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;
having rebuked·speakerNiggayhavādiṁ
intelligentmedhāviṁ,
suchtādisaṁ
wise personpaṇḍitaṁ
one should associate withbhaje;
suchTādisaṁ
for one associatingbhajamānassa,
betterseyyo
it ishoti
notna
worsepāpiyo.
Regard one who sees your faults as a guide to a hidden treasure. Stay close to one so intelligent and astute who curbs you when you need it. Sticking close to such an impartial person, things get better, not worse.
advise + instructOvadeyyānusāseyya,
wickednessasabbhā
andca
he should curbnivāraye;
for by the goodSatañhi
heso
lovedpiyo
ishoti,
by the badasataṁ
he ishoti
dislikedappiyo.
Advise and instruct; curb wickedness: for you shall be loved by the good, and disliked by the bad.
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.
Don’t mix with bad friends, nor with the worst of men. Mix with spiritual friends, and with the best of men.
teaching·joyDhammapīti
at easesukhaṁ
you sleepseti,
with clearvippasannena
heartcetasā;
noble + proclaimedAriyappavedite
in the teachingdhamme,
alwayssadā
delightsramati
astute personpaṇḍito.
Through joy in the teaching you sleep at ease, with clear and confident heart. An astute person always delights in the teaching proclaimed by the Noble One.
water·indeedUdakañhi
they guidenayanti
irrigators,nettikā,
fletchersUsukārā
they bendnamayanti
arrow;tejanaṁ;
timberDāruṁ
they bendnamayanti
carpenters,tacchakā,
themselvesAttānaṁ
they tamedamayanti
the astute.paṇḍitā.
While irrigators guide water, fletchers bend arrows straight, and carpenters bend timber straight, the astute tame themselves.
a rockSelo
asyathā
solidekaghano,
by the windvātena
notna
is stirredsamīrati;
so tooEvaṁ
with blame and praisenindāpasaṁsāsu,
notna
are affectedsamiñjanti
the wisepaṇḍitā.
As the wind cannot stir a solid mass of rock, so too blame and praise do not affect the wise.
just asYathāpi
a lakerahado
deepgambhīro,
clearvippasanno
uncloudedanāvilo;
soEvaṁ
teachingsdhammāni
having heardsutvāna,
they become clearvippasīdanti
the astutepaṇḍitā.
Like a deep lake, clear and unclouded, so clear are the astute when they hear the teachings.
everywhereSabbattha
indeedve
true personssappurisā
give upcajanti,
notNa
sense pleasure·desiringkāmakāmā
cajolelapayanti
the goodsanto;
by happinessSukhena
touchedphuṭṭhā
thenatha
orvā
by sadnessdukhena,
notNa
depressed or elateduccāvacaṁ
the astutepaṇḍitā
appeardassayanti.
True persons give up everything, they don’t cajole for the things they desire. Though touched by sadness or happiness, the astute appear neither depressed nor elated.
notNa
self·sakeattahetu
notna
of anotherparassa
sakehetu,
notNa
child·wishputtamicche
notna
wealthdhanaṁ
notna
nationraṭṭhaṁ;
notNa
should wishiccheyya
un-·justiceadhammena
success for oneselfsamiddhimattano,
heSa
virtuoussīlavā
wisepaññavā
justdhammiko
should besiyā.
Never wish for success by unjust means, for your own sake or that of another, desiring children, wealth, or nation; rather, be virtuous, wise, and just.
fewAppakā
thosete
among humansmanussesu,
whoye
peoplejanā
far shore·goingpāragāmino;
but thisAthāyaṁ
otheritarā
folkpajā,
just runs around on the near shoretīramevānudhāvati.
Few are those among humans who cross to the far shore. The rest just run around on the near shore.
whoYe
andca
indeedkho
well explainedsammadakkhāte,
in the teachingdhamme
practicing accordinglydhammānuvattino;
theyTe
peoplejanā
will cross overpāramessanti,
death·dominionmaccudheyyaṁ
so hard to passsuduttaraṁ.
When the teaching is well explained, the people who practice accordingly will cross over Death’s dominion so hard to pass.
darkKaṇhaṁ
qualitydhammaṁ
away·forth·having abandonedvippahāya,
brightSukkaṁ
would developbhāvetha
astute personpaṇḍito;
from homeOkā
without·home·going·having goneanokamāgamma,
in seclusionViveke
whereyattha
joy is harddūramaṁ.
Rid of dark qualities, an astute person would develop the bright. Having left home for homelessness in seclusion, where joy is hard,
there + satisfaction·would desireTatrābhiratimiccheyya,
away·havinghitvā
sensual pleasureskāme
owning nothingakiñcano;
completely·would cleansePariyodapeyya
themselvesattānaṁ,
mind·corruptionscittaklesehi
an astute personpaṇḍito.
they’d long for satisfaction there. Forsaking sensual pleasures, owning nothing, an astute person would cleanse themselves of mental corruptions.
of thoseYesaṁ
in the awakening factorssambodhiyaṅgesu,
rightlysammā
mindcittaṁ
well developedsubhāvitaṁ;
in letting go of attachmentsĀdānapaṭinissagge,
not·graspinganupādāya
whoye
delightratā;
ended·defilementsKhīṇāsavā
brilliantjutimanto,
theyte
in the worldloke
quenchedparinibbutā.
astute·chapterPaṇḍitavaggo
sixthchaṭṭho.
And those whose minds are rightly developed in the awakening factors; who, letting go of attachments, delight in not grasping: with defilements ended, brilliant, they are quenched in this world.
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