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Kodhanasutta

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   अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 7।64

   Aṅguttara Nikāya 7.64

   Numbered Discourses 7.64

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   6। अब्याकतवग्गab·yā·ka·ta·vag·ga

   6. Abyākatavagga

   6. The Undeclared Points

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   कोधनसुत्तko·dha·na·sut·ta

   Kodhanasutta

   Irritable

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   “सत्तिमे,sat·ti·me भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve धम्माdham·mā सपत्तकन्ताsa·pat·ta·kan·tā सपत्तकरणाsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇā कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छन्तिā·gac·chan·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

   “Sattime, bhikkhave, dhammā sapattakantā sapattakaraṇā kodhanaṁ āgacchanti itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

   “Mendicants, these seven things that please and assist an enemy happen to an irritable woman or man.

5. 5

   कतमेka·ta·me सत्त?sat·ta

   Katame satta?

   What seven?

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   इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

   Idha, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

   Firstly, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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   ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ दुब्बण्णोdub·baṇ·ṇo अस्सा’ति।as·sā

   ‘aho vatāyaṁ dubbaṇṇo assā’ti.

   ‘If only they’d become ugly!’

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   तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

   Taṁ kissa hetu?

   Why is that?

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   न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa वण्णवतायvaṇ·ṇa·va·tā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

   Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa vaṇṇavatāya nandati.

   Because an enemy doesn’t like to have a beautiful enemy.

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    कोधनोयं,ko·dha·no·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to कोधपरेतो,ko·dha·pa·re·to किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi सोso होतिho·ti सुन्हातोsun·hā·to सुविलित्तोsu·vi·lit·to कप्पितकेसमस्सुkap·pi·ta·ke·sa·mas·su ओदातवत्थवसनो;o·dā·ta·vat·tha·va·sa·no

    Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, kiñcāpi so hoti sunhāto suvilitto kappitakesamassu odātavatthavasano;

    An irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, is ugly, even though they’re nicely bathed and anointed, with hair and beard dressed, and wearing white clothes.

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    अथa·tha खोkho सोso दुब्बण्णोवdub·baṇ·ṇo·va होतिho·ti कोधाभिभूतो।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to

    atha kho so dubbaṇṇova hoti kodhābhibhūto.

    (Pāli only)

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    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पठमोpa·ṭha·mo धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the first thing that pleases and assists an enemy which happens to an irritable woman or man.

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ दुक्खंduk·khaṃ सयेय्या’ति।sa·yey·yā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ dukkhaṁ sayeyyā’ti.

    ‘If only they’d sleep badly!’

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    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

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    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa सुखसेय्यायsu·kha·sey·yā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa sukhaseyyāya nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who sleeps at ease.

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    कोधनोयं,ko·dha·no·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to कोधपरेतो,ko·dha·pa·re·to किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi सोso पल्लङ्केpal·laṅ·ke सेतिse·ti गोनकत्थतेgo·na·kat·tha·te पटलिकत्थतेpa·ṭa·li·kat·tha·te कदलिमिगपवरपच्चत्थरणेka·da·li·mi·ga·pa·va·ra·pac·cat·tha·ra·ṇe सउत्तरच्छदेsa·ut·ta·rac·cha·de उभतोलोहितकूपधाने;u·bha·to·lo·hi·ta·kū·pa·dhā·ne

    Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, kiñcāpi so pallaṅke seti gonakatthate paṭalikatthate kadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇe sauttaracchade ubhatolohitakūpadhāne;

    An irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, sleeps badly, even though they sleep on a couch spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide, with a canopy above and red pillows at both ends.

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    अथa·tha खोkho सोso दुक्खञ्ञेवduk·khañ·ñe·va सेतिse·ti कोधाभिभूतो।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to

    atha kho so dukkhaññeva seti kodhābhibhūto.

    (Pāli only)

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    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve दुतियोdu·ti·yo धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the second thing …

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ नna पचुरत्थोpa·cu·rat·tho अस्सा’ति।as·sā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ na pacurattho assā’ti.

    ‘If only their needs are not amply satisfied!’

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    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

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    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa पचुरत्थतायpa·cu·rat·tha·tā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa pacuratthatāya nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy whose needs are amply satisfied.

