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Sayings of the Dhamma 11 धम्मपद 11

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Visākhāyasahāyikānaṁvatthu

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खुद्दकनिकायkhud·da·ka·ni·kā·ya

Khuddakanikāya

Minor Collection
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धम्मपदdham·ma·pa·da

Dhammapada

Sayings of the Dhamma 146–156
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जरावग्गja·rā·vag·ga

Jarāvagga

11. Old Age
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विसाखायसहायिकानंवत्थुvi·sā·khā·ya·sa·hā·yi·kā·naṃ·vat·thu

Visākhāyasahāyikānaṁvatthu
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कोko नुnu हासोhā·so किमानन्दो,ki·mā·nan·do

Ko nu hāso kimānando,

What is joy, what is laughter,
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निच्चंnic·caṃ पज्जलितेpaj·ja·li·te सति;sa·ti

niccaṁ pajjalite sati;

when the flames are ever burning?
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अन्धकारेनan·dha·kā·re·na ओनद्धा,o·nad·dhā

Andhakārena onaddhā,

Swathed in darkness,
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पदीपंpa·dī·paṃ नna गवेसथ।ga·ve·sa·tha

padīpaṁ na gavesatha.

would you not seek a light?
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सिरिमावत्थुsi·ri·mā·vat·thu

Sirimāvatthu

(Pāli only)
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पस्सpas·sa चित्तकतंcit·ta·ka·taṃ बिम्बं,bim·baṃ

Passa cittakataṁ bimbaṁ,

See this fancy puppet,
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अरुकायंa·ru·kā·yaṃ समुस्सितं;sa·mus·si·taṃ

arukāyaṁ samussitaṁ;

a body built of sores,
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आतुरंā·tu·raṃ बहुसङ्कप्पं,ba·hu·saṅ·kap·paṃ

Āturaṁ bahusaṅkappaṁ,

diseased, obsessed over,
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यस्सyas·sa नत्थिnat·thi धुवंdhu·vaṃ ठिति।ṭhi·ti

yassa natthi dhuvaṁ ṭhiti.

in which nothing lasts at all.
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उत्तराथेरीवत्थुut·ta·rā·the·rī·vat·thu

Uttarātherīvatthu

(Pāli only)
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परिजिण्णमिदंpa·ri·jiṇ·ṇa·mi·daṃ रूपं,rū·paṃ

Parijiṇṇamidaṁ rūpaṁ,

This body is decrepit and frail,
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रोगनीळंro·ga·nī·ḷaṃ पभङ्गुरं;pa·bhaṅ·gu·raṃ

roganīḷaṁ pabhaṅguraṁ;

a nest of disease.
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भिज्जतिbhij·ja·ti पूतिसन्देहो,pū·ti·san·de·ho

Bhijjati pūtisandeho,

This foul carcass falls apart,
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मरणन्तञ्हिma·ra·ṇan·tañ·hi जीवितं।jī·vi·taṃ

maraṇantañhi jīvitaṁ.

for life ends in death.
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सम्बहुलअधिमानिकभिक्खुवत्थुsam·ba·hu·la·a·dhi·mā·ni·ka·bhik·khu·vat·thu

Sambahulaadhimānikabhikkhuvatthu

(Pāli only)
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यानिमानिyā·ni·mā·ni अपत्थानि,a·pat·thā·ni

Yānimāni apatthāni,

These dove-grey bones
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अलाबूनेवa·lā·bū·ne·va सारदे;sā·ra·de

alābūneva sārade;

are tossed away like
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कापोतकानिkā·po·ta·kā·ni अट्ठीनि,aṭ·ṭhī·ni

Kāpotakāni aṭṭhīni,

dried gourds in the autumn—
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तानिtā·ni दिस्वानdis·vā·na काkā रति।ra·ti

tāni disvāna kā rati.

what joy is there in such a sight?
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जनपदकल्याणीरूपनन्दाथेरीवत्थुja·na·pa·da·kal·yā·ṇī·rū·pa·nan·dā·the·rī·vat·thu

Janapadakalyāṇīrūpanandātherīvatthu

(Pāli only)
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अट्ठीनंaṭ·ṭhī·naṃ नगरंna·ga·raṃ कतं,ka·taṃ

Aṭṭhīnaṁ nagaraṁ kataṁ,

In this city built of bones,
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मंसलोहितलेपनं;maṃ·sa·lo·hi·ta·le·pa·naṃ

maṁsalohitalepanaṁ;

plastered with flesh and blood,
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यत्थyat·tha जराja·rā चca मच्चुmac·cu च,ca

Yattha jarā ca maccu ca,

old age and death are stashed away,
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मानोmā·no मक्खोmak·kho चca ओहितो।o·hi·to

māno makkho ca ohito.

along with conceit and contempt.
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मल्लिकादेवीवत्थुmal·li·kā·de·vī·vat·thu

Mallikādevīvatthu

(Pāli only)
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जीरन्तिjī·ran·ti वेve राजरथाrā·ja·ra·thā सुचित्ता,su·cit·tā

Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā,

Fancy chariots of kings wear out,
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अथोa·tho सरीरम्पिsa·rī·ram·pi जरंja·raṃ उपेति;u·pe·ti

Atho sarīrampi jaraṁ upeti;

and even this body gets old.
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सतञ्चsa·tañ·ca धम्मोdham·mo नna जरंja·raṃ उपेति,u·pe·ti

Satañca dhammo na jaraṁ upeti,

But the truth of the good never gets old—
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सन्तोsan·to हवेha·ve सब्भिsab·bhi पवेदयन्ति।pa·ve·da·yan·ti

Santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.

so the good proclaim to the good.
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लाळुदायीथेरवत्थुlā·ḷu·dā·yī·the·ra·vat·thu

Lāḷudāyītheravatthu

(Pāli only)
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अप्पस्सुतायंap·pas·su·tā·yaṃ पुरिसो,pu·ri·so

Appassutāyaṁ puriso,

A person of little learning
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बलीबद्धोवba·lī·bad·dho·va जीरति;jī·ra·ti

balībaddhova jīrati;

ages like an ox—
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मंसानिmaṃ·sā·ni तस्सtas·sa वड्ढन्ति,vaḍ·ḍhan·ti

Maṁsāni tassa vaḍḍhanti,

their flesh grows,
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पञ्ञाpañ·ñā तस्सtas·sa नna वड्ढति।vaḍ·ḍha·ti

paññā tassa na vaḍḍhati.

but not their wisdom.
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उदानवत्थुu·dā·na·vat·thu

Udānavatthu

(Pāli only)
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अनेकजातिसंसारं,a·ne·ka·jā·ti·saṃ·sā·raṃ

Anekajātisaṁsāraṁ,

Transmigrating through countless rebirths,
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सन्धाविस्संsan·dhā·vis·saṃ अनिब्बिसं;a·nib·bi·saṃ

sandhāvissaṁ anibbisaṁ;

I’ve journeyed without reward,
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गहकारंga·ha·kā·raṃ गवेसन्तो,ga·ve·san·to

Gahakāraṁ gavesanto,

searching for the house-builder;
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दुक्खाduk·khā जातिjā·ti पुनप्पुनं।pu·nap·pu·naṃ

dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.

painful is birth again and again.
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गहकारकga·ha·kā·ra·ka दिट्ठोसि,diṭ·ṭho·si

Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi,

I’ve seen you, house-builder!
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पुनpu·na गेहंge·haṃ नna काहसि;kā·ha·si

puna gehaṁ na kāhasi;

You won’t build a house again!
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सब्बाsab·bā तेte फासुकाphā·su·kā भग्गा,bhag·gā

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā,

Your rafters are all broken,
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गहकूटंga·ha·kū·ṭaṃ विसङ्खतं;vi·saṅ·kha·taṃ

gahakūṭaṁ visaṅkhataṁ;

your roof-peak demolished.
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विसङ्खारगतंvi·saṅ·khā·ra·ga·taṃ चित्तं,cit·taṃ

Visaṅkhāragataṁ cittaṁ,

The mind, set on demolition,
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तण्हानंtaṇ·hā·naṃ खयमज्झगा।kha·ya·maj·jha·gā

taṇhānaṁ khayamajjhagā.

has reached the end of cravings.
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महाधनसेट्ठिपुत्तवत्थुma·hā·dha·na·seṭ·ṭhi·put·ta·vat·thu

Mahādhanaseṭṭhiputtavatthu

(Pāli only)
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अचरित्वाa·ca·rit·vā ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ

Acaritvā brahmacariyaṁ,

When young they spurned the spiritual path
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अलद्धाa·lad·dhā योब्बनेyob·ba·ne धनं;dha·naṃ

aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ;

and failed to earn any wealth.
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जिण्णकोञ्चावjiṇ·ṇa·koñ·cā·va झायन्ति,jhā·yan·ti

Jiṇṇakoñcāva jhāyanti,

Now they brood like old cranes
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खीणमच्छेवkhī·ṇa·mac·che·va पल्लले।pal·la·le

khīṇamaccheva pallale.

in a pond bereft of fish.
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अचरित्वाa·ca·rit·vā ब्रह्मचरियं,brah·ma·ca·ri·yaṃ

Acaritvā brahmacariyaṁ,

When young they spurned the spiritual path
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अलद्धाa·lad·dhā योब्बनेyob·ba·ne धनं;dha·naṃ

aladdhā yobbane dhanaṁ;

and failed to earn any wealth.
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सेन्तिsen·ti चापातिखीणाव,cā·pā·ti·khī·ṇā·va

Senti cāpātikhīṇāva,

Now they lie like spent arrows,
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पुराणानिpu·rā·ṇā·ni अनुत्थुनं।a·nut·thu·naṃ

purāṇāni anutthunaṁ.

bemoaning over things past.
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जरावग्गोja·rā·vag·go एकादसमो।e·kā·da·sa·mo

Jarāvaggo ekādasamo.

(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.