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Dhammapada 306–319

Nirayavagga

22. Hell · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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a speaker of falsehoodAbhūtavādī to hellnirayaṁ goesupeti,
whoYo or indeedvāpi having donekatvā notna I dokaromi and I saycāha;
both indeedUbhopi theyte after passing awaypecca equalsamā becomebhavanti,
of base deedsNihīnakammā menmanujā in the hereafterparattha.

wearing ocher cloth around the neckKāsāvakaṇṭhā manybahavo,
wicked-naturedpāpadhammā unrestrainedasaññatā;
wickedPāpā by badpāpehi by deedskammehi,
to hellnirayaṁ theyte are rebornupapajjare.

betterSeyyo iron ballayoguḷo eatenbhutto,
scorchingtatto like a flame of fireaggisikhūpamo;
and ifYañce would eatbhuñjeyya immoraldussīlo,
unrestrained eater of the country's almsraṭṭhapiṇḍamasaññato.

fourCattāri thingsṭhānāni a mannaro heedless,pamatto,
befallsĀpajjati one who sleeps with another's wife;paradārūpasevī;
wickedness,Apuññalābhaṁ notna poor sleep,nikāmaseyyaṁ,
ill-repute,Nindaṁ thirdtatīyaṁ in hellnirayaṁ fourth.catutthaṁ.

accrual of wickednessApuññalābho andca destinationgatī andca badpāpikā,
of a frightened oneBhītassa with a frightened onebhītāya pleasureratī andca briefthokikā;
a kingRājā andca punishmentdaṇḍaṁ heavygarukaṁ imposespaṇeti,
thereforeTasmā a mannaro another's wifeparadāraṁ notna should sleep withseve.

kusa grassKuso asyathā wrongly graspedduggahito,
it cuts the hand onlyhatthamevānukantati;
the ascetic lifeSāmaññaṁ wrongly taken updupparāmaṭṭhaṁ,
drags to hellnirayāyupakaḍḍhati.

whateverYaṁ anykiñci laxsithilaṁ actkammaṁ,
and corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhañca whateveryaṁ observancevataṁ;
suspiciousSaṅkassaraṁ spiritual lifebrahmacariyaṁ,
notna thattaṁ ishoti very fruitfulmahapphalaṁ.

should doKayirā ifce what should be donekayirāthenaṁ,
staunchlydaḷhamenaṁ one should striveparakkame;
laxSithilo forhi one gone forthparibbājo,
all the morebhiyyo stirs upākirate dustrajaṁ.

not doneAkataṁ bad deeddukkaṭaṁ betterseyyo,
later onpacchā it plaguestappati bad deeddukkaṭaṁ;
and doneKatañca good deedsukataṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having donekatvā does not plaguenānutappati.

a cityNagaraṁ asyathā frontierpaccantaṁ,
guardedguttaṁ inside and outsantarabāhiraṁ;
soEvaṁ you should wardgopetha yourselvesattānaṁ,
the momentkhaṇo for youvo don'tmā pass byupaccagā;
who missed the momentKhaṇātītā forhi grievesocanti,
in hellnirayamhi sentsamappitā.

of what is not shamefulAlajjitāye are ashamedlajjanti,
of what is shamefullajjitāye notna are ashamedlajjare;
upholding wrong viewMicchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a bad placeduggatiṁ.

in what is not fearfulAbhaye seeing fearbhayadassino,
in fearbhaye and not seeing fearcābhayadassino;
upholding wrong viewMicchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā they gogacchanti to a bad placeduggatiṁ.

in what is not a faultAvajje seeing a faultvajjamatino,
in the faultvajje and blind to the faultcāvajjadassino;
upholding wrong viewMicchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a bad placeduggatiṁ.

fault tooVajjañca as a faultvajjato having knownñatvā,
faultless tooavajjañca as faultlessavajjato;
who uphold right viewSammādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a good placesuggatiṁ.
Hell chapterNirayavaggo twenty-seconddvāvīsatimo.

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