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    कोधनोयं,ko·dha·no·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to कोधपरेतो,ko·dha·pa·re·to अनत्थम्पिa·nat·tham·pi गहेत्वाga·het·vā ‘अत्थोat·tho मेme गहितो’तिga·hi·to मञ्ञति,mañ·ña·ti अत्थम्पिat·tham·pi गहेत्वाga·het·vā ‘अनत्थोa·nat·tho मेme गहितो’तिga·hi·to मञ्ञति।mañ·ña·ti

    Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, anatthampi gahetvā ‘attho me gahito’ti maññati, atthampi gahetvā ‘anattho me gahito’ti maññati.

    When an irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, gets what they don’t need they think, ‘I’ve got what I need.’ When they get what they need they think, ‘I’ve got what I don’t need.’

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    तस्सिमेtas·si·me धम्माdham·mā अञ्ञमञ्ञंañ·ña·mañ·ñaṃ विपच्चनीकाvi·pac·ca·nī·kā गहिताga·hi·tā दीघरत्तंdī·gha·rat·taṃ अहितायa·hi·tā·ya दुक्खायduk·khā·ya संवत्तन्तिsaṃ·vat·tan·ti कोधाभिभूतस्स।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·tas·sa

    Tassime dhammā aññamaññaṁ vipaccanīkā gahitā dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattanti kodhābhibhūtassa.

    When an angry person gets these things that are the exact opposite of what they need, it’s for their lasting harm and suffering.

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    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve ततियोta·ti·yo धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the third thing …

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ नna भोगवाbho·ga·vā अस्सा’ति।as·sā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ na bhogavā assā’ti.

    ‘If only they weren’t wealthy!’

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    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

30. 30

    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa भोगवतायbho·ga·va·tā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa bhogavatāya nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who is wealthy.

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    कोधनस्स,ko·dha·nas·sa भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलस्सpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·las·sa कोधाभिभूतस्सko·dhā·bhi·bhū·tas·sa कोधपरेतस्स,ko·dha·pa·re·tas·sa येपिस्सye·pis·sa तेte होन्तिhon·ti भोगाbho·gā उट्ठानवीरियाधिगताuṭ·ṭhā·na·vī·ri·yā·dhi·ga·tā बाहाबलपरिचिताbā·hā·ba·la·pa·ri·ci·tā सेदावक्खित्ताse·dā·vak·khit·tā धम्मिकाdham·mi·kā धम्मलद्धा,dham·ma·lad·dhā तेपिte·pi राजानोrā·jā·no राजकोसंrā·ja·ko·saṃ पवेसेन्तिpa·ve·sen·ti कोधाभिभूतस्स।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·tas·sa

    Kodhanassa, bhikkhave, purisapuggalassa kodhābhibhūtassa kodhaparetassa, yepissa te honti bhogā uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatā bāhābalaparicitā sedāvakkhittā dhammikā dhammaladdhā, tepi rājāno rājakosaṁ pavesenti kodhābhibhūtassa.

    When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, the rulers seize the legitimate wealth they’ve earned by their efforts, built up with their own hands, gathered by the sweat of their brow.

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    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चतुत्थोca·tut·tho धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the fourth thing …

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ नna यसवाya·sa·vā अस्सा’ति।as·sā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ na yasavā assā’ti.

    ‘If only they weren’t famous!’

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    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

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    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa यसवतायya·sa·va·tā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa yasavatāya nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have a famous enemy.

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    कोधनोयं,ko·dha·no·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to कोधपरेतो,ko·dha·pa·re·to योपिस्सyo·pis·sa सोso होतिho·ti यसोya·so अप्पमादाधिगतो,ap·pa·mā·dā·dhi·ga·to तम्हापिtam·hā·pi धंसतिdhaṃ·sa·ti कोधाभिभूतो।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to

    Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, yopissa so hoti yaso appamādādhigato, tamhāpi dhaṁsati kodhābhibhūto.

    When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, any fame they have acquired by diligence falls to dust.

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    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पञ्चमोpañ·ca·mo धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the fifth thing …

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    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

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    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ नna मित्तवाmit·ta·vā अस्सा’ति।as·sā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ na mittavā assā’ti.

    ‘If only they had no friends!’

41. 41

    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

42. 42

    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa मित्तवतायmit·ta·va·tā·ya नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa mittavatāya nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy with friends.

