ whateveryaṁ placepadesaṁ frequentsbhajati,
theretattha there·justtattheva honoredpūjito.

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

sitting aloneEkāsanaṁ one·sleepingekaseyyaṁ,
aloneeko wandering·not·tiredcaramatandito;
aloneEko taming·selfdamayamattānaṁ,
in a forestvanante delightedramito would besiyā.
miscellaneous·chapterPakiṇṇakavaggo one·twentiethekavīsatimo.

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