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Dhammapada 383–423

Brāhmaṇavagga

26. Brahmins · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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having given upHitvā desire + andratiñca discontentaratiñca,
cool·becomesītibhūtaṁ without·attachmentnirūpadhiṁ;
master of the whole worldSabbalokābhibhuṁ a herovīraṁ,
that·Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

Giving up desire and discontent, they’re cooled and free of attachments; a hero, master of the whole world: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

passing awayCutiṁ whoyo knowsvedi of beingssattānaṁ,
rebirth + and·andupapattiñca in every waysabbaso;
not·attachedAsattaṁ well·gonesugataṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,
that + Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

They know the passing away and rebirth of all beings; unattached, holy, awakened: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

whoseYassa destinygatiṁ notna they knowjānanti,
godsdevā centaurs and humansgandhabbamānusā;
with defilements endedKhīṇāsavaṁ perfected onearahantaṁ,
him Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

Gods, centaurs, and humans don’t know their destiny; the perfected ones with defilements ended: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

for whomYassa beforepure andca afterpacchā orca,
in betweenmajjhe evenca not·benatthi anythingkiñcanaṁ;
not·somethingAkiñcanaṁ taking nothinganādānaṁ,
that + Itamahaṁ I declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

They have nothing before or after, or even in between. Having nothing, taking nothing: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

captain of the herdUsabhaṁ excellentpavaraṁ herovīraṁ,
great seermahesiṁ victorvijitāvinaṁ;
unstirredAnejaṁ washednhātakaṁ awakenedbuddhaṁ,
that + Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.

Captain of the herd, excellent hero, great seer and victor; unstirred, washed, awakened: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

before·dwellingPubbenivāsaṁ whoyo knowsvedi,
heaven-downfall + andsaggāpāyañca seespassati;
andAtho ending of birthjātikkhayaṁ attainedpatto,
insight·perfectedabhiññāvosito sagemuni;
summit of all perfectionSabbavositavosānaṁ,
him + Itamahaṁ declarebrūmi a brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ.
brahmin·chapterBrāhmaṇavaggo twenty-sixthchabbīsatimo.
thus farEttāvatā all·firstsabbapaṭhame twin·chapteryamakavagge fourteencuddasa storiesvatthūni, heedfulness·chapterappamādavagge ninenava, mind·chaptercittavagge ninenava, flower·chapterpupphavagge twelvedvādasa, fool·chapterbālavagge fifteenpannarasa, wise·chapterpaṇḍitavagge elevenekādasa, arahant·chapterarahantavagge tendasa, thousand·chaptersahassavagge fourteencuddasa, evil·chapterpāpavagge twelvedvādasa, rod·chapterdaṇḍavagge elevenekādasa, old age·chapterjarāvagge ninenava, self·chapterattavagge tendasa, world·chapterlokavagge elevenekādasa, Buddha·chapterbuddhavagge ninenava, happiness·chaptersukhavagge eightaṭṭha, dear·chapterpiyavagge ninenava, anger·chapterkodhavagge eightaṭṭha, stain·chaptermalavagge twelvedvādasa, righteous·chapterdhammaṭṭhavagge tendasa, path·chaptermaggavagge twelvedvādasa, miscellaneous·chapterpakiṇṇakavagge ninenava, hell·chapternirayavagge ninenava, elephant·chapternāgavagge eightaṭṭha, craving·chaptertaṇhāvagge twelvedvādasa, monk·chapterbhikkhuvagge twelvedvādasa, brahmin·chapterbrāhmaṇavagge fortycattālīsāti more than five hundredpañcādhikāni threetīṇi hundred storiesvatthusatāni.
four hundred and twenty-sixSatevīsacatussatā,
by the expounder of the four truthscatusaccavibhāvinā;
hundred·three + andSatattayañca of storiesvatthūnaṁ,
with five morepañcādhikaṁ originatedsamuṭṭhitāti.
Dhamma·pathDhammapade chapter·summaryvaggānamuddānaṁ
twin + heedfulnessYamakappamādo mindcittaṁ,
flowerspupphaṁ by the foolbālena the wisepaṇḍito;
the arahantArahanto and the thousandsahassañca,
evilpāpaṁ by the roddaṇḍena thesete tendasa.
old ageJarā selfattā andca worldloko andca,

One who knows their past lives, sees heaven and places of loss, and has attained the end of rebirth; a sage of perfect insight at the summit of spiritual perfection: that’s who I declare a brahmin.

the Buddhabuddho happinesssukhaṁ by the dearpiyena and;ca;
angerKodho stain + andmalañca firm in dhamma,dhammaṭṭho,
path·chaptermaggavaggena twenty.vīsati.
miscellaneousPakiṇṇaṁ hellnirayo elephant,nāgo,
cravingtaṇhā monkbhikkhu andca brahmin;brāhmaṇo;
theseEte six·twentychabbīsati chapters,vaggā,
taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.desitādiccabandhunā.
Summary of the versesGāthānamuddānaṁ
in the PairsYamake twentyvīsati verses,gāthā,
in heedfulnessappamādamhi twelve;dvādasa;
elevenEkādasa in the mind chapter,cittavagge,
flower·chapterpupphavaggamhi sixteen.soḷasa.
in the foolBāle andca sixteensoḷasa verses,gāthā,
in the wisepaṇḍitamhi fourteen;catuddasa;
in the arahantsArahante tendasa verses,gāthā,
in the thousandssahasse arehonti sixteen.soḷasa.
thirteenTerasa in the evil chapter,pāpavaggamhi,
in the roddaṇḍamhi tendasa and sevensatta too;ca;
elevenEkādasa old agejarā in the chapter,vagge,
self·chapterattavaggamhi thosetā ten.dasa.
twelveDvādasa in the world chapter,lokavaggamhi,
Buddha·chapterbuddhavaggamhi eighteen;ṭhārasa;
in the happySukhe andca dear·chapterpiyavagge and,ca,
versesgāthāyo arehonti twelve.dvādasa.
fourteenCuddasa in the anger chapter,kodhavaggamhi,
in the stains chapter twenty-one;malavaggekavīsati;
seventeenSattarasa andca in the firm in dhamma,dhammaṭṭhe,
path·chaptermaggavagge seventeen.sattarasa.
in the miscellaneousPakiṇṇe sixteensoḷasa verses,gāthā,
in hellniraye and in the elephantnāge andca fourteen;cuddasa;
twenty-sixChabbīsa in the craving chapter,taṇhāvaggamhi,
twenty-threetevīsa in the monk chapter.bhikkhuvaggikā.
forty-one versesEkatālīsagāthāyo,
in the brahminbrāhmaṇe in the supreme chapter;vaggamuttame;
versesGāthāsatāni four,cattāri,
twenty-threetevīsa andca again further;punāpare;
in the DhammapadaDhammapade in the collection,nipātamhi,
taught by the Kinsman of the Sun.desitādiccabandhunāti.
The Dhammapada textDhammapadapāḷi is complete.samattā.

The Sayings of the Dhamma are complete.

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