43. 43

    कोधनं,ko·dha·naṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलंpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·laṃ कोधाभिभूतंko·dhā·bhi·bhū·taṃ कोधपरेतं,ko·dha·pa·re·taṃ येपिस्सye·pis·sa तेte होन्तिhon·ti मित्तामच्चाmit·tā·mac·cā ञातिसालोहिता,ñā·ti·sā·lo·hi·tā तेपिte·pi आरकाā·ra·kā परिवज्जन्तिpa·ri·vaj·jan·ti कोधाभिभूतं।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·taṃ

    Kodhanaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalaṁ kodhābhibhūtaṁ kodhaparetaṁ, yepissa te honti mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā, tepi ārakā parivajjanti kodhābhibhūtaṁ.

    When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, their friends and colleagues, relatives and kin avoid them from afar.

44. 44

    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve छट्ठोchaṭ·ṭho धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, chaṭṭho dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the sixth thing …

45. 45

    पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa एवंe·vaṃ इच्छति:ic·cha·ti

    Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:

    Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:

46. 46

    ‘अहोa·ho वतायंva·tā·yaṃ कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जेय्या’ति।u·pa·paj·jey·yā

    ‘aho vatāyaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjeyyā’ti.

    ‘If only, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell!’

47. 47

    तंtaṃ किस्सkis·sa हेतु?he·tu

    Taṁ kissa hetu?

    Why is that?

48. 48

    न,na भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सपत्तोsa·pat·to सपत्तस्सsa·pat·tas·sa सुगतिगमनेsu·ga·ti·ga·ma·ne नन्दति।nan·da·ti

    Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa sugatigamane nandati.

    Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who goes to a good place.

49. 49

    कोधनोयं,ko·dha·no·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve पुरिसपुग्गलोpu·ri·sa·pug·ga·lo कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to कोधपरेतोko·dha·pa·re·to कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti वाचायvā·cā·ya दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti मनसाma·na·sā दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरति।ca·ra·ti

    Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati.

    When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, they do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind.

50. 50

    सोso कायेनkā·ye·na दुच्चरितंduc·ca·ri·taṃ चरित्वाca·rit·vā वाचायvā·cā·ya …पे…pe

    So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā vācāya …pe…

    (Pāli only)

51. 51

    कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā अपायंa·pā·yaṃ दुग्गतिंdug·ga·tiṃ विनिपातंvi·ni·pā·taṃ निरयंni·ra·yaṃ उपपज्जतिu·pa·paj·ja·ti कोधाभिभूतो।ko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to

    kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati kodhābhibhūto.

    When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.

52. 52

    अयं,a·yaṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्तमोsat·ta·mo धम्मोdham·mo सपत्तकन्तोsa·pat·ta·kan·to सपत्तकरणोsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇo कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छतिā·gac·cha·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वा।vā

    Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, sattamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.

    This is the seventh thing that pleases and assists an enemy which happens to an irritable woman or man.

53. 53

    इमेi·me खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve सत्तsat·ta धम्माdham·mā सपत्तकन्ताsa·pat·ta·kan·tā सपत्तकरणाsa·pat·ta·ka·ra·ṇā कोधनंko·dha·naṃ आगच्छन्तिā·gac·chan·ti इत्थिंit·thiṃ वाvā पुरिसंpu·ri·saṃ वाति।vā·ti

    Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta dhammā sapattakantā sapattakaraṇā kodhanaṁ āgacchanti itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vāti.

    These are the seven things that please and assist an enemy which happen to an irritable woman or man.

54. 54

    कोधनोko·dha·no दुब्बण्णोdub·baṇ·ṇo होति,ho·ti

    Kodhano dubbaṇṇo hoti,

    An irritable person is ugly

55. 55

    अथोa·tho दुक्खम्पिduk·kham·pi सेतिse·ti सो;so

    atho dukkhampi seti so;

    and they sleep badly.

56. 56

    अथोa·tho अत्थंat·thaṃ गहेत्वान,ga·het·vā·na

    Atho atthaṁ gahetvāna,

    When they get what they need,

57. 57

    अनत्थंa·nat·thaṃ अधिपज्जति।a·dhi·paj·ja·ti

    anatthaṁ adhipajjati.

    they take it to be what they don’t need.

