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Dhammapada 44–59

Pupphavagga

4. Flowers · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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whoKo thisimaṁ earthpathaviṁ will bestirvicessati,
Yama·realm + andYamalokañca thisimaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ;
whoKo the word of truthdhammapadaṁ well-taughtsudesitaṁ,
an expertKusalo as a flowerpupphamiva sets outpacessati.

a traineeSekho the earthpathaviṁ will bestirvicessati,
Yama-realm + andYamalokañca thisimaṁ with its godssadevakaṁ;
a traineeSekho truth·worddhammapadaṁ well-taughtsudesitaṁ,
an expertKusalo flower·likepupphamiva will set outpacessati.

foam·likePheṇūpamaṁ body + thiskāyamimaṁ having knownviditvā,
mirage·natureMarīcidhammaṁ having fully understoodabhisambudhāno;
having cut offChetvāna of Māramārassa flowerspapupphakāni,
not·seeingAdassanaṁ of the King of Deathmaccurājassa may gogacche.

flowersPupphāni indeedheva forth·gatherpacinantaṁ,
apart·attached·mindbyāsattamanasaṁ mannaraṁ;
sleepingSuttaṁ villagegāmaṁ great·flood + likemahoghova,
deathmaccu to·takeādāya goesgacchati.

flowersPupphāni indeedheva forth·gatherpacinantaṁ,
apart·attached·mindbyāsattamanasaṁ mannaraṁ;
unsated + indeedAtittaññeva in pleasureskāmesu,
terminatorantako gains controlkurute controlvasaṁ.

just asYathāpi a beebhamaro flowerpupphaṁ,
beauty·fragrance·not harmingvaṇṇagandhamaheṭhayaṁ;
moves onPaleti nectar·takingrasamādāya,
thusevaṁ in the villagegāme a sagemunī should walkcare.

notNa of othersparesaṁ faultsvilomāni,
notna of othersparesaṁ done or left undonekatākataṁ;
one's own onlyAttanova should watchavekkheyya,
donekatāni left undoneakatāni andca.

just likeYathāpi gloriousruciraṁ flowerpupphaṁ,
colorfulvaṇṇavantaṁ not·fragrantagandhakaṁ;
soEvaṁ well·spokensubhāsitā speechvācā,
not·fruitaphalā ishoti not·doingakubbato.

as·indeedYathāpi gloriousruciraṁ flowerpupphaṁ,
colorfulVaṇṇavantaṁ with·fragrantsagandhakaṁ;
soEvaṁ well·spokensubhāsitā speechvācā,
with·fruitfulSaphalā ishoti for one who actskubbato.

just asYathāpi flower·heappuppharāsimhā,
one would createkayirā garland·stringmālāguṇe manybahū;
soEvaṁ by one who has been bornjātena by a mortalmaccena,
to be donekattabbaṁ skillfulkusalaṁ manybahuṁ.

notNa flower·fragrancepupphagandho spreads upwindpaṭivātameti,
notNa sandalwoodcandanaṁ pinwheel·jasminetagaramallikā orvā;
good + butSatañca fragrancegandho spreads upwindpaṭivātameti,
allSabbā directionsdisā a true personsappuriso spreads virtuepavāyati.

sandalwoodCandanaṁ pinwheeltagaraṁ or evenvāpi,
lotusuppalaṁ andatha jasminevassikī;
of theseEtesaṁ fragrance·kindsgandhajātānaṁ,
virtue·fragrancesīlagandho supremeanuttaro.

faintAppamatto thisayaṁ fragrance,gandho,
which + thisyāyaṁ pinwheel·sandal;tagaracandanī;
whichYo butca virtue·possessingsīlavataṁ fragrance,gandho,
floatsvāti among godsdevesu highest.uttamo.

for thoseTesaṁ accomplished·ethicssampannasīlānaṁ,
diligence·dwellingappamādavihārinaṁ;
highest knowledge·freedSammadaññāvimuttānaṁ,
Māramāro pathmaggaṁ notna findsvindati.

just asYathā trash·heapsaṅkāradhānasmiṁ,
discardedujjhitasmiṁ great·pathmahāpathe;
a lotusPadumaṁ theretattha might blossomjāyetha,
pure·scentsucigandhaṁ mind·delightingmanoramaṁ.

soEvaṁ among those thought of as trashsaṅkārabhūtesu,
blind·beingsandhabhūte ordinary folkputhujjane;
outshinesAtirocati with wisdompaññāya,
a disciple of the perfect Buddhasammāsambuddhasāvako.
flower·chapterPupphavaggo fourthcatuttho.

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