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Dhammapada 76–89

Paṇḍitavagga

6. The Astute · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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as to a hidden treasureNidhīnaṁva a guidepavattāraṁ,
one whoyaṁ seespasse as one who sees faultsvajjadassinaṁ;
one who speaks rebukinglyNiggayhavādiṁ intelligentmedhāviṁ,
suchtādisaṁ wise personpaṇḍitaṁ one should associate withbhaje;
suchTādisaṁ for one associatingbhajamānassa,
betterseyyo it ishoti notna worsepāpiyo.

he should advise and instructOvadeyyānusāseyya,
wickednessasabbhā andca he should curbnivāraye;
for by the goodSatañhi heso lovedpiyo ishoti,
by the badasataṁ he ishoti dislikedappiyo.

notNa should associate withbhaje badpāpake friendsmitte,
norna should associate withbhaje the worst of menpurisādhame;
should mix withBhajetha friendsmitte spiritualkalyāṇe,
should mix withbhajetha the best of menpurisuttame.

joy in the teachingDhammapīti at easesukhaṁ you sleepseti,
with clearvippasannena heartcetasā;
proclaimed by the Noble OneAriyappavedite in the teachingdhamme,
alwayssadā delightsramati astute personpaṇḍito.

water indeedUdakañhi they guidenayanti irrigators,nettikā,
fletchersUsukārā they bendnamayanti arrow;tejanaṁ;
timberDāruṁ they bendnamayanti carpenters,tacchakā,
themselvesAttānaṁ they tamedamayanti the astute.paṇḍitā.

a rockSelo asyathā solidekaghano,
by the windvātena notna is stirredsamīrati;
so tooEvaṁ with blame and praisenindāpasaṁsāsu,
notna are affectedsamiñjanti the wisepaṇḍitā.

just asYathāpi a lakerahado deepgambhīro,
clearvippasanno uncloudedanāvilo;
soEvaṁ teachingsdhammāni having heardsutvāna,
they become clearvippasīdanti the astutepaṇḍitā.

everywhereSabbattha indeedve true personssappurisā give upcajanti,
notNa desiring sense pleasureskāmakāmā cajolelapayanti the goodsanto;
by happinessSukhena touchedphuṭṭhā thenatha orvā by sadnessdukhena,
notNa depressed or elateduccāvacaṁ the astutepaṇḍitā appeardassayanti.

notNa for one's own sakeattahetu notna of anotherparassa sakehetu,
notNa should wish for childrenputtamicche notna wealthdhanaṁ notna nationraṭṭhaṁ;
notNa should wishiccheyya by unjust meansadhammena success for oneselfsamiddhimattano,
heSa virtuoussīlavā wisepaññavā justdhammiko should besiyā.

fewAppakā thosete among humansmanussesu,
whoye peoplejanā gone to the far shorepāragāmino;
but thisAthāyaṁ otheritarā folkpajā,
just runs around on the near shoretīramevānudhāvati.

whoYe andca indeedkho well explainedsammadakkhāte,
in the teachingdhamme practicing accordinglydhammānuvattino;
theyTe peoplejanā will cross overpāramessanti,
Death’s dominionmaccudheyyaṁ so hard to passsuduttaraṁ.

darkKaṇhaṁ qualitydhammaṁ having rid ofvippahāya,
brightSukkaṁ would developbhāvetha astute personpaṇḍito;
from homeOkā having gone to homelessnessanokamāgamma,
in seclusionViveke whereyattha joy is harddūramaṁ.

there satisfaction would desireTatrābhiratimiccheyya,
having forsakenhitvā sensual pleasureskāme owning nothingakiñcano;
would cleansePariyodapeyya themselvesattānaṁ,
from mental corruptionscittaklesehi an astute personpaṇḍito.

of thoseYesaṁ in the awakening factorssambodhiyaṅgesu,
rightlysammā mindcittaṁ well developedsubhāvitaṁ;
in letting go of attachmentsĀdānapaṭinissagge,
not graspinganupādāya whoye delightratā;
with defilements endedKhīṇāsavā brilliantjutimanto,
theyte in the worldloke quenchedparinibbutā.
the chapter on the astutePaṇḍitavaggo sixthchaṭṭho.

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