58. 58

    ततोta·to कायेनkā·ye·na वाचाय,vā·cā·ya

    Tato kāyena vācāya,

    An angry person

59. 59

    वधंva·dhaṃ कत्वानkat·vā·na कोधनो;ko·dha·no

    vadhaṁ katvāna kodhano;

    kills with body or speech;

60. 60

    कोधाभिभूतोko·dhā·bhi·bhū·to पुरिसो,pu·ri·so

    Kodhābhibhūto puriso,

    overcome with anger,

61. 61

    धनजानिंdha·na·jā·niṃ निगच्छति।ni·gac·cha·ti

    dhanajāniṁ nigacchati.

    they lose their wealth.

62. 62

    कोधसम्मदसम्मत्तो,ko·dha·sam·ma·da·sam·mat·to

    Kodhasammadasammatto,

    Mad with anger,

63. 63

    आयसक्यंā·ya·sak·yaṃ निगच्छति;ni·gac·cha·ti

    āyasakyaṁ nigacchati;

    they fall into disgrace.

64. 64

    ञातिमित्ताñā·ti·mit·tā सुहज्जाsu·haj·jā च,ca

    Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,

    Family, friends, and loved ones

65. 65

    परिवज्जन्तिpa·ri·vaj·jan·ti कोधनं।ko·dha·naṃ

    parivajjanti kodhanaṁ.

    avoid an irritable person.

66. 66

    अनत्थजननोa·nat·tha·ja·na·no कोधो,ko·dho

    Anatthajanano kodho,

    Anger creates harm;

67. 67

    कोधोko·dho चित्तप्पकोपनो;cit·tap·pa·ko·pa·no

    kodho cittappakopano;

    anger upsets the mind.

68. 68

    भयमन्तरतोbha·ya·man·ta·ra·to जातं,jā·taṃ

    Bhayamantarato jātaṁ,

    That person doesn’t recognize

69. 69

    तंtaṃ जनोja·no नावबुज्झति।nā·va·buj·jha·ti

    taṁ jano nāvabujjhati.

    the danger that arises within.

70. 70

    कुद्धोkud·dho अत्थंat·thaṃ नna जानाति,jā·nā·ti

    Kuddho atthaṁ na jānāti,

    An angry person doesn’t know the good.

71. 71

    कुद्धोkud·dho धम्मंdham·maṃ नna पस्सति;pas·sa·ti

    kuddho dhammaṁ na passati;

    An angry person doesn’t see the truth.

72. 72

    अन्धतमंan·dha·ta·maṃ तदाta·dā होति,ho·ti

    Andhatamaṁ tadā hoti,

    When a person is beset by anger,

73. 73

    यंyaṃ कोधोko·dho सहतेsa·ha·te नरं।na·raṃ

    yaṁ kodho sahate naraṁ.

    only blind darkness is left.

74. 74

    यंyaṃ कुद्धोkud·dho उपरोधेति,u·pa·ro·dhe·ti

    Yaṁ kuddho uparodheti,

    An angry person destroys with ease

75. 75

    सुकरंsu·ka·raṃ वियvi·ya दुक्करं;duk·ka·raṃ

    sukaraṁ viya dukkaraṁ;

    what was hard to build.

76. 76

    पच्छाpac·chā सोso विगतेvi·ga·te कोधे,ko·dhe

    Pacchā so vigate kodhe,

    Afterwards, when the anger is spent,

77. 77

    अग्गिदड्ढोवag·gi·daḍ·ḍho·va तप्पति।tap·pa·ti

    aggidaḍḍhova tappati.

    they’re tormented as if burnt by fire.

78. 78

    दुम्मङ्कुयंdum·maṅ·ku·yaṃ पदस्सेति,pa·das·se·ti

    Dummaṅkuyaṁ padasseti,

    Their look betrays their sulkiness

79. 79

    धूमंdhū·maṃ धूमीवdhū·mī·va पावको;pā·va·ko

    dhūmaṁ dhūmīva pāvako;

    like a fire’s smoky plume.

80. 80

    यतोya·to पतायतिpa·tā·ya·ti कोधो,ko·dho

    Yato patāyati kodho,

    And when their anger flares up,

81. 81

    येनye·na कुज्झन्तिkuj·jhan·ti मानवा।mā·na·vā

    yena kujjhanti mānavā.

    they make others angry.

