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Dhammapada 90–99

Arahantavagga

7. The Perfected Ones · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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at journey's endGataddhino rid of sorrowvisokassa,
everywhere freevippamuttassa everywheresabbadhi;
all·tie·given upSabbaganthappahīnassa,
feverpariḷāho nona is foundvijjati.

At journey’s end, rid of sorrow; everywhere free, all ties given up, no fever is found in them.

out·yokeUyyuñjanti mindful onessatīmanto,
notna in an abodenikete they delightramanti theyte;
swan·likeHaṁsāva the marshpallalaṁ having lefthitvā,
home + homeokamokaṁ they leavejahanti theyte.

The mindful apply themselves; they delight in no abode. Like a swan gone from the marsh, they leave home after home behind.

of thoseYesaṁ accumulationsannicayo there is notnatthi,
whoye having understood foodpariññātabhojanā;
the emptySuññato the signlessanimitto andca,
liberationvimokkho of thoseyesaṁ domaingocaro;
like in the skyĀkāseva of birdssakuntānaṁ,
pathgati of themtesaṁ hard to tracedurannayā.

Those with nothing stored up, who have understood their food, whose domain is the liberation of the signless and the empty: their path is hard to trace, like birds in the sky.

which·defilementYassāsavā have endedparikkhīṇā,
to foodāhāre andca not·attachedanissito;
the emptySuññato the signlessanimitto andca,
liberationvimokkho whoseyassa domaingocaro;
sky + likeĀkāseva of birdssakuntānaṁ,
trackpadaṁ theirtassa hard·tracedurannayaṁ.

One whose defilements have ended; who’s not attached to food; whose domain is the liberation of the signless and the empty: their track is hard to trace, like birds in the sky.

who + facultiesYassindriyāni serenity·gonesamathaṅgatāni,
horsesAssā likeyathā by a charioteersārathinā well·tamedsudantā;
abandoned·conceitPahīnamānassa without·defilementsanāsavassa,
god + evenDevāpi himtassa envypihayanti the unaffected onetādino.

Whose faculties have become serene, like horses tamed by a charioteer, who has abandoned conceit and defilements; the unaffected one is envied by even the gods.

earth·likePathavisamo notno is disturbedvirujjhati,
like Indra's pillarIndakhilupamo such a onetādi true to vowssubbato;
lake·likeRahadova clear of mudapetakaddamo,
transmigrationsSaṁsārā notna arebhavanti of such a onetādino.

Undisturbed like the earth, true to their vows, steady as Indra’s pillar, like a lake clear of mud; such a one does not transmigrate.

peacefulSantaṁ of that onetassa mindmanaṁ ishoti,
peacefulsantā speechvācā andca deedskamma andca;
rightly freed through enlightenmentSammadaññāvimuttassa,
at peaceupasantassa of such a onetādino.

Their mind is peaceful, peaceful are their speech and deeds. Such a one is at peace, rightly freed through enlightenment.

lacking faithAssaddho not·done·knowerakataññū andca,
house·breakersandhicchedo andca whoyo a mannaro;
wasted·chanceHatāvakāso they have wasted their chancevantāso,
that onesa indeedve the supreme personuttamaporiso.

Lacking faith, a house-breaker, one who acknowledges nothing, purged of hope, they’ve wasted their chance: that is indeed the supreme person!

in a villageGāme orvā whetheryadi in a wildernessvāraññe,
in a valleyNinne orvā whetheryadi orvā in the uplandsthale;
whereverYattha the perfected onesarahanto liveviharanti,
thatTaṁ is a delightful placebhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ.

Whether in village or wilderness, in a valley or the uplands, wherever the perfected ones live is a delightful place.

delightfulRamaṇīyāni wildernessesaraññāni,
whereyattha notna delightsramatī peoplejano;
free of greedVītarāgā will delightramissanti,
notna thosete seekers of sensual pleasureskāmagavesino.
the chapter on the Perfected OnesArahantavaggo seventhsattamo.

Delightful are the wildernesses where no people delight. Those free of greed will delight there, not those who seek sensual pleasures.

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