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Dhammapada 306–319

Nirayavagga

22. Hell · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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not·real·speakerAbhūtavādī to hellnirayaṁ goesupeti,
whoYo or indeedvāpi having donekatvā notna I dokaromi and I saycāha;
both indeedUbhopi theyte after passing awaypecca equalsamā becomebhavanti,
base·deedNihīnakammā menmanujā in the hereafterparattha.

ocher cloth·neckKāsāvakaṇṭhā manybahavo,
wicked·naturepāpadhammā 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 away·thinkpamatto,
toward·goĀpajjati another·wife·near·associateparadārūpasevī;
not·meritApuññalābhaṁ notna down·desirenikāmaseyyaṁ,
ill-repute,Nindaṁ thirdtatīyaṁ in hellnirayaṁ fourth.catutthaṁ.

un-·merit·gainApuññalābho 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 forth·striveparakkame;
laxSithilo forhi forth·goneparibbājo,
all the morebhiyyo up·stirākirate dustrajaṁ.

not·doAkataṁ bad·dodukkaṭaṁ betterseyyo,
later onpacchā it plaguestappati bad·dodukkaṭaṁ;
do + andKatañca good·dosukataṁ betterseyyo,
whichyaṁ having donekatvā not·after·burnnānutappati.

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

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

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

not·faultAvajje fault·seeingvajjamatino,
in the faultvajje and·fault·seeingcāvajjadassino;
wrong·view·upholdingMicchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā gogacchanti bad·destinationduggatiṁ.

fault·andVajjañca as a faultvajjato having knownñatvā,
not·fault·andavajjañca not·faultavajjato;
right view·upholdingSammādiṭṭhisamādānā,
beingssattā gogacchanti to a good placesuggatiṁ.
Hell·chapterNirayavaggo twenty-seconddvāvīsatimo.

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