82. 82

    नास्सnās·sa हिरीhi·rī नna ओत्तप्पं,ot·tap·paṃ

    Nāssa hirī na ottappaṁ,

    They have no conscience or prudence,

83. 83

    नna वाचोvā·co होतिho·ti गारवो;gā·ra·vo

    na vāco hoti gāravo;

    nor any respectful speech.

84. 84

    कोधेनko·dhe·na अभिभूतस्स,a·bhi·bhū·tas·sa

    Kodhena abhibhūtassa,

    One overcome by anger

85. 85

    नna दीपंdī·paṃ होतिho·ti किञ्चनं।kiñ·ca·naṃ

    na dīpaṁ hoti kiñcanaṁ.

    has no island refuge anywhere.

86. 86

    तपनीयानिta·pa·nī·yā·ni कम्मानि,kam·mā·ni

    Tapanīyāni kammāni,

    The deeds that torment a man

87. 87

    यानिyā·ni धम्मेहिdham·me·hi आरका;ā·ra·kā

    yāni dhammehi ārakā;

    are far from those that are good.

88. 88

    तानिtā·ni आरोचयिस्सामि,ā·ro·ca·yis·sā·mi

    Tāni ārocayissāmi,

    I’ll explain them now;

89. 89

    तंtaṃ सुणाथsu·ṇā·tha यथाya·thā तथं।ta·thaṃ

    taṁ suṇātha yathā tathaṁ.

    listen to this, for it is the truth.

90. 90

    कुद्धोkud·dho हिhi पितरंpi·ta·raṃ हन्ति,han·ti

    Kuddho hi pitaraṁ hanti,

    An angry person slays their father;

91. 91

    हन्तिhan·ti कुद्धोkud·dho समातरं;sa·mā·ta·raṃ

    hanti kuddho samātaraṁ;

    their mother, too, they slay.

92. 92

    कुद्धोkud·dho हिhi ब्राह्मणंbrāh·ma·ṇaṃ हन्ति,han·ti

    Kuddho hi brāhmaṇaṁ hanti,

    An angry person slays a saint;

93. 93

    हन्तिhan·ti कुद्धोkud·dho पुथुज्जनं।pu·thuj·ja·naṃ

    hanti kuddho puthujjanaṁ.

    a normal person, too, they slay.

94. 94

    यायyā·ya मातुmā·tu भतोbha·to पोसो,po·so

    Yāya mātu bhato poso,

    A man is raised by his mother,

95. 95

    इमंi·maṃ लोकंlo·kaṃ अवेक्खति;a·vek·kha·ti

    imaṁ lokaṁ avekkhati;

    who shows him the world.

96. 96

    तम्पिtam·pi पाणददिंpā·ṇa·da·diṃ सन्तिं,san·tiṃ

    Tampi pāṇadadiṁ santiṁ,

    But an angry ordinary person slays

97. 97

    हन्तिhan·ti कुद्धोkud·dho पुथुज्जनो।pu·thuj·ja·no

    hanti kuddho puthujjano.

    even that good woman who gave him life.

98. 98

    अत्तूपमाat·tū·pa·mā हिhi तेte सत्ता,sat·tā

    Attūpamā hi te sattā,

    Like oneself, those sentient beings

99. 99

    अत्ताat·tā हिhi परमोpa·ra·mo पियो;pi·yo

    attā hi paramo piyo;

    hold themselves most dear.

100. 100

     हन्तिhan·ti कुद्धोkud·dho पुथुत्तानं,pu·thut·tā·naṃ

     Hanti kuddho puthuttānaṁ,

     But when angered, <j>they kill themselves in different ways,

101. 101

     नानारूपेसुnā·nā·rū·pe·su मुच्छितो।muc·chi·to

     nānārūpesu mucchito.

     distraught in many respects.

102. 102

     असिनाa·si·nā हन्तिhan·ti अत्तानं,at·tā·naṃ

     Asinā hanti attānaṁ,

     Some kill themselves with swords,

103. 103

     विसंvi·saṃ खादन्तिkhā·dan·ti मुच्छिता;muc·chi·tā

     visaṁ khādanti mucchitā;

     some, distraught, take poison.

104. 104

     रज्जुयाraj·ju·yā बज्झbaj·jha मीयन्ति,mī·yan·ti

     Rajjuyā bajjha mīyanti,

     Some hang themselves with rope,

105. 105

     पब्बतामपिpab·ba·tā·ma·pi कन्दरे।kan·da·re

     pabbatāmapi kandare.

     or fling themselves down a mountain gorge.

106. 106

     भूनहच्चानिbhū·na·hac·cā·ni कम्मानि,kam·mā·ni

     Bhūnahaccāni kammāni,

     When they commit deeds of baby-killing,

107. 107

     अत्तमारणियानिat·ta·mā·ra·ṇi·yā·ni च;ca

     attamāraṇiyāni ca;

     and killing themselves,

108. 108

     करोन्ताka·ron·tā नावबुज्झन्ति,nā·va·buj·jhan·ti

     Karontā nāvabujjhanti,

     they don’t realize what they do,

109. 109

     कोधजातोko·dha·jā·to पराभवो।pa·rā·bha·vo

     kodhajāto parābhavo.

     for anger leads to their downfall.

110. 110

     इतायंi·tā·yaṃ कोधरूपेन,ko·dha·rū·pe·na

     Itāyaṁ kodharūpena,

     The snare of death in the form of anger

111. 111

     मच्चुपासोmac·cu·pā·so गुहासयो;gu·hā·sa·yo

     maccupāso guhāsayo;

     lies hidden in the heart.

112. 112

     तंtaṃ दमेनda·me·na समुच्छिन्दे,sa·muc·chin·de

     Taṁ damena samucchinde,

     You should cut it out by self-control,

113. 113

     पञ्ञावीरियेनpañ·ñā·vī·ri·ye·na दिट्ठिया।diṭ·ṭhi·yā

     paññāvīriyena diṭṭhiyā.

     by wisdom, energy, and right ideas.

114. 114

     यथाya·thā मेतंme·taṃ अकुसलं,a·ku·sa·laṃ

     Yathā metaṁ akusalaṁ,

     An astute person should cut out

115. 115

     समुच्छिन्देथsa·muc·chin·de·tha पण्डितो;paṇ·ḍi·to

     samucchindetha paṇḍito;

     this unskillful thing.

116. 116

     तथेवta·the·va धम्मेdham·me सिक्खेथ,sik·khe·tha

     Tatheva dhamme sikkhetha,

     And they’d train in the teaching in just the same way,

117. 117

     माmā नोno दुम्मङ्कुयंdum·maṅ·ku·yaṃ अहु।a·hu

     mā no dummaṅkuyaṁ ahu.

     not yielding to sulkiness.

118. 118

     वीतकोधाvī·ta·ko·dhā अनायासा,a·nā·yā·sā

     Vītakodhā anāyāsā,

     Free of anger, free of despair,

119. 119

     वीतलोभाvī·ta·lo·bhā अनुस्सुका;a·nus·su·kā

     Vītalobhā anussukā;

     free of greed, with no more longing,

120. 120

     दन्ताdan·tā कोधंko·dhaṃ पहन्त्वान,pa·han·tvā·na

     Dantā kodhaṁ pahantvāna,

     tamed, having given up anger,

121. 121

     परिनिब्बन्तिpa·ri·nib·ban·ti अनासवा”ति।a·nā·sa·vā

     Parinibbanti anāsavā”ti.

     the undefiled are fully extinguished.”

122. 122

     एकादसमं।e·kā·da·sa·maṃ

     Ekādasamaṁ.

     (Pāli only)

123. 123

     अब्याकतवग्गोab·yā·ka·ta·vag·go छट्ठो।chaṭ·ṭho

     Abyākatavaggo chaṭṭho.

     (Pāli only)

124. 124

     तस्सुद्दानंtas·sud·dā·naṃ

     Tassuddānaṁ

     (Pāli only)

125. 125

     अब्याकतोab·yā·ka·to पुरिसगति,pu·ri·sa·ga·ti

     Abyākato purisagati,

     (Pāli only)

126. 126

     तिस्सtis·sa सीहsī·ha अरक्खियं;a·rak·khi·yaṃ

     Tissa sīha arakkhiyaṁ;

     (Pāli only)

127. 127

     किमिलंki·mi·laṃ सत्तsat·ta पचला,pa·ca·lā

     Kimilaṁ satta pacalā,

     (Pāli only)

128. 128

     मेत्ताmet·tā भरियाbha·ri·yā कोधेकादसाति।ko·dhe·kā·da·sā·ti

     Mettā bhariyā kodhekādasāti.

     (Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.